Shana Plott named CEO of Coleman Lew + Associates
FOR RELEASE: DEC. 5, 2016
Plott becomes one of a handful of women CEOs in retained executive search
Charlotte, N.C. – Shana Plott, currently a managing director at Coleman Lew + Associates,...
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