PARIS, FRANCE, June 4, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Antoinette Lemens, Chairman of Antoinette Lemens Executive Search, has been named a Worldwide Who's Who Executive of the Year in Staffing and Recruiting. While inclusion in Worldwide Who's Who is an honor, only a small selection of members in each discipline is chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, years of service, and the credentials they have provided in association with their Worldwide Who's Who membership.

With a vast knowledge and expertise permeating the staffing and recruiting industry, Ms. Lemens excels at finding creative profiles to fit specific company needs. She recruits at all levels across the design field, placing communications and design, marketing and commercial professionals in international industry, in the luxury and fashion sector as well as for design agencies. From Norwegian/English parents Ms. Lemens speaks French, Dutch, Spanish, Norwegian, English, German and Italian fluently. She also sponsors a child in Vietnam.

Ms. Lemens attributes her success to two main areas. Firstly to her multi-cultural background, her understanding of cultural strengths and the importance of human values in creating successful teams. Secondly to her knowledge of the design industry that evolves in parallel to that of the society and industry internationally. Ms. Lemens became involved in staffing and recruiting after graduating from school; she attended the University of London, and attained a Master's Degree in Modern Language. Her first job brought her to work in a design company in Paris, she then went on to run a design agency and to running international client accounts. She started her own recruitment company in 1996.

Ever passionate about keeping current of advancements made in the design field, Ms. Lemens has remained abreast of industry trends and developments as a President of The French Design Association, and member of the Design Management Institute in Boston. Ms. Lemens' objective for the future: as the market becomes increasingly saturated she looks to accompany young professionals in creating new innovative career paths that in turn will raise awareness of the value of design in the development of user experience and brand loyalty.

For more information about Antoinette Lemens Executive Search, visit http://www.alemens-executivesearch.com.

About Worldwide Who's Who
With over 500,000 members representing every major industry, Worldwide Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Worldwide Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies, making them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services.

Worldwide Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third-party endorsement of their accomplishments, and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

For more information, please visit http://www.worldwidewhoswho.com.

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Ellen Campbell
Director, Media Relations
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