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W. Randall Lowry

Randy Lowry founded Lowry Associates in 2001. During more than 40 years in the retained executive search profession, he has been Vice President/Partner in major multinational search firms as well as Partner in a leading Houston boutique firm. Throughout his career he has recruited senior officers and directors into a variety of energy, manufacturing, service, engineering and construction and chemical companies.

He has recruited senior executives in most functional disciplines including general management, marketing, operations, legal, financial, and engineering. Additionally, he has recruited members to the Boards of Directors of client companies. Prior to entering the search profession, Lowry worked in sales and marketing roles for Shell Oil Company, Xerox Corporation and Greyhound Corporation. He holds a BA in Communications from the Ohio State University.

Email: randy@lowryrhoads.com



Charles A. Rhoads

Charlie Rhoads has over 40 years of corporate, operational and consulting experience in all facets of human resources. He started his executive search and human resource consulting practice in 1993 and has counseled numerous companies in a variety of operational and management issues.  His practice during the last fourteen years has focused on executive search engagements in the energy, energy services and process industries and not-for-profit organizations.  Most recently, he was a Partner in Boyden, the fifth largest international search firm.

Prior to his consulting practice, Mr. Rhoads held senior management positions in the energy, manufacturing and financial services sectors. He was promoted to Vice President, Human Resources for Gulf Oil Chemicals Company at the age of 33. He has also served as the Vice President of Human Resources for Pennzoil Company; Vice President Human Resources and Administration for United Gas Pipe Line Company; and Senior Vice President Human Resources for First Interstate Bank of Texas. Charlie graduated from Temple University with a BS in Business Administration. He also attended MBA classes at Temple and Executive Development programs at Harvard and the Gulf Management Institute.

Email: charlie@lowryrhoads.com

Jonathan R. Rhoads

Jonathan Rhoads has 20 years of progressive corporate and consulting experience that has taken him around the world to develop leaders and coach management and sales teams to meet their strategic and operational goals. He works primarily with clients in the Oilfield Services, Specialty Chemicals & Materials, and Not-for-Profit industries to find the right talent to lead and manage their businesses. Jonathan’s corporate experience began at National Oilwell Varco (NOV), where he advanced through marketing and business development roles to be named the Marketing Director for a $1.8B Business Group before being promoted to Corporate Director of Sales Effectiveness at age 28 during a period of heavy acquisitions and change. He ultimately served as NOV’s global Director of Talent & Performance Management before spending time in the specialty chemicals sector in Senior Account Management and Sales Director roles. Prior to the oilfield, Jonathan worked for Boyden Global Executive Search and as the Director of Fund & Business Development for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston.

A native Houstonian, Jonathan graduated with a BBA from Texas Christian University and an MBA from the University of Houston. He is active with many industry and community organizations, and also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Marketing and an Executive Instructor for the TCU Sales Center at Texas Christian University and an MBA Corporate Fellow at the University of Houston-Downtown.

Email: jonathan@rhoadsgrp.com 

LinkedIn: Jonathan Rhoads


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Lowry Rhoads Associates
Executive Search Consultants
The Woodlands, Texas  -  Houston, Texas