Zavala Civitas Announces New Partners and Global Expansion

31st October, Madrid, Spain – Zavala Civitas, offering executive search and organizational consulting solutions, is now expanding to: Washington DC, New York and Lisbon. This will significantly increase our footprint and complement our presence in Shanghai, Madrid, Mexico City and Sao Pablo.

 

Entering in Key Markets With New Partners:

These new partners will enhance Zavala Civitas’ ability to offer its clients high-quality solutions in key markets. Additionally, each of them has a deep sector-specific expertise in areas such as Insurance, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Financial Services, Education, Real Estate, among others.

The Zavala Civitas family, formed by 35 professionals, welcomes its new colleagues whose relevant experience and leadership will strengthen the firm. Supported by a team of consultants, our market facing colleagues are now:

Americas

  • Washington DC: Marsha Pearcy, Director
  • New York: Barbara Beck, Director
  • Los Ángeles: Aura Gómez, Principal
  • Toronto: José Carlos Hassan, Partner
  • Mexico City: Lorenzo Zavala, Partner
  • Sao Pablo: Juliana Camargo, Principal

Asia

  • Shanghái: Kevin Hong, Director and Ainara Senra, Principal.

Europe

  • Madrid: Fernando Zavala and Iván Rodríguez as Partners and Pedro Gasset and Pablo Bañares as Principals.
  • Lisbon: Sergio Bunin, Director

Partner Statement:

Lorenzo Zavala, Partner of Zavala Civitas, expressed enthusiasm about these developments:

“We are thrilled to present our group of partners, all exceptional professionals, with relevant experience.”

Additionally, we are streamlining our processes, enriching our communications with clients and candidates, expanding our tech, AI and testing tools as well as adapting our team, in diversity and sector experience, to deliver top-notch executive search solutions.”

“We use this important moment to also change our image, as a response to market dynamics and renewed commitment to our core values, within a constantly changing business landscape”.

“A heartfelt thank you to all of you for supporting and being part of this exciting journey of growth and transformation. We look forward to continuing to provide exceptional services in the challenges ahead.”

 

For more information, please contact:

info@zavalacivitas.com

+34 659566062

About Zavala Civitas Executive Search & Organizational Consulting:

Zavala Civitas Executive Search is dedicated to assist companies identify, develop, and retain exceptional talent since 2002. We’ve forged a strong global reputation, guided by a client centric approach, our weekly status reports and milestone based fee structure, leading to handle over 1200 assignments with and an impressive 92% closing rate.

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