Alison Weil

Alison was named Managing Director in 2010. She joined Herbert Mines Associates in 2007 and was named Vice President in 2008. Alison specializes in recruiting senior executives for consumer products, retail and luxury businesses. She has particular expertise in beauty and personal care.

Alison's search portfolio emphasizes executive suite and senior marketing, marketing-related, sales, merchandising and operations placements. Her clients include publicly traded corporations, private companies and private equity firms.

Alison came to the firm as a Principal from Heidrick & Struggles, where she spent seven years within the consumer, chief marketing officer, and private equity practices. Earlier in her career, Alison was a marketing executive in the personal care industry, where she managed core businesses for leading global companies such as L'Oreal and Estee Lauder. Prior to business school, she was a marketing executive in the banking industry.

She earned a B.S. from the State University of New York at Albany and an M.B.A in marketing and international business from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Alison and her family live in Manhattan.