10 LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL JULY 8, 2019 Rank Firm • name • address • website L.A. County Revenue • 2018 • 2017 (in millions) Profile • executives placed 1 • L.A. recruiters • search area Minimum Annual Salary Industries Served Other • headquarters • offices (L.A./total) • year founded Top Local Executive • name • title • phone 1 Korn Ferry 1900 Avenue of the Stars Los Angeles 90067 kornferry.com $33.8 $29.4 NA NA international NA all industries Los Angeles 4 / 110 1969 Chris Von Der Ahe Managing Partner, Los Angeles (310) 552-1834 2 Spencer Stuart 10900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800 Los Angeles 90024 spencerstuart.com 20.0 16.9 NA NA international NA all industries Chicago 2 / 58 1956 Brigitte Frankel Consultant (310) 209-0610 3 Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. 11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 200 Los Angeles 90025 heidrick.com 19.3 13.0 NA 10 international NA all industries Chicago 1 / 52 1953 Carlos Garcia Partner-in-Charge (213) 625-8811 4 Russell Reynolds Associates 11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 350 Los Angeles 90025 russellreynolds.com 17.0 16.0 NA NA California, national, SoCal NA all industries New York 1 / 46 1969 Jeffrey Warren Managing Director (310) 775-8940 5 Egon Zehnder International Inc. 350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 3580 Los Angeles 90071 egonzehnder.com 15.0 2 15.0 NA NA California, international, SoCal NA all industries Zurich 1 / 69 1964 Kevin Kornoelje Partner (213) 337-1500 6 JSA Search Inc. 27742 Vista Del Lago, Suite J1 Mission Viejo 92692 jsasearch.net 13.3 12.1 NA NA national NA accounting, consumer products, engineering, financial services Mission Viejo 1 / 3 2003 John Sherman CEO (866) 572-8326 7 Safire Partners 9696 Culver Blvd., Suite 308 Culver City 90232 safirepartners.com 10.0 8.5 135 18 national NA all industries Los Angeles 1 / 5 2006 Todd Gitlin Managing Partner (310) 237-6313 8 Roys & Associates 1603 Aviation Blvd. Los Angeles 90278 roysandassoc.com 9.9 8.9 NA NA California, international, national, SoCal NA all industries Los Angeles 1 / 4 2003 Deam Roys Managing Partner (888) 614-3556 9 Bench International 12121 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 750 Los Angeles 90025 benchinternational.com 8.1 7.9 NA 6 international NA biotechnology, health care, medical device, pharmaceutical Los Angeles 1 / 6 1974 Denise DeMan CEO, Chairwoman (310) 854-9900 10 Morgan Samuels 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1240 Los Angeles 90048 morgansamuels.com 4.3 10.1 35 6 California, international, national, SoCal 270,000 all industries Nashville 4 / 7 1969 Bert Hensley CEO, Chairman (310) 205-2200 1 Number of executives placed in L.A. County in 2018. 2 Business Journal estimate. NA - Not Available Note: Firms are ranked by 2018 revenue from L.A. County retained search operations. To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to the Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 350, Los Angeles 90025. ©2019 Los Angeles Business Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part without prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are available from Wright’s Media (877) 652-5295. Researched by Joshua Niv Ranked by 2018 L.A. County revenue RETAINED EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS NEXT WEEK Public Companies THE LIST Continued on page 12