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GattiHR Members join Kingsley Gate Partners

Tech Enabled Global Executive Search Firm Expands Its Human Resources, Industrial and Supply Chain footprint

GattiHR Members join Kingsley Gate

Kingsley Gate, a leading global, executive search and human capital advisory firm, today announced the continued strengthening of its international presence with the appointment of five new partners across key regions. Dan O’Donovan joins the firm’s Chicago office, Spencer Knibbe joins the New York office, Tatyana Freitas and Loreto Montoya strengthen the Latin American presence in São Paulo and Santiago respectively, while Alejandro Salazar-Simpson enhances the firm’s European capabilities from Madrid.

“These strategic appointments reflect our commitment to expanding our global footprint and delivering world-class executive search and advisory services to our clients across diverse markets,” said Andrew Holmes, CEO of Kingsley Gate. 
Andrew Holmes, CEO of Kingsley Gate

“Each of these accomplished professionals brings unique expertise and deep regional knowledge that will be invaluable as we continue to help organizations identify and secure high-impact decision makers. Their collective experience across technology, industrial, consumer goods, private equity, risk management, financial services and transformation initiatives significantly enhances our ability to serve clients with increasingly complex talent needs in today’s evolving business landscape.”

New York – Kingsley Gate Partners, the private equity-backed global tech-enabled executive search firm that is in the midst of rapid worldwide expansion announced that several key members of GattiHR will be joining the firm. They will support the firm’s continued expansion across the human resources, industrial and supply chain sectors. These members include:

  • J.L. Baker, Senior Partner
  • Michelle DesChenes, Partner
  • Jeffrey Kartheiser, Partner
  • Bob Cwenar, Vice President

“We’re excited to welcome the newest members of the Kingsley Gate family from GattiHR,” said Umesh Ramakrishnan, CEO Kingsley Gate Partners. “Our growth strategy is based on supporting the needs of our global clients by providing them with perfectly matched world-class search consultants backed by a tech-enabled search process. We share the same values and business ethics, including a passion for leveraging technology to provide better and faster search results to our clients around the world.”

For over 35 years, GattiHR has been one of the largest HR specialized search firms in the US. GattiHR now brings its deep expertise in retained search across the Human Resource function, Industrial and Supply Chain sectors to Kingsley Gate Partners. In addition to its exceptional retained search capabilities, GattiHR built innovative, subscription-based solutions for climate assessment, employer branding, incentive design, and talent management for its clients. Through strategic partnerships with global leaders and innovators like TalentBoost and Patheer, GattiHR provided technology solutions that helped organizations to build exponentially competitive workforces.

“Aligning our team with Kingsley Gate Partners gives us the opportunity to provide existing and potential clients with broader reach, added expertise, increased technology and the ability to further disrupt the search industry. Our teams will provide exceptional quality of service and now have an ability to do so better and faster,” said J.L. Baker, Senior Partner. “More importantly, Kingsley Gate’s mission is a perfect fit – putting the client first, focusing on results and always doing the right thing. We look forward to a bright future together!”

About Kingsley Gate

Kingsley Gate is a global executive search firm born with native AI and people at its core. Founded in 2015 to disrupt a recruitment model that hadn’t evolved in nearly a century, the firm combines seasoned human expertise with a proprietary AI platform purpose-built for executive search.

By embedding artificial intelligence into every stage of the process, Kingsley Gate helps organizations hire leaders who fit their specific strategy, culture, and ambition – rather than just a job description.

Operating as one unified global firm, Kingsley Gate serves more than 2,000 clients across 50+ countries, partnering with Global 2000 organizations, private equity–backed companies, and high-growth VC firms to deliver leaders who perform, adapt, and endure in their roles.
The firm is backed by private equity firm Crescent Cove Advisors.

For more information, please visit www.kingsleygate.com

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