KYIV, February 20, 2023 — Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII), a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, has entered into a licensing agreement with WE Partners in Ukraine, a top executive search and leadership consulting firm.

Through this agreement, Heidrick & Struggles will offer a broad range of services and capabilities to local and multinational clients, while establishing a foundation for future growth in Ukraine and Central and Eastern Europe.

(Tim Luedke/Claire Skinner), Heidrick & Struggles, added "On a global basis, we consistently provide our clients with diversified solutions to help build strong leadership teams. Through our agreement with WE Partners in Ukraine we can offer our talent and leadership advisory services to support our clients' strategic growth plans in in this region. ”

Tatiana Furtseva, Senior Partner and Director of WE Partners, commented, "We are delighted to work with Heidrick & Struggles under this licensing agreement in Ukraine. It provides us access to international expertise and best practices across executive search and leadership consulting. We are excited to start our work together to help businesses in Ukraine and across the region.”

The WE Partners management team and 15 employees will continue consulting activities under the Heidrick & Struggles’ brand.

About Heidrick & Struggles
Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) is a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior-level talent and consulting needs of the world's top organizations. In our role as trusted leadership advisors, we partner with our clients to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, bringing together our services and offerings in executive search, diversity and inclusion, leadership assessment and development, organization and team acceleration, culture shaping and on-demand, independent talent solutions. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 65 years ago. Today, the firm provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help our clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.® www.heidrick.com

About WE Partners Ukraine
WE Partners is a consulting company specializing in executive search, leadership assessment and development. WE Partners operates in Ukraine, serving the largest national and global companies in key industries. Total revenue recorded in 2020 exceeded $ 1.5 million, and projected revenue by the end of 2021 is expected to grow 25% to $ 2.0 million. The company is a member of the AESC, an international association of Executive Search companies that unites the world's largest players in the industry. https://wepartners.ua/

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Heidrick & Struggles
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