Bedford Consulting Group Extends Talent Offerings
April 14, 2020 – Toronto-based executive search and talent management solutions provider Bedford Consulting Group has added Val Cambre of Teal & Co. as the firm’s newest partner. Ms. Cambre will lead the design of competitive strategies on talent identification, talent development and establishing a talent culture for optimizing education processes within the academy movement.
“Val has a deep knowledge and expertise in the unique set of talent issues that challenge the academy movement, which will be extremely valuable for our future clients in the education sector,” said Frank Galati, managing partner, The Bedford Consulting Group. “Our partnership with Val and Teal & Co. aligns with our core strategy in executive search and talent management at Bedford and can help provide private and independent academic clients with competitive insight into people and potential while creating the most effective systems for performance in education.”
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Ms. Cambre brings 25 years of human resources experience to Bedford, having worked in some of the sector’s leading academic institutions including Appleby College, where she developed and led the talent strategy and HR department, governance relations and the operations side of the school as chief operations officer. In this role, she developed a faculty performance management program, a 360- feedback program, a mentorship program and a mutual respect program that contributed to the recognition as a Top 100 Employer in Canada in 2007 and 2008. Earlier in her career, Ms. Cambre gained HR experience with TD Bank.
“Val has designed holistic operational models and organizational structures for some of the highest- performing institutions within the education sector in North America,” said Howard Pezim, co-managing director, The Bedford Consulting Group and Toronto partner, Transearch International. “Bedford is thrilled to have Val on board as a partner in developing organizational capabilities and level of leadership talent the academy movement demands.”
Ms. Cambre has her human resources management certificate from Sheridan College and her CHRP designation from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. She is a member of the Human Resources Professional Association and certified in employee opinion surveys through Gallup, Thomas DISC Assessments, the Birkman method, SDI behavior and 360 assessment tools.
Serving Canada
The Bedford Consulting Group is one of Canada’s largest privately-held executive search and talent advisory firms. Its services span the spectrum of talent management, including leadership assessment, coaching and development, and compensation advisory, as well as executive, managerial and senior technical recruitment. Established in 1979, the Bedford Group has three offices in Canada: Toronto, Oakville (Ontario) and Vancouver, all of which consult with clients throughout North America and globally.
Last month, Bedford Consulting Group formed a strategic advisory relationship with nuclear power executive Ian Rowley. “We are very excited to have Ian join our team and provide his expert knowledge of the nuclear power industry,” said David McPherson, partner for Bedford’s energy and industrial technology group. “Ian will be a strategic advisor, assisting Bedford in our executive search assignments to bring the best, brightest and right talent to leading nuclear power companies and affiliated suppliers.” Bedford’s leadership team is also excited to leverage Mr. Rowley’s vast industry contacts and knowledge. “We welcome Ian to Bedford and look forward to working together,” said Frank Galati, managing partner of Bedford’s resource practice.
In addition, Bedford Consulting Group and SalesChoice Inc., a provider of AI predictive and prescriptive sales, and marketing analytics cloud solutions, entered into a strategic alliance to help advance AI skills development and leadership capabilities as well as acquisition and retention of executive AI leadership talent. SalesChoice has recently partnered with the Forbes Business and Technology School to advance an online university-level certificate program to accelerate skills development in AI. SalesChoice will extend this offer to the Bedford Group’s clients and offer new AI modernization working sessions to board directors, CEOs and CHROs via the firm’s executive roundtables.
Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief; Dale M. Zupsansky, Managing Editor; and Stephen Sawicki, Managing Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
