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1. 1. Kris Aasted

   www.aastedsearch.com/founderbi - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/14/2008   Last Visited: 6/14/2008

   Kris Aasted
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   Kris Aasted
   
   President
   
   kris@aastedsearch.com
   
   
   Kris Aasted is a driving force behind retained executive search serving the technology sectors.His impeccable track record, history of exceeding his clients' expectations and flexible, service-based approach have made him one of North America's leading retained executive search consultants.
   
   Prior to founding Aasted & Associates in 2001, Kris Aasted was a Partner within the technology and venture practices of two of the world's leading search firms, Heidrick & Struggles and Christian & Timbers.He is recognized in the retained executive search industry for his exceptional search performance.Throughout his career, he has exceeded the retained executive search industry's benchmarks for execution performance by a factor of two or three.
   
   Before entering the search industry, Kris Aasted spent several years working with The Boston Consulting Group and Andersen Consulting, where he consulted top-level management on strategic analysis and implementation in several key practice areas, including competitive strategy, mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integration and turnarounds.
   
   Kris Aasted is a graduate of The Wharton School, where he earned an MBA in Finance and Accounting.He also earned a BS in Industrial Engineering, a BA in Economics and an MS in Industrial Engineering, all from Stanford University.He is fluent in Danish and Dutch.In his spare time he struggles with golf and enjoys collecting vintage electric guitars.
   
   Selected Client Testimonial
   
   Kris is not your typical recruiter.Before being a Partner with Heidrick & Struggles and Christian & Timbers, he worked at BCG, the world's top strategy consulting firm, and has two engineering degrees from Stanford.

2. 2. www.hunt-scanlon.com

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   Published on: 11/1/2000   Last Visited: 7/27/2008

   Kris Aasted Joins Christian & Timbers As Vice President

3. 3. Aasted & Associates Client Testimonials

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   Published on: 3/23/2007   Last Visited: 6/14/2008

   Kris Aasted's dedication and professionalism led to excellent results on our recent VP Sales search.
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   Kris Aasted has expert knowledge of the storage industry and its key players.He can articulate opportunities compellingly to attract top talent.
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   I was impressed with Kris Aasted's passion and the speed with which he completed his assignments with top industry executives.-Tim Spicer, General PartnereCompanies Venture Group
   
   Kris Aasted's focus on the storage industry was tremendously helpful in bringing our new CTO to us quickly.Kris brought great energy and a high degree of professionalism to this important search.
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   Kris Aasted's focus on the storage industry was tremendously helpful in bringing us a slate of compelling candidates.He brought great energy and a high degree of professionalism to this important search.Aasted & Associates did an excellent job on this assignment.-Kevin Daly, CEOAvamar Technologies
   
   Kris Aasted's background in engineering at Stanford, Wharton MBA and experience in strategy consulting at BCG is very unique in the executive search arena.It allows him to rapidly understand business models and articulate opportunities in a compelling way to top prospects.He was very effective in recruiting key hires to some of our most promising portfolio companies.-Chris Luhnow, General PartnerEvercore Ventures
   
   Kris Aasted assisted us with three key VP searches in the past year.His firm has excellent analytical capabilities and performs thorough research.We could not be happier with the executives he helped bring aboard as we continue to rapidly grow LowerMyBills.com.-Matt Coffin, Founder & CEOLowerMyBills
   
   Kris Aasted did an excellent job on this assignment.His in-depth knowledge of the storage industry, coupled with a high degree of urgency led to a very strong performance on this assignment.Replacing a highly respected founder is no easy task.Kris did an outstanding job in bringing us a slate of compelling candidates.-Peter Bell, Chairman & CEOStorageNetworks
   
   Aasted & Associates did excellent work for us in the customer services and quality assurance arenas.Kris Aasted executes quickly and is very articulate in describing opportunities to prospects.He was very effective in bringing us compelling candidates to complete the search quickly.-Ray Villeneuve, President & CEOMonoSphere
   
   Kris is not your typical recruiter.Before being a Partner with Heidrick & Struggles and Christian & Timbers, he worked at BCG, the world's top strategy consulting firm, and has two engineering degrees from Stanford.