Fall 2007
Mark Balawejder is an Information Technology Executive with diverse experience in prominent financial services, technology and consulting organizations, both public and privately held. His recent transition took him from being a key member of MBNA’s senior operating team to SVP of Outsourcing at CDI IT Solutions.
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Summer 2007
Jim Crotty is a senior sales executive. After 17 years
experience with large companies in the consumer foods industry,
he elected to move into the natural, non-foods area and landed
his ideal position at Tom’s of Maine, a company guided by a well
defined set of values and beliefs.
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Bill Wilkins is an entrepreneurial C-level leader with
international experience in specialty engineered products.
Bill is currently Vice President, Global Supply Chain, for Minerals
Technologies, a resource and technology-based company that
develops, produces and markets a broad range of specialty
minerals products world-wide. Sales in 2006 exceeded $1 billion.
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Brian Dworetsky was well-established as
VP and General Manager of Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Vancouver
when he made a personal decision to relocate his family to the
Philadelphia area. Despite 20 years with one employer, and the
last 11 of those years in Canada, he successfully landed an
outstanding position with his targeted employer (Group Manager,
Aramark Uniform Services).
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Spring 2007
Bill Streich, an experienced Chief Financial Officer,
transitioned from a $450 million global manufacturing company
where he restructured the company’s financial position, to a
broader role with a previous employer, Holt Logistics, a marine
terminal operator.
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Winter 2006
Tom Loane is a global Information
Technology Executive with multi-industry experience.
As a builder of high performance IT teams and a business
leader with financial skills, Tom recognized the need for
high-level coaching in his search. Mannkind, a NASDAQ
traded company, needed a VP of IT with strong strategic
planning and business solutions experience for their development
and commercialization of a diabetes treatment.
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Kelly Vange has lived in seven
countries, worked in 15, and visited nearly 60.
A business leader who directed people, projects
and consulting in the US and abroad, Kelly
wanted a general management role close to home.
His unusual background, combined with diverse
functions (sales, training, public relations)
and experience in diverse functions (legal,
engineering, financial) also presented
challenges in marketing himself.
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Maureen Breakiron-Evans is a
dynamic financial executive, currently CFO of
Towers Perrin. She experienced both executive
coaching and career transition coaching with
Kelleher Associates.
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Ann Orth had been a leader in biochemical scientific research with several high-profile corporations. Through her self-examination work with Mitch Wienick, she found her “niche” and turned her passion – her volunteer work – into a new career. Ann is now Director, Volunteer and Patron Services for Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK).
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Fall 2006
Rich Plush was previously chief actuary at Pennsylvania Mutual Insurance Company. He is leveraging his skills in his new role with the Knights of Columbus in a comparable position with an increase in responsibility and dollars.
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2006 - Summer
Jim Busciacco came to Kelleher Associates in early 2006 after an extensive career in the financial services industry. It was his second experience with outplacement, which he initially approached somewhat reluctantly based on his prior experience. Jim shared his recent career transition experiences with us at the end of his second week in his new job as Small Business Loan Officer with TruMark Financial Credit Union.
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2006 – Spring
Most recently, Doug Kremer was President, Kremer Management Consulting. Prior to starting his own business, he was Senior Vice President, Marketing and Strategy, for the Group Insurance Division of CIGNA, a Fortune 100 company. He was a member of the Senior Management Team and led the creation of the business’s turnaround strategy and plan.
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Jan Mehnert was
previously Vice President of Human Resources
with a tax compliance software firm. She was
clear about her goal for her next position – to
find a leadership role in Human Resources with a
large pharmaceutical manufacturer. Jan has
recently landed exactly as she hoped.
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Ned Gordon was
in the midst of outplacement with another
company when he met Mitch Wienick, of Kelleher
Associates, at an ExecuNet meeting. Ned shared
his experiences in his career transition with us
as he began the second week of his new job as
Director of Global Marketing for Laboratory
Automation with Dade Behring, Inc. the world's
largest company solely dedicated to clinical
diagnostics.
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Rip Tilden was
the COO of a global wireless communications
advanced technology and products corporation. He
turned to Kelleher Associates, Inc. for help in
moving from the high-level, high-compensation,
Fortune 200 path to a smaller company
environment where he could directly impact the
quality of peoples’ lives. Rip discussed his
transition and experience at Kelleher in helping
him land the role he envisioned.
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December
2005
Dennis O’Donnell is a Human Resources executive with experience in a wide range of mid-size through Fortune 500 companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech, financial services and manufacturing sectors. Dennis came to us in early 2004, stepped into a global training organization and subsequently secured a senior training/development business partner role with a major Philadelphia area insurance company.
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October 2005
Fred Feldman was formerly a Senior Vice President, Product Development and Quality at a biologicals company that markets products for use in reconstructive and orthopedic surgery. He has an international reputation among scientists, clinicians, and regulators. Fred knew what he wanted in his next position and turned to Kelleher to help get to his goal. Fred is currently Vice President of Research & Development at a pharmaceutical company in New Hampshire.
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September
2005
While still employed as an IT executive, Eva Wylie decided it was time for a change. An energetic and passionate person, Eva wanted the process to be fun and the outcome gratifying. Eva is now enjoying her new position as Business Relationship Manager.
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August
2005
Marguerite Deutsch is a successful Marketing and Product Manager in consumer gods, with a proven record of sales growth, new product launches and brand management. For her, the challenge would be finding the right fit in the Philadelphia area.
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July
2005
Vi Bird had been vice president of manufacturing for mid-size and Fortune 500 metal-working companies before downsizing interrupted her career. Vi found guidance and support at Kelleher and got her career back on track.
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April
2005
Jim Staples was previously employed as a
vice president of global marketing at a major
career transition firm. After working in the
automotive and professional services sectors,
Jim turned to Kelleher to help him find the
right position.
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March
2005
Anne Robson came from a senior-level position at one of the world's leading professional services organizations. Kelleher Associates helped her develop a senior-level network, an exceptional resume, and a new-found understanding of her strengths and business aspirations. After a successful campaign, she is now Director of Strategy and Business Development at McKesson, which ranks number 16 on the Fortune 500.
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February
2005
When Jim Devine first began working with Kelleher Associates, Inc., he went for business advice and ended up President and CEO of MidAtlantic Employers Association.
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January
2005
Jim Trusdell is Director of Finance and Administration for Temple University’s School of Dentistry. His responsibilities include heading up the Office of Administration and Fiscal Operations for the school.
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December
2004
After his position as General Counsel for a U.S. division of a global engineering firm was eliminated,
John Attanasio made the decision to seek a new career in the nonprofit sector and needed an outplacement firm that was right for him.
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November
2004
When June Wispelwey’s company was acquired by another organization, she found herself in need of career coaching. After trying the outplacement firm paid for by her former employer, she chose instead to work with Kelleher Associates, Inc. to develop the plan needed to land a new position.
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October
2004
After more than 12 years with the same organization, a change in management led
Jim McCabe to look for a new position. Kelleher Associates, Inc. worked with him to develop a comprehensive job search strategy, resulting in a new senior level financial position with a utilities company.
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September
2004
When Mike Ratchford was considering a career transition, he turned to Kelleher Associates Inc.’s team of experts. Ed Kelleher, Al Kramer, and Mitch Wienick, worked with Mike in developing a search strategy tailored to his strengths and career goals.
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August 2004
Kim Rainey recently became the Vice President of Marketing and Director of Strategic Marketing Programs for PNC Advisors, a Wealth Management Division of the PNC Financial Services Group. We sat down with her to discuss her career transition and experience with Kelleher Associates.
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July
2004
Andy Cvitanov is Managing Director for The Beekman Group, a newly formed private equity firm. Andy was achieving considerable success as Chief Executive Officer of an independent subsidiary of a Fortune 100 company when he decided to change his career. He chose Kelleher Associates to help guide him through the transition.
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May 2004
Bob Pearson is currently the General Manager of Human Resources at Princeton University. As an experienced career coach himself, he knew he needed a supportive partner who could expand his professional network when he began his own search. Kelleher Associates was his partner and Ed Kelleher was his coach.
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April
2004
Shari Anisman came to a crossroads in her life and wanted a new career challenge. After taking some time off to spend with family, she approached Kelleher’s team of experts.
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March 2004
After making an executive decision to leave her last company
Jane Siegel sought help finding an opportunity that complemented her many years of management experience and upper-level expectations.
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February 2004
Jason Coyle is currently a District Manager with Aramark. After organizational realignment at his old company, Jason took a step back to re-evaluate his next career move. He was looking to make a shift away from the small business environment into a public company and needed to reposition himself in the marketplace.
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January
2004
Tammy Beil approached Kelleher with a mission. She was ready to make a career step up the corporate ladder from Director to Vice President.
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December 2003
Bob DiBetta is currently the Vice President of Customer Service for General Fiber Communications, Inc., in Conshohocken, PA. Bob approached Kelleher Associates in May of 2003 looking to reposition himself in the marketplace and rebuild a resume that was nearly 20 years old.
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November 2003
John
Nickolas is a senior financial and operations
executive, who experienced considerable success
growing technology-oriented companies. He
recently made the decision to change his career,
and found a position in the front office of a
Major League Baseball club.
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October 2003
Terry Kelly recently experienced multiple of unique career transitions. He retired from a position as a Human Resources executive with a large corporation, took a temporary management position where he coordinated the closure of a manufacturing plant.
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September 2003
Since April 2003, Ed Clemons, SPHR, has been the Vice President of Human Resources at General Fiber Communications, Inc. (Conshohocken, PA). An experienced HR leader, Ed recently went through his own career transition with the assistance of the team at Kelleher Associates.
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July 2003
Keith Schneck was the Chief Financial Officer at T-Networks, Inc. when he recently decided to make a change from working with a start-up company, to a more established business.
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April 2003
Ray Malpocher had a series of engineering, marketing and sales positions that led to several GM positions. In the recent past,
he was Group Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Qualitrol Division of Danaher Corporation.
Teleflex, a two billion dollar public company,
then recruited him to run their Marine
Industrial Group. Read more...
March 2003
Rob Wintz recently made the successful transition from working as a management consultant for Deltek Systems, Inc., to conducting business as the principal of his own consulting firm, RSW Consulting. We spoke recently with Rob about his experiences working with Kelleher Associates on his own personal career transition from employee to entrepreneur.
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February 2003
We interviewed Brad Hoopman the week he began his new position as Vice President, Equity Research Analyst at Glenmede Trust (Philadelphia, PA).
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February 2003
Nancy Hunter was just about to start her new job, as Vice President of Technology Program Management at Bank One (Wilmington, DE) when we spoke with her.
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January
2003
Judi Ivens spent over 16 years working for a single employer,
Wawa, Inc. In October 2002, Judi decided it was time to leave the only employer she had ever been
with. Read more...
December 2002
Patricia Gardner is the President of Maximum Sales, Inc., a company she founded in 2002. She came to Kelleher Associates on her own in late 2001, after the "dot-com" company she was working with closed their U.S. operations following the events of September 11, 2001.
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December 2002
We interviewed Angie Blackburn the day before she left for a major trade show she was attending in her first days as Vice President of Customer Service for Fisher Scientific, Inc.
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November
2002
Sam Magliaro came to Kelleher Associates in July 2002. He had recently left
RCN, a telecommunications company, where he had been a Senior Vice President for over two-and-a-half years.
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October
2002
Paul Eisenhuth is the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Universal Electrical Service in Franconia, PA. Paul started working with Universal in October 2002.
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October
2002
Bob Schubert, formerly the Vice President of Marketing of Sermatech International become a Kelleher Associates client in February, 2002 and landed in a new position with Greene Tweed and Company in September, 2002. We caught up with Bob on the Friday before his Monday start with his new employer.
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September 2002
Recently we interviewed Mike Catalonello who became a client in March, 2002 and in September 2002 accepted a new position as Senior Vice President/Chief Sales Executive for the Reed Business Information division of Reed
Elsevier, the giant British/Dutch media company with global operations.
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