What We Do

Allen Austin is in the business of creating and adding value. When delivering retained search, leadership advisory, board services or any of our other consulting offerings, our objective is to exceed your expectations. We are in the relationship business, not the transaction business, and want to leave you with something sustainable and lasting. We invite you to consider us a total resource, and a conduit to other resources through our vast network of clients, candidates and professional services firms.

Listed below are but a few of our selected engagements, to give you a feel for the work we do.

ENEXUS
Vice President and Treasurer

A nuclear-energy generating and marketing company

GERMANISCHER LLOYD IND.
Vice President Global Software
Global Account Manager

A leading independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products

BRINDERSON
General Manager/Operations Executive
Construction Manager Downstream
General Manager Operations

A full-service engineering, construction and maintenance company Manager Upstream operations /Gulf Coast Providing professional services for energy

GRUPO-PANACHEM
International Logistics Manager
International Commercial Manager

Specialty chemical distributor and wholesaler

COMM ENGINEERING
Vice President, Sales & Marketing

World leader in (GHG) reduction for the oil and gas industry

ELECTRON BEAM TECHNOLOGIES
Chief Financial Officer

Manufacturer of welding cable 

SYSCO CORP.
Vice President Global Logistics
Vice President Operations

The Nation’s leading foodservice distributor

STAR FURNITURE
Chief Executive Officer

Texas furniture store

JUMBO SPORTS INC.
Vice President of Operations

National Sporting Goods Retailer

HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO
Chief Information Officer

Largest Rodeo in the World

CASA LINDA HOMES
Chief Financial Officer

South Texas homebuilder Chief Information Officer

KENTILE
Chief Executive Officer

National Tile Manufacturer

CHECKER’S DRIVE INN
President & Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Vice President of Operations

Drive Inn Restaurant Chain

RALEY’S FAMILY OF FINE STORES
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Marketing Officer

$3.6 Billion Supermarket Retailer

SOUTHLAND CORPORATION
President Southwestern Division

$7B Convenience Store Retailer

SOUTHWEST SUPERMARKETS
President & Chief Executive Officer
Vice President Operations
Vice President Controller

$1.1 Billion Supermarket Retailer Senior

GROCER’S SUPPLY CO.
Vice President Operations
Vice President Sales

Largest Independent Grocery Wholesaler in US

JOHNSON DIVERSEY
Director, Strategic Products

$2.9B commercial cleaning products manufacturer

DOBI MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL
Vice President, Research & Development

Technology based medical device company

ZEISS HUMPHREY
Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing

Optical medical devices

HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
Vice Chancellor, Finance & Administration
Vice Chancellor of Communications

$183M Texas community college system

NORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COUNTY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Chief Information Officer

Premier Texas community college district

The MINNIE PEARL CANCER FOUNDATION
Executive Director

Provides benefits to patients and families affected by cancer

RECORDING FOR THE BLIND & DYSLEXIC
Chief Financial Officer

Educational library for people with print disabilities

THE ROSE
Director of Development

A leading non-profit breast cancer organization

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Director of Logistics
Assistant Director of Marketing
Assistant Dining Services Catering
Dining Services Unit Manager

Top Texas agricultural and mechanical university