Atlantic Group Expands Search Staff
December 18, 2024 – Executive search firm Atlantic Group has expanded with the addition of Kevin Goldman to its legal and compliance division. “We are happy to welcome Kevin Goldman to Atlantic Group’s legal and compliance division,” the firm said in a LinkedIn post. “He is reuniting with senior managing director, Melanie Marshak, with whom he previously worked for two years, to further strengthen our capabilities in this space. With experience as a recruiter and as a New York-barred attorney, Kevin’s expertise will be invaluable as we continue to expand our team. Welcome aboard, Kevin.”
Mr. Goldman most recently served as a director with Atlas Search, an executive recruiting firm dedicated to placing legal, accounting, finance, front office, tech, healthcare, clinical research, creative, office / accounting support and HR professionals. Prior to this, he was a senior associate with Tandym Group.
Launched in 2023, the legal and compliance division has a particular focus on placing top talent within the hedge fund, private credit, private equity, real estate and asset management space. Ms. Marshak has a wealth of experience in legal and compliance recruitment, having placed hundreds of professionals in prominent roles throughout her career within financial services and specifically the asset management space in the following areas:
- Chief compliance officer and general counsel roles.
- Compliance associates and paralegals.
- Associate general counsels and legal counsels.
- Regulatory (FINRA, SEC, NYSE).
- ’33/’34/’40 Acts.
- Marketing material and guideline monitoring compliance.
- Dodd Frank/Volcker Rule.
- RIA compliance.
- Broker-dealer compliance.
Atlantic Group, founded in 2006, is an industry leader in executive and professional search. Headquartered in New York City, and with offices in Philadelphia; Boston; Stamford, CT; Holmdel, NJ; Blue Bell, PA; Chicago; and London, the firm can penetrate networks and execute searches regionally, nationally and globally.
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“CCO compensation continued to rise over the past year,” said John Gilmore, managing partner. “We attribute the slowing of salary increases to various factors, including tighter post-COVID corporate hiring budgets, and economic and political uncertainty. While our executive search business experienced a softening of demand for compliance professionals in 2023, we have witnessed a robust turn around in 2024 as positions opened due to internal promotions, resignations, and retirements. The good news is that positions at the top cannot go unfilled for long. As the compliance discipline continues to grow in importance as a risk management discipline, we expect CCO compensation increases to continue in the year ahead.”
Atlantic Group’s divisions include: finance and accounting, information technology, quantitative finance and capital markets, healthcare, administrative and corporate services, real estate and construction, short and long-term temporary consulting services, and outsourced payroll services.
Founding Partners
Prior to starting Atlantic Group, John Ricco was an experienced public accountant from KPMG where he was a key strategic member of KPMG’s New Media Practice where he was responsible for leading several high profile IPO’s. He has a passion for the recruitment industry and believes that strong relationships are what drives success in both business and in life.
Rich Scardina is actively involved with the strategic vision of the firm as well as continuing to manage a full cycle recruitment desk focusing specifically on private equity and hedge fund back and middle office roles within the CFO and COO verticals. He started his career as an auditor in public accounting and then joined Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette where he helped oversee their private equity accounting and finance operations for eight years as a vice president.
Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
