Brian McGowan

Senior level executive search
C-suite & Senior Management teams(CEO, COO, President, Chief Marketing Officer, Senior Sales Executive, Financial Officer). Growth agendas including GM, Marketing, Business Development, and Sales.

With over two decades of consumer goods and executive search experience, Brian McGowan’s approach to consulting consists of helping clients think through solution alternative to achieving their vision and delivering the leadership teams capable of making an immediate and sustainable impact. Mr. McGowan’s clients range from Fortune 50 market leaders to equity-back growth companies. He has completed over 250 executive search assignments.
Prior to leading Aquinas Search Partners, Mr. McGowan was a partner and consultant with two other global executive search firms. He has led search projects on a global basis and offers well developed senior management expertise across consumer oriented businesses, healthcare, and industrial markets.
Before entering executive search, Brian acquired his marketing and business development expertise in both corporate and entrepreneurial settings. He spent 14 years in the consumer packaged goods industry at The Coca-Cola Company and Campbell Soup Company, where he developed a strong reputation for identifying and creating new business ventures, products, and channels. Additionally, he has built and commercialized two successful start-up companies.
Mr. McGowan is an active author and contributing speaker focusing his topics towards the needs of aspiring career minded executives. He has a M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor’s degree from Grove City College. Brian and his wife Christine reside in Atlanta with their five young sons.

Brian McGowan’s Specialties:

Chief Marketing Officer, Consumer Goods/Services, Consumer Health, Industrial Services,

Brian McGowan’s Experience

Managing Partner

Aquinas Search Partners, LLC

(Partnership; Management Consulting industry)

January 2010 — Present (3 months)

A values based approach to talent management. We provide client advisory services, senior executive search, board placement, and team build out services.
Senior Partner

Korn/Ferry International

(Public Company; KFY; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

July 2006 — January 2010 (3 years 7 months)
Principal

Spencer Stuart Inc.

(Management Consulting industry)

January 2001 — July 2006 (5 years 7 months)

Executive Search
Senior Director - Global Beverages

Campbell Soup Company

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CPB; Consumer Goods industry)

February 1999 — November 2000 (1 year 10 months)
Sr. Director Worldwide Beverages

Campbell Sales Company

(Management Consulting industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year )
Director - Business Development

Coca-Cola

(Management Consulting industry)

1994 — 1998 (4 years )

Brian McGowan’s Education

Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management

MBA , Finance/Marketing , 1991 — 1993
Case Western Reserve University

MBA , Finance/Marketing , 1990 — 1993
Grove City College

B.A , Business, Finance , 1983 — 1987
Fairview High School

Prepatory , 1979 — 1983