“The acquisition of CCG is part of a strategy to position Prolaurum as the leading emerging global executive search firm,” said Michael Boxberger, Chairman of Prolaurum. “The designation of Eduardo Comella as Partner, head of the Global Financial Services practice and Managing Director of the Miami office also enhances our capabilities in this important business segment.”
With operations in major business centers throughout the Americas, Prolaurum provides executive search, management assessment, and merger and acquisition services. The firm, which is a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), specializes in identifying, evaluating and attracting top talent to corporations in a wide variety of industries and countries.
“Like Prolaurum, Comella Consulting Group is built based on the veneration of our Client-Candidate-Consultant system,” said Alex Cirone, Prolaurum’s Regional President Latin America. “This acquisition creates a bridge between Latin America and the U.S., increasing our One America services capabilities as well as opening new business opportunities in the global markets for the Firm.”
“From my vantage point in Miami, Prolaurum provides the infrastructure and huge research capabilities necessary to expand the global executive search practice I have built, which currently extends from North America and Latin America to Europe, the Middle East and the Far East,” said Eduardo Comella, Partner and Managing Director of Prolaurum’s Miami office. “With our boutique approach to superior client service, our international connections and my specialization in the financial services sector, we meet an important need in the global executive search market.”
Comella Consulting (CCG), founded in 2002 by Eduardo Comella, was ranked the #1 boutique executive search firm in 2007 and 2008 by the South Florida Business Journal, measured by the average compensation of executives placed. The firm operates worldwide, recruiting for executive positions in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, the Far East and the Middle East. Prior to establishing CCG, Comella’s experience included serving for 20 years as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Human Resources for Citigroup International and 10 years as International Human Resources Director for Schering-Plough Corporation.
Prolaurum, with offices in Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Lima, Bogota, Austin, Texas and Miami, represents 25 years of experience with practice teams made up of senior consultants from international companies, all leaders in executive search with a mutual boutique orientation to the client/candidate/consultant relationship.
Prolaurum’s Miami office is located at 20900 NE 30th Avenue. Eduardo Comella may be reached at (786) 464-8802. E-mail: eduardo.comella@prolaurum.com. For more information, visit http://www.prolaurum.com.