"This CCSO assignment, and others like it that the firm conducts globally on a regular basis, clearly puts Jay Rosenzweig & Company as the leading high-end search boutique internationally,” said Scott A. Scanlon, founding chairman and CEO of Hunt Scanlon

Some extra attention from an executive search firm in recruiting those hires might well be the tipping point between finding an executive who performs satisfactorily and someone who sends profits through the roof.