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Alexander Whitehead Executive Search (Alexander Whitehead) is a boutique executive retained search firm providing advisory services to our clients in the areas of Board, C-Suite executive, and senior management search. Alexander Whitehead was established in March 2013 by Managing Partners Michael Alexander and Terry Whitehead who have a combined 30 years of search experience in the natural resource sectors. We specialize in the industrial space and have a deep understanding of the natural resources sector, specifically the mining, forestry, and manufacturing industries. Industries Served: Forestry, Mining, Industrial Manufacturing, Renewable Energy.
For Alexander Whitehead, he has successfully concluded complex searches at the Board, C-suite executive, and senior management levels for large international natural resource companies. Terry has an undergraduate degree from the University of Lethbridge where he currently serves on the Board of Governors. He is an accredited executive coach through the International Coach Federation
Since she was very young she has been interested in entrepreneurship and her main source of inspiration are the biographies of people who have made a difference in the face of all kinds of adversity.
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- Managing Director
- Founder and Chairperson
Carole is the managing director of Watershed Consulting
Carole is the founder and chairperson of CareerBuild, a non-profit organisation that helps South African youth to discover their purpose, talents and personality so that they can positively contribute to building the country. CareerBuild has been running since 2007 and has positively impacted the lives of more than 8000 young people.
Emanuela is co-founding partner of VP Search and has developed his network in particular into
Then Emanuela becomes an active member in Robert Half Italian branch start up and development: as a Senior Manager, she is in charge not only of important Italian listed Companies and Large Corporates but also of Italian Middle Market excellence players.
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- Partner / Partner and Director of the Portuguese Master Consulting Office
- Portuguese Partner of Master Consulting
He is one of the oldest Portuguese headhunters, using his professional expertise to develop projects in all functional areas and in all business sectors. Known for his transversal knowledge of the labor market and for the ethical rigor he places on all the projects he leads.
Francisco Ricardo is the Portuguese Partner of Master Consulting. Throughout his career of more than three decades in the area of recruitment and selection, he has conducted many recruitment projects in very different sectors. In 1987 he was one of the Executive Search precursors in Portugal. In 1988, he co-founded Amrop Portugal and in 1997 created his own company - Alter Via - which was integrated in Master Consulting in 2014.
Prior to 1987 he was Senior Consultant in the area of recruitment and head of inter-company training in firms of human resources (Psicoforma, Diapsi and PA Management Consultants).
Francisco Ricardo has a degree in Psychology, with a master's degree (curricular) in Organizational Behavior.
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- Specialized in Audit, CFO, HRIS
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- Managing Partner
- Member of the Board
- HEINER FISCHER Member of the Board
- Vicepresident
Heiner Fischer has over 15 years of experience in executive search and has his focus on senior level search assignments in the areas of automotive, professional services, advanced technology and new media.
Heiner Fischer was born in Darmstadt and received his MBA from Frankfurt University. He started his professional career with Hofmann, Herbold & Partner, a leading German executive search firm that was acquired by Korn/Ferry. Thereafter he became a managing consultant with FutureStep, a Korn/Ferry subsidiary that combines technical innovation with the traditional processes in executive search.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Founder and Director of Ad Astra Consultants Private Limited
JAYANTHI YESWANT Kumar is a notable figure in the global business landscape, known for her innovative leadership and commitment to diversity and inclusion. As the Founder and Director of Ad Astra Consultants Private Limited, she has made significant contributions to the fields of executive search and recruitment. With over 27 years of experience, Jayanthi has built an impressive career across various sectors including Banking and Financial Services, Recruitment Consulting, and Internet Services.
Jayanthi Yeswant Kumar, the Founder and Director of Ad Astra Consultants Private Limited, is a distinguished leader in the global business arena with over 27 years of experience in Banking, Financial Services, Recruitment Consulting, and Internet Services. She has held senior roles in global financial institutions like Societe Generale and ING Bank.
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- Member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Southwestern New England
- President of KMR Executive Search
Ken McGovern is the President of KMR Executive Search. He is based in our firm's West Hartford, CT office. Ken is a seasoned executive and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience creating and managing diverse teams and building dynamic cultures. As important as experience, background, and skill sets are in assessing a prospective new employee, Ken believes that fit and culture are equally critical components to identifying and hiring the next management team member who will positively impact an organization. His experience includes management search assignments within the market sectors of Healthcare, Financial Services, Information Technology, and Non-Profit, among others.
Prior to founding KMR, Ken was a Partner at Jobplex, a DHR International company, and a Managing Director at Horton International, both global retained executive search firms. Ken established a track record of managing the executive search process and assisting client organizations in their efforts to successfully identify and attract the highest quality management talent.
Ken is a member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Southwestern New England and a Board Member of Avery Heights and Noble Horizons, senior care facilities. He is also a member of the World Affairs Council and the MetroHartford Alliance.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Office Managing Partner
María José is responsible for the Executive Search Practice at Alto Impacto, conducting searches in Latin America as well as worldwide. She is also responsible for research, design, development, and implementation of scientific solutions to help optimize and reduce costs in all HR processes for clients.
Prior to joining Alto Impacto she was Senior Associate at Korn/Ferry International. During five years she conducted local, regional and global searches for various industries and positions. She was an active member of the Mining Latin-American Practice, working side-by-side with its leader, and building a knowledge base for the sector on a global level.
With 18 years of cumulative experience in Headhunting, María Nicholson is one of the most experienced experts in the Argentine executive search industry.
Her boutique firm was founded in 2006 on a wealth of both personal experience and excellent credentials. María previously served at two of the global top five search firms in the world, Korn Ferry and Spencer Stuart.
Michael has over 18 years of search experience executing senior executive placements across a broad range of business sectors including natural resources, forestry, mining, infrastructure, and manufacturing.
Job Titles:
- Human Resources Executive
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- Executive Search and Consulting
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- Director
- Founding Partner
- Member of the Board
- Vicepresident
Prior to joining the Consultancy business, Peter enjoyed a 24-year career in Financial Services, mostly in Brazil, initially with Banco Aymoré de Investimento S.A. (ABN-AMRO), Banco Bozano, Simonsen de Investimento S.A., Bank of America NT & SA, and lastly as Country Head at the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ). In addition to the funds management area, he worked in mergers and acquisitions transactions, foreign debt restructurings, corporate loans, syndicated loans, formal/informal foreign debt conversions, project finance deals, capital markets issues and structured foreign trade financing transactions. At ANZ, he worked for three years in New York as the Country Manager, with responsibility for managing the group's business in Brazil.
Peter began his career as a Human Resources Consultant in 1999, when he joined Korn/Ferry International to head up the Financial Services practice (banks, insurance companies, private equity/venture capital funds, brokerage houses and clearing companies), As Senior Client Partner he also led projects in the Industrial, Mining, Pharmaceutical, Chemical/Petrochemical, Agribusiness, Retail, Energy, Metallurgy, Consulting Firms, law Firms, Media and Entertainment, Culture, Tourism/Travel and Real State Sectors, among others. In 2004, he received the Client Satisfaction Award - South America from Korn/Ferry International, for having reached the highest client satisfaction rate in that continent. He was also one of those responsible for introducing the Management Assessment practice in Brazil.
In early 2005, with three other Senior Consultants, he created Talent Solution. Peter Mason is certified in the LPA - Launch Pad Analysis executive assessment tool and in Integrated Coaching by the ICI - Integrated Coaching Institute.
Founding Partner and Director at Talent Solution. Anglo-Brazilian, BA degree in Business Administration from the Pontificate Catholic University (PUC-Rio de Janeiro), with several professional specialization courses abroad. Worked for 24 years as a Banker in leading financial institutions in Brazil and in the USA. Served as Honorary Australian Consul for the State of Rio de Janeiro and began his career as a Human Resources Consultant in 1999. In addition to specializing in Executive Search, is actively involved in Assessment and Integrated Coaching projects.
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- Director
- Partner
- Secretary
- Secretary of the Board
- ROBERT GRAHAM Secretary of the Board
ROBERT GRAHAM Secretary of the Board Robert leads the Commercial Practice at Chapman Graham Ltd. serving a broad range of domestic and international blue chip clients within the FMCG, pharmaceutical, entertainment, travel, retail and industrial sectors. He is a highly experienced crossborder Search professional and some 40% of his assignments are conducted for clients and positions within continental Europe…
Rocío de la Puente Mc Farlane works with Alto Impacto since 2015. Her focus is in the design and implementation of scientific Human Resources solutions that allow clients achieve their optimum organizational effectiveness.
For over 20 years, Rodrigo has worked with a broad range local and international firms in various industries throughout Latin America. At these companies, his performance has focused on generating superior business results through cultural transformation, large-scale change, leadership development, and building high performance executive teams.
Rodrigo's educational background is in Business Administration and has postgraduate studies in Biology of Cognition and Human Communications, as well as in Leadership of Organizational Transformations. Additionally, he holds multiple certifications in assessment and development of leaders, teams and organizations.
Rodrigo was Client Partner and Senior Client Partner at Korn/Ferry International in the Santiago, Chile office, working both in high-level executive search, as well as talent management and leadership development consulting.
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- Chairman
- General Director
- Member of the Board
- Partner
- Chairman Person
SANTIAGO TARÍN PUIG Chairperson the Board Partner and CEO of the Master Consulting Group. Experienced consultant in executive search and in strategic consultancy. Vocational entrepreneur. Global minded and with deep international knowledge. Family man and concerned with Values and Ethics. Resume Degree in Economics and Business Studies, IESE Business Management Program (PADE) and Master in Information…
Sarah leads the not for profit practice and professional services practice.
After graduating with a history degree, Sarah commenced her career in retail HR with Marks and Spencer PLC. During her twelve years there she undertook a mixture of high-level operational and strategic policy roles.
Prior to founding Alexander Whitehead, Terry led the mining and executive search practice for a global recruitment firm based in Vancouver.
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- Specialized in IT Consulting Organization, IT Services Companies, Corporate Investment Banking
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- Founding Partner
- Member of the Board
- Treasurer
- Treasurer of the Board
- Founding Partner of VP Search
- Member of Fondazione Pangea Onlus Advisory Board
- VITTORIO VILLA Member of the Board
Vittorio is a member of Fondazione Pangea Onlus Advisory Board, a non-profit organization which supports women's and their families' conditions for social and economic development.
Vittorio is founding partner of VP Search and has developed his network in particular into
Vittorio has a degree in Economy and Business from the Genoa University and has a Master in Corporate Finance from St Xavier University of Chicago. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Public Auditor.
Vittorio starts his career at EniChem France in Paris in the Finance team and then joins PricewaterhouseCoopers as an auditor and an advisor. He then is an active part in the startup of Michael Page's operations in Italy where he becomes Head of Finance and Financial Institutions practice.
Vivian started M18 in the year 2000 and has been leading the company ever since.
Prior to starting a career in Executive Search, Vivian was mainly active in the telecom sector. She joined BT Plc in Sales and soon evolved to strategic business development (M&A), actively implementing the global strategy by creating joint ventures in various countries. In her last role at BT Belgium she was responsible for setting up and managing the Product Management department.
Vivian started her career as Research Analyst & Quality Practice Coordinator at McKinsey & Company.
Vivian has a double bachelor degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Hebrew University as well as an MBA from Nyenrode Business University in The Netherlands. She is also a Certified Assessor and Insights Practitioner.
Vivian is a Dutch national that has been living in Belgium since 1997. She is married and has two children.
VIVIAN SAJET Founder & General Manager As General Manager of M18, Vivian and her team work on Retained Executive Search (C-level) assignments, Talent Recruitment projects for junior- and middle management profiles and Interim Management assignments. M18 has clients in a very broad range of sectors, including non-profit. We focus on the following expertise: Sales &…
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- Member of the Board
- VA GOMBÁS Member of the Board
ÉVA GOMBÁS Member of the Board Éva brings a deep expertise of executive search and leadership development to the talent management process. Her clients include numerous multinational organizations mainly from the domains of technology, consulting and consumer goods, and several SMEs from various businesses. Resume In 2021 she set up her own firm, Starge, a…