General Info:
Holden Associates, Inc is an executive search firm that was founded in 1989 by Gary Hough and David Perkins. They have both national and international experience in the search business and have previously worked for large nationwide search firms. With the departure of David Perkins in 1995 to a company in Maine, Gary Hough assumed overall responsibility for the continued operation of the company. Gary has been conducting executive search for over twenty years, nine of those years as part of a prominent national firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. He opened and managed an office for them in Boston before starting his own company over sixteen years ago. Holden Associates, Inc serves the merchandising arena which includes display companies, brands or consumer product companies and retailers. We have established a network of respected contacts around the country. Searches completed by Holden Associates, Inc include management and key contributors in the areas of sales, marketing, design, engineering, project management and production. Some of the companies that we have successfully served include Niven Marketing, The Carlson Group, Process Displays, and Great Northern Display. Clients engage us because they are competing for the best people in their field. In order to provide our clients with the highest caliber of candidate in the most cost effective manner, we work closely with decision makers to capitalize on direct feedback which enables us to target our efforts more accurately. Holden Associates, Inc builds long term relationships with clients in order to gain an understanding of their needs that goes beyond skill sets and technical qualifications to include character and personality. This depth provides Holden Associates' clients with a synergy that enables them to accomplish more with fewer resources thereby making them more competitive and successful.