Santa Monica, October 1, 2024 – ECA Partners, a leading executive search firm known for its data-driven approach to talent acquisition, recently announced the appointment of Evan Markgraf as Senior Director. This strategic addition further strengthens ECA’s capabilities in serving private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
Evan Markgraf joins ECA Partners with over a decade of experience in executive search and recruitment, specializing in finance, accounting, and investment management. Most recently, Markgraf served as an Executive Search Consultant at Korn Ferry, where he focused on placing top-tier talent in private equity, family offices, real estate, asset management, hedge funds, and venture-backed startups.
Prior to his tenure at Korn Ferry, Markgraf held key positions at Robert Half’s Financial Services Group and The Gershman Group, where he honed his expertise in recruiting for wealth management and financial services. His experience also includes roles in compliance and operations at Wealthguard Inc. and client service at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., providing him with a comprehensive understanding of the financial services industry.
Steven Haug, Managing Director at ECA, commented on the new hire: “Evan’s extensive CFO network and recruiting expertise has strengthened ECA’s ability to meet the growing needs of our clients across both PE-backed companies and publicly traded organizations. I continue to be excited about the growth of ECA’s world-class team.”
For his part, Evan Markgraf expressed his optimism and enthusiasm for joining ECA as its newest Senior Director. “I’m thrilled to be a part of such a high caliber group of professionals, and everyone at ECA is dedicated to exceptional client experience and proven process,” said Markgraf. “Given my focus on the private equity fund and portfolio company ecosystem throughout my career, ECA was an obvious fit. From a more nuanced perspective, ECA places great emphasis on data analytics to inform its practices and processes as well so I am excited to be a part of a firm that is at the cutting edge of the executive search world.”
Markgraf’s appointment underscores ECA’s commitment to expanding its expertise in the private equity and financial services sectors. His extensive background in these areas will be instrumental in supporting ECA’s clients with their critical talent needs.
As a Senior Director at ECA, Markgraf will leverage his deep industry knowledge and network to identify and place top executives across various roles, including permanent placements, interim executives, and on-demand consultants. His expertise will be particularly valuable in supporting private equity firms and their portfolio companies in executing value creation plans through strategic talent acquisition.
This strategic addition enhances ECA’s standing as a leading executive search firm in the private equity space. As the firm expands, it maintains its unwavering commitment to providing high-quality, data-driven executive search services to its growing client base. Markgraf’s arrival reinforces ECA’s reputation for assembling top-tier talent to meet the evolving needs of private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
ECA Partners is a Top-50 boutique executive search firm, focused on strategy, operations, and finance talent serving private equity and private equity portfolio companies, including interim and full-time talent needs. The firm has been in operation since 2011 and has more than 400 clients. For more information, please visit www.eca-partners.com.