Client Testimonials

Phil Fasano
CIO of Kaiser Permanente and former top information officer at Great American Insurance Company (a subsidiary of American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG)) and CapitalOne (NYSE:COF)

“I have looked to Bill for many years for his industry perspective and market intelligence. He is a valuable and informative resource who consistently takes the time to learn his clients’ personality and business and turns this understanding into a strong match with respect to the candidates he presents. I value my relationship with him and always appreciate his professionalism. I would recommend him to anyone who is looking to get the best candidate for their role.” top>

Robert “Kam” Kamerschen
Retired Chairman & CEO, Advo (now Valassis (NYSE:VCI)) and Board member of IMS Health (NYSE:RX), Radio Shack (NYSE:RSH), Linens N Things, RH Donnelly (NYSE:RHD), MDC Partners (NASDAQ:MDCA) and Vertrue.

“There is no more powerful selling tool than a reference ... and Marc Lewis, who has placed CIO's at billion dollar companies including my own, is perhaps the most thorough executive recruiter I've seen in referencing and aiding a CEO through the candidate assessment process.” top>

John E. Petronzi
Managing Director, Looking Glass Technology Advisors

“Nadine goes beyond the client’s stated expectations when identifying candidates; she ensures that her candidates are a cultural fit was well.”

“Nadine is at her best when she tackles difficult searches – she’s smart, focused and relentless.” top>

Michael Scheidemann
Recruiting Head, East and TME, Capgemini

“Bill Liguori and his team at Leadership Capital Group not only delivered outstanding candidates in under 90 days for our financial services/wealth management vertical, they also brought us market intelligence on our competitors that went well beyond just compensation levels. We have worked with search firms large and small and were very impressed with the speed, quality and service provided by Leadership Capital Group.” top>

David Kaput
Senior Vice President & Global Head of Human Resources Practices & Governance, SAP AG (NYSE:SAP)

“SAP has worked successfully with Marc Lewis and his team, and we have recently engaged his services again at the senior executive level . In one of our most strategically critical executive leadership searches, Marc Lewis and his team left few stones unturned in their passion to uncover, attract, and recruit the best possible Senior Vice President to drive our global solution marketing and global field marketing services organizations ... From search inception, through reference checking, and assistance with negotiation, our expectations were exceeded in both the result and the experience of working together ... They facilitated and enabled us and the best candidate to come to terms that were truly win-win ... We look forward to Marc and his team continuing as a partner with SAP in other important searches worldwide.” top>

Jeff Thomas
CEO of Ambassadors Group (NASDAQ:EPAX)

“Marc Lewis, Bill Liguori and the LCG team have taken on, worked hard and produced excellent results on search engagements that were successful and are adding significant value to our enterprise. Any search is challenging, and their work in bringing on a Board member and key executives in marketing/general management and the financial officer leadership roles was laudable.

Their team's management of the search process itself was great, and the female and diversity success that their range of candidates brought is also good for our business. Their additional focus on bringing us useful market intelligence beyond purely transactional search was also valuable.” top>

Jim Taschetta
CMO, Bare Escentuals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BARE) and
Former SVP Marketing & Strategy, Visa USA

“We selected Marc Lewis and Bill Liguori of Leadership Capital Group to execute our Vice President & head of SMB Marketing search at Visa based on their depth in the consumer services, Internet and technology markets, and their focus on execution. Bill and team did a great job in understanding our need, learning our business and bringing us a deep and diverse slate of candidates. We were very pleased both with their unwavering focus on delivery and on the final candidate that they presented to us and who continues to do well at Visa. I look forward to continuing our relationship with Bill and the partners at LCG.” top>

Larry Bonfante
CIO, USTA

“Nadine Rubin is one of the finest professionals I have ever worked with. There has never been a time that she has not delivered quality candidates for any of the positions I have asked her to recruit for me.” top>

Michael Mahoney
VP Sales, Americas, International SOS

“As both a hiring manager and previously as a candidate, I’ve worked for several years with Nadine Rubin. She has repeatedly gone beyond the traditional executive search role truly understanding and communicating the company’s mission and conveying sincere enthusiasm for role and our firm with the candidates that she engages.

We have repeatedly retained Leadership Capital Group and look forward to working with them as our business grows.” top>

Jim Follett
CEO, Survey Sampling International

“Marc, Dan and the team at Leadership Capital Group were instrumental in bringing our Global Head of HR to SSI. I was impressed with their tenacity and professionalism – a very good search experience. Their team focuses on search work for information intensive businesses – and companies needing help in finding great talent.” top>

Richard Crandall
Board Member Novell, Diebold and former Chairman of Giga Information Group (acquired by Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR)) and Comshare (acquired by GEAC); Chairman, Enterprise Software Roundtable

“Our search for a CEO of Giga Information Group (NASDAQ:GIGX), with assistance from Marc Lewis produced the highest quality selection of CEO candidates I've seen in years.” top>

Sean McManus
Exec VP, Operations and Services, North America - Symrise GmbH

“Marc and Bill were successful in executing a very difficult search for Symrise given the large international component and the strong influence of our parent company in Germany. Marc and Bill not only delivered top tier candidates, they were excellent coaches on the market, and were able to grasp the nature of our business very quickly. Their professionalism, process, responsiveness, customer focus, thorough communication, and focus on execution is second to none. Earlier this year, the principals of Leadership Capital Group and Symrise were successful in partnering together in our quest for strong human capital talent.” top>

Bob Boles
Former President, Pegasus Systems and currently Consultant to Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH)

“Nadine has been a great partner helping me build the organizational capability necessary to delivery successful results. Nadine takes the time to really understand your business. Not only does she deliver excellent talent to meet the needs of a specific position, she helps with planning and strategy for the organization overall. She has an outstanding network of contacts and resources that has helped find people for open positions very quickly. She is tenacious in finding talent in targeted organizations that are best suited to deliver the type of resources necessary to fulfill my needs.” top>

John Andrews
Former CEO of Giga Information Group (NASDAQ:GIGX), CIO of $8billion CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) and CEO of several privately held companies and Nominee for CIO Magazine CIO of the Year

“Leadership Capital Group is far and away the best retained search firm —I turn to them for their expertise in management trends, market intelligence and all of my retained executive search work. I have worked with Marc Lewis and Bill Liguori for almost a decade and their industriousness, instincts and ingenuity have been apparent both when I have been a client and a candidate for CEO/Board level roles.” top>

Vincent Delaroche
Chairman & CEO, Cast Software, SA

“Beyond the search itself and the assessment of the candidates, for which Marc shows real professionalism, he brought an unfortunately not so common additional value on the table: He took the time to really understand our company strategy, needs and culture.” top>

Garry Johnson
SVP/CTO, Dendrite (acquired by Cegedim S.A.)

“I have known Nadine for many years. She consistently demonstrates her ability to correctly match potential leadership candidates to the unique needs of the business. In my role as CTO the challenge is to identify leaders with the proper mix of technology skills and business acumen. Nadine understands this distinction and has produced well-qualified candidates possessing the right blend of skills and experience required for success.” top>

Francis Juliano
VP E-Commerce & CTO Dovebid, One of the world's leading auctioneers and capital asset sale advisors

on Returning Our Call:
“I have had exposure to other search firms before, and it was clear that Marc and his team understood what DoveBid.com was looking for as well as had a depth of understanding that allowed me to “interview” his firm before making a decision to share my resume with them. I felt that Marc and his team were able to represent both DoveBid.com and myself without conflict.”
on The Search:
“Marc was very straightforward and clear about what DoveBid.com was looking for in a candidate and how I fit that profile. It was clear that he read my resume and thought about the true fit, rather than trying to push just any candidate in front of the company. Marc came well equipped with not just the dollars and cents, but with data on the company and the style and persona of the individuals involved.”
on The Result:
“Since I joined DoveBid.com, I have been an integral part in developing technology that allows customers on the Internet to join in with customers on an auction floor and bid against each other in real time without latency issues. This has resulted in significant growth in attendance and sales amount per asset at the auction.” top>

Ron Nash
Partner, InterWest Partners

“We hired Marc for his focused approach and strong network within the high tech industry. Marc's high energy and fast pace resulted in a great conclusion. We hired a top notch candidate whom we would not have been able to see without Marc. We got our first choice of a candidate on board and working within 90 days of starting the search. Quick results and high quality candidates, that's a winning combination.” top>