The Black Enterprise executive recruiter directory: a listing of the nation's black-owned executive recruitment firms

Black Enterprise, Feb, 1995 by Tariq K. Muhammad

Joe L. Giles & Associates

18105 Parkside St., Suite 14 Detroit, MI 48221 313-864-0022

Joe L. Giles, president and owner. Founded in 1980, the firm serves the automotive, chemical food and beverage, medical and pharmaceutical industries. Salaries range from $50,000 to $200,000. Clients include General Motors, Ford, TRW, Alcoa and IB

The Hawkins Co.

5455 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1406 Los Angeles, CA 90036 213-933-3337

William D. Hawkins, president. Founded in 1984, the firm serves the financial services, telecommunications, entertainment, utilities, transportation and other industries Salaries range from $60,000 to $400,000. Among the firm's clients are American Express, Toyota, the Magic Johnson Foundation and The Gordy Co.

S.E. Heifner & Associates

3954 Portland Ave. South, Suite 2 Minneapolis, MN 55407 612-827-0267

Van Davis, president and managing partner. Founded in 1990, the firm places mid- to upper-level executives in the banking, manufacturing, defense, engineering and hospitality industries. Salaries range from $35,000 to $150,000. Among their clients are Sharp, Compaq Computer, Hilton Hotels and Ernst & Young.

The Hillman Group Inc.

1032 South Ave, Suite 232 Plainfield, NJ 07060 908-561-6255

Brenda L. Hillman, president. Founded in 1991, the firm serves the consumer products, pharmaceutical, insurance and banking industries. Salaries range from $30,000 to $150,000. Clients include Hasbro, Ortho Pharmaceutical, Warner-Lambert and Prudential Insurance.

Interspace Interactive Inc.

521 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 1001 7 212-867-6661

Bill Ellis, president and founder. Founded in 1973, Interspace places executives in the consumer, telecommunications, financial services and advertising industries. Salaries range from $60,000 to $200,000. Microsoft, U.S. Tobacco, Chemical Bank and Reuben H. Donnelley are among the firm's clients.

JD & Associates Inc.

700 Highlander Blvd., Suite 110 Arlington, TX 76015 817-467-7714

Terri Smith-Croxton, president and CEO. Founded in 1979, the firm serves the cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food and beverage industries. Salaries range from $45,000 to $120,000. HBO, Sarah Lee, Bausch & Lomb and Coca-Cola are among the firm's clients.

The Johnson Group Inc.

1 World Trade Center, Suite 4517 New York, NY 10048-0202 212-775-0036

Priscilla M. Johnson, president and CEO. Financial services, consumer products, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals are a few of the industries in which this firm places executives. Salaries range from $50,000 to $200,000. Among the firm's clients are Chase Manhattan Bank N.A., Pizza Hut, Moody's Investor Services and Philip Morris.

LaMonte Owens & Co

805 E. Willow Grove Ave, Suite 1A P.O. Box 27742 Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-248-0500

LaMonte Owens, president and owner. The firm places executives with salaries ranging from $35,000 to $200,000-plus in various industries. Clients include Cigna, Procter & Gamble, Unisys and Suburban Philadelphia.

Robert L. Livingston Recruiting & Staffing

P.O. Box 568 Lilburn, GA 30226 404-925-8687

Robert L. Livingston, president and CEO. Founded in 1984, the firm recruits for most industries, with salaries ranging from $49,500 to $185,000. Scientific-Atlanta, L.A. Cellular, Sprint and Square D Co. are among the firm's clients.