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Tom Summers |
Tom is an experienced search consultant with more than 20 years of successful top-tier consulting and business leadership. With over 14 years in executive search, Tom has extensive senior level executive placement knowledge and has led consulting engagements assessing the human capital skills required to lead businesses. The focus of his search work has been the placement of “C” level executives and board directors, for small-to-mid cap companies across a variety of industries throughout North America. In addition to executive placement, Tom has led executive assessments, both pre- and post-acquisition, for businesses experiencing significant change events. Prior to joining the StoneWood Group in Vancouver, Tom was the founder and managing partner of Tom Summers & Associates Inc., a consulting firm providing specialized services in executive assessment, coaching and search. Concurrently, he also was the Canadian Partner for Cleantech Search. Prior to establishing his own firm, Tom was a Managing Director with Korn/Ferry's International Search Practice and one of four leaders of the Korn/Ferry Leadership Development Solutions practice in the Americas. He began his search career as a partner with Pratzer & Partners Inc. with offices in Toronto, Chicago and New York.
Tom has a diverse career, which included spearheading the turnaround of a private small-cap business and several years as a management consultant with A.T. Kearney. His career began at Procter & Gamble.
Tom has served as a board director for a public and private company and assisted not-for-profit boards with human capital assessments.
Tom holds a B.A.Sc. in engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Toronto.