John Poracky, Vice President of AIMS International & M. Wood Company Partner, Invited to Speak at Well Renowned Brazilian Institutes 

Chicago, Illinois/Sao Paolo, Brazil – John W. Poracky, AIMS International Vice President, was asked to be guest speaker at two well renowned Brazilian Institutes between March 18-20, 2009. During this time, Poracky conducted two presentations on a riveting topic affecting most senior executives worldwide: The Global Economic Crisis and Executives: What Executives Should Know / Tips for Success in a Tough Economic Climate.

Poracky’s presentations included a brief analysis of the local economic climates throughout the Americas and the type of effect the downturn, in the U.S. economy, has had in Latin America. Poracky also delved deep into how this affected HR and finance leaders respectively. He then went on to outline best practices and tips on how to effectively lead during these tough economic times.

In Sao Paulo, Poracky presented to a group of over 100 Human Resources Directors of companies involved in Brazil's World Trade Center. In Curitiba, the audience was comprised of over 400 Finance executives who are members of the Brazilian Institute of Finance Executives.

Poracky is a Partner at M. Wood Company, a global executive search and strategy consulting firm. In 1999, M. Wood Company became an official member of AIMS International, covering search services for global companies in North America. Since being elected to Vice President of AIMS International in 2007, Poracky has been instrumental in leading AIMS’ global information technology practice group, assisting in building the AIMS brand in the Americas and securing new AIMS Partners in North and Latin America. He has also introduced AIMS services to global companies, ultimately securing global Preferred Supplier Agreements. 

About AIMS International (www.aims-international.net)

Incorporated in Vienna, Austria in 1991, AIMS is an international network of independently owned and managed executive search firms who work collaboratively to execute senior level searches around the world. AIMS is represented by over 350 consultants in 80 offices in over 50 countries throughout the five continents. It was recently ranked the largest executive search network in the world by Search-Consult Magazine.

Founded in 1970, M. Wood Company is a retained executive search and strategy consulting firm, which utilizes a consultative approach to the executive search process. M. Wood Company has repeatedly been ranked by Crain’s Chicago Business as one of the top 10 largest executive recruiters.