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Executive Search Experience
- Founding Partner Paul Ray & Company
- 35+ years of experience in retained executive search, conducts assignments at the Board, CEO and senior executive levels
- Vice Chairman, A. T. Kearney Executive Search, responsible for Board of Director Competency Center, Asia/Pacific and Latin America regions and Global overview responsibility for the Industrial Markets and Consumer Products and Retail Practices
- Chief Executive Officer of Ray & Berndtson's U.S. operations (9th largest U.S. retained executive search firm) and co-managing Partner of that firm’s global operations (6th largest global executive search firm)
Education
- University of Arkansas, BSBA
- University of Texas School of Law, JD
Other Experience
- Director of Marketing, RJ Reynolds Industries
Professional Achievements and Activities
- Past Chairman, Association of Executive Search Consultants
- Recognized for outstanding contribution to the executive search profession with the Gardner W. Heidrick award, the industry’s highest honor and the first recipient of the Eleanor Raynolds Award for excellence in search and volunteerism.
- Named one of America’s top recruiters in all three editions of The Career Makers by John Sibbald and The Global 200 Executive Recruiters by Nancy Garrison Jenn
- Past Chair of Board and Executive Committee Member, Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University
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Executive Search Experience
- Founding Partner Paul Ray & Company
- 25+ years retained executive search experience working with consumer, industrial products, and retail companies
- Vice President, Global Consumer Products and Retail Practice Leader for A. T. Kearney Executive Search, which included traditional packaged goods, durable goods, food & beverage and retail
- Managing Partner, Chicago office, Ray & Berndtson Executive Search
- Placed Presidents, CFO’s, CIO’s, CMO’s as well as officer level supply chain, finance, sales, and human resource executives in both public and privately held companies
Education
- University of Delaware, BS, Business Administration and Marketing
- Executive studies at the University of Michigan and Columbia University
Other Experience
- Vice President and General Manager, Avon Products, Inc.
- Served as a member of the Diversity Task Force and subsequently co-chaired the U.S. Diversity Task Force for Avon Products
- Previously held sales and sales management positions with IBM and Honeywell Corporation
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Executive Search Experience
- Founding Partner Paul Ray & Company
- 20+ years retained executive search experience with a focus in Consumer Products - Apparel & Footwear, Consumer/ Fast-moving consumer goods (Chemical, Food & Beverage and Personal Care), Consumer Hard Goods, Retail and Industrial.
- Managing Consultant, Consumer Products Practice at A. T. Kearney Executive Search.
- Recruited Director to C-Suite across all functions for Fortune 500 clients for publically-traded and privately-held clients
- Additional search experience in various industries including Automotive, Industrial, Medical Device & Pharmaceutical, and Wholesale Distribution
Education
- University of Vermont, BSBA in both Political Science and Environmental Policy
Other Experience
- Motorola, Inc. - Supply Chain/Logistics focusing on Inventory Control and Warehousing and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S)
- Motorola, Inc. (Iridium Satellite) - Talent Management and Training & Development
Professional Achievements and Activities
- Board Member, and President of Finnish American Chamber of Commerce, Midwest
- Youth Ice Hockey Coach
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Executive Search Experience
- Joined Paul Ray & Company in 2017 progressing to Director
- Retained executive search experience in Consumer Products - Food & Beverage, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods and other Packaged Goods as well as in Retail and Industrial
- Manages the execution and direction of research, search strategy development and candidate development
- Recruits Director to C-Suite across all functions for Fortune 500 clients, publicly traded and privately held clients
Education
- B. S. Hotel Administration, Cornell University
- Two-time Captain, Cornell Women’s Varsity Tennis
Other Experience
- Food & Beverage Event Operations Management, Marriott International
- Operations Management, SMS Assist, LLC
Professional Achievements and Activities
- President, Cornell University Women’s Varsity Tennis Alumni Association
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Executive Search Experience
- Founding member Paul Ray & Company
- 15+ years retained executive search experience with a focus in Global Consumer Products and Retail including traditional packaged goods, durable goods, food & beverage and retail
- Previously with A.T. Kearney Executive Search completing engagements at all levels reporting directly to the Vice Chairman
Other Experience
- Reported to Senior Vice President Operations at Smith International, Inc. responsible for tracking and reporting worldwide financials, publication of the monthly business revue as well as overseeing global purchasing card program.
- Over eighteen years as co-owner of R & J Oilfield Supply. Responsible for day-to-day operations of the company from its inception including human resources, finance, and inventory, as well as full P&O responsibility
- Office Manager for Eastex Industries, Inc.
Professional Achievements and Activities
- Member Association of Professional Office Managers
- Board Member of St. Vincent de Paul’s Catholic Church Women’s Guild
The individual is the central,
— Peter F. Drucker
rarest, most precious resource
in our society.
Paul Ray & Company is a retained executive search firm focused on exceptional client service and thoughtful candidate interaction.
About Us
Founded in 2007 by three partners - Paul Ray, Jr., Bob Tate and Tony Johansson. Together they have over 75 years of retained executive search experience having begun their careers in large global retained executive search firms. All have prior client-side industry experience in Fortune 500 consumer companies.
Paul Ray & Company has built a reputation for superior client satisfaction, innovation, agility and impeccable service.
People, through
— Dr. Jac Fitz-Enz
knowledge, are clearly
the critical factors of
the future.
Approach
By focusing in consumer related industries, Paul Ray & Company has developed a reputation for understanding industry trends and deep knowledge about the candidate universe from which we recruit. Our team invests front-end time to understand our client culture, organization structure, its need and the company strategy. This approach has resulted in our clients repeatedly engaging us to help them recruit top tier, diverse talent that are successful and long tenured.
Results Driven
98% of our search assignments are successfully completed
Partnership
90% of our work is repeat business. Our clients see us as a valued partner.
Inclusion
33% of our placements are diverse
Retention
75% of our placements are still there after 5 years
Integrity
We only accept searches that we are confident we can successfully complete
Specialization
Experience, industry focus, research & a one team approach, help build deep & effective client partnerships
Human capital is the
— Dr. Jac Fitz-Enz
only asset that is not
passive.
Areas of Expertise
Paul Ray & Company works across all functions at the senior executive level in the consumer industry to include:
Apparel, Footwear & Accessories
Food & Beverage
Foodservice
Hardgoods/
Durables
Health & Wellbeing
Household & Personal Care Products
Industrial
Products
Retail
People are not your
— Jim Collins
most important asset.
The right people are.
Clients
Leadership can be thought of as
— Edwin H. Friedman
a capacity to define oneself to
others in a way that clarifies and
expands a vision of the future.
Team
Janice Carter
Director of Operations
Fort Worth/Dallas
phone 817-516-0865
email jcarter@paulrayco.com
Often the best solution to
— Edwin G. Booz,
a management problem is
the right person.
Co-Founder of Booz Allen Hamilton
Contact
5914 El Campo Terrace, Suite 1943
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
phone 817-569-1800
email pray@paulrayco.com
Legal & Privacy
All client information is held in strict confidence and is not shared or released to individuals outside the firm, except that information which is agreed to be released by our clients. We employ extensive procedural safeguards in order to guard our clients’ nonpublic, confidential information.