Charlotte, N.C. (June 11, 2007) -- Charles E. Lew, founding partner of Coleman Lew & Associates, Inc., a national executive search firm, announced the recent appointment of Kenneth D. Carrick, Jr. as managing partner for the company.

A summa cum laude graduate from Catawba College and an MBA graduate from Wake Forest University, Carrick began his career as an accountant with Duke Energy and later worked for a nationwide insurance company before joining Coleman Lew in 1986. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Carolinas Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Business Advisory Board for Catawba College's Ketner School of Business.

Coleman Lew & Associates, Inc., founded in 1979, is a retained executive search firm that recruits board members, officers and senior level executives for a diverse group of national and international companies. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., the firm is a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC).