Your Global Financial Services Leadership Team

Nicolas J. Ries

GLOBAL Practice Team Leader – Financial Services

Consultant since 2003, MBA (SHU, Fairfield, CT-USA), MSc en Sciences Economiques (HEC, Lausanne), after 29 years in banking with Swiss, French, German, Scandinavian and American banking groups.  Contact / More »


John W. Poracky

AMERICAS Practice Team Leader – Financial Services

John Poracky, Vice President of AIMS International and President of AIMS International-US-MIDWEST, has been working as an Executive Search Partner and Consultant for 23 years. He joined AIMS back in 1999 and became a board member in 2004.

In 2007 he was elected as the Vice President of AIMS International. Poracky is the Head of AIMS International’s Global Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare and Life Science Practice Team. Poracky entered the search profession after acquiring extensive financial services, operational and IT experience. Contact / More »


Michael John Mancano

APAC Practice Team Leader – Financial Services

Michael John Mancano’s career spans more than 26 years commencing in secure encrypted satellite telecommunications, diplomatic telecommunications, diplomatic intelligence, business intelligence, fund raising, private placement/equity, strategic intelligence, sales & marketing, management consultancy and retained executive search. Mr. Mancano began his professional career as a secure voice analyst and tactical telecom specialist with an Extensive Secure Background Investigation and Top Secret Security Clearance for the U.S. Department of State. Contact / More »


Birger M. Svendsen

EMEA Practice Team Leader – Financial Services

Managing Partner of Aims International Norway AS, is a senior manager with a broad set of general management skills. Extensive knowledge within the are of finance and human resources.

He has formerly held positions as HR Manager for Shell Europe, HR Director for Coca-Cola Nordic and Eurasia Division and Finance Director for Kraft General Foods in Norway. Contact / More »


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