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About Us

As a specialized retained executive search firm, PierceGray executes core functional leadership searches for clients operating in high growth and transformational environments. Our practitioner-led team focuses on C-suite and functional leadership roles across Supply Chain & Operations, Commercial, Finance, Technology, and Human Resources leadership roles. Starting with the C-suite and building out key functional leadership teams, we are committed to client service, delivering with the speed and accuracy that enables confident decisions aligned to value creation.
Our firm understands the impact leadership has on driving business transformation. As strategic advisors, we position ourselves as an extension of your organization, focused on building leadership teams that are primed for impact. Through our rigorous execution model, we gain quick alignment to role and organizational goals and manage a search process that brings clarity to critical hiring decisions.

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We are a growing team of dedicated, ambitious, and collaborative peers. We invest in people who are passionate about solving human capital challenges and fundamentally motivated by the impact of our work – because finding the right leader unlocks the potential of an organization and the people within it. As a result, we have built a distinctive client advisory approach, search execution process, and diverse executive network that clients trust.

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Solutions And Expertise

Our clients are focused on operational excellence, top line growth, financial infrastructure, and a strong C-Suite. So are we. For our clients, this translates into speed and accuracy as we navigate known talent pools relevant to the client’s environment. From insights on how industry trends are affecting talent, to knowledge of top training academies by function, our functional and industry practice areas enable us to find the best leaders.

PierceGray’s advisory & research-intensive approach delivers elite, custom-sourced talent. We have built our project teams to combine diverse functional career experience with multi-industry executive search expertise. We employ a client-centric model where we operate as one firm, leveraging our collective network and aligning our incentives to find the best candidates to meet our clients’ needs. We employ scale and specificity to calibrate on our client’s dynamic value creation priorities and fluctuating market conditions.

Solutions
  • Executive Search
  • Recruitment Research
  • Team Builds
Industries
  • Aerospace/Defense
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemicals
  • Cloud Based
  • Construction
  • Consulting
  • Consumer
  • Consumer Products
  • Consumer Services
  • Energy
  • Engineering & Archit.
  • FinTech
  • Healthcare Services
  • High Tech
  • Industrial Products
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Luxury
  • Manufacturing
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Medical
  • Medical Devices
  • Natural Resources
  • Oil & Gas
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Private Equity
  • Restaurants
  • Retail
  • Software
  • Supply Chain
  • Transportation
  • Travel, Hosp. & Leisure
  • Utilities
Functions
  • Business Development
  • CEO/President
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Research & Develop.
  • Supply Chain

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News Briefings

PierceGray Expands Search Team

Chicago-headquartered executive search firm PierceGray has expanded with the additions of Alyssa Quinn as managing director and chief commercial officer, and Matt Padberg as vice president. “PierceGray is excited to welcome two new senior hires to our team, Alyssa Quinn and Matt Padberg,” the search firm said. “We are looking forward to the unique experiences they each bring to the firm.

How Private Equity Outfits are Keeping Recruiters Busy

Attracting and retaining top talent is a challenge given the specialized skills and experience required to be successful in a private equity-backed portfolio company. When seeking potential talent for leadership positions, PE firms are laser-focused on finding specific domains and industry expertise to fit the unique culture and environment of their investments, according to Rob

PierceGray Seeks Chief Procurement Officer for Cornerstone Chemical

PierceGray has been retained by Cornerstone Chemical to lead its search for a chief procurement officer. Director Vince Sanchez is leading the assignment. To support the professionalization of their procurement function, Cornerstone is seeking to hire a chief procurement officer with global responsibility for $600 million in spend across all external vendor spend and internal procurement

PierceGray Seeking Chief Marketing Officer for Blue Ridge Global

As business becomes more global and complex, and power shifts from producers of goods and services to consumers, the chief marketing officer’s job of planning and coordinating marketing activities has become more challenging — and much more influential. PierceGray is currently seeking a new chief marketing officer for Blue Ridge Global. In August of 2022, Jeff

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Market Mapping
PierceGray supports clients through our Market Mapping service offering, designed to give you a comprehensive view of the candidate landscape before committing to a full-scale executive search. This allows our clients to gain valuable insights into target talent markets, including volume by market segment and key industry trends, helping to inform strategic talent decisions in advance of launching a search. For more information please visit: https://www.piercegray.com/market-mapping/

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