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Private Cos. Can Compete For Executive Talent With Public Cos.

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Private Companies Can Compete for Executive Talent with Public Companies

Sept. 17, 2007, New York - As the war for executive talent continues, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers' Trendsetter Barometer, private company CEOs competing against public companies for executive talent are feeling the pressure.

Fifty-five percent rank the current market for executive talent as "competitive," and 33 percent rank it as "highly competitive." Despite this, the majority of private companies -- 59 percent -- do not feel disadvantaged when competing against public companies, for a wide range of reasons.

PricewaterhouseCoopers' Trendsetter Barometer tracks the business issues of privately-held companies identified in the media as the fastest-growing U.S. businesses. It incorporates the views of 302 CEOs: 124 from companies in the product sector and 178 in the services sector, ranging in size from approximately $5 million to $150 million in revenue/sales.

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