
Rob AndrewsChairman & CEO
Based in Houston, Rob Andrews is Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of Gaines International│Allen Austin. Rob leads Allen Austin’s global CEO, Consumer Packaged Goods & Durables Practice, and is also a member of the firm’s Leadership Advisory, Private Equity, Industrial and Marketing Officer practices. Building on his earlier career experience as an operating president with major convenience store and supermarket chains, Rob conducts searches for…
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Donna GainesFounder & Managing Partner
Since 1981, Donna Gaines has assisted clients in finding key professionals with leadership talent to meet the challenges of modern business. With decades of experience in executive search and candidate placement in the architecture, design, engineering and construction industries, Donna brings a unique sensibility to recruitment and understands the impact of architecture and design on cultures and societies. Donna relocated the Gaines headquarters from Atlanta…
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Danielle MairsManaging Partner, Leadership Advisory
Based in Dallas-Fort Worth, Danielle Mairs is Managing Partner of Allen Austin’s Leadership Advisory Practice and head of the Private Equity & Venture Capital Practice. In addition to her responsibilities of securing strategic partnerships, business development, client delivery, and talent acquisition, she is a key member of Allen Austin’s leadership team as well as its Nonprofit, Education & Government, Business & Professional Services, and Diversity,…
Read MoreGrant possesses over twenty-seven years of executive search experience, twenty of which have been with Gaines International focusing on partnering with client companies in the architectural, construction, interior design, engineering and real estate industries. Prior to Gaines International, Grant was a Vice President with W.L. Handler & Associates, a generalist retained search firm specializing in mid to senior level searches within the Fortune 500 markets….
Read MoreHe leads searches for the firm’s AEC clients domestically and internationally, as well as oversees business development and marketing for the firm’s Atlanta offices. Prior to joining Gaines International, Craft spent almost two decades as the Vice President of Human Resources and Administration for tvsdesign, inc., a premier A&E design firm with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dubai and Shanghai. He has significant experience in a…
Read MoreHe began his search career in 1996, in research and research management. He managed research teams at two London-based executive search firms in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Over the last ten years, Stephen has delivered searches across multiple sectors, functions, and geographies. He has executed searches on behalf of some of the world’s biggest companies, including Disney, Sony, Microsoft, IBM, and PWC. He…
Read MoreKelly specializes in industrial, oil and gas, power, midstream, and consumer products, and has a unique talent for conducting search engagements across a broad range of industries. Kelly feels building relationships is her biggest asset. Prior to Allen Austin, she worked for one of the largest firms in Houston and successfully completed a large engagement with a rapidly growing midstream company resulting in fifty executive…
Read MoreTaija Pupillo has over 12 years of experience as a Leader and Advisor in Career Planning and Placement and she enjoys all facets of candidate development and strategic talent matching. At Gaines, Taija focuses on recruiting and candidate development targeting mid- to senior level strategic hires within Architecture, Interiors, Engineering, and Construction and Real Estate Development firms. She partners closely with the internal research team…
Read MoreAllen Suvorov has over 12 years of executive search experience. Since joining the firm in 2016, he has been instrumental in sourcing candidates for the urgent and highly demanding search assignments in the AEC space and several other sectors. Among most recent engagements were: – Technical Architectural Director with a Top-10 global luxury hospitality design firm; – Regional Practice Leader for an international construction forensics…
Read MoreBased in Houston, Rob brings fifteen years of senior level executive search experience to Gaines International. Rob’s specialties include architecture, design, engineering and construction, energy, industrial and healthcare. and is well known for identifying key, high-caliber performers across a myriad of functions specializing in Senior Staff level to the C-suite. Rob began his career in outside sales/business development before his introduction to search. It is…
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