Slayton Search Partners

About Us

Founded in 1985, Slayton Search Partners is a premier retained executive search firm dedicated to recruiting top executive talent to client companies throughout the globe. We know how important it is to find a partner who can understand your needs, recruit best-in-class talent, and counsel you toward a successful conclusion of the search process.

Built on strong principles of knowledge, integrity, communication and quality, we’ve evolved alongside an ever shifting business landscape, gaining insight and expertise while crafting a better search alternative.

Our way of Limit-Less® thinking and acting has made us one of the fastest-growing executive search firms in North America, building a distinguished roster of clients and attracting more of the top candidates sought after by top firms and organizations

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Solutions And Expertise

Attracting senior management talent in any industry can be challenging. Slayton’s exceptional consultants invest countless time and energy to build industry domain expertise and relationships with leaders in these verticals.

Solutions
  • Assessment
  • Data Analy./Mrkt. Intell.
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Leadership Develop.
  • Onboarding
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News Briefings

Getting on with Hiring in the Face of a Crisis

Companies are far from operating in “business as usual” mode, but there are still business imperatives and targets that must be met. The current crisis, in fact, has highlighted areas in businesses where there are “cracks” – processes or functions that were acceptable before, but now must be changed or improved. “It is this dichotomy that is

Slayton Search Partners Announces Promotion

Chicago-based executive search firm Slayton Search Partners has promoted Charles Southwick to the position of senior vice president and principal. He will be expanding his efforts, continuing to develop impactful client relationships and recruit key leaders in sectors such as food and beverage, manufacturing, retail, technology and more. “Through his ability to achieve tangible results for clients and

Slayton Search Partners Expands Financial Services Practice

Chicago-based executive search firm Slayton Search Partners has expanded with the addition of Stuart T. Smith as senior vice president and principal. He will be a key member of the financial services practice, supporting commercial banking, private banking, wealth management and real estate partners. “Stuart’s skill-set, work ethic and personality make him an excellent fit for our team,”

How CEOs Can Best Prepare to Leave the Top Post

The privileged position of a chief executive officer (CEO) brings many benefits and rewards. But it can also be isolating and intensely demanding. Research conducted by Heidrick & Struggles found that only 13 in every 1,000 CEOs of publicly listed companies move on to a comparable position. So where do they go — and how

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Press Releases

How the C-Suite Is Championing the Employee Experience

(August 2022) JOHN DOYLE Executive Vice President Customer experience has long been center stage, with companies everywhere recognizing the power consumers hold to boost (or tank) their bottom line. However, in recent years, the employee experience has been edging its way into the spotlight—and it’s no surprise why: Tiffani Bova, Chief Growth Evangelist at Salesforce, says “new

Tracey Lambele Joins Slayton Search Partners as Vice President of Search Operations

(July 2022) Slayton Search Partners, a globally respected leader in retained executive search, is excited to announce that Tracey Lambele has joined the company as their new Vice President of Search Operations. Tracey will be focused on supporting Slayton’s partners by overseeing the research and recruiting teams, managing our database, working with vendors, and improving

Attracting the Next Generation of Insurance Talent

(July 2022) JAY DAPRILE Executive Vice President Millions of Baby Boomers retired from the workforce during the height of the pandemic, and those who are left will likely be retired by 2030. Curiously, out of all the industries Boomers are still working in, the insurance sector employs the majority of them. Although, maybe it’s not so

Slayton Search Partners Promotes John Ratliff to Senior Vice President & Principal

(July 2022) Slayton Search Partners, a globally respected leader in retained executive search, is excited to announce that John Ratliff has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President & Principal. He will be expanding his efforts to develop impactful relationships and recruit key leaders in the consumer and industrial sectors. “It’s been amazing