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About Us

ZRG helps organizations win by getting leadership decisions right—faster, smarter, and with measurable impact.

We align talent strategy with business goals, timing, and what’s next. Our approach combines human judgment with advanced intelligence to improve decision quality and deliver leaders who drive performance.

Executive search is our foundation, but not our limit. We partner with clients across the full talent lifecycle, including retained search, on-demand and interim talent, and consulting and advisory services. Each engagement is built to match the urgency, complexity, and stakes of the moment.

What differentiates ZRG is how we work:

  • We combine human insight with AI-driven intelligence to make better leadership decisions
  • We deliver at pace without compromising rigor
  • We scale globally while staying close to each client’s context
  • We operate as an embedded partner, accountable from search to outcome

Backed by RFE Investment Partners, ZRG supports clients across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia. From CEO and board placements to building leadership teams and critical functions, we help organizations move with clarity and confidence.

In a market where talent drives performance, the advantage goes to organizations that act with precision. That’s where ZRG delivers.

ACHIEVEMENTS

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ZRG Partners’ mission is to bring talented candidates to leading companies. We adhere to a set of core values that allows us to fulfill our clients’ needs on an optimal scale. We take pride and care to ensure that the core values we instill in our staff help our clients acquire strong leadership within their company.

At ZRG Partners, we pride ourselves on going above and beyond the expectation of our clients. Those results are achieved by taking the time to thoroughly listen and understand the leadership requirements of each individual company. We make it all possible by putting the client first. At ZRG, it’s not a numbers’ game, we provide individual and specialized attention to each client. It’s not just about filling the role—our talented team searches for the rising stars that will make an impact for our clients. And while we are client-centered, we know that candidates matter and deserve great treatment as well.

As a mid-sized firm, our strategy is unique to our larger firm counterparts. We bring the best aspects of a boutique firm along with our global reach. Our thorough Z Score process provides global clients with the best results. Our scalability and flexibility allows us to provide consistent deliverables to our clients across the board.

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Solutions And Expertise

At ZRG Partners, we pride ourselves on going above and beyond the expectation of our clients. Those results are achieved by taking the time to thoroughly listen and understand the leadership requirements of each individual company. We make it all possible by putting the client first.

At ZRG, it’s not a numbers’ game, we provide individual and specialized attention to each client. It’s not just about filling the role—our talented team searches for the rising stars that will make an impact for our clients. And while we are client-centered, we know that candidates matter and deserve great treatment as well.

Solutions
  • Advisory Services
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Data Analy./Mrkt. Intell.
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Leadership Develop.
  • Mgmt. Consulting
  • Org. Chart Mapping
  • Recruitment Research
  • Succession Planning
Industries
Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • CEO/President
  • Data/Analytics
  • Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Government
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Invest. Mgmt./Banking
  • Investor Relations
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Medical/Clinical
  • Research & Develop.
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain

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News Briefings

ZRG Appoints Leader of Sports & Entertainment Practice for the APAC Region

ZRG, a global talent advisory firm and portfolio company of RFE Investment Partners, and its TurnkeyZRG sports, entertainment & media practice, named Troy de Haas as leader of ZRG’s sport & entertainment practice for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. “Troy de Haas built the region’s most successful sports recruitment practices, essentially from scratch, in a part of the

ZRG Names Leader of Digital and Transformation Practice

ZRG, a global talent advisory firm and portfolio company of RFE Investment Partners, has named Marc Gasperino as managing director and leader for the digital and transformation practice. “Marc Gasperino’s appointment as managing director for our digital and transformation practice marks an exciting addition to the ZRG team,” said Larry Hartmann, CEO. “His extensive experience and commitment

A Look at How the New Rule Banning Noncompete Clauses Could Affect Recruiting Firms

On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new rule that bans non-compete clauses for workers across all industries, with limited exceptions. The rule will prohibit most employee non-compete agreements with retroactive effect, except existing non-compete provisions. The rule also requires employers to notify workers, including former employees, that the non-compete clauses are no longer in

ZRG Names Managing Director of the Financial Services Practice

ZRG, a global talent advisory firm and portfolio company of RFE Investment Partners, has expanded with the addition of Peter Goddard as the managing director of the financial officers practice. “Peter’s appointment further strengthens ZRG’s commitment to providing top-tier talent solutions and strategic guidance to our clients,” said Larry Hartmann, CEO of ZRG. “His deep industry knowledge, collaborative approach,

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Press Releases

ZRG Partners Expands Industrial Practice with Addition of Leslie Sharp

ROCHELLE PARK, NJ, January 6, 2016 — ZRG Partners, a fast growing global leader in executive search and talent management has added Leslie Sharp as a Managing Director. Leslie will be a member of the firm’s Industrial practice, where she brings expertise in the Utilities and Energy sectors. Leslie brings 15+ years of executive search experience to

ZRG Partners Expands Medical Technology Area with Acquisition of Swiss Based Pyramid International

ROCHELLE PARK, NJ, December 10, 2015 — ZRG Partners, a progressive, client-focused global executive search firm, has signed an agreement to acquire certain assets of Pyramid International, a 10 year old executive search firm located in Lausanne, Switzerland. As part of the asset acquisition agreement, AJ Ravenhorst, CEO, will join ZRG Partners as a Managing Director

ZRG Partners Broadens Technology Practice with the Addition of David Kinley in Toronto

ROCHELLE PARK, NJ, December 3, 2015 — ZRG Partners, a fast growing global leader in executive search and talent management has added David Kinley as Managing Director, Canada. He will support ZRG’s growing Private Equity backed recruiting sector where he has extensive experience in technology company recruitment assignments. He will also further build out ZRG’s capabilities

2015 Q3 Life Sciences Hiring Index Reports Third Record High

ROCHELLE PARK, NJ, November 23, 2015 — ZRG Partners has announced the findings for the third quarter Global Life Sciences Hiring Index. Posted hiring levels were strong across all sectors, geographies and functions for this quarter. Regionally, the US, EMEA and APAC all posted gains of 10% or more over Q2 2015 – with Asia Pacific posting

ZRG Partners Adds Susan Baldwin to Expand Healthcare Services Sector

ROCHELLE PARK, NJ, November 19, 2015 — ZRG Partners, a progressive, client-focused global executive search firm, has added Susan Baldwin as Managing Director to further build out the firm’s healthcare services practice. Susan joins ZRG with 20 years of industry and search experience most recently with CTPartners and before that, Spencer Stuart. Susan focuses her executive search

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In the Media

INVESTMENT FLOW AND THE TALENT POOL
State-of-the-art technologies are driving transformation; powerful players are disrupting traditional competitive dynamics; major markets across the globe are opening up or expanding; and, as always….

Global Industrial Hiring Index
The Q2 2018 release of the ZRG Partners Global Industrial Hiring Index posted an 8% increase in global hiring demand quarter-over-quarter. Additionally, the Index improved 27% year-over-year, when compared to Q2 2017.