Former Wachovia Senior Executive Joins Whitehead Associates Inc. Leadership Team

Charlotte, NC, August 23, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Leadership and Culture Development firm, Whitehead Associates Inc., is pleased to announce that Nicholas Beamon has joined the firm as a Principal Consultant. Nicholas will leverage over 20 years of senior leadership experience at Wachovia to provide the firm’s clients with tools to increase leadership capacity and create high performance cultures.

Comments President Mike Whitehead, “Obviously, for a leadership and culture firm, nothing is more important than finding the perfect fit for the team, and Nicholas is an intentional leader. His corporate leadership experience and personal leadership will provide enormous value for our clients. He’s also a very positive person who channels his energy and expertise into real results.”

Nicholas’s experience as a senior vice president at Wachovia included strategic development and execution of major product lines, executive recruiting strategy and talent development, as well as tactical execution of sales, service and financial performance. He has a finance degree from the University of South Carolina and an MBA from the McColl School of Business at Queens University. Nicholas has served as board chair of the Afro-American Cultural Center; was a board member for the Johnston YMCA and Uptown Childress Klein YMCA, and The Junior League Corporate Advisory Board; and has served on committees for the Arts and Science Council and the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. He has two young sons, is a former NCAA Division I baseball athlete, coaches youth baseball, and is an avid golfer who reluctantly admits his swing could use a little work.

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About Whitehead Associates Inc: Whitehead Associates Inc. is a management consulting firm specializing in leadership and culture development. For more information please visit www.whiteheadassociates.com , call Susanne Deitzel at 704.366.5335 ext. 306 or email susanne@whiteheadassociates.com.