Our Partners

Umesh Ramakrishnan is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kingsley Gate.

He is responsible for executing Kingsley Gate’s ambitious industry defining vision. Using both his operating experience and his search experience, Umesh

Nancy Albertini is a member of the Office of the Chairman and Global Board Practice Leader with Kingsley Gate Partners. Recognized as a search industry innovator and thought leader, Nancy has connected

Buster Houchins is the founder and board member of Kingsley Gate.

He co-founded the firm with two others in 2015. Previously, Buster served as the Vice Chairman of a New York Stock Exchange-listed

Francesca d’Arcangeli is Chief Operating Officer at Kingsley Gate Partners. In this role, she is responsible for worldwide operations. The regions, search operations, and human resource functions report directly to her.

Francesca has

Eduardo Antunovic is Chief Client Officer and Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. A seasoned search professional with more than 20 years of experience, Eduardo has completed assignments for Chairmen, Directors, CEOs,

David Nocifora is the Chief Financial Officer for Kingsley Gate Partners. He is responsible for the daily operations of the company, finance and human resources.

David strategic contributions draw from his 25+ years

Natalie Bennett serves as Chief of Staff for Kingsley Gate.

She has led the development and implementation of processes and systems for all day-to-day operations since the firm’s founding. Her unwavering commitment to

Mike Bergen is the Senior Partner, North America Region Leader with Kingsley Gate Partners.

He also leads the firm’s Global Human Resources Practice and brings almost 25 years of experience in executive search

Karin Brandes is the Senior Partner and Latin America Region Leader at Kingsley Gate having more than 20 years in the search industry.

Karin serves a broad spectrum of companies, including major local,

Tom Connolly is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Kingsley Gate Partners. Tom leads human resources globally and drives firmwide global human capital strategy.

Tom was previously the CEO at GattiHR, where he

Nestor D’Angelo is a Senior Partner and Head of Corporate Development with Kingsley Gate Partners, where he leads the company’s efforts to identify, evaluate and execute strategic business opportunities, including mergers and

Arnaud Despierre is the Senior Partner and Global Industrial Practice Leader at Kingsley Gate.

His expertise brings a specific focus on Food, Agribusiness and Nutrition. Arnaud brings almost two decades of experience in

Noam Eisenberg is the Senior Partner and Global Technology Practice Leader and Middle East/Africa Region Leader with Kingsley Gate.

His visionary outlook gained from his deep experience in the technology field has earned

Saurabh Gupta is the Chief Digital Officer of Kingsley Gate Partners. Saurabh has responsibility for defining the strategy and technical vision of the firm, as well as ensuring key business processes are

Aaron Mitchell Finegold is the Chief Marketing Officer of Kingsley Gate.

Aaron is responsible for overseeing the company’s full-funnel marketing strategy, all external communications, and investment in business-critical capabilities such as experimentation, marketing

Christopher Kaderle is the Head of Search Operations at Kingsley Gate.

In this role, Christopher leads a global team of search execution professionals where he is responsible for recruitment, strategy, process, training and

Jason Mort is a Global Financial Services Practice Leader at Kingsley Gate.

With over two decades of executive search experience, Jason has built a deep network across global financial services. He has completed

Firoze Patel is a Senior Partner and Head of Financial Services Practice – APAC & MENA with Kingsley Gate Partners. Firoze has more than 20 years’ experience in executive search, executing mandates in senior

J.L. Baker is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. J.L. has nearly 20 years of experience in both Fortune 300 Corporate HR Leadership and Top-Five retained executive search.

Prior to joining Kingsley

Maria Eugênia Bias Fortes is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. She has over 12 years of experience in the executive search industry specialized in top-level roles in the Consumer, Retail,

Andrew Blane is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. With over two decades of experience in retained executive search, marketing and business development, Andrew specializes in Asset and Investment Management within the

Jorge Caridad is a Partner Emeritus at Kingsley Gate.

With a combined experience of more than 30 years in the executive search arena, Jorge had conducted numerous assignments on behalf of regional and

Alvaro Collas is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Alvaro brings more than 25 years of experience in advising executives and companies, in various stages, on accelerating growth through people, innovation,

Andy Davies is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Andy brings more than 25 years of leadership and executive search experience working across a range of publicly quoted private equity-backed, and

Glenn D. de Gruy is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Glenn focuses on senior executive search assignments in the Technology and Professional Service Sectors.

He is a core member of the

Mark Esposito is a Senior Partner and global head of the Financial Services practice with Kingsley Gate Partners.

Previously, Mark was the President, Americas, with Sheffield Haworth Ltd., responsible for the management and

Pedro Folque is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate specializing in the industrial and infrastructure segments.

With over 25 years of experience in executive search and Talent Management Advisory services, Pedro has completed

Chase Harrison is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Chase brings a decade of experience in executive search having placed executives across various industries and functional areas. He has substantial experience

Raj Kapoor is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. He specializes in Client Partner and Practice Leader searches on behalf of global professional services firms, financial services institutions and private equity

Victor Kleinman is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Previously he served as Managing Partner of the Global Biopharmaceutical Practice for a global retained executive search firm. His career in Life

Tom Koch is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. His 35 years in business, in a variety of industries, drive his broad business understanding and insights. Tom’s clients include for-profit and

Shannon Libbert is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate.

She brings more than 25 years of experience in healthcare consulting to the firm. Her executive search focuses on identifying diverse talent to fill

Ivan Lim is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate.

He has over 25 years’ experience in healthcare and life sciences. As a medical scientist, Ivan began his career in pharmaceutical R&D and advanced

Alan Mac Donald is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. With 25+ years of professional experience in senior management roles, coupled with extensive executive search expertise, he is adept at providing

David Mansbach is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners specializing in the hospitality industry. He has more than two decades of experience advising hospitality clients, and has sold and led

Martin Mendelsohn is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Over a two-decade career in executive search, Martin has managed strategic hiring initiatives for large public sector entities including the U.S. Government

Ed Montoya is a Senior Partner and Global Financial Officer Practice Leader with Kingsley Gate Partners. With over two decades of experience in executive search and private equity, Ed specializes in the

Julio is a Senior Partner at Kingsley Gate Partners. He specializes in executive search and talent consulting, and works transversally in different sectors creating value for his clients by ensuring the supply

Estanislao Peña is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate.

Estanislao specializes in recruiting senior executives and building high-performance teams across multiple industries.

Prior to Kingsley Gate, Estanislao was a Partner with Caldwell. Before joining

Ana Claudia Reis is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Ana Claudia has more than 10 years of experience in the executive search industry specializing in technology, media and telecommunications, professional

Gerardo Reynoso is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. As a member of the Consumer & Retail and Life Sciences practices, he concentrates on partnering with clients offering his broad knowledge

Cali Santa María – Senior Partner

Cali Santa María is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate and a member of the Industrial and Agribusiness practices. With 26 years of experience in executive search,

Paige C. Scott is a Senior Partner and Leader of the Asset Management Practice with Kingsley Gate.

She was most recently Managing Director and Head of the U.S. Asset Management Practice and member

Eduardo Taylor is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners as a member of the Industrial and Manufacturing practices. An expert in working with Mexican family-owned businesses, Eduardo is a seasoned multinational

Dr. Jim Thompson is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate and leads Organizational and Business Psychology for the firm worldwide.

He has been in the consulting industry for over 40 years specializing in

William “Bill” Trau is a Founding Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners focused within the Hardware/Software/Cloud Computing sectors. Bill’s search expertise focuses on placing “C” and VP level executives for emerging Technology

María Alejandra Trujillo is a Senior Partner at Kingsley Gate with more than two decades experience within the executive search terrain, talent advisory and Human Resources Consulting Services, all involved in Venezuela,

Alison Woodhead is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Alison’s expertise spans a variety of industries and functions, focusing on placing executives in general management, finance, operations and marketing roles

Muna Awwadová is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Muna has over 20 years of experience supporting clients during their transformational and change management journey across multi-disciplinary industry sectors.

Muna has spent most of her career

Priscilla is a Partner with Kingsley Gate in the consumer goods, retail, education and assessment practices.

Priscilla has been working in executive search since 2005. Before joining Kingsley Gate, she was a Partner

Arushi Bhattacharya is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. With two decades of search experience, Arushi has developed an in-depth understanding of global cultures and relationship management. She built an impressive network

Iain Brockbank is a Partner in Kingsley Gate’s global industrial practice.

He has over 23 years’ experience working with clients in the UK and internationally, focussing on Chair, NED, and senior executive roles.

Michelle DesChenes is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Prior to joining the firm, Michelle was a Managing Director with GattiHR — a national leader in HR search. She brings more than

Adam El-Balawi is a Partner with Kingsley Gate, specializing in the global financial services industry across the Middle East. Adam has more than two decades of experience placing senior-level finance executives across

Matthias Hocke is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners with more than 20 years of experience, specializing in the Industrial and Industrial Services sectors. Over the past two decades, he has recruited

Greer Hopkins is a Partner with Kingsley Gate, who works with a broad cross-section of clients across Technology, HealthTech, Industrial, B2B/B2C, and Professional Services.

Greer specializes in conducting assignments across the Board and

Kristina’s consultative approach has proven highly effective at executing strategic talent initiatives and delivering outstanding, diverse talent. Her hands on, common sense approach is highly effective in matching appropriate talent to leadership

Jeff Kartheiser is a Partner with Kingsley Gate.

Jeff brings more than 16 years of proven success in executive search, recruitment, client support, and leadership. He has become a trusted and reliable business

María Cristina Mejía is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. With more than 10 years of executive search experience, María Cristina has worked with a variety of regional and global companies in

David Molén is a Partner at Kingsley Gate. He is a member of the firm’s global Life Sciences and Healthcare practice.

David brings 15 years’ experience in executive search and assessment and has

Amanda Pitt is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Amanda brings over 25 years of experience across the digital media industry.

Before joining Kingsley Gate, Amanda operated her own executive talent consultancy

Michael Seeley leads Kingsley Gate Partners’ digital innovation and implementation team. Mike has spent the majority of his career in the staffing and technology industries, consistently introducing new and disruptive ideas to

Geoff Arner is a Principal at Kingsley Gate Partners. He is focused on placing senior executives into c-suite and board roles across Private Equity, Technology, and Services companies. A Private Equity specialist,

Natalia Borda is Vice President, Global Recruiting at Kingsley Gate Partners. With more than 15 years of experience in executive search, Natalia brings extensive expertise in the Latin American and US markets.

Ali Brainard is Vice President, Sr. Talent Acquisition at Kingsley Gate Partners. In her role, Ali will be responsible for identifying and recruiting Partner-level talent for the firm’s North America region.

Prior to joining

Margot Carles is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate.

Margot specializes in recruiting senior executives and counselling clients and candidates on leadership and performance matters.

Before joining Kingsley Gate, Margot was a consultant with

Bob Cwener is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners. He leads recruiting assignments for clients in Integrated Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales, and Engineering searches.

Bob was previously a Vice President in the

Vanessa Damoulis, PhD is a Principal with Kingsley Gate.

Vanessa brings over ten years of Life Sciences executive search experience spanning the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors. Prior to joining Kingsley Gate,

Jake Davis is Vice President, Finance with Kingsley Gate Partners. He leads the global financial operational and system processes at the firm along with the financial integration of new subsidiaries. He also

“Dr. Jim” Houran is a Vice President, Advisory Services at Kingsley Gate.

With three decades of experience under his belt, Jim is a published expert in applied psychology, including peak performance, online profiling,

Alex Howard-Keyes is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate, specialising in the global financial services industry.

Alex has 19 years of experience placing senior executives in front office and c-suite functions across corporate

Xin Lewis is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate.

With a background in global asset management search spanning the last decade, Xin has worked in Sydney, Hong Kong and now New York, with

Vanya I. Mackay is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate.

He is a leader in Kingsley Gate’s Global Technology Practice where his executive search experience spans EMEA, APAC and North America.

Largely focused on

Cole McWilliams is a Principal at Kingsley Gate.

He is focused on placing senior executives into C-suite and Board roles across private equity, services, and technology companies.

Prior to Kingsley Gate, Cole was with

Kimberly Nathanson is a Principal with Kingsley Gate Partners in the firm’s Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Practices. Kimberly works globally with a diverse clientele ranging from global pharmaceutical organizations to emerging

Toby O’Brien is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners. Prior, he was a member of one of the largest retained executive search firms in the world. Over the past two decades,

Loreto Pascual is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate. Throughout her 15 years of executive search experience, Loreto has been involved in assignments for Managing Directors, CEOs and Senior General roles with

Srinivasa Prabhakara is the VP and Head of Product Development at Kingsley Gate.

He joined the Technology division in December 2022 and together with a team of talented professionals, he has successfully delivered

Sara Sellar is a Principal with Kingsley Gate Partners. She is focused on placing senior executives across the financial services sector.

Prior to Kingsley Gate, Sara worked as a consultant with Caldwell

Shikha Sheth is a Vice President, Global Talent with Kingsley Gate.

She drives internal partner hiring across EMEA & APAC including identifying potential M&A opportunities. Shikha’s expertise spans a variety of industries and

Rosana Souza is a Principal with Kingsley Gate.

With over 20 years in executive search, Rosana has a Generalist profile, with greater expertise in the Industrial and Life Sciences sectors, as well as

Alberto Terrón is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate.

With over 15 years in the executive search industry, he is active across Kingsley Gate’s private equity, professional services and industrial practices, with special

Adam Ulmen is the Vice President of Research with Kingsley Gate.

In this role, Adam is responsible for the development and daily operations for the worldwide research and knowledge organization. Adam manages team

Philip Uranga is Vice President US Recruiting Operations at Kingsley Gate Partners. In this role, Philip is responsible for developing and mentoring the US recruiting team to support and meet the needs