Bob Wilson

Experience

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  Key Bank

  Jan 1972 - Jan 1978

  V.P. International Banking

  Started as AVP - assistant to CEO. Trained with credit department and then assigned to Special Industries Group (workouts), then International Banking Department, providing credit, lending and trade finance services through our Edge Act Branch in New York City.

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  Credit Agricole (formerly La Banque Indosuez)

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1990

  Director - International Banker

  Chicago Branch;VP-Manager, Credit & Corporate Banking ('78-81)Los Angeles Branch; M.D.-General Manager-Western U.S.A.('81-'84)London, UK-M.D. International M&A.; Multinational Banking. ('84-'90)

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  Right Management (formerly RIght/Jannotta Bray)

  Jun 1991 - Jul 1996

  V.P. - Engagement Partner Midwest

  Managed sale & delivery of career management and H.R. consulting services (primarily outplacement) to Midwest financial institutions and Chicago area Fortune 500 companies.

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  Spherion (formerly Clarke Poynton & Associates)

  Jul 1996 - Aug 2000

  S.V.P. - Midwest Career Transition

  Recruited to join Clarke Poynton (Manchester Partners) as Midwest leader of Career Management Services. Opened offices in Michigan and Indiana and helped to build career transition practice with financial services, banking, hospitality and pharmaceutical clients. Firm was sold to Interim (which became Spherion) and I left to found High Potential Inc in August of 2000, after my earn-out completed.

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  OI Partners, Inc.

  Jan 2000 - now

  Founder & Chairman, OI Global Partners, High Potential, Inc.

  Founded company, manage client engagements and deliver talent management, coaching, recruiting and career development services to our Chicago-based clientele, on a national basis, through OI Global Partners. Have previously served on the OI Global Partners Board of Directors and headed up the firm's national Talent Management practice group.I personally specialize in working with senior executives as well as with senior Professionals with law firms, banks and in the insurance industry.

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  High Potential Inc, an OI Global Partner firm

  Aug 2000 - now

  Founder/Chairman
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  High Potential Inc.

  Aug 2000 - Feb 2015

  President & CEO

  Since the date of founding our firm in 2000, we have consistently managed and delivered a highly effective array of pragmatic talent management and career development services, with the sole purpose of helping High Performers Maximize their Potential. In 2012 we added a Talent Acquisition practice, focusing on recruiting The Best People for High Performing Firms, with a laser focus areas of our special expertise - law, community banking and insurance.

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  High Potential, Inc

  Aug 2000 - Feb 2005

  Founder/Principal

  Founded HPi in August 2000. Wanted to create an executive development practice that focused on candor, high-touch,professionalism and helping high performers maximize their potential. Focused initially on executive coaching in professional services area (accounting firms, banks, insurance and hosptitality industry.) Our continuing corporate mission is to Help High Performers maximize their Potential.