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Legal
Gail Kaplan

Kaplan & Jass

Gail joined Pinnacle in 1992 in Houston, TX where she started her recruiting career. The conference was in Houston and while small, it was very powerful. As most people are when they first join, she w ...

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Executive Search
Ron Franks

Gateway Group Personnel

Ron Franks brings over two decades of expertise to the executive search industry. As a member of the esteemed Pinnacle Society, Ron specializes in executive-level placements and team building across v ...

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Data & Analytics
Guy Gomis

BrainWorks

Guy established BrainWorks’ IT, Data & Analytics practice in 1995. He has been in the executive search industry since 1993, and he has forged strategic partnerships with industry leaders includ ...

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Human Resources
Amanda Rassi

StevenDouglas

Amanda Rassi is a nationally recognized executive recruiter with 15+ years of experience and hundreds of successful HR leadership placements. As Vice President at Steven Douglas, she partners with CEO ...

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Life Sciences
Darwin Shurig

Shurig Solutions

Darwin Shurig, CEO of Shurig Solutions, Inc, understands that people are the greatest asset at any company, and the key that growth companies need to grow market share while enhancing their positive c ...

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Biotech
Cari Kraft

Jacobs Management Group

Cari Kraft is the President and CEO of one of the longest standing premier executive search firms with a niche focus in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Biotech, Diagnostic industries and those tha ...

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Biotech
Mary Morton

SEMbio

Mary Morton is the Owner and CEO of SEMbio, an executive search firm specializing in Medical Affairs recruiting. She partners with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to identify exceptional talent f ...

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Food & Beverage
Chris Hillman

SPI of Chicago, Inc.

Chris brings 26 years of highly successful Executive Search expertise to SPI of Chicago, Inc. He has career billings of over $8 million with over 528 successfully completed searches. In 2014, Chris wa ...

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Information Technolo...
Rich Bradley

TeamBradley Inc.

Rich Bradley is the Founder and Senior IT Recruiter at TeamBradley, Inc., a boutique executive search firm he launched in 1995 after beginning his recruiting career in 1982. With more than four decade ...

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Aerospace
Katherine Jerald

Elray Search

Katherine Jerald is a second-generation recruiter with a passion for the aerospace, satellite, and defense industries. After completing her Bachelor’s degree in Business, she earned an MBA in Financ ...

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Automotive
Jeff Gies

Professions, Inc.

Jeff Gies is a seasoned professional in the executive search industry, specializing in building valuable relationships with industry-leading professionals. With a genuine interest in understanding ind ...

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Accounting
Katharine Wilcox

Resource Mosaic

Katharine Wilcox has been with Resource Mosaic, an Atlanta-based executive search firm, since 2011. Prior to that, she spent six successful years at the Lucas Group, where she was a Senior Partner on ...

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CPG
Andy Miller

BrainWorks

Andy Miller opened BrainWorks in 1991 and continues to lead the company as well as run the Consumer Products and ECommerce Practices. Andy received a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Te ...

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Automotive
Fernando Espinosa

Top Notch Finders Inc

Fernando Espinosa is CEO of Top Notch Finders, Inc., a Sanford Rose Associates executive search franchise specializing in the CaliBaja binational corridor. Over 32 years, Fernando has placed more than ...

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Chemical
Carol Wenom

Whitaker Technical

Carol began her recruiting career in 1978 with one of the nation’s largest engineering placement firms based in Houston. She became Manager of a major technical recruiting firm in Dallas for six yea ...

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