Kingsley Gate Partners Acquires Everest Search Partners

Global Executive Search Firm Expands International Footprint with Office in Tel Aviv
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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. 
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“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.”

Kingsley Gate Partners, the leading firm in global executive search which helps ensure a lasting fit between its clients and placed candidates through its proprietary framework, Synchronous Fit, announced today that it has acquired Everest Search Partners, an Israeli-based boutique executive search firm. Jeff Shapiro and Noam Eisenberg have joined the company as senior partners based in Tel Aviv.

Founded in 2005 and based in Tel-Aviv, Everest Search Partners specializes in recruiting world-class C-level and VP executives across the technology and life sciences spectrum. Everest Search Partners’ uniquely concentrates on Israeli-founded companies around the world, focusing on seeking out the best fitting and most experienced executives in all functional areas.

As Kingsley Gate Partners continues the expansion of its global footprint and client base, the acquisition of Everest Search Partners represents an important addition towards their international reach and business.

“Tel Aviv is currently one the most important tech centers globally for doing business,” stated Nancy Albertini, office of the CEO, Kingsley Gate Partners. “Noam and Jeff are world-class professionals with extensive search expertise, and we couldn’t be more excited to have them strengthen and expand our presence in Israel and the region.”

Jeff’s career in executive search spans over two decades. He specializes in recruiting Board Director, CEO’s, CFO’s, CIO/CTO’s, and VP’s of Sales, Marketing, Business Development and Engineering, among other functions. Previously he worked at top international search firms, including CTPartners, Korn/Ferry International and Egon Zehnder International, where he was responsible for securing, leading and executing retained executive search assignments.

Noam brings over 20 years of professional experience in executive search, focusing on quality client experience and results. He has earned a reputation of delivering top talent for senior-level positions across a broad range of industries and companies. Drawing on his global experience and network, Noam understands clients’ corporate and cultural needs enabling them to establish a strong global presence. Before founding Everest Search Partners, Noam led his own executive search practice where he worked with leading VC’s and Boards of Directors to build global management teams for early and late-stage companies. He started his executive search career at Christian & Timbers in 1998.

Shapiro and Eisenberg stated, “Kingsley Gate Partners is at the forefront of the fast-changing executive recruiting landscape. They’ve built some of the most impressive technology and combined it with world-class methodology. We knew that we could leverage it to deliver the highest quality service to our clients. We are thrilled to be part of this exciting expansion.”

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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