McDermott + Bull

About Us

McDermott + Bull is a full-service talent consultancy delivering personalized solutions across executive search, interim leadership, and high-performance coaching, dedicated to placing high-impact executive talent, bridging leadership gaps, and empowering teams to perform at their highest level. With experienced Partners across Canada, the United States, and Europe, the firm serves as a trusted advisor to private and public companies, private equity firms and their operating companies, non-profit organizations, and higher education institutions.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Recently Completed Searches

Simon Kawitzky

Senior Vice President of Real Estate

Chad Bystedt

Chief Financial Officer

Jovan Hollins

Chief Operating Officer

Matthew Ratnesar

Chief Executive Officer, North America

Dr. Gordon Binsted

Provost + Vice-President, Academic

Marilyn Jacob

Vice President, Outpatient Services

Craig Redmond

Chief Operating Officer

Frank Yang

Chief Financial Officer

Qiana Daniel

Senior Vice President, Bank Regulatory Compliance Officer

Stephanie Green

Chief Operating Officer

Tyler McCormick

Chief of Staff & Strategy

Michelle Woodhill

Chief Executive Officer

Christiane Hodson

Chief Donor Experience Officer

Natalia Coen

Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer

Mark Christian

Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer

Stephanie Heller

Chief Human Resources Officer

Roberto Martinez

Chief Financial Officer

Maleha Haroon

Director, Institutional Giving

Craig Creaturo

Chief Financial Officer

Mayra Sanchez

Vice President, SEC Reporting

David Hebert

Vice President of Business Development

Eric Priester

Chief Financial Officer

Greg Scaven

Chief Executive Officer

Scott Durbin

Chief Executive Officer

Michelle Bradshaw

Senior Vice President, Information Technology

Mark Walker

Senior Vice President, Northern California Regional Banking Head

Stephen Wideman

Chief Financial Officer

Jonathan Santos-Ramos

Chief Program Officer

Elizabeth Starling

Director of Development

Jenique Jones

Executive DirectorExecutive Director

Krishna Kilambi

Principal, Corporate Finance

Charissa Sopoaga

Senior Vice President, Retail Operations

Zuckerman

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Dottie Ann Clayton Stevenson

Chief People Officer

Jerrod Keller

Executive Vice President + Chief Experience Officer

Brian Sill

Chief Financial Officer

Vivian Wong

Vice President

McDermott + Bull

Find a Recruiter

Angela Anderson

Chief Operating Officer, Executive Search + Interim Leaders

Brandon Biegenzahn

President, Executive Search Division

Jeff Black

Partner, Executive Search

Denae Bluethmann

Senior Vice President of Recruiting + Development, Executive Search

Chris Bull

Managing Partner + Co-Founder, Executive Search

Heather Cameron

Director of Talent Acquisition + Operations

Chris Craig

Vice President, Executive Search

Michelle Davis

Managing Director, Interim Leaders

Teun de Nooijer

Partner

Sun-Sun de Swaan

Managing Director

Ken Dropiewski

Partner, Executive Search

Michael Finegold

Managing Director, Executive Search

Julie Francis

Director, Interim Leaders

Paul Gibbons

Managing Partner

James Hickey

Senior Managing Director, Interim Leaders

Jason Levi Pinegar

Partner, Executive Search

Ian Kronig

Principal Consultant

Garrett Lipus

Partner, Executive Search

Craig Lipus

Managing Partner, Executive Search

Mark McConnell

Senior Managing Director, Interim Leaders

Rod McDermott

CEO + Co-Founder, Executive Search, Interim Leaders, Executive Network

Norbert Meijer

Managing Partner

Jared Moriarty

Partner, Executive Search

Jetse Reijenga

Senior Advisor & Former Founder, McDermott & Bull Europe

Tamra Solis

Vice President of Talent Acquisition, Interim leaders

Jake Vander Zanden

Partner, Executive Search

Alex Verdecchia

Principal

Sue Waterbury

Partner, Executive Search

Milo Zegerius

Managing Partner

EXECUTIVE SEARCH

Leveraging deep vertical experience, innovative thinking, and proven time-saving methodologies, we challenge the norm and thrive in the recruitment of difficult-to-find VP to C-Suite executive talent. We value a personalized service model while having the resources and capabilities of the world’s largest search firms. With experienced partners in the United States, Canada, and Europe, we are the trusted retained search advisor for empowering change on behalf of private and public companies, nonprofit organizations, private equity firms, and their operating companies.

INTERIM LEADERS

We are a unique, personalized, and urgent service that places performance focused senior-level executives into consultative roles to manage business challenges and opportunities during a time of transformation. The interim leader talent pool consists of senior-level professionals across a diverse functional spectrum who meet the rigorous qualifications to work on time-sensitive engagements. We specialize in placing finance, technology, human resources, and operations functions.

McDermott + Bull

Solutions And Expertise

Solutions

Board Services
Career Services
Diversity & Inclusion
Executive Search
Interim
Leadership Develop.
Mgmt. Consulting
Recruitment Research

Industries

Advertising/Marketing
Aerospace/Defense
Agriculture
Associations
Automotive
Biotechnology
Chemicals
Clean Tech./Sustain.
Cloud Based
Colleges/Universities
Commercial Banking
Communications
Construction
Consulting
Consumer
Consumer Products
Consumer Services
Cultural Arts
Cybersecurity
Education
Energy
Engineering & Archit.
Faith Based
Family Offices
Financial Services
FinTech
FinTech
Foundations
Healthcare Services
Industrial
Industrial Products
Insurance
Internet
Investment Banking
Investment Mgmt.
Life Sci./Healthcare
Luxury
Media & Entertainment
Medical
Medical Devices
Mobile
Natural Resources
Non-Profit
Oil & Gas
Pharmaceuticals
Private Banking
Private Equity
Professional Services
Restaurants
Retail
Software
Sports
Supply Chain
Technology
Transportation
Travel, Hosp. & Leisure
Utilities
Venture Capital

Functions

Board/Governance
Business Development
CEO/President
Communications/PR
Data/Analytics
Development
Diversity & Inclusion
Finance/Accounting
General Management
GM/Operations
Government
Human Resources
Information/Digital
Invest. Mgmt./Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing & Sales
Medical/Clinical
Research & Develop.
Risk Management
Supply Chain

McDermott + Bull

News Briefings

McDermott + Bull

Press Releases

McDermott & Bull Finds Top Purchasing Leader for E.B. Bradley

IRVINE, CA, November 2, 2017 – McDermott & Bull, one of the largest executive search firms within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, as well as one of Forbes’ Best Executive Recruiting Firms, is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Rob Tupper in a senior purchasing role. This executive recruiting engagement was conducted

McDermott & Bull Places Vice President of Engineering at Ameda

IRVINE, CA, August 8, 2017 — McDermott & Bull, one of the largest executive search firms within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, as well as one of Forbes’ Best Executive Recruiting Firms, is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Bill Anderson as Vice President of Engineering with Ameda. This executive recruiting engagement was conducted by

McDermott & Bull Places Vice President of Operations at Golden State Foods

IRVINE, CA, July 18, 2017 — McDermott & Bull, one of the largest executive search firms within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, as well as one of Forbes’ Best Executive Recruiting Firms, is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Chad Buechel as Vice President of Operations with Golden State Foods, one of the largest

McDermott & Bull Finds Vice President of Finance at South Coast Community Services

IRVINE, CA, July 14, 2017 — McDermott & Bull, one of the largest executive search firms within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, as well as one of Forbes’ Best Executive Recruiting Firms, is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Gil Garcia as Vice President, Finance with South Coast Community Services (SCCS), a non-profit organization

McDermott & Bull Recruits Chief Operating Officer for Hoffman Southwest Corporation

IRVINE, CA, July 10, 2017 — McDermott & Bull, one of the largest executive search firms within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, as well as one of Forbes’ Best Executive Recruiting Firms, is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Rick Smith as Chief Operating Officer with Hoffman Southwest Corporation (HSW), a company providing water