Meet Our Staff

Gerard (Jerry) A. Lareau, Partner has been conducting executive search for 15 years. During that time, he has filled numerous senior level positions ranging from CEO's and division heads to mid-level managers. He currently is active in diagnostics, instrumentation, genetics, molecular biology, and clinical reference labs. He has worked on both domestic and international assignments and is fluent in French and German.

Belle Lareau, Partner began her search career with Management Recruiters prior to forming The Hampton Group with her husband Jerry Lareau. Her primary desk focus has been working for pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the areas of Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research, Quality Control/Quality Assurance. Prior to entering the field of executive search she was the Associate Publisher of Runner's World Magazine and held sales management positions with Rodale Press, CBS, and Ziff-Davis Publishing.

Beverly (Bev) Norindr, has over 12 years experience in the field of executive search and consistently ranks among the top 15% of all account executives in the Management Recruiters Network. She focuses on clinical research with an emphasis on placing MD's. Prior to joining The Hampton Group five years ago, she recruited marketing talent for major package goods companies. Bev is a graduate of Georgetown University with a BS in Foreign Service.

Virginia (Ginnie) Kearns, specializes in placing physicians and senior executives in clinical research. Her primary focus has been in the CNS area but she also places MD's in cardiovascular, men's and women's health, and infectious disease. She is in the top 10% of all account executives in the MRI system. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Fordham University.




Minerva Perez is an NYU graduate who specializes in many scientific areas of Pharmaceutical Research and Development.

Drawing own her own multifaceted experience and the 18+ years of her team, Ms. Perez has placed scientific leaders possessing five to twenty five years of industry experience.

Her client base runs from the pre-IPO start-up to the established multi-billion dollar company. Ms. Perez has been able to enjoy a 91% placement retention rate while also maintaining 80% of her business from repeat clients.

Areas of success include the following:

Biostatistics
Bioinformatics
Cell signaling/ Cell pathway
RNAi Delivery and Design
Pharmacology (clinical and non clinical)
Toxicology
Toxicogenomics
Toxicokinetics
Pharmacokinetics (PBPK as well)
Pharmacodynamics
Purification (all phases and all cell types)
Formulation (biologic)