Our People

Dr. Bruno Weidl

Partner

Munich

Bruno is a highly experienced and recognized Executive Search/Coaching Consultant, Non Executive Director and serial entrepreneur.

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.

Claudia Seidner

Partner

Frankfurt

Claudia Seidner has many years of experience recruiting for challenging leadership roles in large corporate groups and medium-sized companies. Her focus industries include transportation, tourism and logistics, IT and telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, life science, and renewable energies.

Eugenio Riquelme

Partner

Mexico City

Eugenio has deep practical experience as a search consultant and leadership advisor at both public and private boards, C-suite, and business heads level, mainly in the financial sector and financial function in various industries.

Eva Shaw

Partner

London/Prague

Eva has over 23 years of global executive search experience in a variety of industry sectors particularly in the CEE region.

James Theodore

Partner

Boston

Jim has been a leader in executive search for the Global Hospitality, Gaming and Travel industries for over 30 years.

Sarah McGowan

Partner

New York

With over 25+ years of experience in the retail industry, Sarah has an extensive background in talent management, learning and development, diversity and inclusion, and general management.

Greg Gerson

Partner

New York City

Greg brings over two decades of executive search experience to August Leadership. He serves as a strategic business partner to boards and executive leadership across the healthcare services and life sciences industries.

Paul Chau

Partner

HONG KONG

Paul Chau has over two decades of executive search experience, and is highly regarded by clients of his expertise in the technology sector.

Gavin O' Malley

Partner

London

Gavin has been working in executive search for the last 13 years, having previously spent 10 years in international and local marketing roles at Unilever.

Peter Grech

Partner

Toronto

Peter has over 20 years of experience in an executive search spanning several continents. His expertise includes Insurance, Financial Services, nonprofits, Human Capital, Digital Transformation, Data Analytics, and Risk Management.

Gavin Cheadle

Partner

Dubai

Gavin is an experienced recruitment and Executive Search professional, based in Dubai focused on senior level, CXO and Board appointments across the Middle East region.

Wim Van Acker

Partner

Detroit

With 25 years of recruiting experience, Wim has served automotive and diversified manufacturing clients for both publicly and privately held clients.

Sana Mujtaba

Partner

New York

She is passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and plays a key role in driving the DEI agenda within the firm. She is enthusiastic about identity and culture and successfully runs a small business making Urdu puzzles for young children helping them instill the love of language in the next generation.

Kathy Tompkins

Partner

New York

Kathy has more than 25 years of executive search experience in the financial services industry. She approaches the hiring of executives and board members through a global lens, and her commitment to diversity and inclusion, women’s equality, and compliance with ESG standards is at the forefront of her work

Markos Moya

Partner

Sydney

As a Partner at August Leadership, Markos leads operations in Australia. With over 30 years of experience, Markos focuses on the Technology, Private Equity, and Retail industries.

Hank Flores

Partner

Boston

Hank concentrates on assignments for senior leaders who drive growth, typically for companies seeking to improve strategic focus on their customers and consumers. 

Jerry McGrath

Partner

New York City

Jerry manages searches for human resources leaders across a vast array of industries and organizations, and his clients benefit from his three decades of global experience in both corporate human resources and executive search.

John Purkiss

Partner

London

John has over 25 years’ experience in executive search. He set up and ran the CFO Practice in Heidrick & Struggles’ London office, and was promoted to Partner. Since then he has recruited senior executives and board members for a wide range of companies.

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