Suárez Battán & Asociados

What Suárez Battán & Asociados does

Suárez Battán & Asociados is a boutique executive search firm headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, serving corporate and national-capital clients across Latin America and select international markets. The firm was founded in its current form in 2010 by Eduardo Suárez Battán, who has conducted executive searches in the region since 2001, and operates as a member of the ENEX Global Executive Search international network. Its headcount of 1-10 is structured around senior partners (Carolina Vinelli, Adrián Blanco, Marcela Celorrio, Carola Lapeyre) with prior tenures at Korn/Ferry International, IBM, Russell Reynolds Associates, and other enterprise environments.

The company offers two core services. The first is Executive Search (Búsqueda de Ejecutivos), a systematic, phased methodology that maps client needs and culture before identifying and placing senior management candidates across industrial sectors in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, Uruguay, Spain, the USA, and Central America; over 700 such searches have been completed since inception. The second is Business Agility (Agilidad Empresarial), a proprietary three-stage diagnostic practice measuring six pillars of executive agility (self-knowledge, results, leadership, mental, interaction, and change) through SWOT analysis, individual interviews, psychotechnical testing, and a final report. The firm also publishes annual/biannual proprietary research reports (Agenda del Ejecutivo de Tecnología 2025 with 150+ respondents; Agenda del Ejecutivo de RH 2H25 with 196 respondents) as thought-leadership content.

The business model is professional services: per-engagement fees for executive search mandates plus fees for management agility assessments, billed directly to clients with no intermediaries, resellers, or digital distribution channels. Client acquisition relies on direct enterprise engagement, client referrals, ENEX network cross-referrals, LinkedIn presence, and content marketing. The firm has no external institutional investment, no disclosed revenue, and is privately held by its founding and managing partners; named enterprise and institutional clients include Mercado Libre, PWC Argentina, Banco Santander Argentina, Telecom Argentina, OSDE, COELSA, Newsan, Endeavor Argentina, and Pro Mujer, among others.

Name

Suárez Battán & Asociados

Legal name

Suárez Battán y Asociados

Website

https://sb-asociados.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Suárez Battán & Asociados is a Buenos Aires-based boutique executive search firm that places senior management candidates and delivers proprietary business agility assessments for corporate and national-capital clients across Latin America, operating as a member of the ENEX international network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB), Technology & Product Leadership Search (CIO/CTO/CDO/CPO) (BPACAAAC), Financial Services Leadership Search (Banking/Insurance/PE/Asset Mgmt) (BPACAAAF), Healthcare & Life Sciences Leadership Search (BPACAAAE)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Headhunting services
• Executive recruitment
• Talent acquisition
• Management assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Professional fees for executive search and talent identification services for senior management positions. Billed per engagement for identifying and placing candidates in high-level roles across corporate and national capital companies.
2. Business Agility Assessments: Fees for diagnostic services evaluating the agility level of management teams, including interviews, psychotechnical testing, and comprehensive reporting on individual and group executive agility.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Suárez Battán & Asociados is a boutique executive search firm that identifies, evaluates, and places senior management and C-suite candidates for corporate and national capital companies across Latin America. The firm applies a systematic, phased methodology covering needs analysis, market mapping, candidate identification, evaluation, and placement, and complements search with proprietary Business Agility diagnostic assessments measuring six pillars of executive agility.

Product overview

Suárez Battán & Asociados is a boutique executive search firm operating since 2001 with regional reach across Latin America. The company offers two core services: (1) Executive Search - a systematic methodology for identifying senior management candidates for corporate clients across industrial sectors; and (2) Business Agility - a diagnostic assessment service evaluating management team agility through a six-pillar methodology. Additionally, the firm publishes proprietary research reports including the annual 'Agenda del Ejecutivo de Tecnología' and the biannual 'Agenda del Ejecutivo de RH' reports, which provide market intelligence on technology and human resources executive trends. The company belongs to the international ENEX Global Executive Search network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search (Búsqueda de Ejecutivos) Systematic executive search service for senior management and C-suite positions at corporate and national capital companies across main industrial sectors. The firm learns the client's needs and culture, then searches and identifies suitable senior executive profiles in the market.
• Business Agility Assessment (Agilidad Empresarial) Diagnostic practice that assesses the business agility level of a management team individually and as a group, measuring six pillars (self-knowledge, results, leadership, mental, interaction, and change) through SWOT analysis, individual interviews, psychotechnical tests, and a comprehensive final report with qualitative and quantitative recommendations.
• La Agenda del Ejecutivo de Tecnología 2025 Annual proprietary research report presenting survey results from technology executives in Argentina, providing market intelligence on technology leadership trends.
• Informe de la Agenda del Ejecutivo de RH – Segundo Semestre 2025 (2H25) Biannual proprietary research report based on survey responses from 196 HR executives in Argentina from both large companies and SMEs, providing market intelligence on HR executive trends.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 700 executive searches completed in the region over 25+ years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ENEX Global Executive SearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuárez Battán & Asociados is a member of the ENEX Global Executive Search international network, which provides access to best practices, cross-border executive search mandates, and a global network of boutique executive search firms across multiple countries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Odgers Berndtson: International executive search firm with mid-sized country practices; comparable in being senior-led and boutique in feel, with similar cross-border mandate handling.
• DHR Global: Global executive search firm built largely through partner-led acquisitions of boutique firms; directly comparable in size, partner-driven model, and LatAm activity.
• Amrop: International executive search partnership of boutique firms operating across LatAm, Europe and beyond; the closest structural analog to SBA's ENEX-network boutique model.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm where SBA's founding partner was Executive Director from 1998-2002; directly comparable on senior management and C-suite search methodology and client profile.
• Pedersen & Partners: International executive search firm with strong emerging-markets and LatAm footprint; comparable partner-driven boutique model serving cross-border senior mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Egon Zehnder: Global leadership advisory and executive search firm with deep LatAm coverage, competing for CEO, board, and senior executive roles with a model similar to SBA's senior-led, partner-driven approach.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with the world's largest executive search practice; competes with SBA for senior and C-suite mandates across Latin America, and employs multiple SBA alumni (Vinelli, da Silva).
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with established practices across Latin America, competing directly on C-suite and functional leadership mandates.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with strong LatAm presence, frequently competing for board, CEO, and senior executive assignments in Argentina and Brazil.

Emerging players

• Page Executive: Specialist executive search division of PageGroup focused on senior management roles; overlaps with SBA in functional and senior leadership search, particularly in mid-market and growth segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/suarez-battan-y-asociados

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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