Our People

Umran Beba

Partner

New York City

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

Alastair Paton

Partner

London

Alastair has more than 30 years’ international experience as a business leader, both in major blue chip multinational companies, and in global executive search.

Linda Schaler

Partner

New York City

Linda has over 20 years of executive search experience in Advertising, Marketing, Media & Mobility, Digital Transformation, Life Sciences, and Nonprofit.

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.

Christine Sobhani

Partner

New York City

Christine Sobhani brings over 20 years of recruitment experience to August Leadership. She is a leader in the talent acquisition and talent management space with a focus in HR and leadership roles across industries.

Farah Haider

Chief Operating Officer

NEW YORK CITY / KARACHI / LAHORE

Farah is overseeing the global operations of August Leadership as its Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. She is the co-founding partner and Board Director of August Leadership.

Leon Shivamber

Advisory Partner

Nashville/New York City

Leon Shivamber is an Advisory Partner at August Leadership with a 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. 

Janeen Kang

Partner

Seoul

Janeen Kang brings 15 years of experience in the Retail industry across North America and Asia Pacific.

Asad Haider

Founder & CEO

New York City

As an innovator, Asad has founded and now leads August Leadership, one of the fastest-growing Executive Leadership Search Firms.

Nicole Kamaleson

Partner

Global

Focused on mission-driven or for-purpose organizations, Nicole has advised on C-suite talent transitions, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI), board/governance, human capital, and organizational development.

Mary Macleod

Partner

London

As a trusted leadership advisor to Boards, Mary chairs the Board & CEO Practice at August Leadership. She focuses on CEO, Board Director and Non-Executive appointments, as well as succession and Board/leadership effectiveness.

Jimson Cheng

Senior Advisor

Singapore

Jimson Cheng has over 20 years of Consulting and Executive Search experience, and is a trusted advisor to CEOs and Boards in the Healthcare and Life-sciences Industry. Jimson has a broad view of market growths across Asia-Pacific, integrating business and talent advisory as Senior Advisor.

Mrinalini Singh

Partner

Dubai

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

Ami Bhatt

Partner

Hong Kong

Ami has 30 years experience in search, handling assignments in a range of industries with a strong focus in the consumer goods, retail, sourcing and industrial sectors.

José López

Partner

Madrid

José entered the Search profession in 2004 after 10 years in strategy consulting and 2 years line experience in consumer goods. 

Michael Maeder

Partner

SHANGHAI

Michael is Cofounder & Managing Partner of August Leadership in China and IOT ONE, a global IoT consulting practice.

Waichiro Hayashi

Partner

Tokyo

As an experienced executive recruiter and senior executive for multinational corporations, Waichiro provides consultative support and expertise for firms who believe that leadership change and/or counseling will dramatically improve performance. He focuses on senior level assignments for multinational firms undertaking business in Japan and Asia-Pacific in the Industrial, Technology, Life Science and Professional Services.

Rick Helliwell

Partner

Christchurch

Rick Helliwell has over 25 years of Executive Recruitment and Human Resources (HR) experience both in-house and consulting, working within large Corporate, SME, Start-Up, and Professional Services businesses.

James Gathercole 

Partner

Hong Kong/Shanghai

James has a keen interest in innovative, technology-enabled industrial, healthcare, and consumer businesses. Clients value his deep understanding of the essential leadership characteristics of Chinese executives who succeed in western organisations. 

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