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Mike Magsig, Managing Partner of DHR International's Board & CEO Practice, speaks about the effects of Boardroom diversity.
Tricia Logan, managing partner of DHR International's Retail Practice Group, discusses the confluence of technology in the industry.
Managing Partner Mike Lim discusses new and upcoming roles that will be needed in the technology sector and beyond.
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Robert G. Fong
practice areas: Advanced Technology, Industrial
Robert G. Fong is a partner and member of the Advanced Technology and Industrial Practices.
Based in the firm’s San Francisco office, Robert is responsible for managing client relationships including assessment, placement, and development of senior leaders and their teams. More >

Lisa Walker
practice area: Industrial
Lisa Walker is Managing Partner of DHR International's Global Industrial Practice. She brings two decades of experience in executive search and senior industrial roles to the firm. More >

Firoze Patel
practice areas: Financial Officer, Financial Services
Firoze Patel serves as Managing Partner, India, and leader of the Financial Services Practice in Asia Pacific. He is based in the firm’s Mumbai office. More >

Larry Rubin
practice areas: Consumer, Industrial, Life Science
Larry Rubin serves as managing partner of LATAM for DHR International.
Since 1997, Larry has held country manager/managing director positions in multinational firms for Latin America. He previously served as a leader across the region for Spencer Stuart where he focused on executive search in the Life Sciences, Consumer Goods, Aviation and Industrial practices. More >
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Naomi Tachibana
practice areas: Advanced Technology, Consumer, Industrial, Life Science, Retail
Naomi Tachibana serves as managing partner of Tokyo for DHR International. She serves the executive recruiting needs of clients in life science, healthcare, advanced technology, automotive, consumer / retail, and real estate industries. More >

Dwain Celistan
practice areas: Consumer, Diversity, Industrial
Dwain Celistan serves as a Managing Partner and leader of the Global Diversity Practice for DHR International in the firm’s Chicago office. He is also a member of the Consumer, Marketing, Financial Services, Industrial and Private Equity practice areas. More >

Rod Malcolm
practice areas: Board & CEO, Consumer, Private Equity, Retail
Rod Malcolm serves as managing partner and the global Consumer Practice leader, based in DHR's Toronto office.
Rod offers his clients a deep understanding of the business issues they are facing gained from his over 25 years of experience in sales, marketing, and general management positions with major international corporations combined with his broad executive search experience. More >

James L. Schroeder
practice areas: Financial Services, Private Equity
James Schroeder serves as Managing Partner of the North American Financial Services Practice and is responsible for developing and managing relationships within the sector. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading teams in the successful execution and completion of senior-level executive search assignments. He has more than 15 years of retained executive search experience serving clients in the Financial Services sector across all functional disciplines, including C-level and Board of Director roles. More >

Pravesh Mehra
practice areas: Advanced Technology, Business & Professional Services, Private Equity
Pravesh Mehra serves as managing partner and global leader of the Business & Professional Services Practice in the firm's San Francisco and New York offices, where he focuses on senior executive search for companies in the advisory, technology services, and global outsourcing industries. More >
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Ayman Haddad
practice areas: Board & CEO, Business & Professional Services, Financial Services, Industrial, Private Equity
Ayman Haddad is the managing partner of Middle East and Africa for DHR International and is based in the firm’s Dubai office. Ayman has 28 years of professional experience including management consulting, acting CEO of a family owned business and executive search consulting. More >

Frank Spencer
practice areas: Consumer, Private Equity, Retail
Frank Spencer serves as Managing Partner of the Global Retail/Consumer Practice. In addition to being one of the top three revenue producers in the history of the firm, Frank is a member of the DHR Board, Senior Operating Committee, DHR Hall of Fame and was an equity partner in the company for over 10 years. More >
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Jerry McGrath
practice area: Human Resources
Jerry McGrath serves as managing partner and global leader of the Human Resources Practice Group. He manages searches for human resources leaders across a vast array of industries and organizations, and his clients benefit from his more than two decades of global experience in both corporate human resources and executive search. More >
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Robin Singleton
practice area: Healthcare Services & Solutions
Robin Singleton serves as managing partner of the firm's global Healthcare Services & Solutions Practice. More >

Anja Reifeneder-Köstlinger
practice areas: Board & CEO, Consumer, Industrial, Retail
Anja Reifeneder-Köstlinger serves as partner, based in the firm’s Salzburg office.
Anja has more than 25 years of executive search experience, and she has worked with clients in many sectors, with a special focus in consumer goods, retail, industrial and board services. More >

James Abruzzo
practice area: Nonprofit
James Abruzzo serves as managing partner of the global Nonprofit Practice, based in the firm’s New York, NY office. More >

Mike Lim
practice areas: Advanced Technology, Business & Professional Services
Mike Lim serves as Managing Partner of China and Leader of Professional Services & Advanced Technology Practice – Asia Pacific. He is based in the firm’s Beijing office. More >

Stephen A. Hayes
practice areas: Financial Services, Healthcare Services & Solutions, Private Equity
Stephen Hayes serves as Executive Chairman of the firm. He is located in DHR's Washington, DC office. More >

Dennis C. Hood
practice areas: Board & CEO, Consumer, Industrial
Dennis Hood joined DHR International in 1997 as Executive Vice President. As his business grew he was named Managing Director of the firm's Milwaukee office and was also appointed a Senior Client Partner of the firm. More >

Sean Scanlon
practice area: Media & Entertainment
Sean Scanlon serves as managing partner of DHR International's Global Media and Entertainment Practice. More >
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Steve Godwin
practice areas: Industrial, Private Equity
Steve Godwin serves as partner based in the firm’s Charlotte office. More >

David Nagy
practice area: Industrial
David Nagy serves as Managing Partner, Asia Pacific Industrial Practice, based in the firm's Shanghai office. More >

Glenn Sugiyama
practice areas: Consumer, Diversity, Education, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Sports
Glenn Sugiyama serves as managing partner and global Sports Practice leader in the firm’s Chicago office. More >

Christine DeYoung
practice areas: Chief Marketing Officer, Consumer, Private Equity
Christine’s extensive operating and marketing leadership experiences in both public and private equity owned businesses provides unparalleled insight and perspective for her clients. More >

Julia Eakes
practice areas: Consumer, Financial Officer, Retail
Julia Eakes serves as partner in the Retail and Consumer Practice Groups. More >

Clare Cizek
practice areas: Business & Professional Services, Healthcare Services & Solutions, Human Resources, Life Science, Nonprofit
Clare Cizek serves as partner in the firm's Minneapolis office. She is an active member of the Professional Services, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Human Resources and Nonprofit Practice Groups. More >

Craig Randall
practice area: Private Equity
Craig Randall serves as partner and is a key member of DHR's Private Equity Practice. More >

Kenneth Schwenke
practice areas: Board & CEO, Consumer, Human Resources, Retail
Ken Schwenke serves as managing partner in DHR International’s Hospitality & Leisure Practice Group.
Ken is a seasoned board member and corporate executive, having served in leadership roles ranging from command of Marine units to serving as president of a billion dollar public company. Ken is also an experienced consultant in finding executive talent, having done more than four hundred searches for employers and clients across a wide range of industries and in roles ranging from public company board members and C-suite executives to senior functional and operational leaders. More >
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Bryan Arthur
practice areas: Advanced Technology, Education, Human Resources, Industrial
Bryan Arthur serves as the Managing Partner for Calgary, and Western Canada, with DHR International and is a member of the Industrial and Advanced Technology practice groups. Bryan has significant experience leading executive search assignments throughout various industries across North America. More >
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Louis M. Hipp III
practice area: Financial Services
Louis M. Hipp, III, serves as partner in DHR's New York and Charleston offices. Louis has over 25 years of executive search experience with an emphasis on presidents, chief financial officers, chief actuaries, chief marketing officers and other key leadership roles within insurance companies, intermediaries, and reinsurers. More >

Mike Magsig
practice area: Board & CEO
Mike Magsig leads DHR International’s Board & CEO Practice, specializing in recruiting C-suite executives and board directors.
Mike is a leader in executive search, successfully working with clients to place their transformative C-level executives and board of directors and in succession plan creation. During his career, Mike has successfully placed more than 300 C-level positions at companies including Swiss Re, Broadway Bank, Horace Mann Educators, CNO Financial and NCCI. He also placed members of the Board of Directors at AIG, John Hancock Funds, and Assured Guaranty. More >

Peter T. Metzger
practice areas: Advanced Technology, Board & CEO, Business & Professional Services, Global Security, Government Affairs, Nonprofit, Risk Management, Trade Association
Pete Metzger has nearly two decades of experience advising clients and providing them with top leadership talent. More >

Jeanne E. Branthover
practice areas: Advanced Technology, Board & CEO, Financial Services
Jeanne Branthover is Co-Head & Managing Partner of DHR International’s New York Office.
Jeanne closely partners with her global clients on senior level searches personally managing each assignment. Known for her hands-on approach she consults with her clients on succession planning, organizational change, precision hiring and talent management. She has recruited across industries and functions identifying Boards, C-Suite and senior level decision makers.

Carlos Cata
practice areas: Chief Marketing Officer, Consumer, Diversity, Financial Services, Private Equity
Carlos F. Cata serves as managing partner with DHR International and is based in the firm’s Chicago global headquarters.
Carlos has extensive experience recruiting impactful senior leaders across multiple industry sectors, with a strong focus on companies seeking transformational growth.

Craig Sigovich
practice areas: Financial Officer, Private Equity
Craig Sigovich is Managing Partner and Leader of DHR International’s Global Financial Officer Practice. He is based in the firm’s New York City and Stamford, CT offices. More >

Martin Nass
practice area: Financial Services
Martin Nass serves as managing partner and global leader of the Real Estate Practice and is based out of the firm’s New York office.
Prior to joining DHR International, Marty was a partner and the leader of the Global Real Estate Practice of CTPartners. With more than 30 years of real estate and mortgage banking experience, Marty quickly identifies strategic talent capable of seizing opportunities that contribute to clients’ profitable growth. More >

Kristi LeBlanc
practice areas: Consumer, Human Resources, Retail
Kristi brings 20 years of best-in-class retained executive search experience, providing for her clients unparalleled Consumer, Retail, and Hospitality market insights, compensation knowledge, industry networks and long-term relationships. She is a 2017 DHR Top Performer. More >
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Sal DiFranco
practice areas: Advanced Technology, Private Equity
Sal DiFranco serves as managing partner of the Global Advanced Technology Practice Group, and is based in the firm’s Chicago and San Francisco offices. More >

Supriya Dikshit
practice areas: Healthcare Services & Solutions, Life Science
Supriya Dikshit serves as Managing Partner, Life Science Practice Leader, APAC in the firm’s Mumbai office. More >

David Madden
practice areas: Advanced Technology, Private Equity
David Madden is a partner at DHR International. He is an active member of the firm’s Advanced Technology and Private Equity industry practices. More >

Christine Greybe
practice areas: Advanced Technology, Board & CEO, Consumer, Financial Officer, Private Equity, Retail
Christine Greybe serves as President and Head of International for DHR International and has been instrumental in establishing the DHR brand throughout the Asia-Pacific region. More >

Martin M. Pocs
practice areas: Board & CEO, Financial Officer, Financial Services, Nonprofit, Private Equity
Martin M. Pocs serves as vice chairman of DHR International and is the managing director of the firm's Denver office. As one of the three top producers in the history of the firm, Martin has made significant contributions in shaping the success of DHR. More >
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Carol Hartman
practice areas: Board & CEO, Diversity, Financial Services, Private Equity
Carol Hartman is an executive recruiting strategist and a recognized leader in helping companies achieve their business objectives in the U.S. and abroad. More >

Marcey Rubin Stamas
practice areas: Consumer, Private Equity, Retail
Marcey Rubin Stamas is the Managing Partner of the firm’s Chicago office, and a leader in DHR International’s Retail/Consumer Practice. More >
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Eunice Kim
practice areas: Advanced Technology, Industrial
Eunice Kim serves as partner based in the firm's Seoul office. With over 15 years of executive search and consulting experience, she specializes in C-level search assignments within the Advanced Technology, Industrial, and Energy & Infrastructure Practice Groups for both global multinationals and local Korean conglomerates. More >
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Keith Giarman
practice areas: Advanced Technology, Board & CEO, Financial Officer, Private Equity
Keith Giarman serves as managing partner of the Private Equity Practice in the firm’s San Francisco, CA and New York, NY offices. He is also part of the firm's Advanced Technology, Financial Services, Board & CEO, and Financial Officer practice groups. More >

May Tung
practice areas: Board & CEO, Financial Services, Private Equity
May Tung is based out of the firm's regional headquarters in Hong Kong. Her focus is on board, C-level and senior management roles in the banking, asset management, insurance, private equity firms and the public sectors. More >

John Baker
practice areas: Board & CEO, Life Science, Private Equity
John Baker serves as managing partner of the global Life Sciences Practice for DHR International. Leveraging more than 25 years in the healthcare environment, John focuses on senior executive and direct report level assignments within the life science sector. More >
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Frank Smeekes
practice areas: Board & CEO, Business & Professional Services, Industrial, Nonprofit, Private Equity
Frank Smeekes serves as DHR International's Managing Partner, Europe, and as the Global Industrial Practice Leader. He is also a member of DHR International's Board of Directors. More >