Annette Wimsatt 

Annette Wimsatt serves as the Research Director for Stanton Chase Dallas and Stanton Chase Houston. She is responsible for managing all aspects of the candidate research process and lends support to business development endeavors across various functions and industries.

With over 20 years of combined experience in executive search and relevant industry knowledge, Annette most recently held the position of Manager of Pilot Success at Arya by Leoforce, an AI-driven recruiting platform. Before this role, she was the Manager of Talent Delivery and Search Operations at KornFerry Futurestep. In this capacity, Annette concentrated on the “best practices” in utilizing candidate resources and implementing knowledge management strategies, as well as supervising a team of “Candidate Care” professionals.

For most of her career, Annette was the Knowledge Manager for the Global Technology and Services Practice at Heidrick & Struggles. During this time, she was honored with the Researcher of the Year award by the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) in 2013.

Annette grew up in Munich, Germany, and relocated to the US after high school. She went on to receive an Associate in Applied Science from San Antonio College. She speaks conversational German and, in her free time, likes to read, cook, swim, and spend time with family.