Options Group, a leading global executive search and strategic consulting firm, announces the release of its annual global report on hiring and compensation trends for financial services professionals.

Options Group International, LLC (“OGI”) announces the departure of Ike Suri, Co-President and CFO, and Gene Shen, Managing Partner. Mr. Suri resigned from OGI to pursue other opportunities, including launching a merchant bank, Pelican Point Capital Partners LLC.

Options Group, a leading global executive search firm, announces the hire of Mark Hallett as an Executive Director. Based in New York, he will focus on recruitment in private equity, asset management and investment banking.

Options Group, a leading global executive search and strategic consulting firm, today announced that Bob Reed will become the sole president of the firm. Bob is a founding partner of Options Group and, in tandem with Michael Karp, Chief Executive Officer, will continue to develop and execute the firm’s business strategy.

Over the past six months, we have hired seven new consultants. Angela Jimenez joins us as vice president in Colombia. She will be responsible for developing our practice in that region. In New York, David Kim joined us as director, and Shalu Ning and Nicholas Kolyvas as associates.

Options Group, a leading global executive search firm, announces the opening of a new business, hR‐Squared Consultants, focused on providing human capital solutions, client‐tailored strategic studies, and quantitative products to the financial services industry.

Options Group, the U.S.-based global executive search company, hired Bruno Supino in Sao Paulo to cover capital markets, investment banking and private equity in Brazil, according to partner and country head Vinicius Bolotnicki.