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McDermott & Bull Executive Search Announces the Opening of the Colorado office with the Appointment of Kristen Leduc as Principal Consultant

Denver, January 1, 2008 –McDermott & Bull, a Southern California-based executive search firm, announced the opening of its Colorado office, the first office outside of California. The new office will be located at 10475 Park Meadows Drive, Suite 600, Lone Tree, Colorado, 80124 and contact can be made at the following number, (720) 279-2498 as well as by email at leduc@mbsearch.net.

“McDermott & Bull differentiates itself from other retained search firms by concentrating the focus on the local marketplace,” commented Rod McDermott, Managing Director of McDermott & Bull Executive Search.  “Kristen will make a distinct impression in the Colorado market by utilizing her extensive recruiting background to partner with companies and help them build strong leadership teams that can drive positive business results.  Additionally, Kristen is dedicated to providing executives with unique networking opportunities through the introduction of the McDermott & Bull Executive Gathering dinners and Women’s Summit events as she continues to build on the McDermott & Bull brand.”

The McDermott & Bull Gathering dinner concept was created as a means of providing an intimate networking environment to C-Level Executives in the local area.  What began as a quarterly event in 2003 has since expanded to over 25 dinners in 2007. 

Leduc established The Women’s Summit in January 2007 to provide women leaders with the opportunity to connect with their peers from a varied cross-section of industries.  Women’s Summit members include senior female executives, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders from some of the areas most successful companies and organizations.  The goal is to regionalize the concept of the Women’s Summit as Leduc, co-Founder of the Women’s Summit and Principal Consultant at McDermott & Bull builds the Colorado office.

Leduc most recently served as an Associate Consultant and Engagement Manager at McDermott & Bull, the fastest growing retained executive search firm in Southern California.  In that role, Leduc partnered with Craig Lipus, one of the firm’s most tenured Principal Consultants and the leader of the General Business and Technology Practice.  She was responsible for managing and maintaining multiple client relationships by providing world class recruiting and fulfillment services on multiple executive level searches.  Previously, Leduc served as the firm’s Director of Recruiting where she was responsible for building and professionalizing the recruiting infrastructure as well as growing and developing the internal Recruiting Team.

Prior to joining the team, Leduc worked in the medical device industry placing business development professionals with Management Recruiters International, the largest contingency search company in the world.  She began recruiting in October 1999 with The Write Connection, a small family-owned staffing and outsourcing firm specializing in the Technical Documentation industry. 

About McDermott & Bull
McDermott & Bull, Inc. (www.mbsearch.net) is a retained executive search firm headquartered in Irvine, California with offices throughout Southern California in Los Angeles, Glendora, the Inland Empire, and Denver.  The firm serves both public and privately held clients in a variety of industries and functional areas. McDermott & Bull has developed expertise in fields including Technology, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Bio-tech and Life Science, Retail, the Building Industry, Professional Services, and others. Founded by Christopher Bull and Rodney McDermott, the firm specializes in recruiting difficult-to-find and critical senior talent for its clients. McDermott & Bull works with a large number of prestigious clients in many industries.  Some notable clients include Allergan, Advanced Medial Optics, Aramark, Cisco Systems, Western Digital, Conexant, Google, Invitrogen, Bausch & Lomb, Black & Decker, Boeing, Meggitt PLC, J.F. Shea and Union Bank.