Seeliger y Conde se une a Kingsley Gate para impulsar su crecimiento internacional en el mercado del talento directivo

  • Con la incorporación de Seeliger y Conde, Kingsley Gate estima cerrar 2023 con un crecimiento en facturación del 35% con respecto al año anterior.
  • En España, contarán con un equipo de 12 Partners en sus oficinas de Barcelona y Madrid.

Barcelona, 06 de Septiembre de 2023. Seeliger y Conde, el líder de captación de talento directivo en España, y Kingsley Gate, firma global especializada en la búsqueda de ejecutivos y consultoría de talento, han anunciado hoy la integración de sus operaciones para impulsar su crecimiento internacional y consolidar su propuesta de valor mediante una tecnología propia en los procesos.

Fruto de esta unión, el equipo de Seeliger y Conde, liderado porsu presidente, Luis Conde, pasa a formar parte de la organización global de Kingsley Gate. Las dos compañías comparten una estrategia de crecimiento basada en el desarrollo de una metodología única apoyada en tecnología de vanguardia, que asegura el encaje cultural y estratégico entre candidatos y clientes.

Crecimiento del 35% en 2023

Kingsley Gate y Seeliger y Conde cuentan con un equipo que supera los 100 consultores y aproximadamente 350 profesionales, con alcance global en más de 33 países. Con esta integración, la compañía estima cerrar 2023 con un crecimiento en facturación del 35% con respecto al año anterior.

Desde la fundación de Seeliger y Conde hace 33 años y gracias a un equipo de Partners con experiencia exitosa como empresarios o altos ejecutivos, la firma ha participado en la selección de altos directivos y miembros de Consejos de Administración de las principales empresas españolas. Para Luis Conde, presidente de Seeliger y Conde, “el objetivo de esta unión con Kingsley Gate es reforzar nuestra posición en el mercado europeo y ampliar el perímetro de actuación en Estados Unidos y América Latina. Asimismo, incorporamos la plataforma tecnológica HELIA,que nos ayudará a ofrecer un mejor servicio a nuestros clientes, con extraordinaria agilidad y con altos niveles de rigor y calidad”.

Para Kingsley Gate, España siempre ha estado en su foco estratégico para conectar las operaciones entre Estados Unidos, Europa y Latinoamérica. Al integrar a Seeliger y Conde, la compañía refuerza su posición en este mercado gracias a la amplia presencia y el gran conocimiento de sus 12 Partners, ubicados en sus oficinas de Barcelona y Madrid.

“A pesar de la incuestionable importancia de España como vértice para nosotros, esta unión va más allá de las meras fortalezas geográficas. Se trata de la integración de la marca de talento ejecutivo más prestigiosa del país con una firma innovadora, global y disruptiva. Juntos queremos transformar el sector del ‘Executive Search’ y la consultoría de Talento en España y a nivel mundial”, afirma Eduardo Antunovic, Chief Client Officer y Senior Partner de Kingsley Gate.

Sobre Seeliger y Conde

Seeliger y Conde, fundada en 1990, cuenta con más de 33 años de experiencia en el sector de la búsqueda de talento. Su equipo ha ayudado a las organizaciones españolas y mundiales más notables a encontrar, contratar y potenciar líderes cuyas decisiones estratégicas generan un valor inequívoco para los grupos de interés de esas empresas y para la sociedad. La compañía cerró 2022, con un crecimiento del 12% respecto al año anterior, unos resultados que demuestran la alta calidad de su servicio y metodología.

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Sobre Kingsley Gate

Kingsley Gate es una empresa líder mundial de búsqueda de ejecutivos respaldada por capital privado que sitúa la toma de decisiones en el centro de su enfoque para identificar, evaluar y seleccionar líderes ejecutivos. Fundada en 2015 y con sede en Nueva York (EE.UU.), los Partners de la empresa han ayudado a más de 1.700 organizaciones a contratar e incorporar con éxito a miles de ejecutivos con poder de decisión en todos los sectores, funciones y mercados. Desde 2022, la empresa cuenta con el respaldo de la sociedad de capital privado Crescent Cove Partners LP, especializada en inversiones de compañías tecnológicas.

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Kingsley Gate accelerates its Executive Search and Advisory leadership by acquiring Seeliger y Conde

  • The integration of Seeliger y Conde will allow Kingsley Gate to expand its global impact and propel the firm to 35% YoY growth in 2023.
  • Through the acquisition, Kingsley Gate will be adding 12 partners across offices in Madrid and Barcelona

Barcelona, September 6 2023. Global Executive Search leader Kingsley Gate announced today that it has acquired Seeliger y Conde the leading executive search and leadership advisory firm in Spain, in order to expand its client service offering and geographic reach. This strategic integration will allow clients of both firms to benefit from an injection of proprietary technology into the search process.

The Seeliger y Conde team, led by their president, Luis Conde, will form a crucial part of Kingsley Gate’s global operations. The two firms have unique and proven methodologies for conducting executive search that emphasize technological innovation and cultural alignment between candidates and the client organizations that hire them. The firms also share an entrepreneurial drive, commitment to continuous improvement, and agile ways of working.

35% YoY Growth in 2023

Kingsley Gate and Seeliger y Conde will have a team of over 100 consultants and approximately 350 professionals operating in more than 33 countries. Kingsley Gate anticipates closing 2023 with a 35% revenue growth year-over-year.

Since Seeliger y Conde was founded 33 years ago, and thanks to a Partner team comprised of experienced executives, the firm has engaged in the hiring of over one thousand executives and board members for top Spanish companies. For Luis Conde, the President of Seeliger y Conde, “the goal of this acquisition by Kingsley Gate is to reinforce our position in the European market, expanding the scope of our impact to Latin America and the United States as well.  We’re also going to be incorporating Kingsley Gate’s proprietary search approach, HELIA, which will help us improve the rigor, quality, and agility of our existing client service.”

For Kingsley Gate, Spain has always been a strategic focus to support and complement strong operations in Latin America, Europe, and the U.S.  As such, adding Seeliger y Conde’s strength in the Spanish market to its existing operations helps to reinforce Kingsley Gate’s global position.

“Despite the unquestionable importance of Spain as a key vertex of North American, European, and Latin American enterprise, this partnership goes beyond mere geographical strengths… at the end of the day, it’s a merging of the most prestigious Executive Talent brand in Spain with an innovative, future-ready, and disruptive firm… the birth of a new incumbent,” says Eduardo Antunovic, Chief Client Officer and Senior Partner, Kingsley Gate.

About Seeliger y Conde

Seeliger y Conde, founded in 1990, has over 33 years of experience in the Executive Search sector. Their team has helped leading global and Spanish organizations find, hire, and develop leaders whose strategic decisions generate enormous value for those organizations’ stakeholders and for society. The company achieved 12% YoY growth in 2022, results that showcase the high quality of their service and their methodology.

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About Kingsley Gate

Kingsley Gate is a leading global, private equity-backed Executive Search firm that puts decision making at the center of its approach to identifying, evaluating, and selecting executive leaders.

Kingsley Gate has helped thousands of organizations across all industries and geographies, to hire & manage effective, high-impact decision makers & outperform its talent management.

Headquartered in New York, the firms’ consultants have helped over 1,700 client organizations successfully hire and onboard thousands of decision-making executives across all industries, functions, and markets. 

Since 2022, the firm has been backed by private equity firm Crescent Cove Partners LP.

For more information, please visit: www.KingsleyGate.com

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Chris Coe and Paul Cashman Join Kingsley Gate

Global Executive Search Firm Deepens Life Sciences Expertise with Two Key Appointments

London, September 5, 2023 – Kingsley Gate, a global executive search firm that is private-equity backed, tech-enabled, and rapidly expanding worldwide today announced that Chris Coe and Paul Cashman have been appointed to help with the expansion of the firm’s global Life Sciences Practice.

Before joining Kingsley Gate, Chris Coe was a senior Client Partner at Chaberton Partners. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President, Search at Talentmark – the first global executive search firm to focus exclusively on life sciences. At Talentmark, Chris was an instrumental part of the leadership team and responsible for growth across both executive search and interim management.

He has been a Partner and Co-Global Lead at Caldwell’s Life Sciences & Healthcare Practice and was Global Co-Leader of the Life Sciences Practice at CTPartners, and a senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry.

Chris is well known for his close ties with the biotech and medical devices investment community, and has an outstanding track-record when it comes to building high-performance leadership teams for these start-ups and growth stage firms.

Paul Cashman is a life sciences specialist with extensive experience of recruiting for Board and C-Suite roles. He joins from Chaberton Partners where he was Global Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences. Previously, he was a Partner at Odgers Berndtson’s Global Life Sciences Practice and Head of Executive Recruitment for AbbVie, a global biopharma company.

Additionally, Paul has broad expertise in leadership consulting. He was the COO for LifeSci Search, a leading provider of global consulting services. Currently, he holds a Board advisory role at CapitalConnect and is an NED at a healthcare data analytics start-up.

Chris will be based in London and Paul will divide his time between London and France. Whilst their work is truly global, their primary focus will be the UK, Europe and North America.

As part of Kingsley Gate’s continued expansion, Chiara Brega (Principal) and Louise Wakefield (Project Manager), are also joining to help support the Life Sciences Practice.

“Paul and Chris are a `dream team` combination and we’re really delighted to have them both on board,” said Eduardo Antunovic, Chief Client Officer and Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate.

“The importance of this strategic sector for Kingsley Gate is reflected in this team hire with significant international reach and deep expertise,” added Eduardo.

About Kingsley Gate Partners
Kingsley Gate, a leading, global, retained executive search firm, is elevating the search industry with a data-driven approach that centers decision making as the primary lens for identifying, evaluating, and selecting outstanding executive leaders.

Headquartered in New York, and operating globally, the firm’s consultants have helped over 1700 client organizations successfully hire and onboard thousands of decision-making executives across all industries, functions, and markets.

Since 2022, the firm has been backed by private equity firm Crescent Cove Partners LP. For more information, go to www.KingsleyGate.com.

New research
According to a new study published by Kingsley Gate together with ‘FT Longitude’ of the Financial Times Group “Bad Decisions: Why companies miss the most important factor in executive hiring”, decision-making is a critical and often overlooked lens to identifying, assessing, onboarding and empowering leadership talent.

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Kingsley Gate Uncovers Decision Making as the Missing Piece in Executive Hiring

New Research Reveals That 63% of Senior Executives Have Resigned or Considered Resigning Due To Frustration With Organizational Decision-Making

New York – July 17, 2023 – Kingsley Gate, a leading global, private equity-backed executive search firm, today unveiled “Bad Decisions: Why companies miss the most important factor in executive hiring”, a new report that examines decision-making as a critical and too-often-overlooked lens to identifying, onboarding and empowering leadership talent.

Despite the essential role that decision-making plays in hiring senior executives, a survey commissioned by Kingsley Gate and conducted by FT Longitude of the Financial Times Group in May and June 2023, reveals that a staggering 25% of senior executives did not explicitly discuss the topic of decision making prior to taking their current senior leadership role. Candidates who did discuss decision-making, however, are 1.4x more likely to be satisfied, not only with decision-making elements of their role, but with their jobs overall, compared to those who did not. Dissatisfied executives are prone to bear costs on their organizations in a multitude of ways.

The report’s findings unearth how leadership hiring serves as a primary method of elevating decision-making effectiveness. Respondents cited company leadership as the most influential factor in improving their organization’s decision making, followed closely by the introduction of new employees into the mix. These people-centric factors were ranked higher than technology, processes, data-analysis tools and even senior executives’ personal, self-reported impact.

“Organizations must move away from the standard surface level approach to questioning candidates about decision-making” states Umesh Ramakrishnan, chief executive officer, Kingsley Gate. “Digging deeper into significant moments of choice for candidates will uncover whether a potential hire can enhance an organization’s decision making. I’ve never seen that level of interviewing for a new candidate.”

FT Longitude connected with 400 senior executives across 13 industries and five countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Additional key findings include:

  • Senior executives who did not discuss decision-making before taking their current roles are 30% less satisfied with their current jobs overall and 54% less satisfied with decision-making effectiveness at their companies.
  • In addition to resigning due to dissatisfaction with how decisions were made at the company, a similarly high number of executives cited resigning or considering resigning due to not feeling empowered to make good decisions.
  • Senior executives who are satisfied with decision-making effectiveness in their organization are 3.6 times more likely to report overall job satisfaction, compared to those who are not satisfied with decision making. This statistic is relatively on par with how other elements feed into employee satisfaction, such as compensation and benefits, workplace culture and career growth.
  • Only 36% of senior executives assert that their personal decision-making style aligns with the style of their organization.

Kingsley Gate’s report delivers several key learnings for organizations. First, decision making should not serve as just one element of the recruitment process; rather, it should play a central role in hiring senior executives. Taking this approach increases the likelihood that senior executives will feel satisfied in their positions overall and with their organization’s decision making process and abilities.

After establishing a slate of candidates that possess the right qualifications for a position, organizations should evaluate candidates’ decision making styles to ensure alignment with organizational style. Doing so is essential to retention, enabling senior executives to thrive, and improving an organization’s decision making.

Though, a ‘good fit’ does not necessarily mean that a candidate perfectly emulates existing decision making styles. Rather, that individual can bridge the gap between an organization’s culture today and where it wants to be tomorrow, facilitating progress. This involves respecting and challenging the decision making status quo. Clearly, there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ when it comes to making decisions, and this should be remembered by in-house talent acquisition teams and executive search firms as they build leadership teams.

Incorporating decision making into performance reviews, lessons learnt sessions and other reflective milestones would feed into a ‘virtuous upward spiral’ that improves decision making on both individual and organizational levels.

Please click this link to download “Bad Decisions: Why companies miss the most important factor in executive hiring”.

About Kingsley Gate
Kingsley Gate is a leading global, private equity-backed executive search firm that puts decision making at the center of its approach to identifying, evaluating, and selecting executive leaders. Kingsley Gate has helped thousands of organizations across all industries, functions, and geographies, hire effective, high-impact decision makers.

Headquartered in New York, the firms’ consultants have helped over 1,700 client organizations successfully hire and onboard thousands of decision-making executives across all industries, functions, and markets.

Since 2022, the firm has been backed by private equity firm Crescent Cove Partners LP. For more information, go to www.KingsleyGate.com.

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Iain Brockbank Joins Kingsley Gate Partners

Global Executive Search Firm Deepens Industrial Expertise with New Appointment in London

May 16, 2023: Kingsley Gate Partners, a global executive search firm that is private-equity backed, tech-enabled, and rapidly expanding worldwide, today announced that Iain Brockbank has joined as a Partner in the firm’s global Industrial Practice. He is based in the London office.

Iain has over 23 years’ experience working with clients in the UK and internationally, focussing on Chair, NED and senior executive roles. Clients have included major quoted, PE backed and privately owned companies in manufacturing, engineering, transport and utilities.

His track-record includes Board Committee Chairs and C-Suite roles, as well as Country and Divisional leaders and functional executives across Human Resources, Operations, Marketing, Finance and Business Development. Iain also advises clients on succession planning, board effectiveness, leadership, and inclusion and diversity initiatives.

He joins Kingsley Gate following 12 years with Warren Partners, a highly reputed UK executive search firm, where he led the Industrial Practice.

“I really resonate with Kingsley Gate’s collaborative approach and am looking forward to working closely with the global leadership team. The transformational technology and innovation that the firm applies to executive search was also a key factor in my decision,” says Iain.

“We are very excited to welcome Iain to Kingsley Gate. His extensive experience of working with Boards in industry will be a real asset as we expand our global footprint,” said Chief Operating Officer, Francesca d’Arcangeli.

About Kingsley Gate Partners
Transforming the world of retained executive search, Kingsley Gate Partners leverages its proprietary and tech-enabled search platform and a world-class cadre of consultants to provide greater accountability, accuracy, velocity, and transparency to the search process in a manner that ensures a lasting strategic fit between executives and clients. The firm’s search consultants operate globally with expertise in all major industries and markets. It serves best-of-breed organizations in over 30 countries. For more information, go to www.KingsleyGate.com.



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Matthias Hocke Joins Kingsley Gate Partners

Global Executive Search Firm Deepens Industrial Expertise with New Appointment in Europe

January 24, 2023: Kingsley Gate Partners, a global executive search firm that is private-equity backed, tech-enabled, and rapidly expanding worldwide, today announced that Matthias Hocke has joined as a Partner. He is based in the strategic European hub of Brussels, Belgium.

Matthias has more than 20 years’ experience specialising in the industrial and industrial services sectors, with experience of recruiting senior-level executives for FTSE 100 firms as well as start-ups.

He joins Kingsley Gate from Korn Ferry where he was Managing Consultant for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in the Industrial Practice. Prior to that Matthias worked with Heidrick & Struggles.

Before entering the search profession, he gained over 12 years of managerial experience with increasing responsibility in the military sector (army aviation).

Matthias holds an MBA in international business studies from Maastricht University, and has also completed Harvard Business School’s Strategic Human Resources Management Program.

In addition to his native German, Matthias speaks fluent Portuguese, Dutch and English and possesses a good working knowledge of French and Flemish.

“We are very excited to welcome Matthias to Kingsley Gate as we deepen our expertise in the industrial sector,” said Chief Operating Officer, Francesca d’Arcangeli. “Matthias will play a pivotal role in our growing European presence, working closely with Partners across the globe. A truly international citizen, Matthias will be a wonderful asset to our team.”

“I am honoured to join Kingsley Gate at such an exciting time for the company and look forward to advising clients as they continue to look at new areas of growth,” said Matthias.

About Kingsley Gate Partners
Transforming the world of retained executive search, Kingsley Gate Partners leverages its proprietary and tech-enabled search platform and a world-class cadre of consultants to provide greater accountability, accuracy, velocity, and transparency to the search process in a manner that ensures a lasting strategic fit between executives and clients. The firm’s search consultants operate globally with expertise in all major industries and markets. It serves best-of-breed organizations in over 30 countries. For more information, go to www.KingsleyGate.com.



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Firoze Patel and Muna Awwadová Join Kingsley Gate Partners

Global Executive Search Firm Deepens Presence in Middle East Market with Two New Appointments in Dubai

January 18, 2023 – Kingsley Gate Partners, a global executive search firm that is private-equity backed, tech-enabled, and rapidly expanding worldwide, today announced that Firoze Patel (Senior Partner) and Muna Awwadová (Partner) have joined the firm. Both are based in Dubai.

Firoze Patel
Firoze Patel is a Senior Partner specializing in financial services and has more than 20 years’ experience in executive search, executing mandates in senior leadership roles.

Before joining Kingsley Gate, Firoze served as Managing Partner of India and Singapore for DHR Global, overseeing all business activities in both locations. He also led the firm’s Financial Services Practice in Asia Pacific (APAC) and was a member of the APAC Management Committee.

Prior to DHR Global, he was a Managing Director at Russell Reynolds Associates and a Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry International, respectively.

Before joining the executive search industry, Firoze spent five years as head of finance and accounts for a large export house in India. He graduated with first-class honors from the University of Bombay and is a Chartered Accountant by training.

“I’m delighted to join Kingsley Gate Partners. The opportunity to work with the firm’s global leadership team and like-minded colleagues, coupled with Kingsley Gates innovative use of technology to ever-improve the executive search process, is a winning formula,” said Firoze.

Muna Awwadová
Muna Awwadová is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. She has over 20 years’ experience in executive search, with most of her career spent in the Middle East.

Prior to joining Kingsley Gate, Muna worked for global executive search and interim management firms. She has successfully recruited executives for C-Suite and Board roles in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Egypt and Turkey.

She has also worked with governments across the Middle East to identify talent and advise on their long-term leadership planning. Additionally, Muna spent seven years with KPMG in their People and Change Advisory Services.

She began her career with Credit Suisse First Boston and Talents Technology, where she was based in Prague. Muna holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Liberec and is fluent in English, Arabic and Czech. “I’m excited to be working with the senior partners at Kingsley Gate. Their disruptive approach to executive search and use of analytics to deliver impact and results is ground-breaking. Our mission is to partner with Middle East clients to address their region-specific and evolving leadership needs,” said Muna.

“I’m very pleased to welcome Firoze and Muna to our fast-growing Middle East team,” said Noam Eisenberg, Senior Partner and Head of Middle East and Africa (MEA). “Their combined experience building trusted relationships with senior business leaders and Boards across multiple industry sectors will further strengthen our capabilities in the region.”

About Kingsley Gate Partners
Transforming the world of retained executive search, Kingsley Gate Partners leverages its proprietary and tech-enabled search platform and a world-class cadre of consultants to provide greater accountability, accuracy, velocity, and transparency to the search process in a manner that ensures a lasting strategic fit between executives and clients. The firm’s search consultants operate globally with expertise in all major industries and markets. Kingsley Gate Partners serves best-of-breed organizations in over 30 countries. Since February 2022, the firm has been backed by private equity firm Crescent Cove Partners LP. For more information, go to www.KingsleyGate.com.



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NHPR
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Kingsley Gate Partners Expands Global Footprint with Acquisition of The Omerta Group

Executive search leader significantly strengthens financial services capabilities in New York, London, and Hong Kong

New York – January 11, 2023 – Kingsley Gate Partners, a global executive search firm that is tech-enabled, global, and backed by private equity firm Crescent Cove Advisors, announced today that it has increased its international presence by adding The Omerta Group (TOG), a leading executive search firm specialising in financial services, to its existing operations.

Headquartered in London, The Omerta Group has a longstanding presence and a strong reputation in global financial services.

“To have a truly global financial services practice, you must be in three locations: New York, London, and Hong Kong. This acquisition strengthens our position in these key markets,” said Umesh Ramakrishnan, Kingsley Gate Partners’ Chief Executive Officer.

The Omerta Group will complement Kingsley Gate Partners’ strength in the United States and will accelerate the firm’s growing footprint across the United Kingdom, continental Europe, the Middle East, and Asia/Pacific.

The addition of 50 highly experienced global financial services specialists also builds on Kingsley Gate Partners’ existing financial services expertise, particularly in asset management. “Jason Mort and The Omerta Group have built a highly recognizable name in many of the key growth sectors within global financial services; we are thrilled to welcome them to Kingsley Gate Partners,” said Paige C. Scott, Senior Partner at Kingsley Gate Partners. “The infusion of their geographic and subject matter expertise, especially in capital markets, represents a critical inflection point for the growth of our existing Financial Services Practice. By combining forces, we can bring our clients and our candidates the best regionalized experience in financial services search with a highly integrated global platform.”

Kingsley Gate Partners and The Omerta Group share a performance-driven and entrepreneurial mindset. They both have complementary rosters of blue-chip clients and reputations for effective, transparent, high-quality approaches to executive search. The Omerta Group’s tried and tested processes are also congruent with Kingsley Gate Partners’ proprietary and tech-enabled search platform.

Jason Mort, founder and CEO of The Omerta Group, will serve as Leader of Kingsley Gate’s Global Financial Services Practice and has also been appointed to the firm’s Global Leadership Team.

Ramakrishnan continued, “I’m delighted to welcome Jason to our leadership team and to announce that he will also be responsible for our Global Financial Services Practice. We are, of course, all really looking forward to getting to know our new colleagues.”

Commenting on this significant announcement for both businesses, Jason Mort, CEO of The Omerta Group said: “I am excited by the opportunities ahead. Kingsley Gate Partners and The Omerta Group, backed by Crescent Cove Advisors is a powerful combination. Following a period of exceptional growth at The Omerta Group, we felt it was the right time and the optimal way of delivering on our ambition to expand our presence in the US and developing further in our home markets.”

He continued, “I have always been a strong advocate for how technology can positively impact executive search. Industry consolidation in a highly fragmented industry and growth capital are also important factors and, with our new colleagues, we are well placed to take advantage of this growth opportunity. I am extraordinarily proud of The Omerta Group and what we have achieved together in our 20-year history and look forward to continuing the journey as part of the Kingsley Gate Partners team.”

About Kingsley Gate Partners
Transforming the world of retained executive search, Kingsley Gate Partners leverages its proprietary and tech-enabled search platform and a world-class cadre of consultants to provide greater accountability, accuracy, velocity, and transparency to the search process in a manner that ensures a lasting strategic fit between executives and clients. The firm’s search consultants operate globally with expertise in all major industries and markets. Kingsley Gate Partners serves best-of-breed organizations in over 30 countries. Since February 2022, the firm has been backed by private equity firm Crescent Cove Partners LP. For more information, go to www.KingsleyGate.com.

About The Omerta Group
Founded in 2002, The Omerta Group (TOG) is a leading international financial services-focused executive search firm headquartered in London with regional offices in New York and Hong Kong.

Clients include Investment Banks, Investment Managers, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Quantitative Trading Platforms, Exchanges, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Commodity Trading Houses, and firms within the Digital Asset & Blockchain ecosystem located across Asia, Europe, and The Americas.

TOG is recognised by clients and industry professionals for best-in-class execution and for helping clients navigate competitive and complex markets with a robust, inclusive hiring methodology and selection process.

The business will continue to operate under The Omerta Group brand, as a Kingsley Gate Partners company.

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NHPR
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Amanda Pitt Joins Kingsley Gate Partners

Strengthens Executive Search Firm’s Expertise in Technology and Digital

London – 5th December, 2022 – Kingsley Gate Partners, a global executive search firm that is private-equity backed, tech-enabled, and rapidly expanding worldwide, today announced that Amanda Pitt has joined the firm as a Partner.

Amanda has over 25 years of experience across the digital media industry. Before joining Kingsley Gate, she ran her own executive talent consultancy working globally within the media industry. Prior to that, she held executive search positions at Korn Ferry and Grace Blue where she specialized in the media and entertainment industry for EMEA.

Amanda has also held a number of senior in-house positions at leading media owners and agencies including Commercial Director at Haymarket, Group Advertisement Director at BBC Worldwide and Managing Partner, New Business and Marketing at Havas Media Group.

A passionate and committed supporter of the media industry, Amanda is a member of the Board of Trustees for NABS, the support organisation for the advertising and media industry. She won the Ron Miller award for her outstanding service to the charity and also gives time to their mentoring and fundraising schemes.

Additionally, Amanda has mentored on the ‘Outvertising’ programme, which provides support and guidance to those in the LGTBQ+ community at work. She also sits on panels for industry debates and awards such as Campaign’s Media Week Awards and The Marketing Academy Scholarship program.

Says Francesca d’Arcangeli, global Chief Operating Officer for Kingsley Gate Partners:

“We are truly excited to welcome Amanda into the team. Amanda builds on our strength in Technology and Digital, bringing a wealth of experience in Multiplatform Marketing Services, Media Owners and Brands in the UK and Internationally. The depth of her understanding across this fast-evolving landscape will add significant value to our clients and our Practice.”

Adds Amanda:

“I’m thrilled to join such an incredible group of talented individuals at an exciting time of growth for the business. Kingsley Gate’s unique industry-leading search technology really is improving the execution of executive search for the benefit of both clients and candidates.”

Amanda is based in Kingsley Gate’s London office.

About Kingsley Gate Partners
Transforming the world of retained executive search, Kingsley Gate Partners leverages its proprietary and tech-enabled search platform and a world-class cadre of consultants to provide greater accountability, accuracy, velocity, and transparency to the search process in a manner that ensures a lasting strategic fit between executives and clients. The firm’s search consultants operate globally with expertise in all major industries and markets. Kingsley Gate Partners serves best-of-breed organizations in over 30 countries. For more information, go to www.KingsleyGate.com.

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Kingsley Gate Partners
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Aaron Mitchell Finegold Joins Kingsley Gate Partners as Chief Marketing Officer

New York – October 19, 2022 – Kingsley Gate Partners, a global executive search firm that is private-equity backed, tech-enabled, and rapidly expanding worldwide, today announced that Aaron Mitchell Finegold has joined the firm as Chief Marketing Officer. Based in San Francisco, he will oversee the firm’s full-funnel marketing strategy, external communications, and investment in business-critical capabilities such as experimentation, marketing automation, and measurement.

Aaron brings over 15 years of experience in digital marketing, brand strategy, customer insights, user acquisition, and design thinking to Kingsley Gate Partners. His experience driving innovation across both technology and professional services companies makes him uniquely qualified to lead Kingsley Gate Partners’ marketing efforts.

“We are thrilled to add Aaron to Kingsley Gate’s leadership team,” said Umesh Ramakrishnan, CEO of Kingsley Gate Partners. “We spent the last few years building a successful disruptive platform and we needed a next-generation CMO to tell the world our story. Aaron fits that bill to a T. We are now ready for the big stage.”

Before joining Kingsley Gate, Aaron spent three years as a senior leader at LinkedIn, with a focus on developing leading-edge marketing strategy, reinforcing marketing foundations (e.g., data, technology) and ensuring strong collaboration between marketing and other functions. Prior to LinkedIn, Aaron was an Associate Partner in McKinsey & Company’s Marketing and Sales practice and served as a Worldwide Marketing Strategy Consultant at Ogilvy & Mather, developing demand generation and brand marketing strategies.

“I’m ecstatic to be joining Kingsley Gate at this exciting moment in the company’s history. In a world where talent remains nearly every organization’s top priority, identifying, selecting, and onboarding the right leadership can shape future outcomes, not just for the company in question but for the world. I’m honored to be able to work with such a remarkable leadership team and lead an extremely innovative and talented band of marketers around the world. I’m looking forward to helping elevate the brand, building capabilities, and telling the stories that matter most as we at Kingsley Gate Partners enter our next phase of growth,” Aaron said.

Aaron earned a B.A. with high honors in Psychology and English Literature from Brandeis University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD, during which time he presented digital strategy research with Accenture at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. Multilingual, Aaron is fluent in Spanish, French and English.

About Kingsley Gate Partners
Transforming the world of retained executive search, Kingsley Gate Partners leverages its proprietary and tech-enabled search platform and a world-class cadre of consultants to provide greater accountability, accuracy, velocity, and transparency to the search process in a manner that ensures a lasting strategic fit between executives and clients. The firm’s search consultants operate globally with expertise in all major industries and markets. Kingsley Gate Partners serves best-of-breed organizations in over 30 countries. For more information, go to www.KingsleyGate.com.

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