NEWS
ROBERT LINDSAY ASSOCIATES OPENS LOS ANGELES
OFFICE
London, England - February 2010
Robert Lindsay Associates, a specialist broadcast and entertainment search firm based in Chiswick, West London are pleased to announce the opening of their new office in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
Neil Smith, Founder and Chief Executive said, "We have always stated our desire to be a leading executive and non executive recruiter in the broadcast and entertainment sector and this could not be possible without the addition of an office in LA. Executives with experience both sides of the Atlantic are becoming more and more desirable, therefore with the opening of an office in LA, we will be able to help our clients attract talent from both these entertainment hubs. In Fred Thompson, whom we have recruited to the executive team, we have one of the most respected executive search professionals on the West Coast and I am truly excited about working with him to grow Robert Lindsay Associates both here in London and in LA."
About Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson was previously Office Managing Director and Head of the Global TMT Practice for DHR International. Prior to DHR, Mr. Thompson was the Managing Director in Korn/Ferry International's Denver office and a Senior Client Partner in the Silicon Valley office where he conducted assignments in the new media and technology sectors.
Before his career in executive search, Mr. Thompson spent over 24 years in senior and executive management roles encompassing business development, marketing, product management and engineering. Mr. Thompson was Vice President, Communications Industry, at New Era of Networks (NEON), a leading provider of application integration software and services. Mr. Thompson also previously held senior management positions at Informix Software, Sybase, Siemens - ROLM, Sun Microsystems and AT&T Bell Laboratories (Lucent Technologies).
Mr. Thompson holds an M.S. degree in computer science from the University of Southern California and completed his undergraduate studies at Alabama A&M University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
About Robert Lindsay Associates
Founded in 2008 by Neil Smith, the company was formed to provide exceptional industry knowledge and senior recruitment services to the European media landscape. Its track record lies deep within this sector having worked for leading brand names in the Broadcast, Studio and Content Provider sectors. Operating both at senior executive and non executive level, the company has a prestigious but niche set of clients that benefit from the company’s extensive network and industry expertise.
Contact details
Sofia Strauss
Robert Lindsay Associates
500 Chiswick High Road
London
W4 5RG
Tel: +44 (0)20 7099 5554