HR Executive Search and Career Transition Resources Expand for Silicon Valley HR Executives and Their Global Employers

Valerie Frederickson & Company Joins OI Partners Global Talent Management and Leadership Solutions Firm

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NASHVILLE, TN—March 22 , 2007—

NASHVILLE, TN— Northern California business and human resources executives and their organizations now have greater means to hire global HR teams, find desirable HR positions with growth organizations and assist employees with outplacement and executive coaching services.

OI Partners Inc., a global talent management and leadership solutions consultancy, today announces that top human capital management consulting firm, Valerie Frederickson & Company, has joined the OI Partners organization.

OI Partners offers Valerie Frederickson & Company’s San Francisco and Silicon Valley-based clients with immediate access to a global network of the most experienced and well-trained organizational and career management consultants. Alternatively, corporations around the world will benefit from VF&Co’s expertise in conducting human resources executive searches, focus on developing the careers of HR leaders and leadership in providing highly customized outplacement services “Silicon Valley style.” This means partnering with leading private equity firms and venture capitalists to assist portfolio companies in assessing acquisition targets and acquiring and developing talent to successfully compete in the technology-focused marketplace.

“Valerie Frederickson & Company is one of the best-known HR executive search and consulting boutiques in the world. Their 12-year track record of providing outplacement and executive coaching services brings powerful benefits to OI Partners and our clients needing services in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, the East Bay and all of Northern California,” said Steve Harvey, OI Partners chairman. “Most importantly, OI Partners and Valerie Frederickson & Company have the same vision, which is to serve as an HR business partner to our clients and provide highly-customized, results-oriented expertise in an ethical and trustworthy manner.”

“Our clients have been demanding high-touch, high-quality human capital management consulting services in new global employment markets. OI Partners’ global services, including career transition, executive coaching and leadership development, offers our clients a one-stop shop for their worldwide needs,” said Valerie Frederickson, CEO and founder of Valerie Frederickson & Company.

VF&Co. provides fully integrated—and highly customized—HR consulting and HR executive search at all stages of professional development or organizational growth. The company was founded in 1995 as a Northern California outplacement firm by Valerie Frederickson, who was named one of the “top thinkers in the country” by the San Francisco Chronicle. VF&Co. has worked with such companies as Philips Electronics, Flextronics, Alza Pharmaceuticals, Mitsubishi, JDS Uniphase, Genentech, Nokia and Blue Shield. The company has a team of approximately 10 full-time employees plus an adjunct consulting staff of 15 consultants.

About OI Partners OI Partners is the career management and leadership solutions firm that provides a better human experience for a better business outcome. Established in 1987, OI Partners Inc. is a corporation of leading career consulting, executive development, leadership development and outplacement professionals located in more than 180 locally owned offices in 24 countries. For more information, please visit www.oipartners.net or call 615-522-5241.

About OI Partners

OI Partners is the talent management and leadership solutions firm that provides a better human experience for a better business outcome. Established in 1987, OI Partners Inc. is a corporation of leading career consulting, executive development, leadership development and outplacement professionals located in more than 180 locally-owned offices in 24 countries. For more information, please visit www.oipartners.net or call 800-232-5285.

Contact: Jill Van Nostran, 330-347-2386, jvannostran@oipartners.net