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Partners and Principals
Tony Leng
Associates
The Team: Tony LengTony Leng is the Managing Partner of the Western Region for Hodge / Niederer / Cariani / Lindsay (HNCL Partners) and heads up the technology, CIO and private equity practices within the firm. His clients include public and private companies where he has placed Board Members and "C" level executives. He has conducted senior management assignments for Hypercom, Levi Strauss, JDA Software, Alloptic, M2, QRS, Contivo, Broadvision, Teleglobe, Delta Dental, The Pacific Exchange, Print Inc, Key Principal Partners, ABS Capital, OpenTV, Cerberus Capital, The Riverside Company, Anchor Glass, Asurion, Honsador and the Young Presidents' Organization.
Prior to his executive search experience, Tony was a Board member of three public companies and CEO of a $600 million public diversified IT company that controlled businesses in software, communications, services, distribution, integration, defense technology and outsourcing. Before that ran a >$1 billion division of a telephone company focused on corporate users and had responsibility for all data services and networking products. While at the telephone company, he was founder and Chairman of its ISP and a Board member of its 2-million subscriber cell phone associated company. Previously, Tony was the CEO of a multi-branch, 600-person credit bureau that provided consumer and commercial information. During his 5 year tenure he grew the enterprise value five-fold.
Tony uses his operating and Board experience, combined with the knowledge that he has gained in the search industry, to drill down and understand at a nuanced level what his clients are seeking to achieve as they build their teams and boards. His experience in working at both large and small companies has made him particularly effective in understanding the challenges and leaderships requirements that businesses face as they grow.
Tony received a Bachelor of Commerce (with honors) from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant.