NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 22nd October 2007 -- Global executive search consultancy Gow & Partners LLC announced today that Ambassador Thomas L. Siebert has been appointed to the Gow & Partners Advisory Board. Ambassador Siebert served as the United States Ambassador to Sweden from 1994 -1998.  In 1998, he was appointed Chairman of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference. The ITU is the United Nations’ specialized agency devoted to telecommunications matters and is the highest decision-making body made up of representatives of governments belonging to an international treaty-making organization; 189 Nations/2000 delegates participated. He has served as a Washington, DC telecommunications attorney specializing in practice both internationally and in the United States, principally in the area of new technologies.

Ambassador Siebert graduated from Georgetown University in 1968 and is a 1972 graduate of Georgetown University Law School.  He is a member of the Board of Visitors of Georgetown University Law School. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce - New York and the Board of Directors of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce - USA. He is a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club. Ambassador Siebert’s professional associations include: the District of Columbia Bar, Bar Association of the District of Columbia, American Bar Association and the Federal Communications Bar Association. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and his residence is now in Annapolis, Maryland.  He is married to the former Deborah Simpson, an economist and investment banker from Los Angeles, California. The Sieberts have four children: Sarah, Lauren, Teddy and Trevor.

“We are delighted that Ambassador Tom Siebert has agreed to join our Advisory Board,” said Roddy Gow, Chairman. “He has extensive knowledge of international business affairs at the most senior level, a broad understanding of the telecommunications sector and significant contacts in the Nordic region.”

Gow & Partners is a global executive search firm focused on key, senior executive appointments. Founded in 2002, the firm is a premier boutique offering clients in-depth local market intelligence and providing outstanding advice and world class candidates globally. Gow & Partners is headquartered in New York and maintains a network of offices in London, Chicago, Washington DC, Houston, Brussels, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin and Johannesburg.