Management Profile

Robert M. Melançon is the Managing Principal of our firm.  Bob graduated from Loyola University where he received a Bachelor’s degree (cum laude) in Business Administration with a concentration in Labor Management, and holds NASD Series 6 and 63 securities licenses.  In addition to his executive search consulting responsibilities, Bob is a noted writer and speaker, and is considered an authority on the topic of executive selection.  He is also the author of the professionally acclaimed executive job search book: The Secrets Of Executive Search ... Professional Strategies for Managing Your Personal Job Search.

Prior to entering the search profession in 1980, he enjoyed a highly successful career in Human Resources with Shell Oil Company, Hoechst-Celanese Corporation, and Frito-Lay, Inc.  During his fifteen-year tenure with these Fortune 50 corporations, Bob held human resource management positions at plant, division, and corporate staff levels, with a focus on executive selection.

All of the consultants associated with the firm also come from senior human resources management positions with Fortune 50 corporations, and/or have a minimum of 15 years experience in executive search.  This is one reason why the firm is considered exceptionally effective as an outside staffing and consulting resource.  


Melancon & Company is a Dallas, TX, based Retained Executive Search and Consulting firm, and authors of The Secrets of Executive Search.
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