Building Executive Teams Since 1971

Building Executive Teams Since 1971

For nearly 50 years, K&A has leveraged our extensive international network to deliver the best in human capital.

Deep Industry Expertise

Deep Industry Expertise

From aviation to public sector, our work resides in a cross-section of disciplines and industries.

Your Trusted Advisor

Your Trusted Advisor

Our high-touch approach to retained executive search ensures 100% partner involvement with every engagement.

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Filling Critical Roles

Founded in 1971, Krauthamer & Associates (K&A) is a retained executive search firm that serves a diverse client base in North America, Europe and Asia.  From Fortune 500 companies to entrepreneurial start-ups, we focus on the C-suite and their direct reports. We partner with our clients to identify, attract and retain exceptional talent that drives measurable and operational success within the organization.

Building Stronger Boards

Public, private, and family-owned companies rely on K&A for confidential, high-level engagements to address unique challenges associated with the organization of the Board and the recruitment of new Directors or Advisors. By understanding an organization’s strategy and culture, we’re able to assemble a team with the skills and experience that match the strategic direction of each organization.

Identifying Talent for the Future

K&A has developed several long term programmatic relationships with clients. These strategic partnerships were put in place to identify a proprietary pipeline of external candidates in order to maintain a steady flow of the most sought after individuals versus reactionary recruiting. Working closely with the client, gaps in human capital needs are identified that are consistent impediments to achieving short and long term goals. These partnerships allow K&A and our clients to monitor the careers of very key individuals that would be immediately impactful to helping our clients achieve their strategic initiatives.

Access to Our Relationships

With nearly 50 years of recruiting experience and a network that spans virtually every industry, K&A is uniquely positioned to serve as a strategic advisor to our clients, offering a complimentary expansion of our human capital solutions. We support investors, Private Equity firms, and other clients by tapping into our network in order to assist with due diligence and other pre- and post-deal intelligence.

50

Years in Business

12

Industries Served

5000

Completed Engagements

100

Percentage Partner Involvement

50 Years of Deep Industry Experience

Explore Our Practice Areas
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Aviation
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Transportation
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Private Equity
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Professional Services
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Healthcare
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Technology
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Government & Non-Profit
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March 5, 2021

K&A helps Walker & Dunlop with the Addition of Multifamily Property Sales Team in Houston

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced today that it has hired one of the top-producing property sales teams in Houston, Texas, adding a new market to the Walker & Dunlop Investment Sales (WDIS) platform.

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October 17, 2020

K&A Places New Director for DC Metro Rail Operations Control Center

Metro on Saturday selected a longtime Federal Aviation Administration official to help change the workplace culture within its troubled rail operations control center.

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May 1, 2020

K&A Completes COO Search for Autonomous Aviation Technology Start-up Xwing

Autonomous Aviation Technology Start-up Xwing has hired industry veteran Jeff Wehrenberg as Chief Operating Officer of its cargo airline business.

  • INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS

    K&A has played a key role in our growth – we have leveraged their domestic and international networks to build our team and make critical industry connections.

    - Damon D’Agostino, President & CEO – Zephyrus Aviation Capital

  • ONE OF OUR CLOSEST ADVISORS

    As we have grown from a small, family owned company with 47 employees in one office, to a pretty large publicly traded company with 820 employees in 34 offices, KA has been there every step of the way. We view KA as part of the W&D team and success, and will continue working with them for many years to come.

    - Willy Walker, Chairman & CEO, Walker & Dunlop

  • A LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP

    During my public sector tenure I worked closely with the K&A team to help me identify a diverse group of talent to support the needs of our many organizations. I relied on them for many years to help us fill some of our most difficult and important positions.

    - Tom Prendergast, Former President, New York City Transit

  • GREAT JUDGEMENT

    K&A has helped so much in my journey. Professional, responsive with great judgment and integrity.

    - Chris Kubasik, Chairman & CEO – L3 Technologies

  • ADDITIVE TO THE BOTTOM LINE

    For the last five years, [K&A] has been exclusively recruiting on behalf of Walker and Dunlop and has been an important component to our growth.

    - Howard Smith, President, Walker & Dunlop

  • BUILDING A WORLD CLASS TEAM

    K&A understands that every recruitment is an individualized process that requires careful attention. They were instrumental in helping me build a world class executive leadership team.

    - George Hawkins, Former CEO, DC Water

  • A RELATIONSHIP SPANNING THREE DECADES

    Airbus has partnered with K&A for over 30 years. Bringing in John Leahy - former COO of Customers, Allan McArtor - former Chairman, Airbus North America, and Barry Eccleston - former President, Airbus North America, has contributed to so much of our success.

    - Christian Scherer, Chief Commercial Officer & Head of Airbus International

  • INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS

    I am really impressed with K&A's industry connections, knowledge and access to just about anyone or anything. Their attention to detail and ability to drive the recruiting process is world class. Above all else, they are great people who truly care about building long-term relationships.

    - Mark Kuhns, Chief Executive Officer, 1-800-PACK-RAT

  • STRATEGIC HIRES

    K&A was instrumental in helping us make our first strategic hire to build out our management team following closing a $10 million private equity investment. K&A not only helped me find an outstanding CTO in a competitive market, but they helped me strategize on our human capital needs going forward.

    - Gary Shiffman, CEO, Giant Oak

  • Marc Piette, CEO Xwing

    The first thing that stood out when one of my investors referred the firm to me is the caliber of K&A’s Aerospace & Defense practice. The entire team is deeply rooted in executive search, some of them having held senior roles in the industry and it shows...From the moment you sign with K&A, they act as your business partner and advisor. They strive to leverage their extensive network of contacts to not only help you bring the best candidate on board but also help in your business in general.

    - Marc Piette, CEO Xwing

Access to Capital

Throughout the years of working and recruiting talented executives, K&A has been positioned to participate either directly or indirectly in the strategic planning activities for many of our clients. In doing so, we understand businesses’ needs for financial partners as they embrace greater initiatives which require additional capital resources.

 

To that end, K&A has formed an exclusive partnership with Virgo Investment Group LLC, a private investment group that invests and manages capital in the aviation, media, healthcare, and wellness industries. Working closely with this highly-resourced and flexible financial partner, K&A assists its clients in partnering with this financial platform which seeks to invest and/or lend capital to growing enterprises.