Stanton Chase International Expands into Past and Future Home of the Olympics

Baltimore, Maryland, USA, November 6, 2003 - Independent search firm, Response S.A., of Athens, Greece, has joined Stanton Chase International, further strengthening Stanton Chase International’s leadership position throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Region. Calling this new-targeted addition part of an “Olympic strategy” Francis Rouhier, Stanton Chase International Vice President for EMEA, noted that the firm seeks to extend its global footprint and play a strategic role in the Balkan region by servicing clients wherever they are. By adding Athens, the site of the 2004 Summer Games, Francis mentioned that Stanton Chase International is looking to parallel the success of its Sydney, Australia office, which grew significantly after the 2000 Summer Games. Francis further commented, “Stanton Chase is pleased that the mutual due diligence process has culminated in Response joining with Stanton Chase International as our Partner in Athens as their reputation and team orientation mirror Stanton Chase International’s client driven, entrepreneurial culture.”

Response Services

Since 1996, Response has been a leading provider of human resource consulting services within the wider Balkan region. Based in Athens, the firm is recognized as one of the top Executive search companies in Greece.

“The promise to our customer to deliver each assignment efficiently with honesty and integrity has been found in the Stanton Chase International mission and partner focus,” according to Harris Pezoulas, President of Response. “Further, Stanton Chase International’s global coverage due to its size and footprint provide our clients best in class service and leadership capital access in any place in the world.”

Georgia Kartsanis, Managing Director of Response, concluded by stating that “having real time international reach to leadership talent anywhere around the globe will be an added value business proposition for our customers. In Stanton Chase International we have found a strong global Partner who shares our values and recognizes the customer comes first.”

Stanton Chase International and its Partners manage local, regional and cross-border, international campaigns to seek out the best available executive talent for their client partners through its 56 offices in 34 countries.