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Automotive
Jeff Gies

Professions, Inc.

Jeff Gies is a seasoned professional in the executive search industry, specializing in building valuable relationships with industry-leading professionals. With a genuine interest in understanding ind ...

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Healthcare IT
Brian Foster

North Shore Tech

Brian has been building top performing healthcare IT sales teams for over 20 years. Many of his clients have gone public or been acquired. Before entering the recruiting industry, Brian served as a Ma ...

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Accounting
Dario Furman

StevenDouglas

Dario Furman is Vice President of Finance & Accounting Search at StevenDouglas, where he specializes in placing top-tier finance and accounting professionals across South Florida. A graduate of th ...

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Commercial Banking
Tim Knight

Knight & Associates, LLC

Tim is the Founder and Managing Partner of Knight & Associates, a boutique retained search firm, focusing on financial services search in sponsor finance, asset based lending and commercial lendin ...

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Aerospace
Katherine Jerald

Elray Search

Katherine Jerald is a second-generation recruiter with a passion for the aerospace, satellite, and defense industries. After completing her Bachelor’s degree in Business, she earned an MBA in Financ ...

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Mike Williams

Carnegie Search

Mike Williams is the founder of Carnegie Search, a Charlotte based team of 11 specialized in recruiting for the manufacturing sector. In 2021, after 5 years working for a large agency, Mike quit his j ...

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Construction
Justis Pederson

The Pederson Group

Justis Pederson has been the ‘go-to’ head-hunter in the construction industry for nearly a decade. Recognizing the urgent need for talent within the industry early on in his career, Justis founded ...

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Chemical
Carol Wenom

Whitaker Technical

Carol began her recruiting career in 1978 with one of the nation’s largest engineering placement firms based in Houston. She became Manager of a major technical recruiting firm in Dallas for six yea ...

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Software Sales
Larry Botelle

Hobson Associates

A Client/Candidate Obsessed Headhunter, Larry is a Senior Partner of Hobson Associates, one of the more prominent Executive Search firms in the US and home of an amazing team. Since 2004, he has been ...

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Cleantech
Wes Ashworth

Lee Group Search

Wes Ashworth, Vice President of Executive Search at Lee Group Search, specializes in partnering with renewable energy and cleantech companies across the United States to find top talent. As a member o ...

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Marketing
Kris Holmes

O’Connell Group LLC

With over a decade in marketing, I joined O’Connell Group in 1995 and am now a partner. As a firm that specializes in Consumer Marketing and Insights, we have successfully placed qualified candidate ...

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Life Sciences
Darwin Shurig

Shurig Solutions

Darwin Shurig, CEO of Shurig Solutions, Inc, understands that people are the greatest asset at any company, and the key that growth companies need to grow market share while enhancing their positive c ...

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Construction
Jon Semingson

Peak Demand

Jon Semingson is the President and Managing Partner of Peak Demand, a nationally recognized executive search firm focused exclusively on renewable energy. With almost 20 years of experience recruiting ...

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