PrimeGenesis Strengthens Presence in Asia and Expertise in CEO Onboarding With Addition of Two Partners

PrimeGenesis announced the addition of George Olcott (Managing Partner, Asia) and Joe Durrett (Partner, North America) today. George Olcott, former Managing Director and Head of Equity Capital Markets for UBS Warburg (Japan), will be based in Tokyo. Joe Durrett, previously CEO of Information Resources, Broderbund Software and Advo, will specialize in CEO onboarding and transition acceleration across North America.

Stamford, CT (PRWEB) November 8, 2008

PrimeGenesis (http://www.primegenesis.com), the leading executive onboarding and leadership transition acceleration group serving senior leaders taking on particularly complex or high-stakes situations announced two new partners today. George Olcott - Managing Partner for Asia, will be based in Tokyo, Japan. Former Managing Director, Head of Equity Capital Markets for UBS Warburg in Tokyo, George is fluent in Japanese and English. Joe Durrett - Partner, will specialize in CEO onboarding and transition acceleration across North America. Joe was previously CEO of Information Resources, Broderbund Software and Advo.

"We strive to be as good as it gets at executive onboarding and leadership transition acceleration. To that end, we continuously strengthen our team, tools and perspective," said George Bradt, Managing Director of PrimeGenesis. "In 2006 we introduced executive onboarding to a wide audience with our first book, The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan, which has sold over 25,000 copies to date. Our new book, Onboarding: How to Get Your New Employees Up to Speed in Half the Time, will be published in September 2009 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. George Olcott and Joe Durrett bring exactly the expertise which our clients expect from PrimeGenesis. George Olcott really gets the cross-border and cross-cultural nuances critical to accelerating transitions in Asia. Joe Durrett is a seasoned, successful CEO who will work with our most senior clients as only a peer can."

Learn more about George, Joe and the PrimeGenesis team at http://www.primegenesis.com/partners.html.

PrimeGenesis is the leading executive onboarding and leadership transition acceleration group serving senior leaders and teams taking on particularly complex or high-stakes situations. Since its founding in 2002, PrimeGenesis has helped new leaders develop and transform high-performing teams in the first 100 days and drive to deliver better results faster. Its expert specialists have senior line management and organizational development experience with companies throughout the world and are based in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, London and Tokyo.

For more information go to http://www.primegenesis.com or call 1-203-325-1367.

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