EMA Partners adds an office in Seattle

EMA Partners International, a global partnership of executive search professionals has expanded its presence in the Americas by opening a new office in Seattle. Based in the heart of the world’s cloud capital, EMA Partners Seattle will focus on cloud computing and senior technology searches to support the executive search practice globally. EMA Partners' clients have a need to identify and attract top tier cloud and technology talent. EMA Partners Seattle will be co-led by the firm's two Managing Partners, Ezra Hodge and Scott McKinley. Ezra and Scott are two former Amazon Web Services executives who led and scaled cloud enablement programs for AWS and previously held senior executive roles in the education and training sector. Their network and knowledge of the cloud landscape is uniquely valuable to EMA Partners as the firm looks to enhance its technology and digital transformation practice for a global client base.

“Scott and I feel fortunate to join the EMA Partners team. The unique combination of our own network and expertise complements the global reach and agility of EMA", said Ezra Hodge. “Our clients have global talent needs and the power of EMA along with our experience will enable the Seattle office to deliver hard to find technology talent to our clients.”

Chris Pantelidis, Chair of the Americas for EMA Partners commented that “increasingly we are seeing our clients request executive talent that has direct experience and expertise in cloud computing and AI as part of their efforts to innovate and transform their businesses. We believe that the Ezra and Scott are well positioned to access this talent and provide incredible career growth opportunities for individuals across our network of clients.”