Turner Heads Up Leadership Development Practice

Charlotte, N.C.  (October 19, 2009)--Kenneth D. Carrick, Jr., partner- managing director of Coleman Lew & Associates, Inc., a national executive search firm, recently announced the selection of Matthew S. Turner as the company's 11th partner with responsibility for directing and expanding the firm's highly successful Leadership Development Resources (LDR) practice. 

            According to Carrick, "We are excited about Matt heading our firm's LDR practice after it posted a 32 percent gain in revenue compared to the same time period in 2008. Matt's executive development experience will help our firm sustain the continuing growth of this vital practice area while better serving our clients."  

            Leadership Development Resources (LDR) provides integrated leadership and organizational development services aimed at maximizing leadership potential for corporate performance. Coleman Lew & Associates' LDR team utilizes innovative assessment technology, customized developmental programs, and draws upon the firm's extensive industry experience to provide clients with quality executive level leadership consulting.

            A United States Naval Academy appointee, Turner holds a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pa., and a Master of Arts degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  Career highlights to date include implementing an automated management and employee performance appraisal system for a multi-national company and serving a major Charlotte-based health care provider as Director, Leadership and Organizational Development and later as Assistant Vice President, Leadership & Organizational Development creating large scale organizational interventions and leadership development for a network of  216 physician offices. 

            Turner serves as a member on the Master of Science in Organization Development (MSOD) Advisory Board at Queens University in Charlotte and President of Mountainbrook Club, Inc.      

Coleman Lew & Associates, Inc., founded in 1979 and headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is a national retained executive search firm that recruits board members, officers, and senior level executives for national and international companies, academic institutions and non-profit organizations. The firm also provides customized leadership development services to organizations seeking to maximize corporate performance. Member, Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC).