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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

The University of Alabama System Taps ZRG for President Search

Academic institutions continue to pump big fees into executive search firms nationwide. Many academic recruiting specialists say business, in fact, has never been better despite some sectors of executive search slowing over the past year. Even smaller recruiting outfits have multiple assignments running concurrently, all at the senior levels, and if there’s any slowdown coming

Hunt Scanlon Media Taps ZRG to Recruit New Sales Chief

Hunt Scanlon Media, the long-time trade publisher and media concern serving the global executive search and human capital sectors, has retained ZRG to recruit the company’s new head of sales. ZRG is ranked as the seventh-largest search firm in the U.S. according to Hunt Scanlon. “Given ZRG’s outstanding media and entertainment search practice, we could not

Navigating Uncertainty: How Non-Profit Executive Search is Evolving in 2025

The non-profit sector is entering a pivotal moment in 2025, marked by financial volatility, leadership transitions, and heightened expectations around organizational performance and equity. As federal funding cuts ripple through social services, education, the arts, and environmental initiatives, many non-profits have paused executive hiring or slowed decision-making, creating an environment of deep uncertainty. As expectations

TurnkeyZRG Recruits CEO for the Heisman Trophy Trust

TurnkeyZRG has assisted in the recruitment of Jeff Price as the inaugural CEO of the Heisman Trophy Trust. Len Perna and Rick Alessandri led the assignment. A seasoned sports industry leader with more than 35 years of experience, Mr. Price will steward the legacy of the Heisman Trophy while spearheading a new chapter of commercial growth and philanthropic impact.

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Press Releases

ZRG Partners adds Lauren Lee White to bolster the Life Sciences team

ROCHELLE PARK, NJ, August 8, 2018 – ZRG Partners, recognized as the fastest growing global executive search firm, is pleased to announce that Lauren Lee White has joined ZRG as a Managing Director and a member of the firm’s Global Life Sciences Practice. She will work out of the firm’s corporate offices in New Jersey, located in close proximity

ZRG Partners Expands Their Financial Services and Technology Capabilities with the Formation of Blockchain Practice

ROCHELLE PARK, N.J, Jul 12, 2018 – ZRG Partners, recognized as the fastest growing executive search firm in the Americas, is pleased to announce the formation of its Blockchain Practice. The practice will be led by Rahul Kapur, Managing Director and will help Financial Services, Fintech, Healthcare clients as well as those in emerging blockchain-centric industries meet the

ZRG Partners Expands Consumer Practice with the Addition of Giovanni Lamarca

ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., May 8, 2018 – ZRG Partners, recognized as the fastest growing executive search firm in the Americas, is pleased to announce that Giovanni Lamarca has joined ZRG Partners as a managing director and a Consumer Products Sector leader within the growing Consumer Practice. The addition of Giovanni strengthens our strategy and commitment to accelerate our

ZRG Partners Adds Charles H. King as the Global Leader of the Board Practice

ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., MARCH 27, 2018 – ZRG Partners, a fast-growing global executive search and talent management firm, has added Charles H. King as Managing Director and Global Board Practice Leader. Charles is recognized in partnering with clients to recruit highly-talented executives to serve as directors of public and private companies, and has completed more than 600

ZRG Partners Acquires Epsen Fuller Group

NEW YORK & ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., March 5, 2018 – ZRG Partners, a fast-growing global leader in executive search and talent management, has announced the acquisition of certain assets of the Epsen Fuller Group, a Forbes Top 100 Executive Search Firm. As part of the asset acquisition agreement, Thomas Fuller, formerly the Managing Partner & CEO

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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.