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William M. Tsai

William Tsai is Managing Partner of Leadership Capital Partners (LCP) where he manages the firm’s activities in executive search and leadership development activities. Prior to LCP, Mr. Tsai was a Principal at Korn/Ferry International where he served the executive talent acquisition needs of private equity firms and for their portfolio companies. Mr. Tsai completed numerous senior level searches for companies encompassing a broad spectrum of industries ranging from venture-backed start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.

Previously, Mr. Tsai was Managing Director of BankBoston where he ran the West Coast structured finance and asset-based finance operation in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Mr. Tsai established a team of professionals who marketed the bank’s debt capital markets products to the private equity and investment banking community and large corporations. Mr. Tsai also managed many of the bank’s limited partnership relationships with West Coast Private Equity Sponsors.

Prior to BankBoston, Mr. Tsai was Senior Vice President for Heller Financial, Senior Manager for Deloitte & Touche and Marketing Representative for IBM.

Mr. Tsai held officer positions in organizations such as the Association for Corporate Growth, Los Angeles Venture Association, Turnaround Management Association, and the USC Marshall School of Business Alumni Association.

Mr. Tsai received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

wtsai@leaderscapital.com
Direct: 310.597.2510

 

Joel S. Koenig

Joel Koenig has been in the retained executive search business since 1992. As a partner, Mr. Koenig has conducted searches for clients in professional services, consumer products, consumer services, entertainment, hospitality, power and energy and retail. He leads the firm in searches for finance functions, sourcing and board searches, in addition to other focus areas. The majority of his searches are for senior executives.

Among his clients have been world class companies such as Alpha Natural Resources, Protiviti, Resources Global Professionals, Avis/Budget, Cendant Corporation, Cox Communications, Dreamworks SKG, MGM, Siemens, Sony, Universal Studios, Molson Coors, Seagram, The Walt Disney Company, British Petroleum, Babcock Power, Burger King and Chiquita Brands International. Mr. Koenig’s career began in public accounting in New York in 1963 and then Los Angeles with Deloitte & Touche. While at Deloitte he was a member of the firm’s management committee, National Managing Partner for Middle-Markets and the Managing Partner in the Los Angeles (CA) office.

In 1992, Mr. Koenig joined Russell Reynolds Associates as co-managing partner for their financial services group in Los Angeles. He then joined our firm in 1996 and leads the firm’s professional services, risk management and finance function and board practices. Mr. Koenig became a CPA after graduating with honors from the New York University School of Business.

jkoenig@leaderscapital.com
Direct: 720.979.1104

LEADERSHIP
the position or function of a leader; ability to lead; an act or instance of leading, guidance; direction; the leaders of a group.

CAPITAL
the wealth, whether in money or property, owned or employed in business by an individual, firm, corporation.

PARTNERS
a person associated with another or others as a principal or a contributor of capital in a business or a joint venture, usually sharing its risks and profits.

EXPERTISE
expert advice or opinion; skill or knowledge in a particular area; the condition of being an expert.

FOCUS
a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity.