Our team
Our team boasts an extensive background in search and leadership advisory, underpinned by experience within our specialist sectors.
We work collaboratively across the globe, sharing a culture of diligence, quality and delivery to ensure the highest standards of service for our clients.
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Allister is Managing Partner and global leader for the business including overseeing offices in Houston, UK and Dubai and is based in Houston. He has worked in energy and industrial executive search for 15 years and brings strong experience in leadership advisory and executive search having worked across the North American, United Kingdom and European markets.
Prior to joining Ducatus Partners, Allister worked with a global, publicly traded recruiting organization, initially in Aberdeen and then as Head of Executive Search in Houston. Allister has extensive experience in assisting energy companies acquire top leadership talent, particularly across private equity and venture capital, industrials, oil and gas and the energy transition.
He has overseen hundreds of executive searches and consulting projects and has personally conducted thousands of executive level interviews.
Allister received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Strathclyde Law School, with a focus on employment law.
Maegan joined Airswift as a recruitment consultant and less than two years later she started the company’s global marketing department. Since then, the Marketing Team has grown from a two-person operation to a team of 10 located in five different countries across the world. Maegan’s strategic execution of marketing campaigns has played an important role in diversifying and growing the business. Maegan has a passion for aligning marketing and sales teams in order to achieve more in a coordinated effort. She graduated with a BA from Texas A&M University and resides in Houston with her two beautiful daughters.
In 2017, Justyna joined Airswift based in Manchester as a Group Financial Assistant Accountant. She now serves as a Finance Manager for Ducatus Partners and Global Mobility & Employment since 2019. Justyna's role consists of providing assistance with financial analysis, reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
Justyna has 10 years of experience within the finance sector and in that time has worked across numerous lines of business that have fast-paced, dynamic environments.
Bia serves as the Research Manager at Ducatus Partners. Her expertise lies in assisting these organizations in acquiring exceptional leaders, particularly across private equity and venture capital, E&P, oilfield services, energy digitalization, energy transition, and low carbon businesses.
A seasoned executive search professional, Bia has spearheaded hundreds of successful executive searches and consulting projects. With unwavering dedication, she has personally conducted thousands of executive-level interviews, ensuring that clients find the perfect fit for their leadership needs.
Bia's educational background reflects her global perspective and commitment to excellence. She holds a Master of Arts (Honours) in International Relations and Management from the University of St Andrews in Scotland and a Master of Science in Security Studies from University College London, where she specialized in Gender and Terrorism. Her linguistic fluency and diverse residential experiences in Brazil, the USA, England, Scotland, Germany, and Italy further enhance her ability to connect with a wide range of clients and candidates.
With a successful track record spanning both the private and non-profit sectors, Bia brings a wealth of knowledge and insights to her role at Ducatus Partners. Her expertise, coupled with her unwavering commitment to client success, has made her a trusted advisor to numerous organizations seeking exceptional leadership talent
Gary McKinney has driven HR strategies at numerous high-growth companies across the energy, investment, and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) sectors including Schlumberger, Valerus and Clearlake Capital. The last five years have seen him pivot into executive search, specialising in energy services.
Gary will be key to helping clients acquire, manage and develop the human capital required to drive this transformation playing out across all corners of the sector.
Daniela is a Consultant at Ducatus Partners based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She graduated from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) with a business major and a minor in entrepreneurship. She is certified in customer experience by Disney University in Florida. Dani has various international experiences and speaks English and Portuguese fluently. Prior to joining Ducatus, Dani was part of Disney´s International College program. She also worked at a health tech start-up that connected clients to ground-breaking technology.
Rita is a Consultant at Ducatus Partners, based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She supports organizations in identifying and hiring top-tier leadership talent, drawing on her diverse experience in legal and creative fields.
Before joining Ducatus Partners, Rita worked at the Public Defender’s Office for the State of Rio de Janeiro, where she built a strong foundation in civil law and procedure. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Estácio de Sá (UNESA) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Civil Law and Civil Procedure.
In addition to her legal background, Rita studied performing arts at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), specializing in costume design. This multidisciplinary expertise reflects her creative and versatile approach to leadership consulting.
Fluent in Portuguese and English, and proficient in basic Spanish, Rita excels at navigating diverse cultural contexts.
Olívia is a Global Executive Researcher at Ducatus Partners, based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). Her professional experience includes business prospecting and consulting, with a strong focus on people, culture, and organizational psychology.
With over a decade of volunteer experience in leadership and people management, complemented by a 10-month cultural exchange in Israel, Olívia brings a diverse international perspective to her role. She is fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, with basic proficiency in Hebrew.
Craig Rickard joins Ducatus Partners as a Partner where he will lead client engagement, talent assessment, and internal execution initiatives for the firm’s Energy & Manufacturing Practice.
He will leverage his two decades of search experience across diverse sectors to deliver game-changing, consultative leaders to organizations across the nation. Craig’s experience includes recruiting on behalf of large public companies and small to mid-sized private businesses.
Amanda is the Project Coordinator and Executive Assistant at Ducatus Partners, based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She oversees project execution, curates corporate documents, and develops marketing materials and campaigns to support the firm’s branding and business development initiatives.
She holds a degree in Filmmaking/Communication Studies from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). Amanda’s proficiency in Portuguese, English, and basic Chinese Mandarin enables her to collaborate effectively across diverse markets and cultural contexts.
Amanda has international experience, where she earned a certificate in Advanced Topics in Marketing Management from the University of La Verne, CA. Prior to joining Ducatus Partners, she worked as a virtual executive assistant and talent acquisition team auditor for the North American market, gaining significant experience in strategic support.
Tera is a Partner in the Denver office, where she’s a core member of the Energy and Technology Practice. With more than 15 years of executive search and human resources experience, she has a strong track record of recruiting senior-level talent across the energy, technology, chemicals, and manufacturing industries.
Tera specializes in placing executives in corporate functional roles, as well as sales and operations, with a primary focus on the energy and technology sector. Before joining Ducatus Partners, she led the Executive Leadership Practice at an executive recruiting firm, where she worked with clients in Energy, financial services, healthcare, consumer goods, and technology. Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles at executive search and talent management firms, where she gained deep experience in leadership development and organizational strategy.
Her proven expertise in coaching, developing, and recruiting C-suite executives, board members, and senior leaders helps organizations build high-performing teams and navigate complex business challenges.
Certified in executive assessment, Tera has conducted hundreds of executive selection and development assessments across multiple industries. She earned her Professional in Human Resources certification in 2009 and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from George Mason University.
Maria Luisa is an Executive Research Intern at Ducatus Partners, based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is pursuing a degree in International Relations at Universidade Veiga de Almeida. Her academic and professional interests include global politics and international conflicts. She has one year of experience in the legislative sector, where she analyzed legislative proposals and their potential impact on clients. Fluent in Portuguese and English, she also has intermediate proficiency in Korean and basic knowledge of Spanish. She spent three months in South Korea studying Korean at Seoul National University, enhancing her understanding of the language and culture.