WILMINGTON, N.C., Sept. 9, 2009 — Jim Robison has been named Managing Partner of Sanford Rose Associates – Wilmington, one of several new Sanford Rose Associates executive search offices opening in recent months. Most recently, Robison served as COO of McGill Environmental Systems and CFO of House of Raeford Farms. With a 28-year career in finance and operations for several rapidly growing agribusiness, food processing, and distribution companies, Robison is a natural fit to spearhead the finance, operations, and logistics practice which will be the predominant focus of the Sanford Rose Associates – Wilmington office.
Rich Carter, Ph.D., President and CEO of SRA International, Inc., an Ohio corporation, the franchisor of Sanford Rose Associates, is quick to point out, "Robison has been on both sides of the desk. He has been both client and candidate in the retained search process at various points in his career. His insider's understanding of the industry will also be a real asset to his clients. We are very excited to have him join our network."
Jim Robison says, "I'm excited and confident I can add value for my clients by combining my industry experience with the Sanford Rose Associates Dimensional Search(R) methodology, refined over its 50 years in business." One of the things that drew him to Sanford Rose Associates was its staying power — a strength he hopes to bring to Sanford Rose Associates – Wilmington's practice. Sanford Rose Associates – Wilmington serves clients who are looking to fill middle and upper management positions in the financial, agribusiness, food processing, and manufacturing and distribution industries.
Sanford Rose Associates was founded in 1959. Today it is a full-service executive search firm with a network of over 65 offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Sanford Rose Associates founder Sanford M. Rose was a recruiting industry pioneer. His early accomplishments include establishing the first nationwide job fair business in 1960 and building the world's largest computerized client and candidate data base in 1981.
For further information about the Sanford Rose Associates – Wilmington office, contact Jim Robison at 910-332-1250 or via e-mail at Email.
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