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EPSEN FULLER/IMD INTERNATIONAL SEARCH GROUP
FILLS KEY POSITION FOR DAVEY BICKFORD

Morristown, N.J. (April 1, 2009) – Executive search firm Epsen Fuller/IMD International Search Group announces that the Company has completed an executive search assignment with the appointment of Joao Campos to Commercial Director & General Manager – South America for Davey Bickford, based in Santiago, Chile. 

Campos has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, one of the world’s pre-eminent institutions. A native speaker of both English and Portuguese, he is also fluent in Spanish and Afrikaans and possesses a working knowledge of French.

“With aggressive plans for South American expansion, Davey Bickford was in need of an individual who had demonstrated much success in the explosives field, as well as had strong relationships in the Latin American market.  Joao Campos was the person to meet Davey Bickford’s business objectives in South America,” said Tom Fuller, general managing partner of Epsen Fuller/IMD, who conducted the search along with Conni Bullock, principal, from the company’s New York and New Jersey offices.

This role is the Latin American counter-part to a previous search filled by Epsen Fuller/IMD for general manager and commercial director of North America. 

About Davey Bickford
Headquartered in Héry, France, Davey Bickford is a high-technology company that engineers and manufactures sophisticated detonation and electronic initiation systems used in the automotive, fire and safety, and mining and construction industries.

About Epsen Fuller/IMD International Search Group
Headquartered in New Jersey, Epsen Fuller/IMD International Search Group, www.epsenfuller.com, is one of the top 15 global search firms with more than 40 offices and 150 consultants in 28 countries.  With global reach and borderless search capability, Epsen Fuller/IMD conducts assignments for senior management talent throughout the technology, communications & media, aerospace & defense, healthcare & life sciences, consumer products, retail & luxury goods, and financial & professional services industries.