Kincannon & Reed Global Executive Search Adds Three New Principals to its North American Team
26-February-2009 - The retained executive search firm of Kincannon & Reed is increasing its global capabilities with the recent addition of three new Managing Directors.
"We have been enjoying rapid growth due to the needs of our global client base, and expect this growth to continue in 2009 as organizations seek superior leadership to help them meet extraordinary challenges. Consequently, we are adding these resources to better serve our clients," said Kincannon & Reed president Greg Duerksen. "In particular, this team enhances our capabilities in food service, Latin America, consumer products, and animal nutrition."
Joining the firm are:
John Reasner, based in Arizona
Mr. Reasner brings broad human resources experience and expertise to Kincannon & Reed. He headed up construction and direction of the HR function for a startup IT consulting company. Prior to this, Mr. Reasner was Vice President of Worldwide Human Resources and a member of the Executive Committee. He also spent 13 years in the foodservice/hospitality business, where he was the worldwide head of human resources for a 3500-employee division of Dial/Greyhound. He is a graduate of Monmouth College.
Ellen von Fange, based in Washington D.C.
Ms. von Fange holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and brings excellent marketing background to Kincannon & Reed. She spent seven years with Terra Industries where she was responsible for marketing Terra’s broad line of private label crop protection products, creating a cohesive corporate identity, improving investor relations, as well as advertising, and public relations for the Fortune 500 company. In a consulting role, Ellen successfully repositioned a line of soft drink products in central Mexico. Her early career was with General Electric and Blue Cross / Blue Shield.
Warren Ward, based in Dallas, Texas
Mr. Ward brings extensive consumer products, animal nutrition, and Latin American experience to Kincannon & Reed. He was director of finance for Scott Paper Company (now part of Kimberly Clark) in Mexico and Spain. He was Ralston Purina’s managing director for both its agricultural and pet food divisions in Mexico, and was promoted to chief operating officer for Ralston Purina Latin America, with responsibility for more than 1000 employees in 10 countries. He subsequently led the integration of the Nestlé and Ralston Purina pet food businesses in Latin America. He received a finance degree from Texas Christian University.
Kincannon & Reed (www.krsearch.com) is the only retained executive search firm focused exclusively on the food, agribusiness, and life sciences sectors. The company serves clients throughout the world from its offices in the Americas, Europe, and Asia / Pacific.
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