PRESS RELEASES

Kirk Palmer Associates Opens London Office and Launches a Creative/Design Practice

NEW YORK, January 10, 2017 — Kirk Palmer Associates, the leading executive search firm serving the retail, consumer/wholesale and fashion industries has hired Caroline Pill as Vice President, based in London and Alex Montefalco, Head of Creative, based in New York.

Caroline Pill was most recently Vice President, Executive Recruitment at Karen Harvey Consulting where she was responsible for leading senior executive search assignments in Europe, Asia and the US. Prior, she was with Spencer Stuart for three years, focusing on projects in the international fashion and luxury industry. Caroline received her law degree from Yale and worked as a corporate M&A lawyer in law firms in Belgium, Shanghai, New York and Amsterdam. Caroline will be based in London and responsible for building the KPA global business practice with clients in Europe, Asia and the US.

Alex Montefalco was most recently Director, Executive and Creative Recruitment for LVMH. She spent 4 years at LVMH conducting various executive and creative assignments for the world’s largest luxury products group, with 70 prestigious brands. Prior to LVMH, Alex was employed at Kirk Palmer Associates and before joining KPA, she was employed at Karen Harvey Consulting. She earned her BA at Purdue University. Alex will be based in New York and responsible for building the KPA Creative and Design practice globally.

Kirk Palmer, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “I am thrilled to welcome Caroline to the firm and to welcome back Alex to the KPA family. Both are highly regarded in the industry and embody the values of our firm. Along with our senior executive team, Caroline and Alex are the perfect combination to help us build our creative practice and expand our global reach in executive search.”

About Kirk Palmer Associates

Founded in 1987, Kirk Palmer Associates is recognized as a leader in executive search for retail, consumer/wholesale and fashion industries. The firm is headquartered in New York and has offices in San Francisco and London.

Contact:
Rebecca Graves
Director
rebecca@kirkpalmer.com