Retained executive search firms: ranked by 2005 L.A. County revenues.

RETAINED EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS Ranked by 2005 L.A. County revenues

Rank   Firm (Ranking in 2005)                          Revenues (1)
       * name                                       (L.A. County/total)
       * address                                          * 2005
       * Web site                                         * 2004

   1   Korn/Ferry International (1)                    $19.1/$517.6
       1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2600             $17.2/$438
       Los Angeles 90067
       kornferry.com
   2   Spencer Stuart (3)                               13.3/423.6
       10900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800                   9.6/362.3
       Los Angeles 90024
       spencerstuart.com
   3   Heidrick & Struggles International               11.5/412.3
       Inc. (2)                                         10.5/375.4
       633 W. Fifth St., Suite 3300
       Los Angeles 90071
       heidrick.com
   4   Morgan Samuels Co. (5)                              7.9/8
       9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 320                     6.2/7.2
       Beverly Hills 90210
       morgansamuels.com
   5   Highland Partners (4)                             6.8/63.3
       222 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 1780                8.6/61.8
       El Segundo 90245
       highlandpartners.com
   6   DHR International (8)                             5.5/75.2
       2021 Century Park East, Suite 1010                 4/59.8
       Los Angeles 90067
       dhrinternational.com
   7   Bench International (6)                            5.5/6.3
       120 S. Doheny Drive                                5.1/5.6
       Beverly Hills 90211
       benchinternational.com
   8   Scott-Thaler Associates Agency Inc. (7)            4.8/4.8
       110 E. Ninth St., Suite C277                       4.5/4.5
       Los Angeles 90079
       scott-thaler.com
   9   Battalia Winston International (9)                3.5/15.9
       1888 Century Park East, Suite 1150                3.1/15.3
       Los Angeles 90067
       battaliawinston.com
  10   cFour Partners Worldwide LLC (13)                  3.4/101
       100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1840                     2.5/24
       Santa Monica 90401
       cfour.com
  11   Chrisman & Co. Inc. (11)                           3.3/3.3
       350 S. Figueroa St., Suite 550                       3/3
       Los Angeles 90071
       chrismansearch.com
  12   Ryan Miller & Associates (16)                      3.2/3.2
       4601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 225                     2.2/2.2
       Los Angeles 90010
       ryanmiller.com
  13   Ferguson Partners Ltd. (15)                       3.1/15.2
       10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 800               2.4/10.3
       Los Angeles 90067
       fergusonpartners.com
  14   Executives Unlimited Inc. (14)                      2.7/5
       6475 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 369            2.4/5
       Long Beach 90680
       executives-unlimited.com
  15   Sprague & Associates (19)                          1.9/1.9
       15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1020                    1.7/1.7
       Sherman Oaks 91403
       spraguesearch.com
  16   Morris & Berger (18)                               1.9/1.9
       500 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 2150                     1.8/1.8
       Glendale 91203
       morrisberger.com
  17   McCray Sheweloff & Associates Inc. (21)            1.8/1.8
       10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2100                   1.7/1.7
       Los Angeles 90024
       mccray-inc.com
  18   Dynamic Synergy Corp. (20)                         1.8/1.8
       600 Entrada Drive, Second Floor                    1.7/1.7
       Santa Monica 90402
       dynamicsynergy.com
  19   The Century Group                                  0.9/0.9
       222 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 2150                   0/0
       El Segundo 90245
       century-group.com
  20   Saenger Associates                                  0.8/1
       27433 Tourney Road, Suite 280                      0.5/0.6
       Santa Clarita 91355
       saengerassociates.com
  21   Oscar Montano Inc.                                 0.6/0.6
       1223 Wilshire Blvd., Suite E                       0.5/0.5
       Santa Monica 90403
       oscarmontano.com
  22   Larsen Whitney Blecksmith & Zilliacus Inc.          0.6/1
       888 W. Sixth St., Suite 500                        0.4/0.6
       Los Angeles 90017
       N/A
  23   F.O. Booth & Co.                                   0.5/0.5
       655 N. Central Ave., 17th Floor                    0.5/0.5
       Glendale 91203
       N/A
  24   Search Associates Inc.                             0.5/0.5
       5900 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 104                      0/0
       Sherman Oaks 91411
       saijobs.com
  25   Weitz & Associates Inc.                            0.3/0.4
       20914 Pacific Coast Highway                        0.2/0.3
       Malibu 90265
       amazingrecruiters.com

Rank         Profile         Annual Salary
       * executives placed     * minimum
        * L.A. recruiters      * maximum
          * search area

   1           WND             $180,000
               17              no limit
          international
   2           141              300,000
                9              no limit
          international
   3           57               250,000
                9              no limit
          international
   4           76               200,000
               WND             no limit
            national
   5           42               225,000
                4              no limit
            national
   6           WND              110,000
               10              no limit
          international
   7           50               150,000
                9              no limit
          international
   8           265              30,000
               10               425,000
          international
   9           WND              150,000
                7              no limit
            national
  10           45               150,000
                7               500,000
            national
  11           60               200,000
                4              no limit
            national
  12           72               80,000
               12              no limit
       Southern California
  13           20               150,000
                3              no limit
          international
  14           60               120,000
                4               425,000
            national
  15           WND              150,000
               11              no limit
       Southern California
  16           31               125,000
                4              no limit
          international
  17           15               100,000
                3              no limit
          international
  18           25               150,000
                3              no limit
          international
  19           28               100,000
               15              no limit
           California
  20           20               100,000
                5              no limit
            national
  21            3               90,000
               WND             no limit
          international
  22           16               90,000
                2              no limit
           California
  23            8                  0
               WND              125,000
            national
  24           14               90,000
               26              no limit
            national
  25            5               100,000
                8              no limit
            national

Rank                      Industries Served

   1                        all industries
   2                        all industries
   3                        all industries
   4        accounting, aerospace, construction, consumer
        products, education, engineering, financial services,
            health care, insurance, manufacturing, media,
                            medical device
   5        biotechnology, consumer products, engineering,
             financial services, health care, insurance,
         manufacturing, medical device, pharmaceutical, real
                      estate, retail, technology
   6       financial services, health care, media, retail,
       technology, professional services, industrial, board of
                       directors, entertainment
   7         biotechnology, health care, medical device,
                            pharmaceutical
   8     apparel, consumer products, fashion, manufacturing,
       retail, home fashions, gift, toy, case goods/furniture,
         beauty/HBA, luxury goods, transportation, logistics
   9                        all industries
  10        accounting, aerospace, apparel, biotechnology,
            construction, consumer products, engineering,
             financial services, health care, insurance,
                         manufacturing, media
  11   accounting, financial services, insurance, real estate,
                          board of directors
  12           accounting and finance in all industries
  13               financial services, real estate
  14        accounting, aerospace, apparel, biotechnology,
             construction, consumer products, education,
            engineering, financial services, health care,
                 manufacturing, media, public sector
  15        finance, accounting, mergers and acquisitions,
       internal audit, strategic planning, tax, Sarbanes-Oxley
  16              education, health care, non-profit
  17         aerospace, biotechnology, consumer products,
                engineering, manufacturing, technology
  18                          technology
  19                  accounting, all industries
  20                        all industries
  21                   financial services, auto
  22                        all industries
  23                          aerospace
  24      accounting, aerospace, construction, engineering,
          financial services, insurance, manufacturing, real
                          estate, technology
  25           consumer products, manufacturing, media,
                            entertainment

Rank          Other          Top Local Executive
         * headquarters      * name
            * offices        * title
       (L.A. County/total)   * phone
         * year founded

   1       Los Angeles       Caroline Nahas
              1/70           managing director, Southern
              1969           California
                             [phone]
   2         Chicago         Michael Bruce
              2/50           office manager
              1956           [phone]
   3         Chicago         John Wasley
              1/58           managing partner
              1953           [phone]
   4      Beverly Hills      Bert C. Hensley
               1/2           ceo
              1969           [phone]
   5        New York         Robert Rollo/Neal Maslan
               2/9           vice chairman
              2003           managing partner
                             [phone]
   6         Chicago         Julia Eakes
              1/40           managing director
              1989           [phone]
   7      Beverly Hills      Denise DeMan-Williams
               1/3           founder, chairwoman, ceo
              1974           [phone]
   8       Los Angeles       Brian D. Thaler
               1/1           president
              1980           [phone]
   9        New York         Michael McClain
               1/6           partner
              1963           [phone]
  10       Los Angeles       Robert W. Bellano
               1/3           managing director
              1993           [phone]
  11       Los Angeles       Timothy R. Chrisman
               1/1           ceo, president
              1980           [phone]
  12       Los Angeles       Lee Ryan
               2/2           partner
              1976           [phone]
  13         Chicago         Debra S. Barbanel
               1/5           vice chairwoman
              1996           [phone]
  14       Long Beach        Tomilee T. Gill
               2/7           managing director
              2000           [phone]
  15      Sherman Oaks       Greg Sprague
               1/1           partner
              1996           [phone]
  16        Glendale         Kristine Morris
               1/1           Jay Berger
              1984           co-ceos(818) 507-1234
  17       Los Angeles       William J. Sheweloft
               1/1           exec. v.p., partner
              1972           [phone]
  18      Santa Monica       Mark J. Landay
               1/1           managing director
              1990           [phone]
  19       El Segundo        Ron Proul
               2/3           president, coo
              1989           [phone]
  20      Santa Clarita      Gary L. Saenger
               1/1           president
              2000           [phone]
  21      Santa Monica       Oscar W. Montano
               2/5           president
              1991           [phone]
  22       Los Angeles       Edward L. Blecksmith
               1/1           president
              1981           [phone]
  23        Glendale         Otis Booth III
               1/1           managing director
              2000           [phone]
  24      Sherman Oaks       Lee Woodward
               1/1           Bernard Sharf
              1982           co-presidents(818) 988-5600
  25         Malibu          Larry Weitz
             3/61995         Laurie Weitzprincipals
                             [phone]

WND--Would Not Disclose

Note: Firms are ranked by 2005 revenue from L.A. County retained
search operations.

(1) In millions.

(2) Number of executives placed in L.A. County.

Researched by David Nusbaum