Gus De Camargo
Partner | Toronto | New York
Gus is a Partner at Leathwaite responsible for leading and expanding the company’s Technology offering in North America, helping to deliver exceptional talent to clients’ corporate functions. Gus comes to Leathwaite with 20+ years of experience managing client relationships and establishing best practices in recruitment. He has extensive experience working in Management Consulting firms, leading teams and operating in senior leadership roles.
As a Partner at Leathwaite, Gus’ portfolio of work is focused on technology leadership engagements across various sectors, including Financial Services, Consumer, Technology, Industrial and Life Sciences. Prior to his current role, Mr. De Camargo established and led the North American Technology Practice for Korn Ferry’s Professional Search business, supporting clients seeking emerging technology talent. Before this, he served in a boutique executive search firm where he led and managed high-visibility, North America-wide relationships for clients such as Marsh & McLennan, TD Bank Group, and Deloitte.
Earlier in his career, he spent almost a decade as the Managing Director for an international recruitment provider where he grew the Technology practice to become the highest producing division in the organization. Gus began his career as an Account Executive for an enterprise software solutions provider where he developed a deep network in the software industry and established himself as a trusted partner to organizations such as Adobe, Open Text, and Microsoft.
Education:
Gus graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Honours from the University of Western Ontario and earned a post-graduate diploma in Business Management from Sheridan College. He is a coach with a local soccer academy and serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Conservation Council of Ontario.