Our People

Umran Beba

Partner

New York City

Umran Beba is an experienced senior business executive with general management, talent and diversity background.

Lukas Beech

Partner

Seoul

Lukas Beech is one of the most influential search consultants in Asia, with about 20 years of deep expertise, especially in the Korean market.

Farah Haider

Chief Operating Officer, Partner

New York City/Karachi/Lahore

Farah is overseeing the global operations of August Leadership as its Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. 

Leon Shivamber

Advisory Partner

Nashville/New York City

Leon Shivamber is an Advisory Partner at August Leadership, with a stellar record of building great teams and leading transformation across five continents.

Musharaf Hai

Advisory Partner

Karachi

Musharaf’s career in consumer business spanned over 35 years. 

Thomas Fuller

Partner

New York

Thomas Fuller is a seasoned senior leadership advisor and executive search consultant who serves clients across the global Consumer sector.

Asad Haider

Parter & Founder

New York City

As an innovator, Asad has founded and now leads August Leadership, one of the fastest-growing executive leadership search firms.

Mary Macleod

Partner

London

As a trusted leadership advisor to boards, Mary chairs the Board & CEO Practice at August Leadership.

Mrinalini Singh

Partner

Dubai

Highly driven and a perfectionist by nature, Mrinalini is committed to her clients, candidates and colleagues.

Michael Maeder

Partner

MUNICH | SHANGHAI

Michael has over 17 years’ experience in executive search.

Katarina Dempsey

Partner

New York/Cleveland

Katarina is an accomplished executive search professional and has 20-plus years of global experience in management consulting, recruiting, and executive search. 

Walter Lee

Partner

Zürich

Walter has over 30 years of business leadership experience with several MNCs and boards in the Life-Sciences, and healthcare industry. 

Rick Helliwell

Advisory Partner

Christchurch

Rick has 25+ years of executive recruitment and HR experience in various business settings, including large firms, SMEs, startups, and professional services.

James Gathercole 

Partner

Shanghai/Melbourne/Hong Kong

James serves key clients in the industrial, consumer, technology and professional services sectors. He has a keen interest in innovative, technology-enabled industrial, consumer and healthcare businesses.

Anke Janssen

Partner

Hamburg/London

Anke has a long-standing career in executive search and has conducted board level and senior executive mandates across a range of geographies and industry sectors.

Claire Lawson

Partner

London / Singapore

Claire has spent seventeen years in executive search and focuses on leadership positions in consumer, industrial and professional services.

Daanish Iqbal

Partner

Dubai/New Delhi

As a highly accomplished relationship builder with a track record of excellence, Daanish has played a pivotal role in placing over 120 CEO and C-level executives.

Faith Sharp

Associate Partner

Washington, DC

Faith’s 20 years of Defense and National Security background positions her distinctly as a trusted partner and strategic talent advisor for military, national security industries as well as government contracting companies across diverse competencies, including but not limited to finance, aerospace manufacturing, defense technology, artificial intelligence, and software engineering.  

Nathalie Spree

Partner

Dubai

Nathalie brings 15 years of leadership recruiting expertise in MENA region across multiple sectors. 

Faiza Savul

Partner

Karachi

Faiza brings 20+ years of global experience in finance, executive search, and consulting, and held senior HR leadership roles.

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