The First Executive Search Company with Romanian Capital
- K.M.Trust & Partners - The Executive Search Company (KMT) is a new operation set up in Bucharest, aimed at assisting international and local companies to find solutions for their top management needs.
- In this area of business, there are few companies already present in Romania, as subsidiaries of executive search multinationals.
- KMT is the first operation of this kind with exclusive Romanian capital.
The company was founded by:
Radu Manolescu, a well known executive search consultant on the Romanian market, who has previously successfully run, as Managing Consultant Romania/Regional Consultant CEE for TARGET – International Executive Search, member of INAC, one of the World top 10 executive search networks,
Heike Meier, General Manager of ROM Aval Financial Services, the exclusive partner of Westdeutsche Landesbank and AGV International Leasing, one of the leaders of the German leasing market and
Valentin Tuca, former Vice-president of Marsh, the World largest insurance broker, who built up and led successfully, for almost 10 years, Marsh Romania and managed, for two years, the Business Development Department of Marsh Central and Eastern Europe/CIS.
Identifying the right leader is one of the most significant challenges for any business. Executive search companies have the role of providing the necessary consulting services in this respect. This includes finding professionals who are able to run the business and reach the expected results.
Having led subsidiaries of international companies for several years, the three partners are confident that their professional expertise will ensure a competent and in-depth analysis of their clients’ needs in the Romanian business environment.
“In order to come up with a successful solution, it is more than important to understand the business environment a candidate will be placed in”, states Radu Manolescu, Managing Partner of KMT. “To that aim, we conduct a detailed consulting process with our client. We assist in defining the profile of the needed executive position, use market intelligence to adjust it and, based on this information, develop the search strategy. The next step is to start identifying potential candidates. Then we qualify and select them through various methods, ensuring a top quality service for our client. The client makes the final hiring decision, based on the short list of candidates we provide.”
In order to ensure the success of the recommended solution, KMT also offers after-search consulting and coaching, to support a smooth integration of the executive in the new environment.
Through its co-operation partners, K.M.Trust & Partners covers many other European and Asian countries.
The company will celebrate their official launching event at the beginning of March.
Executive Search in Romania
In Romania, recruiting and executive search services are not well segmented and defined, most of the companies active in the head hunting business mixing together both activities.
The “growing up” process of the local business environment will increase the need for specialization in this area as well, executive search consulting becoming more and more a distinct component of an effective management consulting process.
On the other hand, the demand for such services is continuously increasing. Traditional clients for executive search services used to be international companies and foreign investors, but lately more and more local companies require similar services, as they strive for best quality management because of the increasing competition.
Economic growth, dynamics of foreign investments and EU accession are only a few reasons why executive search services have an important development potential in Romania in the years to come. KMT has set up to focus and exploit this opportunity.
