BPI group Appoints Ronald Sipiora Senior Vice President of Executive Advisory Services

Chicago, IL (October 5, 2010) – Ron Sipiora has joined BPI group, a rapidly growing human resources and management consultancy, as a senior vice president in the Executive Advisory Services (EAS) practice. EAS provides coaching to senior level executives undergoing personal and/or career transitions.

Sipiora, who has 30 years of experience as a human resources leader and a consultant to leading global companies, will work with business leaders and their organizations to provide solutions including coaching, career transition and change management strategies. Based in the company's North American headquarters in Chicago, he will be responsible for building and maintaining client relationships and providing services to global clients.

"We're very pleased to welcome Ron to our growing team," said Juan Luis Gujon, President and Chief Executive Officer of BPI group, North America. "Ron's long track record of working with senior executives at top global companies makes him the ideal addition to our team." Mike Buckman, Managing Director of the EAS practice added, "Ron's coaching skills, combined with his expertise in working with executives and their companies undergoing change, are exceptional. In particular, his experience within large, complex business environments will greatly benefit our global clients."


Prior to joining BPI group, Sipiora had global client responsibility at Aon Consulting. In this leadership role, he worked with clients with operations spanning the globe on human resource and change management engagements. Prior to working in consulting, he had executive human resource responsibility for The Marmon Group. He has received many industry awards, including being named as the 2009 Volunteer of the Year by the Human Resource Management Association of Chicago.

Sipiora earned a B.A. from Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois and an M.A. in Human Resources from the School of Labor and Employee Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana.

About BPI group
BPI group is a leading global management and human resources consulting firm. We understand that sustainable organizational success depends, in large part, on individual success. This is why we approach our work with a sharp and balanced focus on the organization and the individual.

We have 25 years of experience in North America providing customized, pragmatic solutions that drive organizational, team, leadership and individual excellence and span the entire talent management lifecycle.

Headquartered in Paris, France, BPI group is the world's third-largest career management firm. More than 2,000 consultants strong, BPI group has offices in 40 European, Asian, North African, North and South American countries.