Metin Mitchell & Company Ltd., Announces its Acceptance into the Worldwide Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC)

DUBAI, UAE, November 2, 2011 -

Metin Mitchell & Company, Ltd., executive search solutions and management advisory company based in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), is pleased to announce its acceptance into the worldwide Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), the global, premier quality control association - of which membership is comprises many of the world’s leading executive search firms.

The AESC, founded in the United States in 1959 and currently with members in 74 countries, promotes the highest professional standards in retained executive search consulting, broadens public understanding of the executive search process, and serves as an advocate for the interests of its member firms.  

Metin Mitchell & Company’s AESC membership also provides access to an additional global network of qualified executive talent numbering more than 65,000.  The AESC is recognized by the EU Commission, the US Government and other national bodies and is able to interpret and comment on legislation which may affect the practice of retained executive search around the world.

On this occasion, AESC president Peter Felix commented, “I am delighted to welcome Metin Mitchell & Company into the AESC.  As a senior member of the executive search community in the Middle East, Mr. Mitchell is both well known and very knowledgeable about the region.  We wish him and his colleagues well in their new venture.”

Metin Mitchell & Company worked diligently to ensure that its operating model would meet — from the firm’s launch– the rigorous quality criteria required for AESC membership, and added the following, “It is critical that institutions like the AESC exist in order to ensure an ethical and rigorous approach to the recruitment of talent.  This is especially true in our MENA region, as talent needs and the regulatory environments experience rapid change and growth.”  

To learn more about Metin Mitchell & Company or seek press commentary, please feel free to visit our website at www.metin-mitchell.com or contact us directly at +971-4-454-2130.  To learn more about the AESC, please visit the AESC website, at www.aesc.org.

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