
Our Partners
- Rosana Souza
- Alberto Terrón
- Shikha Sheth
- María Alejandra Trujillo
- Michael Seeley
- Alison Woodhead
- Bill Trau
- James W. Thompson, Ph.D.
- Eduardo Taylor
- Paige C. Scott
- Cali Santa María
- Ana Claudia Reis
- Estanislao Peña
- David Nocifora
- Martin Mendelsohn
- Alan Mac Donald
- Tom Koch
- Victor Kleinman
- Raj Kapoor
- Chase Harrison
- Pedro Folque De Almeida
- Mark Esposito
- Noam Eisenberg
- Nestor D'Angelo
- Gerardo Reynoso
- Vanya I. Mackay
- Arushi Bhattacharya
- Priscilla Batistão
- María Cristina Mejía
- Christopher Kaderle
- Andrew Blane
- Natalie Bennett
- Glenn de Gruy
- Jorge Caridad
- Karin Brandes
- Maria Eugenia Bias Fortes
- Mike Bergen
- Eduardo Antunovic
- Umesh Ramakrishnan
- Nancy Albertini
- Buster Houchins
- Shannon Libbert
- David Mansbach
- Ed Montoya
- Alex Howard-Keyes
- Geoff Arner
- Greer Hopkins
- Arnaud Despierre
- Margot Carlés
- Andy Davies
- Natalia Borda
- Alvaro Collas
- Cole McWilliams
- Xin Lewis
- Julio Moreno
- Sara Sellar
- David Molén
- Ivan Lim
- Robert Cwenar
- Jeff Kartheiser
- Michelle DesChenes
- J.L. Baker
- Toby O'Brien
- Adam Ulmen
- Jake Davis
- Kimberly Nathanson
- Vanessa Damoulis, PhD
- Philip J. Uranga
- Saurabh Gupta
- Francesca d'Arcangeli
- Tom Connolly
- Adam El-Balawi
- Aaron Mitchell Finegold
- Ali Brainard
- Dr. James Houran
- Amanda Pitt
- Srinivasa Prabhakara
- Jason Mort
- Firoze Patel
- Muna Awwadová
- Matthias Hocke
- Loreto Pascual
- Iain Brockbank
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Umesh RamakrishnanChief Executive OfficerUmesh Ramakrishnan is Chief Executive Officer at Kingsley Gate Partners. He is responsible for executing Kingsley Gate Partners’ ambitious global expansion plan. Using both his operating experience and his search experience, UmeshREAD MORE
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Nancy AlbertiniGlobal Board Practice LeaderNancy Albertini is a member of the Office of the Chairman and Global Board Practice Leader with Kingsley Gate Partners. Recognized as a search industry innovator and thought leader, Nancy has connectedREAD MORE
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Buster HouchinsOffice of the Chairman
Buster Houchins is a member of the Office of the Chairman with Kingsley Gate Partners. He was most recently Vice Chairman of one of the largest retained executive search firms in the
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Francesca d'ArcangeliChief Operating Officer
Francesca d’Arcangeli is Chief Operating Officer at Kingsley Gate Partners. In this role, she is responsible for worldwide operations. The regions, search operations, and human resource functions report directly to her.
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Eduardo AntunovicChief Client OfficerEduardo Antunovic is Chief Client Officer and Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. A seasoned search professional with more than 20 years of experience, Eduardo has completed assignments for Chairmen, Directors, CEOs,READ MORE
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David NociforaChief Financial OfficerDavid Nocifora is the Chief Financial Officer for Kingsley Gate Partners. He is responsible for the daily operations of the company, finance and human resources.READ MORE
David strategic contributions draw from his 25+ years -
Natalie BennettChief of StaffNatalie Bennett serves as Chief of Staff for Kingsley Gate Partners. Natalie has led the development and implementation of processes and systems for all day-to-day operations since the firm’s founding. She alsoREAD MORE
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Mike BergenSenior Partner and North America Region LeaderMike Bergen is a Senior Partner and North America Region Leader with Kingsley Gate Partners. Mike brings over 20 years of experience in executive search and an additional decade as a corporateREAD MORE
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Karin BrandesSenior Partner and Latin America Region LeaderKarin Brandes is a Senior Partner and Latin America Region Leader with Kingsley Gate Partners having more than 20 years in the search industry. Karin serves a broad spectrum of companies, includingREAD MORE
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Tom ConnollyChief Human Resources Officer
Tom Connolly is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Kingsley Gate Partners. Tom leads human resources globally and drives firmwide global human capital strategy.
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Nestor D'AngeloSenior Partner and Head of Corporate DevelopmentNestor D’Angelo is a Senior Partner and Head of Corporate Development with Kingsley Gate Partners, where he leads the company’s efforts to identify, evaluate and execute strategic business opportunities, including mergers andREAD MORE
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Arnaud DespierreSenior Partner and Asia Region LeaderArnaud Despierre is a Senior Partner and Asia Region Leader with Kingsley Gate Partners. Arnaud brings almost two decades of experience in executive search and management consulting and has worked with andREAD MORE
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Noam EisenbergSenior Partner and Global Technology Practice LeaderNoam Eisenberg is a Senior Partner and the Global Technology Practice Leader and Middle East Region Leader with Kingsley Gate Partners. Noam’s visionary outlook with deep industry experience and a track recordREAD MORE
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Aaron Mitchell FinegoldChief Marketing Officer
Aaron Mitchell Finegold is the Chief Marketing Officer of Kingsley Gate Partners. Aaron is responsible for overseeing the company’s full-funnel marketing strategy, all external communications, and investment in business-critical capabilities such as
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Saurabh GuptaChief Digital Officer
Saurabh Gupta is the Chief Digital Officer of Kingsley Gate Partners. Saurabh has responsibility for defining the strategy and technical vision of the firm, as well as ensuring key business processes are
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Christopher KaderleSenior Partner, Search OperationsChristopher Kaderle is Senior Partner, Search Operations with Kingsley Gate Partners. In this role, Christopher leads a global team of search execution professionals where he is responsible for recruitment, strategy, process, trainingREAD MORE
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Jason MortGlobal Financial Services Practice Leader
Jason Mort is a Global Financial Services Practice Leader at Kingsley Gate Partners.
With over two decades of executive search experience, Jason has built a deep network across global financial services. He has -
Firoze PatelSenior Partner and Head of Financial Services Practice, APAC & MENA
Firoze Patel is a Senior Partner and Head of Financial Services Practice – APAC & MENA with Kingsley Gate Partners. Firoze has more than 20 years’ experience in executive search, executing mandates in senior
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J.L. BakerSenior Partner
J.L. Baker is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. J.L. has nearly 20 years of experience in both Fortune 300 Corporate HR Leadership and global Top-Five retained executive search. His clients
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Maria Eugenia Bias FortesSenior PartnerMaria Eugênia Bias Fortes is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. She has over 12 years of experience in the executive search industry specialized in top-level roles in the Consumer, Retail,READ MORE
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Andrew BlaneSenior PartnerAndrew Blane is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. With over two decades of experience in retained executive search, marketing and business development, Andrew specializes in Asset and Investment Management within theREAD MORE
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Jorge CaridadPartner EmeritusJorge Caridad is a Partner Emeritus at Kingsley Gate Partners.READ MORE
With a combined experience of more than 25 years in the executive search arena, Jorge had conducted numerous assignments on behalf of regional -
Alvaro CollasSenior PartnerAlvaro Collas is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Alvaro brings more than 25 years of experience in advising executives and companies, in various stages, on accelerating growth through people, innovation,READ MORE
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Andy DaviesSenior PartnerAndy Davies is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Andy brings more than 25 years of leadership and executive search experience working across a range of publicly quoted private equity-backed, andREAD MORE
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Glenn de GruySenior PartnerGlenn D. de Gruy is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Glenn focuses on senior executive search assignments in the Technology and Professional Service Sectors.READ MORE
He is a core member of the -
Mark EspositoSenior PartnerMark Esposito is a Senior Partner and global head of the Financial Services practice with Kingsley Gate Partners.READ MORE
Previously, Mark was the President, Americas, with Sheffield Haworth Ltd., responsible for the management and -
Pedro Folque De AlmeidaSenior PartnerPedro Folque is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners specializing in the industrial and infrastructure segments. With over 20 years of experience in executive search, Pedro has completed assignments for Chairmen,READ MORE
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Chase HarrisonSenior PartnerChase Harrison is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Chase brings a decade of experience in executive search having placed executives across various industries and functional areas. He has substantial experienceREAD MORE
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Raj KapoorSenior PartnerRaj Kapoor is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. He specializes in Client Partner and Practice Leader searches on behalf of global professional services firms, financial services institutions and private equityREAD MORE
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Victor KleinmanSenior PartnerVictor Kleinman is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Previously he served as Managing Partner of the Global Biopharmaceutical Practice for a global retained executive search firm. His career in LifeREAD MORE
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Tom KochSenior PartnerTom Koch is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. His 35 years in business, in a variety of industries, drive his broad business understanding and insights. Tom’s clients include for-profit andREAD MORE
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Shannon LibbertSenior PartnerShannon Libbert is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. She brings more than 25 years of experience in healthcare consulting to the firm. Her executive search focuses on identifying diverse talentREAD MORE
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Ivan LimSenior PartnerIvan Lim is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. He has over 25 years experience in healthcare and life sciences. As a medical scientist, Ivan began his career in pharmaceuticalREAD MORE
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Alan Mac DonaldSenior PartnerAlan Mac Donald is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. With 25+ years of professional experience in senior management roles, coupled with extensive executive search expertise, he is adept at providingREAD MORE
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David MansbachSenior Partner
David Mansbach is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners specializing in the hospitality industry. He has more than two decades of experience advising hospitality clients, and has sold and led
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Martin MendelsohnSenior PartnerMartin Mendelsohn is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Over a two-decade career in executive search, Martin has managed strategic hiring initiatives for large public sector entities including the U.S. GovernmentREAD MORE
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Ed MontoyaSenior Partner and Global Financial Officer Practice LeaderEd Montoya is a Senior Partner and Global Financial Officer Practice Leader with Kingsley Gate Partners. With over two decades of experience in executive search and private equity, Ed specializes in theREAD MORE
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Julio MorenoSenior PartnerJulio is a Senior Partner at Kingsley Gate Partners. He specializes in executive search and talent consulting, and works transversally in different sectors creating value for his clients by ensuring the supplyREAD MORE
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Estanislao PeñaSenior PartnerEstanislao Peña is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Estanislao specializes in recruiting senior executives and building high-performance teams across multiple industries.READ MORE
Prior to Kingsley Gate Partners, Estanislao was a Partner with -
Ana Claudia ReisSenior PartnerAna Claudia Reis is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Ana Claudia has more than 10 years of experience in the executive search industry specializing in technology, media and telecommunications, professionalREAD MORE
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Gerardo ReynosoSenior PartnerGerardo Reynoso is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. As a member of the Consumer & Retail and Life Sciences practices, he concentrates on partnering with clients offering his broad knowledgeREAD MORE
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Cali Santa MaríaSenior PartnerCali Santa María is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners and a member of the Consumer/Retail, Industrial, Life Sciences and Professional Services practices. With 20 years of experience in executive search,READ MORE
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Paige C. ScottSenior PartnerPaige C. Scott is a Senior Partner and Leader of the Asset Management Practice with Kingsley Gate Partners. She was most recently Managing Director and Head of the U.S. Asset Management PracticeREAD MORE
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Eduardo TaylorSenior PartnerEduardo Taylor is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners as a member of the Industrial and Manufacturing practices. An expert in working with Mexican family-owned businesses, Eduardo is a seasoned multinationalREAD MORE
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James W. Thompson, Ph.D.Senior Partner Organizational and Business PsychologyDr. Jim Thompson is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners and leads Organizational and Business Psychology for the firm worldwide. He has been in the consulting industry for over 30 yearsREAD MORE
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Bill TrauSenior PartnerWilliam “Bill” Trau is a Founding Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners focused within the Hardware/Software/Cloud Computing sectors. Bill’s search expertise focuses on placing “C” and VP level executives for emerging TechnologyREAD MORE
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María Alejandra TrujilloSenior PartnerMaría Alejandra Trujillo is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. A professional with nearly two decades of experience in the talent advisory and executive search industry, María Alejandra has a strongREAD MORE
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Alison WoodheadSenior PartnerAlison Woodhead is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Alison’s expertise spans a variety of industries and functions, focusing on placing executives in general management, finance, operations and marketing rolesREAD MORE
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Muna AwwadováPartner
Muna Awwadová is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Muna has over 20 years of experience supporting clients during their transformational and change management journey across multi-disciplinary industry sectors.
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Priscilla BatistãoPartnerPriscilla is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners in the Consumer Goods, Retail and Education Practices.READ MORE
Priscilla has been working in executive search since 2005. Before joining Kingsley Gate Partners, she was a -
Arushi BhattacharyaPartnerArushi Bhattacharya is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. With two decades of search experience, Arushi has developed an in-depth understanding of global cultures and relationship management. She built an impressive networkREAD MORE
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Iain BrockbankPartner
Iain Brockbank is a Partner in Kingsley Gate Partners’ global Industrial Practice.
He has over 23 years’ experience working with clients in the UK and internationally, focussing on Chair, NED, and senior executive -
Michelle DesChenesPartner
Michelle DesChenes is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Prior to joining the firm, Michelle was a Managing Director with GattiHR — a national leader in HR search. She brings more than
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Adam El-BalawiPartner
Adam El-Balawi is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners, specializing in the global financial services industry across the Middle East. Adam has more than two decades of experience placing senior-level finance executives
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Matthias HockePartner
Matthias Hocke is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners with more than 20 years of experience, specializing in the Industrial and Industrial Services sectors. Over the past two decades, he has recruited
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Greer HopkinsPartnerGreer Hopkins is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners who works with a broad cross-section of clients across Technology, HealthTech, Life Sciences, and Professional Services. Greer specializes in conducting assignments across theREAD MORE
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Jeff KartheiserPartner
Jeff Kartheiser is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Jeff brings more than 15 years of proven success in executive search, recruitment, client support, and leadership. He has become a trusted and
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María Cristina MejíaPartnerMaría Cristina Mejía is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. With more than 10 years of executive search experience, María Cristina has worked with a variety of regional and global companies inREAD MORE
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David MolénPartnerDavid Molén is a Partner at Kingsley Gate. He joins the firm’s global Life Sciences and Healthcare practice.READ MORE
David brings 15 years’ experience in executive search and assessment and has advised both privately -
Amanda PittPartnerAmanda Pitt is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Amanda brings over 25 years of experience across the digital media industry.READ MORE
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Michael SeeleyPartner Digital ServicesMichael Seeley leads Kingsley Gate Partners’ digital innovation and implementation team. Mike has spent the majority of his career in the staffing and technology industries, consistently introducing new and disruptive ideas toREAD MORE
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Geoff ArnerPrincipalGeoff Arner is a Principal at Kingsley Gate Partners. He is focused on placing senior executives into c-suite and board roles across Private Equity, Technology, and Services companies. A Private Equity specialist,READ MORE
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Natalia BordaVice President, Global RecruitingNatalia Borda is Vice President, Global Recruiting at Kingsley Gate Partners. With more than 15 years of experience in executive search, Natalia brings extensive expertise in the Latin American and US markets.READ MORE
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Ali BrainardVice President, Sr. Talent Acquisition, North America
Ali Brainard is Vice President, Sr. Talent Acquisition at Kingsley Gate Partners. In her role, Ali will be responsible for identifying and recruiting Partner-level talent for the firm’s North America region.
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Margot CarlésVice PresidentMargot Carles is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners. Margot specializes in recruiting senior executives and counselling clients and candidates on leadership and performance matters.READ MORE
Before joining Kingsley Gate Partners, Margot was -
Robert CwenarVice President
Bob Cwenar is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners. He leads recruiting assignments for clients in Integrated Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales, and Engineering searches.
Bob was previously a Vice President in the -
Vanessa Damoulis, PhDPrincipal
Vanessa Damoulis, PhD is a Principal with Kingsley Gate Partners. She has over eight years of Life Sciences executive search experience spanning the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Vanessa also has 10 years
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Jake DavisVice President, Finance
Jake Davis is Vice President, Finance with Kingsley Gate Partners. He leads the global financial operational and system processes at the firm along with the financial integration of new subsidiaries. He also
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Dr. James HouranVice President, Advisory Services
Dr. Jim Houran is a Vice President, Advisory Services at Kingsley Gate Partners. With three decades of experience under his belt, Jim is a published expert in applied psychology, including peak performance,
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Alex Howard-KeyesVice PresidentAlex Howard-Keyes is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners, specialising in the global financial services industry. Alex has 15 years of experience placing senior executives in front office and c-suite/corporate governanceREAD MORE
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Xin LewisVice PresidentXin Lewis is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners. With a background in global asset management search spanning the last decade, Xin has worked in Sydney, Hong Kong and now NewREAD MORE
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Vanya I. MackayVice President
Vanya I. Mackay is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners. He is a leader in Kingsley Gate’s Global Technology Practice where his executive search experience spans EMEA, APAC and North America.
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Cole McWilliamsPrincipalCole McWilliams is a Principal at Kingsley Gate Partners. He is focused on placing senior executives into C-suite and board roles across private equity, services, and technology companies.READ MORE
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Kimberly NathansonPrincipal
Kimberly Nathanson is a Principal with Kingsley Gate Partners in the firm’s Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Practices. Kimberly works globally with a diverse clientele ranging from global pharmaceutical organizations to emerging
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Toby O'BrienVice President
Toby O’Brien is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners. Prior, he was a member of one of the largest retained executive search firms in the world. Over the past two decades, Toby has been a founder,
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Loreto PascualVice PresidentLoreto Pascual is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners. Throughout her 15 years of executive search experience, Loreto has been involved in assignments for Managing Directors, CEOs and Senior General roles withREAD MORE
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Srinivasa PrabhakaraVP and Head of Product DevelopmentSrinivasa Prabhakara is the VP and Head of Product Development at Kingsley Gate Partners. Srinivasa is responsible for overseeing company’s software product development teams and drive towards building an enterprise level softwareREAD MORE
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Sara SellarPrincipalSara Sellar is a Principal with Kingsley Gate Partners. She is focused on placing senior executives across the financial services sector.READ MORE
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Shikha ShethVice President, Global TalentShikha Sheth is a Vice President, Global Talent with Kingsley Gate Partners. Shikha’s expertise spans a variety of industries and functions, having worked with some of the biggest multinationals, and family-led businessesREAD MORE
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Rosana SouzaPrincipalRosana Souza is a Principal with Kingsley Gate Partners. With over 20 years in executive search, Rosana specializes in placing CHROs in the Life Sciences, Healthcare, Retail and Consumer Goods practices.READ MORE
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Alberto TerrónVice PresidentAlberto Terrón is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners. With over 15 years in the executive search industry, Alberto specializes in Professional Services, Private Equity, and Financial Services Practices.READ MORE
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Adam UlmenVice President, Research
Adam Ulmen is the Vice President of Research with Kingsley Gate Partners. In this role, Adam is responsible for the development and daily operations for the worldwide research organization. Adam manages Research
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Philip J. UrangaVice President, US Recruiting Operations
Philip Uranga is Vice President US Recruiting Operations at Kingsley Gate Partners. In this role, Philip is responsible for developing and mentoring the US recruiting team to support and meet the needs