Meet our team - Pacific International

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David Howells

Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director

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Adam Nuzie

Group Chief Commercial Officer and Managing Director, Americas

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Kathryn Williams

Group Director and Head of Delivery, Americas

Manuel Preg, a man with short brown hair and a beard, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt, and patterned tie, stands indoors in a bright, blurred hallway.

Manuel Preg

Group Director and Managing Director, Germany

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Samantha Field

Head of People and Culture

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Rebecca Holton

US Chief of Staff

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Paul Galanti

Head of Sector - Industrials, Americas
Associate Director

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Dan Rodgers

Head of Sector - Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, Americas

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John Templeton

Sector Lead for Industrial Manufacturing and Automotive Industries

Zeke Goldsmith - Executive Search Associate

Zeke Goldsmith

Sector Lead for Packaging & Containers, Americas

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Haley Gibson

Client Partner, Americas
Associate Director

Claire Butcher, a woman with long, straight blonde hair wearing a black top and blazer, stands indoors in a well-lit hallway, looking confidently at the camera.

Claire Butcher

Client Partner, Global

Nichole Lapp - Executive Search Associate

Nichole Lapp

Senior Client Delivery Manager, Americas

Caroline Carson - Executive Search Associate

Caroline Carson

Client Delivery Manager, Americas

Aleen Kirmani - Executive Search Associate at Pacific International

Aleen Kirmani

Executive Search Consultant, Americas

Amie Supaporn - Executive Search Consultant in the Philadelphia office

Amie Supaporn

Executive Search Consultant, Americas

Pat Cunningham

Pat Cunningham

Executive Search Consultant, Americas

Olivia McCrossin

Olivia McCrossin

Executive Search Associate

Maxine Buddendorf, Executive Search Associate, Americas

Maxine Buddendorf

Executive Search Associate, Americas

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Noah Shanken

Executive Search Associate, Americas

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Sullivan Sims

Executive Search Associate, Americas

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Annie Lucas

Executive Search Associate, Americas

Rupert Haffenden, dressed in a dark suit and patterned tie, stands indoors smiling at the camera, with a blurred corridor in the background.

Rupert Haffenden

Associate Director and Head of Energy Sector

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Sahar Akhtar

Associate Director and Head of Sector, Chemicals & Process Industries

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Zach Fountain

Sector Lead for Electronics and Semiconductors EMEA

Claudia Lemke, a woman with long brown hair, wearing a black blazer and light pink top, smiles while standing in front of a light-colored stone wall.

Claudia Lemke

Client Partner, EMEA & LATAM

Ellie LaFountain, with long blonde hair, stands indoors in a black blazer and white top, arms crossed as she faces the camera and smiles slightly.

Ellie LaFountain

Client Parner, Global

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Carine Harik

Client Delivery Manager, EMEA

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Ebba Gotthard

Client Delivery Manager, EMEA

Leonard Kempf - Executive Search Associate at Pacific International

Leonard Kempf

Client Delivery Manager, EMEA

Rania Johnson, Executive Search Associate

Rania Johnson

Client Delivery Manager, EMEA

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Antonia Ebner

Executive Search Consultant, EMEA

Sonali Kapoor, Executive Search Associate

Sonali Kapoor

Executive Search Associate, EMEA & APAC

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Dan Wollner

Executive Search Associate, EMEA

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Sophia Minns

Executive Search Associate, EMEA

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Wiktoria Betlejewska

Executive Search Associate, EMEA

Margaret Jaouadi, Global Marketing Manager at Pacific International Executive Search

Margaret (Małgorzata) Jaouadi

Global Marketing Manager

Melissa Bunn, a woman with long brown hair wearing a gray and white striped sweater, stands outside in front of green leafy bushes, smiling at the camera.

Melissa Bunn

Finance Manager and Chartered Accountant

Helene Seeley

Helene Seeley

Accounting Technician

Sabrina Freude, Senior Client Delivery Manager, EMEA

Sabrina Freude

Client Partner, EMEA and APAC

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Kerstin Baumgärtner

Client Delivery Manager, EMEA

Rafael Fernandez, wearing glasses, a blue suit, white shirt, and purple tie, stands outdoors in front of a blurred background with greenery and a cloudy sky.

Rafael Alvarado

Sector Lead for Packaging and Consumer Goods (FMCG), EMEA

Feyisayo Adetayo

Feyisayo Adetayo

Executive Search Associate, EMEA

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Ximena Bernal

Executive Search Associate, EMEA

Richard Yorke, dressed in a dark suit and white shirt, smiles while sitting indoors near a window with autumn trees visible outside.

Richard Yorke

Group Director

Bjarne Sandager Nielsen - Advisory Board Member

Bjarne Sandager Nielsen

Advisory Board Member

Sameer Pagnis, Pacific International's Advisory Board Member

Sameer Pagnis

Advisory Board Member

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Eric Alström

Advisory Board Member

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Tony Milando

Advisory Board Member