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Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Executive search for America’s headquarters market.
More companies have moved their headquarters to Dallas-Fort Worth in the last decade than to any other U.S. region. That has made DFW the most competitive senior leadership market in Texas: corporate headquarters, financial services, transportation and logistics, healthcare, consumer and retail, and a dense private equity community all recruit from the same pool. Allen Austin has served Dallas clients for more than 25 years with a process that defines fit before the first interview.
Who We Work With in Dallas-Fort Worth
Six sectors that define the DFW leadership market.
Each has its own candidate pool and its own idea of what a great executive looks like. We work in all of them.
Corporate Headquarters
C-suite, divisional and functional leaders for the Fortune 1000 companies that call North Texas home.
Consumer, Retail & Convenience
Executives for consumer brands, grocery, convenience and restaurant companies, including long-standing work with 7-Eleven.
Financial Services & Real Estate
Leaders for banks, insurers, asset managers, developers and construction companies.
Transportation, Logistics & Distribution
Operations and commercial leaders for the carriers, distributors and logistics companies built around DFW.
Healthcare
Executives for health systems, physician groups and healthcare services companies.
Private Equity-Backed and Family-Owned Companies
CEOs, CFOs and successors for sponsor-owned and multi-generation businesses.
Why Allen Austin in Dallas-Fort Worth
A Texas firm with national reach.
DFW candidates are courted constantly, so positioning the opportunity and the organization correctly is half the search. The other half is fit: our Foresight™ process defines what the executive must accomplish and what your culture requires before anyone is sourced, which is why our placements stay when a competitor’s recruiter calls six months in.
Our clients in North Texas have ranged from privately held firms to multinationals including 7-Eleven, Kraft, PepsiCo and Kroger. The results are the same as everywhere we work: 92% placement retention at two years, 97% offer acceptance, and a full two-year guarantee on every placement above $250,000.
See how Foresight™ worksPartners Serving Dallas-Fort Worth Clients
Senior partners, start to finish.
Dallas-Fort Worth searches are run by senior partners with consumer, industrial and private equity backgrounds.
Edie Bartlett
Senior Partner
Consumer and retail, marketing officer and industrial practices; 20 years in executive roles at consumer products companies.
Rob Andrews
Chairman & CEO
Former operating president for convenience and supermarket chains; leads the CEO and private equity practices.
Nick McQuarry
Partner
CEO, CFO, COO and sales leadership searches across retail, consumer products, manufacturing and commercial services.
“The personal attention I received from the firm’s CEO was very refreshing.“
Bob Phillips · Managing Partner, Liberty Capital
Questions we hear most
Before you call, a few straight answers.
How quickly can a Dallas search start?
A senior partner can meet you this week. The organizational and position needs analysis takes about two weeks, and most searches present a qualified slate within six to eight weeks.
What does a Dallas executive search cost?
Retained search fees are typically one-third of first-year total compensation, in three installments, with a full two-year guarantee on placements above $250,000.
How do you compete with the large global firms in Dallas?
The partner you meet runs your search personally, our process defines fit before candidates are sourced, and our placements stay. Global firms offer brand; we offer a senior partner and a guarantee twice the industry norm.
Do you recruit executives to Dallas from other markets?
Yes. DFW’s cost of living and corporate density make it one of the easiest relocations to sell, and our national research surfaces candidates the local market has not met.
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