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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

Hunt Scanlon’s Top 5 Recruiting Acquisitions of 2023

Acquisitions made huge news in the executive search industry this year, and for good reason. Outside investors finally caught on to the sector’s expansion potential and long growth runway ahead. Top search leaders also found ways to maximize profit. That made them highly attractive to private equity firms looking for platforms they could accelerate. Hunt Scanlon

ZRG Partners Opens New Office in Mexico City

Following recent growth in Middle East, South America, Europe, the U.K., and Australia, ZRG Partners has expanded with the addition of a new office in Mexico City. The office will be led by managing director Pablo Perella-Berdun and senior advisor Hugo Lara. “The new office of ZRG Partners Mexico SRL de CV is positioned to deliver

ZRG Partners’ Swift and Strategic Road to Expansion

Larry Hartmann is a seasoned veteran of the people business. As the chief executive of ZRG, he leads one of the fastest growing, global talent management hubs in the human capital sector. It wasn’t always this way. Mr. Hartmann founded ZRG 24 years ago on the core principle of building a better recruiting platform. Simple enough.

ZRG Partners Recruits CEO for The Washington Post

ZRG Partners, a leading search firm backed by private equity firm RFE Investment Partners, recently assisted in the recruitment of veteran media executive Will Lewis as publisher and CEO of the Washington Post. Erik Sorenson led the assignment on behalf of ZRG. “As I’ve gotten to know Will, I’ve been drawn to his love for journalism and passion for

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Press Releases

ZRG Partners Adds Jim Aslaksen, Former Co-Head of Industrial Practice from CT Partners

WEST ORANGE, NJ, July 23, 2015 — ZRG Partners, a progressive, client-focused global executive search firm, has added Jim Aslaksen as Managing Director to further build out the firm’s global industrial practice. Jim comes to ZRG with extensive industry experience as well as 14 years as a senior partner with Korn Ferry and most recently as a

ZRG Partners Rebrands and Launches New Website Highlighting Global Platform

WEST ORANGE, NJ, June 15, 2015 — ZRG Partners, a fast growing global executive search firm, recently rebranded and unveiled a new redesigned web site. The new identity comes on the heels of the firm’s successful capital raise closed in February 2015, which will provide equity to continue growing the firm around the world. It also coincides with

ZRG Partners Adds 20-Year DHR Senior Executive David Bruno to Expand Footprint in Arizona Market

PHOENIX, AZ, June 2, 2015 — ZRG Partners, a fast growing global executive search firm, has expanded the firm’s reach with the addition of David Bruno as Managing Director. The firm has opened a new office in Phoenix to support the myriad of local senior level hiring opportunities in the market. David has a long history

ZRG Launches Cybersecurity and Defense/Intelligence Practice with Two Senior Hires

WASHINGTON, DC, May 26, 2015 — ZRG Partners, a global executive search and talent management firm, has expanded their capabilities with the addition of two experienced executive search consultants, Stephen Spagnuolo and Phoebe Henderson, who will broaden the firm’s existing footprint across the Government, Security and Cybersecurity spaces. Stephen Spagnuolo comes to ZRG with an extensive operational

ZRG Partners Hires CEO of Cook Associates Mary Kier to Further Expand Private Equity and Consumer Practices

WEST ORANGE, NJ, March 30, 2015 — ZRG Partners, a fast growing global search firm, has expanded the firm’s capabilities and reach with the hiring of Mary Kier as Managing Director. Joining Mary will be a small team to allow seamless support of her longstanding client relationships. Mary and her team will focus on continuing to service

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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.