Bench International Celebrates 30 Years of Business Success; Executive Search Firm Defined Health Care Recruiting for Industry over the Past Three Decades.

LOS ANGELES -- Bench International, a global executive search firm specializing exclusively in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, has marked its 30-year anniversary of remarkable business success. Bench International was founded in 1974 by Denise DeMan-Williams, and it is the oldest woman-owned and industry-exclusive search firm in the United States.

CEO and president DeMan-Williams founded Bench after recognizing how little recruiters knew about placing individuals in health and scientific positions. As a specialized retained search firm, Bench has celebrated remarkable success over the years through a niche market of executive recruitment in the fields of science, health care and emerging businesses such as biotechnology. Clients include Fortune 100 companies such as Pfizer, Novartis, Johnson & Johnson and Novartis.

"Our firm has succeeded because of quality in service, commitment to relationships and visionary thinking," said DeMan-Williams. "Our clients recognize that these qualities undoubtedly result in success for their organizations, which has resulted in their seeking us out not only for their executive recruiting needs, but also for mentoring, training and consulting support."

Extraordinarily, DeMan-Williams obtained start-up capital to ensure growth by appearing and winning to the maximum allowable on "Wheel of Fortune" in 1975. She credits her ongoing success to Bench's unique performance and milestone-based approach, as well as to recruiting top talent in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, and by evolving as the industry it serves has grown and developed.

Their innovative approach to executive recruitment has earned Bench a reputation as one of the nation's most effective, comprehensive search and organizational healthcare consulting firms in the world. With a global presence and having offices in New York, California and the United Kingdom, Bench is dedicated to the fast growing fields of biotechnology, managed care, pharmaceuticals, emerging technologies, and the consumer products healthcare industries.

Aside from its top-ranked placement record, which exceeds a 92% success rate, Bench has developed the most comprehensive candidate referral network in the industry, enhanced by a state-of-the-art computerized database. The firm also pioneered its S*T*A*R Solution(TM) (Strategic Talent Acquisition and Retention Solution) program, as one of the most effective diversity talent recruiting programs currently available to its pharmaceutical clients. This innovative program provides identification, recruitment and retention strategies for ethnic, gender and culturally diverse leadership talent.

DeMan-Williams has been recognized over the years as a savvy, innovative business owner, and in 2004 alone she was inducted to the National Association of Women Business Owners "Hall of Fame" in Los Angeles, in addition to being named Director of Membership for the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, West Coast Chapter. Bench International has also consistently been ranked in Los Angeles Business Journal's "Top 100 Retained Executive Search Firms" list and the "Top 100 Women-Owned Business" list.

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