PI Worldwide Positioned for Long Term Growth with PI Europe Leadership Team

LONDON -

- Robin Wood Names Soren Lonkvist to be President and CEO

PI Worldwide(R), the premier global consulting company specializing in leadership and sales development, announces that Soren Lonkvist has been named president and CEO of PI Europe, a PI Worldwide member firm. Lonkvist will take over for Robin Wood, who will continue as the company’s chairman after 12 years as chief executive.

“We are proud of what the organization has accomplished under Robin’s leadership,” says PI Worldwide CEO Nancy Martini. “We are confident that Soren’s extensive international executive experience and passion for meeting the challenges of global organizations make him the right person to lead the next phase of PI Europe’s growth and development.”

As CEO, Lonkvist will work with both Wood and PI Europe’s group of over 60 consultants to provide strategic direction and support in expanding the use of PI Worldwide’s leading offerings which include: Predictive Index(R), Selling Skills Assessment Tool(TM) (SSAT) and Customer-Focused Selling(TM) (CFS), These products, already in use by 20% of the Global Fortune 1000, will provide the foundation for Lonkvist and the PI Europe team to meet the unique challenges faced by international companies struggling to manage talent, leadership and sales development on a global scale.

“Soren and I have worked closely together on developing the strategic growth of this company since he started with us in 2006,” says Robin Wood. “His demonstrated leadership and deep understanding of our products, markets and organization will be invaluable as we work to grow the organization and continue to position PI Europe as the principal firm for developing organizational excellence through people. With a presence in 25 countries, PI Europe has a record of providing a distinct competitive advantage to our clients across Europe for over 35 years.”

Says Soren Lonkvist, “I am excited to further PI Europe’s commitment to its clients and expand the influence of our expert consultants, who not only understand the cultural and business demands of organizations today, but can advance the ways in which PI Worldwide’s proven tools enhance decision making and dramatically improve performance at all levels.”

Prior to joining PI Europe in 2006, Lonkvist was CEO of GE Capital, General Electric’s financing unit. Lonkvist also served as Director at WM Data, a part of the LogicaCMG Group, and a major international force in IT services.

To learn more about PI Worldwide, Predictive Index, the SSAT, CFS and other leading global management programs for managing all aspects of an employee’s growth and development across an organization, visit www.piworldwide.com

About PI Europe

PI Europe is a European management consultancy firm which helps organisations implement and execute their business strategies and align their people with their business objectives through a combination of insight, education and coaching. PI Europe works with over 500 clients and 10,000 analysts throughout Europe to help them reliably predict work-related behavior and ultimately increase performance and efficiency. With over 60 Consultants located in 25 countries PI Europe has a European-wide network supporting all types of organisations, from Fortune 100 to family-owned businesses, to provide them with the knowledge they need to accelerate their company’s success. For more information visit: www.pi-europe.com

About PI Worldwide

PI Worldwide(R) is a premier global consulting organization specializing in leadership and sales development, focused on helping organizations uncover data-driven insights to create and sustain a high performance culture. Working with global organizations on critical business challenges from succession planning and employee development to selection, retention and salesforce optimization, PI Worldwide provides unlimited access to proven tools and learning programs, allowing business leaders to continuously uncover new levels of talent and value across the organization. Since 1955, PI Worldwide has extended a passion for understanding talent into the boardroom, providing the data, expertise and global support to build world class teams in over 146 countries, 61 languages and more than 7,500 companies — including many of the world’s largest corporations. Visit PI Worldwide at www.piworldwide.com

Source: PI Worldwide

Donna Streets, +44-1423-535-751, donna.streets at pi-europe.com, or Cindy Lynes, +1-781-235-8872, ext. 126, clynes at piworldwide.com