Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants
Lifetime Achievement presented at annual global conference in
New York
NEW
YORK, May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today
at their annual AESC Global Conference in New York, the aesc.org (AESC) honored
Judith (Judee) M. von Seldeneck,
Founder and Chair at Diversified Search Group, with the AESC
Lifetime Achievement Award for her distinguished career in
executive search and leadership consulting.
Karen
Greenbaum, AESC President & CEO, commented: "I am very
proud to recognize Judee von
Seldeneck for her exemplary contribution to the profession.
She has been a strong supporter of AESC for many years and a
champion of the values and standards that represent excellence in
our profession."
Karen Greenbaum, AESC President
& CEO, commented: "I am very proud to recognize Judee von Seldeneck for her exemplary
contribution to the profession. She has been a strong supporter of
AESC for many years and a champion of the values and standards that
represent excellence in our profession."
Judee has been a longtime AESC member and advocate for the
profession. She first joined the AESC Board of Directors in 1989
and served as Chair from 2004 through 2005. In 2006, she was
recognized for her longtime leadership for the profession with
AESC's Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the only leader ever to
receive this award a second time.
For more than 50 years, Judee has been a pioneer in the search
industry. She is recognized as a trusted leader in placing
senior-level executive talent for leading global companies and
institutions, as well as building Diversified Search Group into one
of Forbes top 10 executive search and leadership consulting firms
in the nation.
"Judee is truly an icon, not only for her industry achievements
but also for her community involvement. Her leadership shines
through her civic engagement, philanthropy, and inclusive approach,
ensuring others have a seat at the table and aiming to make a
meaningful impact. Across our platform, colleagues from various
sectors share this mindset, always striving to make a difference
and challenge the status quo," said Aileen
K. Alexander, CEO of DSG. "Her leadership has been
instrumental in shaping DSG into one of the premier firms
nationally. Her passion for excellence, relationship building, and
commitment to our clients and employees have been inspiring and
have set a high standard for our organization."
Her career journey began as an executive assistant to Senator
Walter F. Mondale, where she laid
the groundwork for her illustrious career. In the early 1970s,
Judee embarked on her path in executive search and acquired a small
Philadelphia firm focused on
promoting professional roles for women. By 1974, she had
transformed it into Diversified Search Group.
Throughout her distinguished career, Judee has not only set the
standard for retained executive search but has also been an active
participant in various public, private, and nonprofit boards of
directors.
Additionally, Judee co-founded the Forum of Executive Women, the
largest association of women business leaders in the Philadelphia area. In 2021, she established
the JVS Philadelphia Fund for Women, providing a source of capital
to women's growth enterprises and resources, networking, and
support to accelerate their growth.
Judee has served on numerous nonprofit Boards, including:
- Greater Philadelphia Chamber
of Commerce (former Chair)
- Global Philadelphia Association
- Executive Committee of The Committee of Seventy
- Committee of 200
- Jefferson President's Leadership
Council
Ms. Von Seldeneck served as the
Women's Advisory Council Comcast NBC Universal Joint Diversity
Council. She also previously served on many Boards, including:
- Philadelphia Chapter (Chair)
- Citizens Financial Group
- CoreStates Financial Group
- Meridian Bancorp
- CEO Council for Growth
- International Women's Forum
- Urban Affairs Partnership
Judee has also been recognized with numerous accolades and
honors, including the prestigious William
Penn Award and being named one of Forbes' Top 50
Entrepreneurs Over 50. She obtained a BA in Political Science from
the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
About the AESC Lifetime Achievement Award
Bestowed since 1982, the AESC Lifetime Achievement Award is the
capstone award for the profession. It honors significant,
career-long achievements while recognizing the highest standards of
work.
ABOUT DIVERSIFIED SEARCH GROUP
Purpose. Progress. Performance.
Diversified Search Group (DSG) is the largest woman-founded and
woman-led executive search firm in the world, and for five decades,
has been driven by purpose, progress, and performance. Consistently
recognized by Forbes as one of the Nation's Top Retained Executive
Search Firms, DSG is an industry leader in transformational
leadership advisory for clients. The firm is deliberately different
in its approach and is comprised of a combination of specialty
practices with deep industry expertise, that together harness their
collective resources to identify new leaders to meet the needs of
our changing world. Diversified Search Group acquisitions include
BioQuest, Koya Partners, Grant
Cooper, Storbeck Search, Alta Associates, EWF and Yardstick
Management.
Headquartered in Philadelphia,
PA, DSG operates in over a dozen offices nationwide and
offers global services as the exclusive U.S. partner of
AltoPartners, the international alliance of independent executive
search firms. For more information, visit
diversifiedsearchgroup.com.
ABOUT ALTOPARTNERS
Established in 2006, AltoPartners is a leading international
alliance of retained executive search and leadership consulting
firms that combines the reach of a global network with the local
knowledge and entrepreneurial spirit of independent partners
working together to find the client's perfect candidate fit. Today
the alliance covers 64 offices in 37 countries and is ranked in the
Top 10 Global Search Firms.
The AltoPartners alliance has created a distinctive force in
executive search worldwide, giving global coverage across the
Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia
Pacific. For more information about our work and the
countries we cover, please visit altopartners.com.
Media Contact
Martha Clement Rochford, AESC, +1
(585) 789-0057, mrochford@aesc.org, aesc.org
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