Human Resources Director, Mid-sized Software Company "We had lost two VPs in our finance organization within weeks of each other, and knew that it was imperative to find adequate replacements ASAP. Although we were acquiring good candidates from our site, and our public accounting firm referrals, Tom's unique contract allowed us to hire him, while we continued to pursue our own leads. Tom quickly found us several spot on candidates for both positions and we completed both searches in less than six weeks by hiring two Luciani Group candidates, both definite stars. I thoroughly enjoyed my partnership with Tom, and recommend him wholeheartedly." Paul Gifford, VP Finance, Siebel Systems "Tom has helped us on three very different and difficult searches, and has done a terrific job on all three. He is extremely well connected and understood the nuances of our challenging culture immediately. There was absolutely no wasted time on meeting the wrong candidates. Tom really enjoys getting involved, and has gone way beyond the dynamics of his search contracts in additional advisory time he's spent on any number of issues. I consider him to be my special counsel on all things related to building, developing, and maintaining a great finance team. I'd suggest that you get to know him, preferably before you actually need his services." Human Resources Director, 3 Com "Tom provided quality candidates in a timely manner. He remained in constant touch so we always knew the status, no surprises. Structure of his contract was reasonably priced and motivated Tom to act quickly and to provide good quality candidates." Bob Dahl, Founding Partner, Riviera Ventures (Bob is a former Financial Executive with Fairchild, Rolm, American President Companies, and Ascend) "I have known Tom for over twenty five years. During this period of time we have developed a keen personal friendship and I have utilized his talents on a number of search assignments. I highly recommend Tom because he has a very extensive network of potential candidates and knows his business well. Also, what you see is what you get when working with Tom. He is bright, highly motivated, honest, straight- forward and personally committed to providing high quality personal services to his clients." Chief Financial Officer, Saba Software "In order to execute our plan I needed a V.P.Controller who was close to me in experience, as I wanted him to deal with some of the external business issues like partnering and licensing, as well as the usual Controller issues. In this market, with all of the CFO opportunities, this presented The Luciani Group with a stiff challenge. Tom was up to it, and found us several viable candidates and helped us hire the guy we wanted." Mark Nordstrom, Former Treasurer, KLA Tencor "Tom did a great job in filling our Assistant Treasurer position. At that time we were suffering through a cyclical down turn, but he was still able to present our opportunity in a very positive light, and as a result, to show us a number of very qualified candidates." Rick Neely, formerVice President Finance, Synopsys "I have worked with Tom Luciani and the Luciani Group for a number of years in both a start-up and large company environments. Tom always seems to have that "just right" person at his fingertips, and his flexible retainer billing approach makes it easy to justify his services. Tom is confident that he will provide the best candidates in the end, so the final payments are based on performance, and he has always earned his full fee from me!" Roy Rettburg, Former Director, Human Resources, Ascend "While at Ascend Communications, Tom and I worked closely in filling several high-level finance positions. He is pragmatic in his approach, has good business instinct, and is intuitive in evaluating candidates. He's also easy to do business with and has a great sense of humor, which helps in today's tough job market. With his help we were successful in our searches." Steve Fong, New Market Partners On a recent search for a Vice President and Treasurer, Our CEO and I were extremely pleased with the candidates the Luciani Group presented. It was clear that Tom had carefully screened the candidates for both qualifications as well as interest in the particular opportunity, which was somewhat unique. Tom also did an excellent job of setting the candidates expectations, which made the process of offer and acceptance very smooth. Both of us (CEO and myself) felt like any one of the three candidates presented would have been a great hire. It's a shame we couldn't hire all three of them. I was also very interested in Tom's unique pricing model. I can't tell you how many times I've had less favorable outcomes when using 100% pay up front retained search firms for senior level positions! The pay for performance model makes all the sense in the world. It certainly paid off well for New Market Partners. Former Vice President, Controller, Excite@Home "I've known Tom by reputation for years but never had the opportunity to use him until last year. The difference between Tom's work and his competitors is astronomical. He knows what he's doing, found us great candidates, and also had a lot of good input on how to structure our organization and positions to attract the best people." Back to top