About Us
"Great vision without great people is irrelevant . . .
It doesn’t matter whether you discover the right direction.
You still won’t have a great company until you have great people."
– Jim Collins, Good to Great
A Competitive and Changing Environment
The need for great leadership and seasoned management – the need to have the right executive in the right place, right now – has never been more critical. In today’s struggle to gain and sustain competitive advantage, management confronts an ever-changing face of competition, discontinuity, and uncertainty. Skills and sensitivities are tested daily on the forge of change.
As many companies downsize and organizations consolidate, management is increasingly challenged. With fewer management levels, limited staff resources, and wider spans of control every executive must be more competent, more versatile, and more energetic.
Our Practice
Gunlock Associates is a retained executive search firm that specializes in the identification and selection of C-level leaders for a wide range of for-profit and not-for-profit clients. With more than 35 years of combined experience providing value-added consulting services, the firm serves a diverse group of domestic and international clients, ranging in size from small-cap, closely-held private companies to Fortune 500 corporations.
Business sectors currently served include manufacturing, distribution, telecommunications, education, information technology, design/construction as well as non-profit organizations engaged in social services, microfinance, community development, and sectarian education.
Over the years, we have made a significant impact on our marketplace by assisting clients with the selection of highly competent leaders for a broad range of positions, including board members, chief executive officers, senior operating officers, and a full spectrum of functional vice presidents, directors, and managers. Under general management, engagements have encompassed a full range of functional disciplines including marketing and sales, finance, operations and manufacturing, research and development, supply chain management, IT, human resources, and legal.
Continuous development of our networks and industry knowledge is fundamental to our business. Our reputation for professionalism and responsiveness with clients and candidates is second to none. We work to maintain the highest professional standards.