Lucas Group Veteran Lose Tapped to Lead DC Office

Committed to providing opportunity and advancement for its outstanding Associate workforce, Lucas Group today announced the promotion of James (Jim) Lose to Managing Partner. A 15-year veteran with Lucas Group’s Military Transition Division in Washington D.C., Lose is an award-winning, highly respected recruitment leader – both within the company and throughout the transition services industry.

“In every occasion, Jim brings the ideal blend of life experience, business acumen and unyielding focus on results,” said Bryan Zawikowski, General Manager of Lucas Group’s Military Transition Division. “As a Marine Corps veteran, he personally understands the tremendous skill, knowledge and potential of U.S. Military members transitioning from active duty service into civilian careers, and his individualized guidance and unparalleled insight has created the foundation of success from which he’ll grow our Washington D.C. practice.”

Prior to joining Lucas Group in 1999, Lose served eight years in the United States Marine Corps as an Intelligence Officer. Recalled to active duty for one year during Operation Iraqi Freedom, his passion for helping veterans find rewarding, meaningful and long-term careers in the civilian workforce persisted unabated. Expertly placing demonstrated military candidates in well-matched career positions with hiring companies, Lose’s efforts have made direct, positive impact on thousands of professionals across the country.

“For fifteen years, Jim’s performance and leadership within our company has been second-to-none, and I look forward to this new chapter in his distinguished career as our D.C. Managing Partner,” said Zawikowski. “It’s with admiration and anticipation that I join his colleagues across the country in congratulating him on this earned promotion.”

Recognized as a trustworthy expert on the recruitment and hiring of military veterans, Lose has been a participant and interviewee on CSPAN’s Washington Journal and National Public Radio’s Marketplace. In addition, he has been an invited speaker at the United States Naval Academy, Virginia Military Institute, and various Army and Marine base officer transition programs. Lose is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and holds a MS in Strategic Intelligence from the National Defense Intelligence College.

Home to over 300 Associates who serve the SMB, mid-tier and Fortune 500 markets with reliable search and placement services, Lucas Group is organized into seven nationwide practice groups. The firm provides management recruitment services for key business functionalities, including Accounting and Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Sales and Marketing, Manufacturing and Military Transition. Headquartered in Atlanta, the firm blends national reach with local expertise across 14 office locations.

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Lucas Group is North America’s premier executive search firm. Since 1970, our culture and methodologies have driven superior results. We assist clients ranging in size from small to medium-sized businesses to Fortune 500 companies find transcendent, executive talent; candidates fully realize their ambitions; and associates find professional success. To learn more, please visit Lucas Group at www.lucasgroup.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.