Our Staff

Brian is President of The Howard Group. He has 19 years of recruiting experience devoted exclusively to the healthcare services/employee benefits industry. Brian is the only executive recruiter to have achieved the Certified Self Funding Specialist (CSFS) designation through the Health Care Administrators Association and International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP). 

Brian has received national acclaim for his recruiting ability by being named an International Billing Manager of the Year finalist numerous times over the course of his career. He consistently ranks in the top 50 of several thousand recruiters internationally, and is a member of our affiliate organization’s “Hall of Fame.”

Under Brian’s leadership, The Howard Group has received the prestigious Best in Class Award for Overall Client Satisfaction and has been honored as the International Office of the Year Award for 2009. Prior to executive search, Brian practiced law for several years specializing in civil defense litigation. Areas of specialty included ERISA, insurance defense, and products liability.

Read a couple of new client interviews about working with Brian Howard.
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Peter has 16 years of experience as a lead recruiter in the employee benefits field. Before joining the recruiting profession, Peter practiced law for nearly a decade, focusing on products liability defense, ERISA, and international reinsurance company insolvencies.

He has received several awards based upon his recruiting production, consistently ranks in the top 10% of several thousand recruiters in our affiliated organization, and is a member of our affiliate organization’s “Hall of Fame.”

Ben has been with The Howard Group for 15 years specializing in Pension and Investment related positions. His clients include insurance carriers, nationally ranked brokerage firms, banks, and mutual fund companies to name a few. He is widely known and recognized within the Retirement Services Industry as one of the nation’s top 401(k) recruiting experts.

Ben has received numerous awards based on his recruiting production, and is a member of our affiliate organization’s “Hall of Fame.”

Randy has been a lead recruiter for The Howard Group for over 12 years. Randy manages the Property & Casualty recruiting group, which focuses on positions for P&C carriers, MGA’s, and larger agencies across the country. Prior to joining our firm, Randy had several years of successful Sales, Marketing, and management experience in the Telecommunications industry.

He has received numerous awards based on his recruiting production, consistently ranks in the top 10% of several thousand recruiters in our affiliated organization, and has placed well over 150 professionals during his tenure. Randy also earned his CSAM designation in 2000 and continues to stay abreast of P&C insurance industry trends.

Louis has been in the recruiting industry for five years. Prior to joining The Howard Group, Louis was with a local Kansas City search firm that specializes in Accounting and Finance. Upon arriving to The Howard Group in the Property and Casualty division, Louis quickly displayed excellent skills in communications, candidate rapport, and judgment in determining what’s best for both clients and candidates. Louis was quickly promoted from the position of Project Manager to Executive Recruiter within the P&C insurance team.

As a lead recruiter in P&C, Louis now works with both insurance carriers and agency clients, along with recruiting candidates to fulfill those clients’ needs. Louis is an excellent P&C recruiting resource, whether you’re a departmental manager, recruiting or Human Resource manager, or a tenured P&C professional looking to explore a career move.

Adrian is a Senior Project Manager that assists the healthcare services, employee benefits, and property and casualty divisions of The Howard Group. She has been repeatedly recognized and received national awards for her recruiting ability by our affiliated organization, placing her in a select class among several thousand project managers nationally.