Meet the team
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H. Edward (Ted) MuendelInternational Chairman Emeritus As one of its Founders, Ted has been a leader in the development of the Stanton Chase organization. Altogether, he has been engaged in the executive search profession for some 25 years and has experience in building management teams for clients ranging from early stage pre-IPO start-ups to large multi-nationals. Ted's relevant career evolved at Allegheny Ludlum International in various management roles and at a leading general management consulting firm, Theodore Barry and Associates in Los Angeles where he served clients and conducted a wide range of marketing, business planning and operational assignments. Ted later served as Vice President/General Manager of a consumer products company in California. He earned his BA degree from Lehigh University and an MS with honors from Northern Illinois University. He has served as a Trustee of Lehigh for the past nine years and has been recognized by his university for achievements in global leadership. Ted currently serves on several organizations' Boards. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Mickey MatthewsManaging Director In addition to his work in the Baltimore/Washington office, James M.(Mickey) Matthews has lead and dealt with strategic marketing and technology issues for both the North American region and Stanton Chase worldwide. Though much of his practice is in the high-tech sector, his experience at Stanton Chase has been generalist in scope, and he has worked cross-functionally for global clients in the manufacturing, hospitality, and the not-for-profit/higher education sectors. Mickey has successfully executed numerous senior management assignments for computer software, industrial manufacturing, Internet, telecommunications, electronics, IT services/solutions and venture backed emerging growth companies. He joined the practice after four years as a Senior Associate with an investment consulting firm in Maryland, developing and implementing financial strategies for clients. Mickey has completed his training and qualifications for a Series 7 NASD license. He is past President of the Friends School Alumni Association in Baltimore and is active locally in various leadership roles for a number of organizations including the Maryland Chapter of his University alumni association. An All-Ivy League lacrosse player at Brown University, he achieved All-American honors and captained the team his senior year in 1985. Mickey received a B.A. degree in Business and Economics, with distinction, from Brown University. He also graduated Beta Sigma Gamma from the Fellows Executive MBA program, Loyola College, Maryland in 1999. Industry Practice Expertise:
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John A. HelfrichDirector John possesses significant business experience in diverse industries including Commercial and Defense Electronics, Shipbuilding, Automotive, Infrastructure Services, Fire Protection, Healthcare and Flow Control. His prior affiliations include Newport News Shipbuilding (Tenneco), Walker Manufacturing Company (Tenneco), Rockwell International, Mueller Holdings Corp. and Tyco International. These responsibilities included operations in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia/New Zealand and the United Kingdom. John was part of the senior management team which LBO'd Mueller, the North American leader in the water and gas distribution industry. Mueller grew its annual revenues from $180M to over $500M and sold the business to Tyco. As part of the Tyco senior management team, John was the senior HR executive for this global company. Revenue growth during this period grew from $1B to over $40B. Since joining Stanton Chase as a Director in 2006, John has completed searches in the Electronics, Infrastructure/Civil Engineering, and Industrial sectors and has teamed with Stanton Chase Partners in Europe and North America on several Board-level searches. In addition, he developed one of the first Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) initiatives which resulted in over 250 placements globally for Tyco International. The metrics of this program were considered to be world class and the program has run successfully for over 10 years. John earned a B.S. in Communications and an M.A. in Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois and is a member of the President's Council. He has served as Chairman of the Valve Manufacturer's Association Human Resources Committee; member of the Junior Achievement of New Hampshire Board of Directors; Chairman of the Board-Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce and is a graduate of Leadership Seacoast (New Hampshire). Industry Practice Expertise
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Terry GallagherDirector Terry has recently joined the Baltimore/Washington office of Stanton Chase as a Director, concentrating on recruiting assignments in the Health, Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries. Terry comes to Stanton Chase after spending the past seven years with Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Terry began his career with Novartis as Head of Staffing for Research and Development in the US and was instrumental in the successful start up of the Research organization in Cambridge, Mass. He later assumed the role of Executive Director and Global Head of Staffing for all Development and the Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research (NIBR). There, Terry was responsible for all Research & Development hiring in the Switzerland headquarters, the US, UK, Austria, India and China and supervised a global staff of 50 personnel. Terry later joined the Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics group as Executive Director and Global Head of Staffing, building a staffing function to support the growth of this new business in the US, Europe and Asia. During his Novartis tenure, Terry was responsible for recruiting over 5,000 new associates worldwide. Prior to Novartis, Terry was Head of Staffing for PECO Energy in Philadelphia. He was also an HR Business Partner to the Chief Information Officer of PECO, managing the merger integration of a 1,300 associate IT group. Previously, Terry was Head of Staffing for R&D in the US for SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals. Terry has extensive corporate and consulting experience in the Pharma/Biotech and electronics industries and also managed his own search firm for over five years, specializing in scientific, medical and technical professionals. He earned a degree in Business and Labor Relations from Temple University. He attended graduate school and executive management programs at Stanford, Harvard and the University of Michigan. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Carolyn Alford CasonDirector
Lyn, a Director in the Baltimore/Washington office, is an experienced executive search consultant who brings more than 12 years of background in the profession, specializing in digital media, consumer services, non-profit and university sectors. Her earlier career in management for entertainment and broadcast media provides a unique platform that allows her to offer organizational growth and leadership development to her clients. Lyn was on the senior management team at Westinghouse Broadcasting and Cable, Inc. (CBS). As Vice President Total Quality she was on the Chairman’s corporate staff, responsible for coordinating customer service initiatives in broadcasting stations and cable networks nationwide. Her past positions include Vice President Controller at Group W Productions in Los Angeles, and Controller at WJZ TV in Baltimore, KPIX TV in San Francisco, and NBC Radio in San Francisco. Lyn received a B.A. in Broadcast Communications from California State University San Francisco, and an Executive M.B.A. in Management from the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. She also completed a Fellowship in Applied Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Drucker/Ito Graduate School Alumni Association, Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. She is also on Board of Directors for The Madeira School, a VAIS independent boarding school for girls in Virginia lending her skills to assist her alma mater. Lyn is also proud to serve as a leadership coach for The Connective Leadership Institute, a management consulting and training firm in California, renowned for developing leaders for the 21st century. Industry Practice Expertise:
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