Peter Alcide
Global Business Line Head, Lee Hecht Harrison, President and Chief Operating Officer
As President of Lee Hecht Harrison , Alcide leads LHH's global team including sales, strategy, service innovation and client service. Peter is responsible for driving LHH's aggressive growth and diversification plans. He has an extraordinary range of industry knowledge and skills to draw upon, particularly in the M&A arena, as he focuses on building LHH's industry leading Career Transition business line and spearheading the company's successful expansion in the Talent Solutions sector.
Peter joined Lee Hecht Harrison in 1994 and served as EVP, Chief Financial and Corporate Development Officer for LHH worldwide for 10 years. In 2004 he was tapped to serve as the Adecco North America Chief Financial Officer and then Chief of Staff. Returning to LHH in 2006, he currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer.
Peter began his career with Ernst & Young, where he rose to the level of Manager. That was the first of several key executive positions, which included significant management and M&A experience.
Peter holds an MBA and BBA in accounting from Pace University , and is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in New York . Back.
Barbara T. Barra
Executive Vice President - Field Sales and Operations
As Executive Vice President for Lee Hecht Harrison's Field Sales & Operations, Barbara has overall accountability for the P&L performance of 80 offices in the United States. Barbara brings to this role over 19 years experience in the Career Transition/Leadership Consulting industry encompassing general management, sales and delivery. During that time, she has provided consulting services on a wide range of strategic organizational initiatives including restructuring, mergers/acquisitions/divestitures, reengineering and culture change.
After joining Lee Hecht Harrison in 1987 as a Senior Consultant, Barbara was appointed General Manager of one of the firm's New Jersey offices, followed by Managing Director of their flagship New York City location. Subsequently, she had responsibility for the Northeast Region. Most recently, she held the position as EVP for Lee Hecht Harrison's Career Transition Practice. Barbara's earlier career encompassed over 15 years in the pharmaceutical, chemical and retail industries in senior human resources roles.
Barbara has extensive public speaking experience and has been interviewed for print, television and radio regarding issues related to career management. She holds a Master's degree in Human Resources from Cornell University. In addition, she is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and the Association of Career Professionals, and is certified by the Institute of Career Certification International.
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Andrea Huff
Executive Vice President, Chief Learning Officer
Andrea R. Huff is Executive Vice President, Chief Learning Officer for Lee Hecht Harrison. Her focus is managing the people development and talent functions of the organization, and transforming LHH into a human capital solutions company that is a best place to work for its employees. She creates the learning agenda for LHH, and links it to business strategy and measurable results.
Previous to this position, Andrea has been in line P&L roles for the past 13 years with LHH and founded and managed the company's Leadership Consulting line of business, and led this global group to becoming a fast growth division with over 200 coaches and leadership consultants on staff in the US, Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Andrea has twenty years experience in the areas of Leadership Development, Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Executive Coaching and Career Management Consulting. Prior to joining LHH, Andrea founded and was President of CareerWorks, a career and human resource consulting firm in San Francisco, which provides services in executive coaching, leadership consulting, organizational development, career management and transition.
Andrea holds a Master's degree from Washington University in St. Louis and has completed leadership development programs at Harvard. She has been elected to "Who's Who in American Women" and "Who's Who in California." She is also a Master Coach, and is certified on many assessment instruments including the LEA (Leadership Effectiveness Analysis), Personal Directions and Strategic Leadership Practices instruments. She has been a speaker at The Conference Board and many other conferences and professional organizations, and has been published in Chief Learning Officer Magazine and various other professional journals on leadership, board relations, executive coaching, career and business management issues.
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Kevin Gagan
Executive Vice President of Strategy & Practice Development
Kevin Gagan is Executive Vice President for Strategy & Practice Development at Lee Hecht Harrison — a subsidiary business of Adecco Group, the world's leading workforce solutions provider.
In his role, Kevin is responsible for creating Lee Hecht Harrison's business strategies and identifying sources of innovation and growth for the company. He oversees LHH's three practice areas - Career Management, Leadership Consulting and Workforce Solutions, with focus on developing the company's thought leadership, client service methodologies and delivery capabilities. He also manages LHH's strategic alliances.
In 20 years of management consulting experience, Kevin has advised numerous companies from a variety of industries on the subject of talent management and often consults for many large client engagements. He has significant experience in planning and managing large-scale projects, and recruiting, developing and retaining executive talent. He also represents LHH by speaking at industry events such as the 2006 World Business Forum.
Prior to joining LHH, Kevin advised organizations on large-scale leadership development and change management initiatives while running his own consulting practice. Previously, Kevin was an Associate Partner with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) specializing in Change Management and Human Performance solutions. Kevin was also a Director with Spencer Stuart, a global retained executive recruiting firm, where he advised companies on recruiting, managing and retaining key executive talent. Kevin earned a B.S. in Finance from Santa Clara University.
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James Greenway
Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
James Greenway, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lee Hecht Harrison, has been a successful senior manager, entrepreneur, consultant and a seminar leader for more than two decades. At Lee Hecht Harrison, a subsidiary business of Adecco Group — the world's leading workforce solutions provider, Jim establishes sales objectives, oversees project development, and maintains prime client relationships.
Jim was previously employed with LHH from 1988 — 1995 as EVP of Global Sales and Project Services, during which time he acquired three firms, opened three new offices and built up the Western Region operations. During this earlier LHH tenure, Jim was also a member of the Company's Executive Committee and Advisory Council. He was also honored with three President's Awards.
In 1997, Jim joined Right Management Consultants to lend his expertise to the firm's goal of solving global workforce changes. There, he implemented creative, flexible and customized solutions —successfully developing several models for predicting and planning change events that will ensure the best value to customers. Jim was also instrumental in starting up the firm's Global Response Team, a worldwide group of 22 experts on solutions to complex workforce changes.
Jim graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor of science degree. He also holds a master's degree from the University of Southern California.
Jim is also an active community service leader, and his efforts have been recognized by the Bar Association's "Liberty Bell" award and the Jaycee's "Three Outstanding Young Men" Award. Back.
Karine Storm
Executive Vice President of Finance
As Executive Vice President of Finance, Karine Storm is responsible for directing and overseeing the company’s overall financial activities and plays a vital role in identifying opportunities for increased profitability and ensuring that the firm’s strategies are delivering their expected results. She has an international background and expertise in Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions. Karine joined Lee Hecht Harrison as a member of the company’s Executive Management Team in June 2006.
Over the past 13 years, Karine has held various positions and responsibilities within the Adecco Group in Europe and in the United States. Most recently she was the SVP of Business Analysis, Strategy and M&A for Adecco Staffing North America. Prior to that she spend close to three years with the Ajilon Worldwide Professional Staffing and Managed Services division of Adecc,o as SVP-Division Controller, after being promoted from her position as Director of Planning and M&A for Adecco Management and Consulting (Global Headquarter of Adecco).
She is originally from Switzerland and is fluent in several languages that include French and English and conversational skills in German and Italian. Karine holds an MBA degree, with a specialization in Finance from New York University, Leonard Stern School of Business and a graduate license in Economics from the University of Lausanne (HEC), Switzerland.
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