August Leadership Names Partner
September 22, 2025 – Executive recruitment firm August Leadership has appointed D. Lee Holliday as its newest partner, based in Florida. Mr. Holliday is a seasoned executive search leader with nearly two decades of experience advising Fortune 500 companies and high-growth organizations on building world-class strategic leadership teams. He specializes in placing high-impact talent— namely current and former top-tier strategy consultants and investment bankers— into transformative roles across corporate strategy, operational strategy, growth & M&A, transformation, and corporate development.
While his search work spans the technology, CPG/retail, life sciences and financial services sectors, the leaders he represents are distinguished by their industry-agnostic versatility and their ability to drive strategic change in complex, rapidly evolving environments, according to August Leadership.
Prior to joining August Leadership, Mr. Holliday was the founder and managing partner of Holliday Partners, a boutique executive search firm specializing in diversity recruitment. Under his leadership, the firm earned a reputation as the go-to partner for identifying and placing high-impact, underrepresented talent into critical roles at many of the world’s most respected organizations.
Mr. Holliday began his career in the entertainment industry at global talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). He initially drove commercial endorsement opportunities for the roster of high-profile clients before transitioning into the Motion Picture Talent division, where he played a central role in managing and advancing the careers of A-list actors and actresses in major feature films.
Founded in 2020, New York City-based August Leadership’s clients range from global multinationals to mid-size fast-growth organizations to pioneering start-ups. Its team includes those who have been in search for their entire careers. Others joined after holding leading roles in start-ups or large corporations. A number are considered among the more influential search executives in the world.
Related: August Leadership Adds Diversity Search and Leadership Consulting Practice
Asad Haider is founder and CEO of August Leadership. He is a trusted advisor with deep global experience and knowledge of emerging markets, high growth companies, and high-potential diversity candidates. Mr. Haider has worked across the globe and within a wide range of industries. His career highlights include his various turnaround projects with Procter & Gamble as well as helping PepsiCo achieve record market share in international markets. His search career began as an entrepreneur, building one of Asia’s largest region-wide search boutiques.
Growth in Mexico City
August Leadership has expanded with the addition of Victoria Hyde as partner based in Mexico City. “Please join us in welcoming Victoria Hyde to the August Leadership team,” the firm said in a LinkedIn post. “A certified independent chair and board recruiter, Victoria is known for structuring high-performing boards, standardizing processes, and fostering operational alignment. She is also a trusted coach to CEOs, helping leaders navigate complex challenges and drive sustainable growth.”
Ms. Hyde brings over two decades of expertise in executive search, board leadership, and governance, with deep expertise in private equity, venture capital, financial services, and family businesses, helping build investment and high-yield management teams, and advising funds globally.
Ms. Hyde began her executive search career at PER, expanding the firm into Latin America and managing projects across Asia, Europe, the U.K., and Mexico. Following PER, she was an associate principal in industrial, energy and private equity at Heidrick and Struggles, and later served as principal at CTPartners, where she helped establish the firm’s financial services, private equity, and energy practice in Mexico City. After that, as a partner at Caldwell, she specialized in financial services, private equity, and industrial practice areas. Before joining August Leadership, Ms. Hyde founded Hyde & Seek, an executive search and leadership advisory firm.
Related: August Leadership Expands Search Team
Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
