Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSII) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call October 25, 2023 5:00 PM ET

Corporate Participants

Steven Horwitz - Interim Head of Investor Relations

Krishnan Rajagopalan - President and Chief Executive Officer

Mark Harris - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Kevin Steinke - Barrington Research

Tobey Sommer - Truist Securities

Marc Riddick - Sidoti

Operator

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Heidrick & Struggles Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. And please be advised that this call is being recorded. After the speakers' prepared remarks there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

Now at this time, I'd like to turn things over to Mr. Steve Horwitz, Interim Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir.

Steven Horwitz

Thank you, and welcome to our 2023 third quarter conference call.

Before we begin, we'd like to congratulate VP of IR, Suzanne Rosenberg, on her newborn and a wonderful addition to our Heidrick family. While she is on maternity leave for the quarter and year-end, I will be serving as the Interim Head of IR, having been placed through the On-Demand Talent group.

Moving on to the business of the day. Joining me on today's call is our President and CEO, Krishnan Rajagopalan, and Chief Financial Officer, Mark Harris. We posted our accompanying slides on the IR homepage of our website at heidrick.com, and we encourage you to view these slides for additional context to our prepared remarks.

Please note that in the materials presented today, we may refer to non-GAAP financial measures that we believe provide additional insight into our underlying results. Reconciliations between these non-GAAP financial measures and the most comparable GAAP measures may be found in the earnings press release.

Also, in our remarks, we may make certain forward-looking statements. We ask that you please refer to the Safe Harbor language also contained in today's press release.

Krishnan, I'll now turn the call over to you.

Krishnan Rajagopalan

Thank you, Steve. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us today.

Before we turn to our results, I'd like to take a moment to acknowledge the terrorist attacks on Israel that occurred a few weeks ago and the tragic events continuing to unfold in Israel and Gaza. Our thoughts go out to the countless people whose lives have been lost and changed forever. As a firm, we condemn all acts of terror and violence and reject all forms of racism and hate. We continue to focus on ensuring the safety and well-being of our colleagues and supporting friends and families around the world who have been impacted by these devastating events.