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
The Urban Placement Service
602 Sawyer St., Suite 460 Houston, TX 77007-7510 713-880-2211
Willie S. Bright, manager and owner. Founded in 1971, the firm serves the petrochemical, consumer products, and pharmaceutical/medical equipment and appliance industries. Salaries range from $35,000 to $150,000. Clients include BASF, Honeywell and Carrier Corp.
Wakefield Talabisco International
342 Madison Ave, Suite 808 New York, NY 10173 212-661-8600
J. Alvin Wakefield, managing director. Founded in 1993, the firm serves the consumer, industrial and nonprofit industries. Salaries start at $75,000. Clients include Avon Products, The Ford Foundation, Ben & Jerry's Homemade, The Limited and Neiman Marcus.
Arch S. Whitehead Associates Inc.
51 Terry Dr. (P.O. Box 1424) Sag Harbor, NY 11963 516-725-4226
Arch S. Whitehead Ill, managing partner. Founded in 1959, the firm recruits for all industries though it specializes in higher education, consumer package goods, health care products and financial services. Salaries range from $80,000 to $300,000. Clients include Yale University, R.J. Reynolds, Columbia University and Southern California Edison.
Wing-Tips & Pumps Inc.
P.O. Box 99580 Troy, MI 48099 810-641-0980
Verba L. Edwards, president and CEO. Founded in 1987, the firm serves the automotive, banking, data processing, financial, engineering and manufacturing industries, among others. Salaries range from $30,000 to $200,000. Clients include General Motors, ITT, TRW and United Technologies.
Your Accountant of New Jersey
255 Route 3 East, Suite 201 Secaucus, NJ 07094 201-866-5122
Brenda Weathers, president. Founded in 1989, the firm recruits executives with salaries of $20,000 to $150,000 for the accounting and finance industries. Clients include Ciba-Geigy, Sony, Panasonic, UPS and J. P. Morgan.
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