ATLANTA, Georgia – Laurie Wilder has been named President of Parker Executive Search (PES), effective January 2015. Laurie began her career with Parker Executive Search 16 years ago as an Associate. In most recent years, she served as Executive Vice President of the Higher Education Practice, the firm’s largest practice. Under her direction, the Higher Education practice at PES has become one of the leading executive search practices in the country.
On her new appointment: “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to build on a solid foundation created by Dan Parker. I look forward to the opportunity to continue to work with outstanding individuals and believe the future of Parker Executive Search is bright.”
Mrs. Wilder will leverage synergies across the firm and build best practices in the search industry. In her role as President, Mrs. Wilder will continue to lead the Higher Education practice while also advancing the Academic Health Sciences, Corporate and Sports practices. She will be supported by Porsha Williams, Vice President of Higher Education, Katie Bain, Vice President & Managing Director of Academic Health Sciences, Daniel Parker, Vice President & Managing Director of Sports, Ryan Grant, Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate and Rodes Cole, Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate.
Dan Parker will serve as Chairman of the firm and continue to work on client relationships and the firm’s future strategy. Parker Executive Search continues to grow, adding new team members to serve our valued clients with outstanding services.
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