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About Us

Decisions power performance, with decision effectiveness predicting superior financial performance at a 95%+ confidence level across all industries and geographies.  Business decisions (which range from what company to acquire, to how to communicate with employees, to what culture initiatives to pilot) are a core part of every senior executive’s remit and no one can absolve the executive from that responsibility.  Senior executives and decisions go hand in hand.

Why, then, is business decision making almost entirely absent from the executive recruiting conversation, as well as the executive search industry’s approach to helping companies hire executive leaders?

At Kingsley Gate, it’s not only present, it’s front and center.  The firm’s proprietary, data-driven methodology for identifying, evaluating, and selecting executives operates under the belief that deeply understanding candidates’ decision capabilities, readiness, and approach is the best way to identify and hire the best executive leader.

Headquartered in New York and operating globally since 2015, the firms’ consultants have helped over 1700 client organizations successfully hire and onboard thousands of decision-making executives across all industries, functions, and markets.

Since 2022, the firm has been backed by private equity firm Crescent Cove Partners LP.  For more information, please visit www.KingsleyGate.com

Kingsley Gate.  A decisions company.

Achievements

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Kingsley Gate’s team of global consultants understands that the stakes are high. Having met and placed thousands of high-impact decision making executives around the world, they bring expertise in all industries, functions, and geographies. They collaborate across borders to offer bespoke, fit-to-purpose solutions that meet your business requirements.

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Solutions And Expertise

Solutions
  • Board Services
  • Executive Search
Industries
  • Advertising/Marketing
  • Aerospace/Defense
  • Asset Management
  • Biotechnology
  • Commercial Banking
  • Construction
  • Consumer
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Government
  • Healthcare Services
  • Hedge Funds
  • Industrial
  • Insurance
  • Investment Banking
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Life Sci./Healthcare
  • Manufacturing
  • Mobile
  • Non-Profit
  • Private Equity
  • Professional Services
  • Sovereign Wealth
  • Sports
  • Supply Chain
  • Technology
  • Transportation
  • Travel, Hosp. & Leisure
  • Venture Capital
  • Wealth Management
Functions
  • CEO/President
  • Finance/Accounting
  • GM/Operations
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Marketing & Sales

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News Briefings

Kingsley Gate Partners Names Chief Digital Officer

Private equity-backed Kingsley Gate Partners has named Saurabh Gupta as chief digital officer. Based in Boston, he will be responsible for defining the strategy and technical vision of the firm. “Saurabh has proved himself to be both a visionary and builder of cutting-edge HRIS systems to benefit clients, candidates, and firm members,” said Umesh Ramakrishnan, CEO of

Kingsley Gate Partners Appoints COO

Private equity-backed Kingsley Gate Partners has named Francesca d’Arcangeli as chief operating officer. Based in London, she will be responsible for worldwide operations. “I’m delighted to have Francesca on board as our new chief operating officer,” said Umesh Ramakrishnan, CEO of Kingsley Gate Partners. “Francesca has been responsible for large operations around the globe, speaks multiple languages,

Kingsley Gate Partners Adds Several Members of GattiHR

In a new partnership, private equity-backed Kingsley Gate Partners has added several key members of GattiHR, who will support the firm’s continued expansion across the human resources, industrial and supply chain sectors. These members include: J.L. Baker, senior partner; Michelle DesChenes, partner; Jeffrey Kartheiser, partner; and Bob Cwenar, vice president. “We’re excited to welcome the newest members of

Crescent Cove Advisors Takes Equity Stake in Kingsley Gate Partners

Kingsley Gate Partners has secured an investment from Crescent Cove Advisors, a multi-asset investment firm focused on technology investments. The equity partnership is expected to fuel the search firm’s growth through global expansion and accelerate a push into talent acquisition AI-enabled software. Umesh Ramakrishnan, one of Kingsley Gate Partners’ co-founders, has been named CEO. “First,

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Press Releases

Seasoned Executive Search Expert Magui Castro Joins Kingsley Gate Partners as Senior Partner

DALLAS, TX, Aug. 01, 2018 – Kingsley Gate Partners, the leader in retained executive search that helps ensure a lasting fit between its clients and placed candidates, today announced that Magui Castro has joined the company as senior partner. She will be based in the firm’s London office. Magui has an exceptional background in retained

Lindsey Burton Joins Kingsley Gate Partners as Vice President

DALLAS, TX, April 4, 2018 – Kingsley Gate Partners, the leader in retained executive search that helps ensure a lasting fit between its clients and placed candidates, today announced that Lindsey Burton has joined the company as a vice president. She will be based in the firm’s New York office. Burton has an exceptional background in retained executive

Alison Woodhead Joins Kingsley Gate Partners as Senior Partner

DALLAS – February 7, 2018 – Kingsley Gate Partners, the leader in retained executive search that helps ensure a lasting fit between its clients and placed candidates, today announced that Alison Woodhead joined the company as a senior partner. Woodhead will be based out of the firm’s Los Angeles office. Woodhead brings more than a

Applied Research Expert Jim Thompson Joins Kingsley Gate Partners

DALLAS, TX, February 1, 2018 – Kingsley Gate Partners, the new leader in retained executive search that helps ensure a lasting fit between its clients and placed candidates, today announced that Jim Thompson, Ph.D., recently joined the company as a senior partner. Thompson was instrumental in designing the concepts and algorithms behind the company’s online

Veteran Executive Search Expert Victor Kleinman Joins Kingsley Gate Partners

DALLAS, TX, January 29, 2018 – Kingsley Gate Partners, the new leader in retained executive search that helps ensure a lasting fit between its clients and placed candidates, today announced that Victor Kleinman has joined the company as a senior partner. The announcement follows the recent launch of Kingsley Gate Partners’ Synchronous Fit Framework, which

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Multimedia

Webinars:
In the Spotlight with Ginny Mullins: A Conversation on the Evolving Human Capital Within Private Portfolio Companies
In the Spotlight: Luigi Maria Fierro on Reinventing HR with People Analytics
In the Spotlight with Mohith Mohan: A conversation on the Evolving GCC/GIC Trends in India
In The Spotlight with Sameer Tandon: A conversation on Agribusiness in India
In The Spotlight with Prashant Issar: A conversation on the trends, challenges, and talent in the restaurant sector of India
In The Spotlight with Antonio Marzia, VP General Manager EMEA & APAC, Topcon Positioning Group
In The Spotlight with Bill Bozeman, CEO and President, PSA Security
In The Spotlight with Sebastien Girard, SVP Workforce Operations at Atrium Health
In The Spotlight with George Arison on SPACs – The benefits of the Process and Why You Should Consider It
In the Spotlight with Quint Studer – A Conversation on mentorship
Women in Business: Diversity at the Top (in Spanish)
Women in Business – The Formula for Success (in Spanish)
Galaxy of Leaders – “The Accelerating Transformation of the Education Sector”
Galaxy of Leaders CEO Panel Discussion: The Legacy of COVID-19 – Best Practices to Emerge in the Post-COVID Era
Galaxy of Leaders CHRO Panel Discussion: Living with COVID-19. How to Manage Organizations and their HR Strategies through Crisis

Whitepapers and Perspectives:
Bad Decisions: Why Companies Miss the Most Important Factor in Executive Hiring
Leading HR in Hypergrowth
How to…Help First-Time Non-Executive Directors be a Success in Their New Role
Chief Diversity Officer as the New Path to Chief HR Officer?
The New Face of Agribusiness
Four Tips for Recruiting in a Hot Market
Decoding the Talent Matrix with Dr. Antoine Yver
Women in Business – Executive Leaders in IberoAmerica
CHROs Take Center Stage – Redefining the New HR and People Leaders in a Post-Pandemic World
Virtual Care Revisited – The Rise of Telehealth in a Post-COVID World
Leadership in a Post-Pandemic World. What’s next?
Reimagining the Crisis as Leaders of 2020
Who Cares About Performance Evaluations?
COVID-19 Impact on Business Survey Results
Getting Personal with Healthcare via the Consumerization of Medical Devices
Is there a Place for Women in the World of Artificial Intelligence
COVID’s Impact on Cybersecurity Planning
How has COVID-19 affected D&I
Business & Leadership Transformation to Face the New Reality
Innovation that must grow – EdTech 2021