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Today's energy and utility corporations face intense market and competitive pressures: Strong leadership is the driving force that shapes the successful company.

Continued industry consolidation and business globalization requires corporations to be proactive in capitalizing on new market opportunities. Commodity price volatility; government deregulation and asset privatization in a climate of consumer and public scrutiny are all key factors that have to be faced. Managing these issues is paramount to building shareholder value.

Odgers Berndtson is experienced in partnering with global energy and utility companies to attract senior leaders. We succeed by combining global presence in 24 countries, in-depth industry knowledge, functional expertise and a consultative approach to deliver unique solutions. We differentiate ourselves by forming responsive, cross-border project teams. These teams match our practice professionals' expertise with those of the client. Our mission is to build deep and committed client relationships, and we are driven by their success. Our core strength is in the scarce skills arena. With our executive search led business model, we pride ourselves on our success rate in "hard to find" disciplines

The Odgers Berndtson Energy & Utilities Practice covers all of the areas below:

  • Energy merchants (natural gas/electricity trading/marketing)
  • Energy industry professional services
  • Energy upstream & related support
  • Exploration for and production of natural gas, oil, and/or minerals, petroleum equipment and services
  • Gas & power
  • Independent power development and producers
  • Natural gas gathering and transportation
  • Petrochemical and chemical
  • Refining and marketing
  • Refining, petrochemical & retail operations
  • Retail petroleum products marketing
  • Risk management and control
  • Specialized boutique investment banking serving the energy industry
  • Strategic consulting serving the energy industry
  • Utilities

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