Leathwaite’s Paul Groce and James Lawrence-Brown are announced as the lastest AESC Council Representatives for the AESC Council of the Americas and the AESC Council of Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
New York/Hong Kong – February 2021 – The Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC), the global standards-setting body for the executive search and leadership consulting profession, today announces 2021 officers and representatives to the AESC Council of the Americas and AESC Council of Asia Pacific and the Middle East. The Council consists of elected officers and representatives from AESC Member executive search and leadership advisory firms from across the regions.
Karen Greenbaum, AESC President and CEO, commented:
“AESC Councils play a critical role in combining regional expertise with global innovation on behalf of our association, ensuring clients—no matter where in the world—receive exceptional quality and results when working with an AESC Member.”
Julian Ha, Partner at Heidrick & Struggles and based in Washington, DC will serve as Council Chair; David Turner, Managing Partner and President at Kincannon & Reed and based in Phoenix, will serve as Council Vice Chair; Tony Bolliger, Managing Partner and COO at CareerSMITH and based in Orange County, California, will serve as Council Secretary/Treasurer; and Cathy Logue, Managing Director in the CFO & Financial Executives Practice at Stanton Chase and based in Toronto, will serve as Council Chair Emeritus.
In addition, AESC would like to welcome new AESC Americas Council representatives Paul Groce, Partner at Leathwaite and based in New York; Molly Hull, Senior Vice President and Principal at Slayton Search Partners and based in Chicago; Michele James, Founder and President at Avery James Inc. and based in Los Angeles; Nicolás Mora, Managing Director at Equation Partners/ AltoPartners and based in Santiago; and Thayanie Ujino, Managing Partner at FESA Group/ IIC Partners and based in São Paulo.
Louisa Wong, Executive Chair at Global Sage and based in Hong Kong, will serve as Council Chair. Fabrice Desmarescaux, Vice Chair at Eric Salmon & Partners and based in Singapore, will serve as Council Vice Chair. James Young, Managing Partner at Morgan Young and based in Sydney, will serve as Council Secretary and Treasurer. Nobi Kaneko, President at Kaneko & Associates and based in Tokyo, will serve as Council Chair Emeritus.
In addition, AESC would like to welcome the following new members to its Council of Asia Pacific and the Middle East: Aparna Ahuja, Principal at Athena Executive Search and Consulting and based in Delhi; Rosalind De Sailly, Director and Founder at De Sailly Consulting and based in Sydney; Cecile Hofer, Managing Partner, Amrop Hofer Tan and based in Singapore; James Lawrence-Brown, Partner, Leathwaite and based in Hong Kong; Anissa Low, Managing Director, WittKieffer and based in Singapore; Yen Pin Ng, Managing Director, Sheffield Haworth and based in Shanghai and Singapore; Sam Robinson, Director, Intersearch Middle East and based in Dubai; Warren Rushbrook, Practice Director, Infrastructure & Head of Search, Quinton Anthony and based in Sydney; and Katherine Wang, CEO & Founder, Fitco-Consulting and based in Beijing.
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