CarterBaldwin Executive Search

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CarterBaldwin is a retained executive search firm that partners with our clients to build exceptional leadership teams. For more than two decades, we have played a pivotal role in transforming the leadership and landscape for clients, impacting the future of their organizations for years to come.

Since our inception in 2001 as a corporate firm, we have expanded our client portfolio to include nonprofit and academic sectors, serving both domestic and international clients from our headquarters in Atlanta, GA and our Washington, D.C. office. Despite our growth, we remain intentional about our “small” size, choosing to focus on delivering great search outcomes with the right balance of partner involvement, recruitment, and research support.

With more than 125 years of combined executive search experience, our partners lead a highly engineered search process that is collaborative, efficient, and effective with consistent success. Our in-depth approach enables us to deeply understand each client’s needs and creates a seamless partnership for every search project.

We pride ourselves on our highly experienced staff, an unrivaled process, and an exceptional client and candidate experience. As a result, many of our engagements are with repeat clients, referrals, or candidates significantly impacted by our work.

To see why many of the best and most admired organizations continue to trust CarterBaldwin with their most critical leadership needs, connect with us.

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With more than 125 years of combined executive search experience, our partners lead a highly engineered search process that is collaborative, efficient, and effective with consistent success. Our in-depth approach enables us to deeply understand each client’s needs and creates a seamless partnership for every search project.

We pride ourselves on our highly experienced staff, an unrivaled process, and an exceptional client and candidate experience. As a result, many of our engagements are with repeat clients, referrals, or candidates significantly impacted by our work.

To see why many of the best and most admired organizations continue to trust CarterBaldwin with their most critical leadership needs, connect with us.

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Large enough to bring significant resources, muscle and international reach but small enough to build intimate, long term client partnerships, CarterBaldwin is a bright, fresh, high energy alternative in an industry cluttered with dated, impersonal search models. The world is changing … shouldn’t executive search change with it?

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  • All Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • CEO/President
  • Communications/PR
  • Customer Service
  • Data/Analytics
  • Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Government
  • Human Resources
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  • Legal/Compliance
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Medical/Clinical
  • Research & Develop.
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain

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News Briefings

CarterBaldwin Recruits CEO for Fellowship of Christian Athletes

CarterBaldwin Executive Search has placed Shane Williamson as president and chief executive officer for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). The search was led by CarterBaldwin founding partner Price Harding. After a far-reaching search, the board selected Mr. Williamson, currently the FCA executive director of field ministry who has been involved with FCA for 24 years. FCA’s current president

CarterBaldwin Taps Leader for Young Life

CarterBaldwin Executive Search has placed Newton Crenshaw as president of Colorado Springs, CO-based Young Life. The search was led by CarterBaldwin founding partner Price Harding. Mr. Crenshaw is an accomplished leader with a 30-year history of delivering business results, most recently as the vice president of oncology commercial operations / business development / payer at Eli Lilly and Company.

CarterBaldwin Recruits First Female Provost for Wheaton College

CarterBaldwin Executive Search has placed Dr. Margaret Diddams as provost of Wheaton College. She succeeds Dr. Stanton Jones, who announced last year that he will step down as provost and return to teaching at the end of the 2015 / 2016 academic year. The search was led by CarterBaldwin consultant Debby White and founding partner Price Harding. Dr. Diddams, an alumni

CarterBaldwin Recruits CEO for Feed The Children

CarterBaldwin Executive Search has placed J.C. Watts as president and chief executive officer of Oklahoma City-based Feed the Children. Bill Peterson, co-leader of the firm’s non-profit and academic search practice, led the assignment. With a background in politics and business, the board of directors found Mr. Watts to be an ideal candidate. His experience serving others domestically and abroad,

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Press Releases

Fiserv Expands its Clover Capital® team with the Appointments of Three Key Leaders

(May 2022) CarterBaldwin Executive Search, together with Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIS), announces the appointment of three new members of Clover Capital, part of their Global Business Solutions Lending. With innovation in lending at an all-time high, Fiserv continues to transform merchant financing solutions by providing convenience and revenue-boosting tools for customers of small and large

BARC Board Appoints Bill Buchanan as New Chief Executive Officer

(May 2022) Following a nationwide search in partnership with CarterBaldwin, BARC Electric Cooperative’s board of directors has named William (Bill) Buchanan Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia-based cooperative. Partner Chris Guiney and Consultant Chad Embry led the search for CarterBaldwin. Bill joins BARC from Northwestern REC where he was President and CEO. He brings more

Summit Electric Supply Names Dwayne Roberts as Vice President of Operations

(April 2022) Ed Gerber, President and CEO of Summit Electric Supply, announced today that industry veteran Dwayne Roberts has joined Summit as Vice President of Operations. Reporting directly to Gerber, Dwayne will lead Inventory Management & Procurement, Pricing & Profitability, Service Center & Customer Service Operations, Logistics & Fleet Management, and the company’s Quality &

Michael Pollner Named General Counsel at J&J Snack Foods

(April 2022) CarterBaldwin Executive Search is proud to partner again with J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ: JJSF) on the appointment of Michael Pollner to Senior Vice President & General Counsel. Michael joins J&J from Knoll, Inc., (NYSE: KLL), global designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-end office and residential interiors products, where he was Senior Vice President,

BHI Energy Adds Two Strategic Finance Executives

(April 1, 2022) CarterBaldwin Executive Search announces the appointment of two strategic finance executives at BHI Energy, an industry-leading specialty services and staffing solutions provider to the industrial/oil & gas, power generation, and transmission & distribution markets. Steven Fergus joins BHI’s Transmission and Distribution Construction Services division from INROCK, a global performance drilling tools, equipment,