Leadership. Empathy. Alignment. Foresight.

At Allen Austin we have passion for facilitating matches that work and last.

Since 1996, the partners of Allen Austin have seen every single engagement to fruition. Our proprietary FORESIGHT™ process results in 92% retention at the two year mark and 98% offer acceptance. Our partner level consultants execute all mission critical phases of each assignment, including needs analysis, initial candidate contact, candidate assessment, market reporting, and 360 degree reference audits.

We are trusted advisors to boards, CEO’s and senior leaders of companies small and large, public and private, family owned, domestic and international. We view every retained search, leadership advisory or board services engagement as an opportunity to add significant value to the organizations and individuals we serve.

Our Brand stands for results, integrity, personal service and long-term relationships. Our global network, twenty-two partners and Houston support center provide the talent, resources and the infrastructure necessary to deliver and develop high performance leadership teams.

Rob Andrews Interviewed on KUHF

rob andrews on kuhf's bauer business focus with ed mayberryRob Andrews recently appeared on KUHF's Business Focus with Ed Mayberry discussing the economy and the retained executive search business.

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Rob Andrews
Rob Andrews

Rob Andrews combines twenty-five years in industry with twenty years of search and consulting experience to deliver outstanding results to his clients. ...

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Catherine Campbell Hevrdejs Brock
Catherine Campbell Hevrdejs Brock

Cathy has had a wide range of experience in Banking and Finance and the Non-profit sectors. A native Houstonian, Cathy began her working career with Texas Commerce Bank in the Trust Department followed by international finance positions with Aramco Services Company. ...

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Pat Carlucci
Pat Carlucci

Pasquale (Pat) Carlucci, Senior Partner in the Connecticut office, provides more than thirty years of broad based business experience. ...

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David Deaton
David Deaton

David Deaton brings over thirty-five (35) years of broad-based business management experience to the Allen Austin Global Executive Search (AAGES) firm at its Houston, Texas headquarters. ...

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Jim Davenport
Jim Davenport

Jim has successfully completed over one-hundred fifty searches in his nine year executive search consulting career. He brings over thirty-five years of experience working with clients across a broad spectrum of industries. ...

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Jackie Gorman-Johnson
Jackie Gorman-Johnson

Jackie Gorman-Johnson's practice is focused on finding the best talent and the right fit for companies in the San Antonio and Austin areas. She provides over 20 years of experience with a range of organizations. ...

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Alexandra Hamlet
Alexandra Hamlet

With Alexandra's background as president of a firm providing corporate organizational expertise and cultural anthropology experience for more than nineteen years, she brings special insight to executive search. ...

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Steve Murdock
Steve Murdock

Steve Murdock, Partner in the Seattle office, brings more than twenty years of broad-based, results-focused pharmaceutical and biotechnology business experience to our team. ...

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Rod Seiler
Rod Seiler

Rod Seiler has more than twenty-five years in various industries where he has held sales, marketing and management positions. Rod’s practice areas include Insurance, Legal, Construction, Engineering and Transportation. ...

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Kim Chong (KC) Sim
Kim Chong (KC) Sim

KC Sim serves as Partner with Allen Austin in Asia. He has over nine years experience in executive search. KC previously served as Senior Vice President with DHR International, based in Hong Kong and with Ken Clark International - based in Shanghai, as Vice President. ...

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Steve Toon
Steve Toon

Steve brings to the firm and his clients over 35 years of executive management experience within the banking, transportation and energy sectors. He has significant experience working with corporate boards and is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. ...

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Roger Tremblay
Roger Tremblay

Roger Tremblay joined Allen Austin after more than 35 years in the media industry where he held various sales, sales management and general management positions. Over the years he worked with newspaper, magazine, out-of-home, direct marketing, digital media and specialty advertising ...

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Thomas P. Cavanagh
Thomas P. Cavanagh

Tom Cavanagh is a Partner in Los Angeles, CA. He is a seasoned advertising/marketing professional who has experience with many different types of management structures and cultures. ...

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Steve Wassman
Steve Wassman

Steve brings a corporate executive background as well as better than fourteen years in search and recruitment. Prior to entering the executive search business, he spent eighteen years as an executive in the oil and gas exploration industry. ...

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Michael M. Noack
Michael M. Noack

Michael began his career as a Human Resource & Recruitment professional concentrating on strategic planning, talent acquisition and performance management in a high-growth, competitive private manufacturing environment. These generalist responsibilities reached across multiple business units. ...

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Gustavo LLeras
Gustavo LLeras

Gus’ comprehensive business experience in private and public manufacturing and services sectors has afforded him the flexibility and knowledge required to compete in today's global marketplace. His management consulting and search practice area focus includes general management in manufacturing, business development, restructuring, turnaround and efficiencies. ...

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David Prevost
David Prevost

David has extensive international experience and is an expert with operational background in cross cultural communication at all levels. ...

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Gary Payne
Gary Payne

Gary's consulting practice with AAGES focuses on working in the Energy space at the upstream, downstream and midstream levels as well as Industrial and Manufacturing firms. He specializes in working with Private Equity and Investment Banking firms who work with middle market and family-owned businesses in these sectors. ...

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Timothy A.  Davis
Timothy A. Davis

Tim Davis is a partner in the Houston, Texas headquarters and has extensive management and consulting experience with a broad spectrum of industries. ...

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Erik Lunkenheimer
Erik Lunkenheimer

Erik has an appreciation for the challenges of corporate scale having held leadership positions in international corporations, US-based corporations, boutiques firms as well as start-ups, with revenues anywhere from $100B down to $10MM ...

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