Alan S. Bender is cited as one of the 300 most effective recruiters in North America by John Lucht in his book Rites of Passage at $100,000+, which is America's #1 gude to executive job changing. He is a well-known leader in marketing executive search nationwide and has a major competitive edge - As a former marketing executive who has been specializing in marketing search since 1984, he has in-depth knowledge of all marketing-related functions and how they interact with other disciplines. He knows first-hand the critical attributes for success in each type of situation, plus what is needed for sharp, insightful candidate evaluation to ensure the appropriate fit.

Alan has conducted numerous searches on the "client side" in the areas of Marketing/Product Management, Consumer/Trade Promotion, Consumer Relationship/Direct Marketing/Market Research, Advertising/Public Relations, Sales/Field Marketing and General Management for diverse Consumer Products and Business-to-Business companies.



He has also completed myriads of assignments on the "agency/consulting" side in the areas of Account Management, Strategic Promotion Planning, New Business Development, Marketing Consulting, Branding, Digital Marketing, Creative and General Management.



Prior to forming Bender Executive Search, Alan was the leading producer for seven years at Wolman Associates, a generalist boutique search firm. There he acquired his own assignments and began to build the long-term client relationships and successful track record which became the foundation for his leaving to start his own firm in 1996. Earlier, he had been Vice President in charge of the Packaged Goods practice for Richards Consultants, which was one of the country's top ten search companies at that time.





Alan's hands-on marketing and client service expertise emanate from working several years in account management at leading advertising agencies (Grey, McCann-Erickson, William Esty) servicing major packaged goods clients (Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, RJR/Nabisco, Chesebrough-Pond's, American Home Products, Colgate-Palmolive). His marketing involvement included launching new products, revitalization of troubled brands and generating growth of leadership franchises.



Mr. Bender holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration, Concentration in Marketing from Columbia University. He is a member of the International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruitment.