Pearson Partners International, Dallas Retained Executive Search Firm, Promotes Stephen Konstans to Vice President

DALLAS, TEXAS, April 18, 2006 - Pearson Partners International, Inc., a Dallas-based global retained executive search firm, has promoted Stephen P. Konstans to Vice President.

“Stephen has proven to be an invaluable asset to Pearson Partners International, not only in developing and implementing our financial services executive search practice, but also in delivering consistently impeccable service to our clients across all industries,” said Robert Pearson, Pearson Partners International’s president and CEO. “I look forward to his continued success in his expanded role at Pearson Partners International.”

Prior to joining Pearson Partners International in April, 2005, Mr. Konstans founded and operated his own Dallas-based retained executive search practice, Konstans Executive Resources. Mr. Konstans began his executive recruitment career with Robert Half International, Inc. Mr. Konstans joined D. E. Foster Partners, Inc. (the successor firm to KPMG’s executive search practice) in 1996 as a Senior Consultant.

Mr. Konstans graduated from Southern Methodist with a BBA, and has continued graduate studies at the University of Texas at Dallas.

About Pearson Partners International, Inc.

Pearson Partners International has a long history of successful performance in the retained executive search industry across a multitude of industries and disciplines. Our partners share a common commitment to quality service, long-term client relationships and direct partner involvement.

We have an evolving global network of offices that provides us the capability to serve our clients’ needs across all multi-national markets – the Americas, Asia and Europe.
Bob Pearson, CEO, was previously Chairman and CEO of LAI Worldwide, one of the largest and the fastest growing public (NASDAQ) executive search firms in the world.

We are focused on providing retained executive recruiting services to clients on a global basis across all industries and disciplines from the middle management level to the boardroom.

CONTACT
Keith D. Pearson
Pearson Partners International, Inc.
8080 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75206
214.292.4130
kpear@pearsonpartnersintl.com
www.pearsonpartnersintl.com