Ronald R. Evans
Phone: 860.677.6770
Fax: 203.413.4415
revans@simainternational.com
A board member of SIMA International, Ron Evans has been assessing, coaching and advising leadership teams for more than 25 years. After working with global consultancies Korn/Ferry, Ward Howell, Ernst & Young, Ron launched ESearch Group which he grew for ten years until merging it with SIMA International in 2004. He has completed hundreds of challenging senior management assignments for diverse organizations and is well known for consistently delivering unparalleled insight into executives and life changing perspective using the SIMA process. His focus is on helping clients leverage their innate strengths in their current jobs as well as guiding their future decision making based on motivated strengths and abilities.
Ron’s practice focuses on leadership evaluation, recruitment and development for organizations undergoing significant growth and change. His multi-industry perspective offers clients a ‘wide angle view’ of the leadership development during times of change. His understanding of leadership is derived from best practices in non-profits, financial services and technology sectors. Recent clients include Simsbury Bank & Trust, Start Community Bank, Living Water International and First Capital Partners. Additional corporate clients include high growth companies such as Higher One (NYSE ONE), Nanking Road Capital, UPF, Inc and Xeo.com. Ron also advises private equity investors (FCP, Champlain Capital, etc.) and VC funded companies associated with Yale Entrepreneurial Institute.
Ron began his career developing and delivering management training seminars for UCAC, the nation’s largest cost control service for unemployment tax liability. This work was followed by roles at IRM developing retail marketplace systems for Seagrams & Sons, Procter & Gamble, Miller Brewing, Mattel Toys, General Motors, and Johnson & Johnson. He later worked for Korn/Ferry International and Ernst & Young (E&Y) where he rose from manager, to senior manager and finally served as practice leader for Human Resource Consulting in the southern US. He joined Ward Howell International in 1991 as Managing Director and remained there until launching ESearch Group in 1994. In 2004 ESearch Group merged with SIMA International (formerly People Management International).
A graduate of the University of Connecticut, Ron has been featured in the Wall Street Journal online edition (see www.careerjournal.com) and is author of the popular executive guidebook “Kiss Your Resume Goodbye”. He has been active on the board and in fund raising for the Avon Chamber of Commerce, Hartford City Mission, Dallas Helps and Fairpark Friendship Center. Ron has been married to the love of his life, Cindy, for 30 years. They have three adult sons.
