Press Releases
Horton International Completes Searches for People's United Bank
September 17, 2008. People’s United Bank (www.peoples.com) recently appointed two new executives within their organization. Cindy Morgan was named 1Septst Vice President of Human Resources Technology and Frank Monahan as Vice President, Compensation. Ms. Morgan was previously Senior Vice President, Employee Shared Services for Webster Financial Corporation and Mr. Monahan held the position of Vice President, Compensation for Realogy Corporation.
The searches were completed by Horton International Managing Director Patrick Murphy.
People’s United Bank is a diversified financial services company with over $20 billion in assets and provides consumer and commercial banking services across a network of more than 300 branches in Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and New York. Through its subsidiaries People’s United Bank provides equipment financing, asset management, brokerage and financial advisory services and insurance services.
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm founded over 30 years ago that recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm has four North American locations and more than 30 international offices located in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Horton International, LLC is headquartered at 29 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Contact information:
Patrick Murphy
murphy@horton-usa.com
Phone: 860.521.0101
Tony Brown Joins Horton International
September 2,2008.West Hartford, CT – Horton International, LLC today announced that Tony Brown has joined as Managing Director in the firm’s New York City office and will be a major contributor to the firm’s rapidly expanding Financial Services practice.
Prior to his association with Horton International, LLC, Tony had in depth experience with several other major retained executive search firms involving international executive recruiting. Tony has more than 20 years of experience in global markets, executive search and management consulting.
Most recently Tony served in a leadership capacity with a boutique executive search firm. Prior to this he was a Senior Managing Director and the Global Head of Staffing at Bear Stearns, where he was responsible for professional and campus recruiting as well as internal executive search. Tony joined Bear Stearns from the search industry and had been a Principal at Egon Zehnder International.
Tony joined executive search from Bankers Trust Company, where he was a Managing Director and head of an internal consulting group. Tony began his consulting career in the Financial Institutions Practice at McKinsey & Company, where he was an Engagement Manager.
Tony holds a BA in Engineering and Applied Sciences from Harvard University and an MBA from Stanford Business School.
Tony’s role as a leader extends into larger professional and civic communities. He serves as a Board Member of the Academy of Finance in New York, the New York Chapter of the March of Dimes and the Abyssinnian Development Corporation. Tony is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the Macaulay Honors College in New York.
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm founded over 30 years ago that recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm has four North American locations and more than 30 international offices located in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Contact information:
Tony Brown
tbrwon@horton-usa.com
Phone: 212.551.1421
Horton International Completes Searches for RESOLUTE Partners
August 25, 2008. RESOLUTE Partners (www.resolutepartners.com) rcently appointed two new executives in their organization. Frank DeMasi was named Vice President of Technology and Denise Delisle was appointed Vice President of Operations. Mr. DeMAsi was previously Manager of IT Operations with the Checkfreepay division of Fiserv. Ms. Delisle held the position of Northeast General Manager for Curtis 1000.
The search was completed by Horton International Managing Director Jim Bond.
RESOLUTE Partners is a provider of turnkey, recreational public Internet access and LAN gaming products and services to the U.S. military community. They provide a comprehensive set of public Internet access products and services to military installations in the U.S. and overseas, including Kuwait and Germany. Their services are available to nearly 350,000 service men and women through dozens of CZee CyberZone and CZee Hot Spot locations.
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm founded over 30 years ago that recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm has four North American locations and more than 30 international offices located in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Contact information:
Jim Bond
bond@horton-usa.com
Phone: 860.521.0101
Horton International Completes Two Searches for Insurity
August 8, 2008 – West Hartford, CT. ChoicePoint (NYSE: CPS) recently appointed two new executives at their Insurity Division. JulieAnn Derby was named Vice President & Chief Project officer and Laure Dickson was appointed Vice President, Technology Operations. Ms. Derby was previously a senior technology executive with The Travelers, Level (3) Communications and Accenture. Ms. Dickson held positions as CIO at Quanta Capital Holdings and at Gulf Insurance Group.
The searches were completed by Horton International Managing Director Pat Racz.
Insurity (www.insurity.com) offers Insurance Decisions — the most comprehensive software and services in the property/casualty industry covering rate, quote, issuance, administration, billing, claims, reinsurance, data warehousing, compliance support, regulatory reporting, hosting and managed services. Customers include more than half of the nation's top 20 commercial lines carriers as well as regional carriers, specialty lines writers and MGAs.
ChoicePoint (www.ChoicePoint.com) provides businesses, government agencies and non-profit organizations with technology, software, information and marketing services to help manage economic and physical risks as well as identify business opportunities.
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm founded over 30 years ago that recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm has four North American locations and more than 30 international offices located in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Horton International, LLC is headquartered at 29 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Horton International’s Patrick Murphy Published in Bank Director
August 4, 2008 – West Hartford, CT. Patrick Murphy, Managing Director, Horton International, LLC recently co-authored an article entitled “Bridging the Talent Gap” in Bank Director magazine. In his most recent experience as Executive Vice President, Webster Bank, Murphy was responsible for the transformation of the Bank’s human resources strategy. Murphy and co-author Roy Maurer describe how the leaders at US banks must start to develop stronger talent management programs to build a competitive advantage through the development of the organization’s capabilities. The article states that boards are discovering that talent management is a business rather than a human resources issue. The article is contained in the third quarter, 2008, issue.
Bank Director (www.bankdirector.com) is the premier magazine written for directors of financial companies. Each quarterly issue focuses on the information board members need on the hottest topics in banking from mergers and acquisitions to retail strategies, compensation to technology and features insightful commentary. Since its inception in 1991, Bank Director has become recognized as an essential resource for the top decision makers in the financial industry.
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm founded over 30 years ago that recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm has four North American locations and more than 40 international offices located in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Horton International, LLC is headquartered at 29 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Horton International Completes Search for
President, Mirka Abrasives
April 15, 2008 – West Hartford, CT. Mirka Abrasives recently selected Scott Wightman as their new President. Mr. Wightman comes to Mirka from General Electric, where most recently he was a Global Product Manager for GE Transportation. In addition to his experience in various marketing and plant management positions with GE, Wightman has handled mergers and acquisitions for GenCorp, and served as President of ADCO Industries.
The search was completed by Horton International Managing Director Pat Racz.
Mirka Abrasives, Inc (www.mirka.com)is the U.S. sales and distribution subsidiary of KWH Mirka of Finland. Mirka is a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of specialty abrasive products used for surface finishing of metal, wood and composites. Mirka’s products are used widely in the automotive finishing trade, original equipment manufacturers, the furniture industry and metal finishers. Proprietary manufacturing processes combined with technologically innovative products, make Mirka an internationally recognized leader in abrasives.
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm founded over 30 years ago that recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm has four North American locations and more than 30 international offices located in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Horton International, LLC is headquartered at 29 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Horton International Completes Search for
Insurity, Chief Technology Officer
April 21, 2008 – West Hartford, CT. ChoicePoint (NYSE: CPS) recently appointed Michael Zammuto as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of their Insurity Division. Mr. Zammuto was previously with Microsoft’s Connected Systems Division and a former multi-award winning CTO, CIO and entrepreneur.
The search was completed by Horton International Managing Director Pat Racz.
Insurity (www.insurity.com) offers Insurance Decisions — the most comprehensive software and services in the property/casualty industry covering rate, quote, issuance, administration, billing, claims, reinsurance, data warehousing, compliance support, regulatory reporting, hosting and managed services. Customers include more than half of the nation's top 20 commercial lines carriers as well as regional carriers, specialty lines writers and MGAs.
ChoicePoint (www.ChoicePoint.com) provides businesses, government agencies and non-profit organizations with technology, software, information and marketing services to help manage economic and physical risks as well as identify business opportunities.
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm founded over 30 years ago that recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm has four North American locations and more than 30 international offices located in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Horton International, LLC is headquartered at 29 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Horton International Completes Chief Actuary Search for
the Knights of Columbus
April 15, 2008 – West Hartford, CT. The Knights of Columbus recently selected Ron Franzluebbers as their new Chief Actuary. Mr. Franzluebbers was previously Assistant Vice President and Actuary with the Hartford Life Insurance Companies.
The search was completed by Horton International Managing Director Jim Bond.
The Knights of Columbus (www.kofc.org) is a Catholic men's fraternal benefit society that was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 12,000 councils and 1.7 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm founded over 30 years ago that recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm has four North American locations and more than 30 international offices located in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Horton International, LLC is headquartered at 29 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Maureen Alphonse-Charles Joins Horton International
March 17, 2008 – West Hartford, CT. Horton International, LLC today announced that Maureen Alphonse-Charles has joined as Managing Director in the firm’s Boston, MA office. She will be responsible for expanding the firm’s “Not-For- Profit” and “Financial Services” practices.
Prior to her association with Horton International, LLC, Maureen had in depth and wide experience with several other major retained executive search firms involving international executive recruiting for “Asset Management” and “Diversity Practices” in London, Paris, New York and Boston.
She is an active participant in many civic, business and community affairs, having been honored by the Boston Junior Chamber of Commerce as one of the ten most outstanding young leaders in Boston and nominated twice in Boston’s Women’s Business Journal as one of the top ten recruitment experts in Boston. She currently serves as an overseer at WGBH and the New England Conservatory of Music. Maureen also serves as Chair of the Nominating Committee for the Boston Center for Community & Justice. She served as President of the “LeadBoston Community Board” and is on the board of the Bessie Tartt Wilson Children’s Foundation. Her other major community, civic and educational activities have included Tufts Alumni Association, Boston University School of Management, The Epiphany School, and the National Association of Securities Professionals, (NASP). Maureen is a member of The Boston Club.
Maureen holds a B.A., from Boston University (Magna Cum Laude) and an M.A.L.D. from Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and is therefore highly qualified in matters legal as they pertain to her recruitment assignments.
Maureen’s broad interests and experience in both business and civic affairs, and her educational background in financial as well as legal matters, provide our clients with excellent executive search capabilities.
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm founded over 30 years ago that recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm has four North American locations and more than 30 international offices located in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Horton International, LLC is headquartered at 29 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut. Maureen Alphonse-Charles can be reached by calling (617) 217-2822 or emailing mcharles@horton-usa.com.
Patrick T. Murphy Joins Horton International
November 8, 2007 – West Hartford, CT. Horton International, LLC today announced that Patrick T. Murphy has joined as Managing Director in the firm’s US headquarters in West Hartford, CT. Murphy will be focusing on the recruitment of executive positions for financial services and consumer-driven industries in which he has spent a 31-year career directing corporate human resources.
Most recently, Murphy held the position of Executive Vice President at Webster Financial Corporation, a leading New England bank with over $17 billion in assets. At Webster since 2002, he had overall responsibility for human resources strategy and directed key initiatives in executive selection, talent management, compensation and benefit plan design, mergers and acquisitions, and organizational planning.
Murphy’s prior experience includes executive human resources responsibilities, both domestic and global, for ING, LEGO, Procter & Gamble and Richardson-Vicks. Additionally, he has served on several industry and academic boards, including chairing the School of Business Advisory Board for Oswego State University, the Human Resource Planning Society of Western New England, the Connecticut Council for the Advancement of Diversity, Western New England College and Leadership Greater Hartford.
“Patrick’s new role will combine his strength for finding talent with the opportunity to lead change and improve results for a variety of organizations growing domestically and worldwide,” stated Larry C. Brown, Managing Partner of Horton International, LLC.
“I am a firm believer in the philosophy of the bestselling book, Good to Great,’ said Murphy. “Its author Jim Collins supports ‘getting the right people on the bus and in the right seats” as the way to build and protect an organization’s most valuable asset. I welcome the opportunity to work with organizational leaders and share the insights and results I’ve gained from a proven executive search process.”
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm which recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm’s practice is global in scope and currently includes seven North American recruiters. Its international offices number over 32 and are located in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. In addition to executive recruitment, the firm provides other recruitment-related services on a global basis to clients, including management assessment and other consulting activities.
Horton International, LLC is located at Corporate Center West, 29 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut. Patrrick Murphy can be reached by calling (860) 521-0101 or (860) 841-0692 or emailing murphy@horton-usa.com
Horton International Opens Two US Offices
August 16, 2006, West Hartford, CT. Horton International, LLC today announced that they have opened new offices in Washington, DC and Newport, Rhode Island.
The Washington, DC Region Office will be lead by Managing Director Frank Sharp, a veteran of the firm. Frank established the Zurich, Switzerland office of Horton International in 1994. For eleven years in Europe, he helped international companies to develop their leaders, build effective teams, recruit strategic talent, and implement successful M&A transactions.
Frank’s global human resources career began at Exxon Corporation in the United States, moving on to leading human resource positions at Exxon subsidiaries in Latin America and the Asia Pacific. Later, Frank filled the senior human resources leadership role in ABB’s Power Generation and Lummus Global businesses.
Gary Lineberry will serve as Managing Director of the firm’s new office in Newport, RI. He is involved in senior level executive search engagements in the Global Financial Services Practice, with a specialization in Insurance and Pension Investment Management. Prior to joining Horton International, Gary spent more than 20 years in senior management positions in the Financial Services industry. His expertise includes distribution, marketing, product development, strategic partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions, in addition to executive selection.
Before joining Horton International, Gary was a Director with Spectrem Group, AXA Financial, and he was Senior Vice President responsible for MetLife's defined contribution business and CEO of Benefit Services Corporation.
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm which recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm’s practice is global in scope and currently includes seven North American recruiters. Its international offices number over 32 and are located in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. In addition to executive recruitment, the firm provides other recruitment-related services on a global basis to clients, including management assessment and other consulting activities.
Horton International, LLC is located at Corporate Center West, 433 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Molly A. Robb Joins Horton International
April 5, 2006, West Hartford, CT. Horton International, LLC today announced that Molly A. Robb has joined the firm as a Managing Director and is located in the firm's US headquarters in West Hartford, CT. Her practice will focus on the recruitment of senior operating executives into the Biopharmaceutical, Medical Device, Health Care Information Technology and Health Care Services industries.
Prior to joining Horton International, Molly was a Principal with Sextant Search Partners located in their New York headquarters. At Sextant, Molly conducted searches in the Health Care Venture Capital and Private Equity sector. Prior to Sextant Search Partners, Molly was a Search Director with Ken Clark International, a specialty boutique search firm, where she conducted senior level searches within the Biopharmaceutical, Medical Device and Diagnostic sectors.
Previously, Molly spent several years as a Search Consultant with Heidrick & Struggles in their Los Angeles office as a member of the firm's Health Care Venture Capital and Private Equity Practice, and with Korn/Ferry International in their San Francisco office where she conducted senior level searches in the Advanced Technology and Professional Services practices. In her last year with Korn/Ferry International, she was a Search Consultant with Futurestep, Korn/Ferry's Internet startup venture, which focused on providing retainer executive search across all industries.
Molly earned her Bachelors Degree from the Journalism School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a double major in Media and Mass Communications.
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm which recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm's practice is global in scope and currently includes seven North American recruiters. Its international offices number over 30 and are located in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. In addition to executive recruitment, the firm provides other recruitment-related services on a global basis to clients, including management assessment and other consulting activities.
Horton International, LLC is located at Corporate Center West, 433 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Contact information:
Larry C. Brown
brown@horton-usa.com
Phone: 860.521.0101
Horton International Opens New York Office
November 7, 2005, West Hartford, CT. Horton International, LLC announced today that the firm has opened an office in New York City and that Terry McCarthy has joined as a Managing Director.
Prior to joining Horton International, Terry served as a Managing Director with Cromwell Partners, a retained search firm. Earlier in his career he was a Senior Managing Director at DHR International, where he was responsible for developing and managing the global financial services practice. Terry also served as a Managing Partner (US) with PA International Management Consultants and Sullivan & Co. (now a part of Heidrick & Struggles), focusing on global investment banks and industrial, telecom and media conglomerates. He has been extensively involved in strategic searches for various global investment banks, media and entertainment firms and industrial conglomerates.
Terry began his business career at the Industrial Chemicals group of W.R. Grace. He later joined the Philip Morris Corporation in its International Product Marketing division. Terry was subsequently recruited to ITT's Telecom group as President and Equity Partner of a newly formed spin-off firm. Later he served as an Executive Vice President of Marketing for United Jersey Bancorp, the 8th largest U.S. Commercial Bank at the time. Terry has a B.A. in History with high honors from Gannon College and an M.A. in International Affairs from New York University.
Horton International, LLC (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm, which recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm's practice is global in scope and currently includes US recruiters in West Hartford, CT and Keene, NH. Its international offices number over 30 and are located in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. In addition to executive recruitment, the firm provides other recruitment-related services on a global basis to clients, including management assessment and other consulting activities.
Horton International, LLC is headquartered at Corporate Center West, 433 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut. The New York City office is located at 230 Park Avenue, Suite 1000, telephone 212-551-1424.
Contact information:
Larry C. Brown
brown@horton-usa.com
Phone: 860.521.0101
Horton International, LLC Named Fastest Growing Company
July 18, 2005, West Hartford, CT. Horton International, LLC has been named by the Hartford Business Journal (www.hbjournal.com) as one of the Hartford Region's Fastest Growing Private Companies. The recognition was based on percentage revenue increase from 2003 to 2004. The firm's revenue increased 92% during the period. Managing Partners Bob Gilchrist and Larry Brown attribute this success to the talents of their growing team and strong relationships forged with long-standing and new clients. Horton International, LLC plans to continue its strategic expansion throughout the U.S.
Horton International, LLC (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm which recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm's practice is global in scope and currently includes North American recruiters in West Hartford, Fort Lauderdale, FL and Keene, NH. Its international offices number over 30 and are located in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. In addition to executive recruitment, the firm provides other recruitment-related services on a global basis to clients, including management assessment and other consulting activities.
Horton International, LLC is based at Corporate Center West, 433 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Contact information:
Larry C. Brown
brown@horton-usa.com
Phone: 860.521.0101
Jim Bond Joins Horton International
July 11, 2005, West Hartford, CT. Horton International, LLC today announced that Jim Bond has joined the firm as a Managing Director and is located in the firm's US headquarters in West Hartford, CT.
Jim has been involved in search since 1978. For much of that time, his main focus has been in the Information Technology field, assisting his clients in filling positions ranging from CIO, CTO, VP and Director levels, to senior level high technology specialists. The industries he has served range from life and property-casualty insurance, managed care, life sciences and manufacturing to financial, business and professional services firms from start-up to Fortune 100 in size.
Jim has an M.A. in Government and International Relations from the University of Notre Dame and a B.A. in Political Science from St. Anselm College.
Horton International (www.horton-usa.com) is a retained executive search firm which recruits senior-level management for all industries. The firm's practice is global in scope and currently includes six North American recruiters. Its international offices number over 30 and are located in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. In addition to executive recruitment, the firm provides other recruitment-related services on a global basis to clients, including management assessment and other consulting activities.
Horton International, LLC is based at Corporate Center West, 433 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Contact information:
Larry C. Brown
brown@horton-usa.com
Phone: 860.521.0101
Horton International's European Partners Meet In Milan
October 12, 2004, Milan. Horton International held its bi-annual European Partner's meeting in Milan with additional representation from the firm's Americas and Asia-Pacific Regional coordinators. Horton International is a global executive search firm with offices in 27 countries providing retained search and management consulting services in-country, cross border and worldwide.
The focus of the meeting was the firm's Vision 2007- the result of an internal task force constituted earlier this year to assess the expectations of the global partners relative to revenue growth, geographic expansion and governance.
Frank Sharp, Managing Partner of the firm's office in Zurich and Task Force Leader, presented the results of the task force's efforts to the Chairman, Executive Committee and the European Partners. With unanimous endorsement of the proposed Vision 2007, the task force was given the mandate to create definitive strategic plans for final approval by the entire organization at the firm's Global Partners meeting to be held in Shanghai in May of 2005.
Horton International, LLC represents the global firm's presence in the US and coordinates regional activities in the Americas offices in Buenos Aires, Mexico City and Sao Paolo. According to Bob Gilchrist and Larry Brown, the firm's Managing Partners, Vision 2007 will include the expansion of their geographic presence in the US adding new partners and offices to complement their primary market strengths in Manufacturing, Financial Services, Insurance and Healthcare.
Contact information:
Bob Gilchrist
gilchrist@horton-usa.com
Phone: 860.521.0101
Horton International Opens Mexico City Office
March 23, 2004, Mexico City. One of the top global retained executive firms, Horton International, has opened its third Latin American office with the launch of a Mexico City office. Horton International entered Latin America 8 years earlier when it opened an office in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The new office is headed by Guillermo Cepeda, who was recently appointed Managing Partner and Country Manager. Mr. Cepeda will oversee searches throughout Mexico. He was previously a managing partner at eVision Partners, a private venture capital group focusing in Latin America, founder of DeRemate.com, the leading on-line consumer-to-consumer trading platform in Latin America, Sr. Manager Latin America for Siebel Systems among other senior managerial positions in Mexican companies in the Manufacturing and Hospitality industry sectors. Mr. Cepeda has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Bob Gilchrist, Horton International's Regional Coordinator for the Americas said that he and Larry Brown, both Managing Partners of the US firm, are delighted to have a significant presence in Mexico to provide extended service to their US clients with international operations there. The office in Mexico will continue to expand Horton International's presence in major business centers across the globe and will bring their total number of offices to 30. Mr. Brown said that Guillermo Cepeda is an outstanding example of Horton International's success in attracting top talent into their firm.
Contact information:
Guillermo Cepeda
info@horton-mexico.com
www.horton-mexico.com
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