Deregulation, mergers and near-mergers, and advancing technology are fundamentally transforming the business-services and financial-services sectors. As aging boomers pile up their assets, the competition to serve their savings and investment needs will only intensify.

To succeed in this cut-throat environment, business-service and financial companies are putting renewed emphasis on technology and old-fashioned sales and marketing skills. At Michael Stern Associates, we have helped client companies find and recruit strategically-oriented executives with strong marketing backgrounds, and we are actively increasing our contacts in this field.