Frank Jay & Associates

Frank Jay & Associates is a partner led retained executive search firm for aviation. It works with airlines, aviation, aerospace, MRO and related businesses. The firm is based in Kingwood, Texas, and says it has been active since 1986.

The firm's focus is airlines, aviation, aerospace, MRO and related services only. The website says aviation is the firm's entire focus, not one practice among many. Its clients include airlines, aviation companies and aerospace organizations that need senior leaders.

Retained executive search covers senior and board level roles across the aviation sector. Board and governance search finds directors, committee chairs and advisory leaders for public, private and private equity backed organizations. The firm says every assignment receives direct attention from a senior partner.

Leadership advisory covers succession planning, executive assessment, board and governance advisory, leadership market intelligence, organizational and role design, and transition counsel. Advisory work can stand alone or support a future search, and it can help a board compare internal and external options.

Each search follows a process that starts by clarifying the decision and building the evidence. The firm then creates the path forward and stays close to execution. Research and market intelligence run from the start of the search to the end, according to the website.

For MRO and aviation services, the firm recruits CEOs, general managers, COOs and leaders across maintenance, engineering, quality, safety, commercial, finance, people and supply chain. The firm says it works worldwide and can assess internal candidates against the same mandate used for outside talent.

The firm publishes Aviation Executive Monthly and an Aviation Leadership Movement Report. It also has guides on hiring an aviation chief operating officer and on choosing an aviation executive search firm. The website says the firm has completed more than 1,100 engagements.

Services

• Retained executive search for aviation
• Board and governance search
• Leadership advisory
• Succession planning
• Executive assessment
• Leadership market intelligence
• MRO and aviation services executive search
• Research and compensation studies
• Aviation Executive Monthly publication
• Transition counsel