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At Caldwell, they believe Talent Transforms. As a leading provider of executive talent, the firm enables clients to thrive and succeed by helping them identify, recruit and retain their best people.

The firm’s reputation–nearly 50 years in the making–has been built on transformative searches across functions and geographies at the very highest levels of management and operations. In addition to executive search, the firm leverages its skills and networks to also provide agile talent solutions in the form of flexible and on-demand advisory solutions for companies looking for support in strategy and operations.

At its root, its business is about people – specifically, its ability to connect clients with the right talent for their organization. They do this by using expert knowledge, experience, training and process to identify and assess and attract the best candidates in a way that benefits the reputation of clients and profession.

With offices and partners across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific, the firm is able to give clients market coverage and access to talent across the globe. This allows the firm to serve clients in a much more integrated way, with a seamless global team of professionals who have a similar focus on excellent client service and quality execution.

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At Caldwell, they have assembled an elite team of partners with hands-on experience and extensive industry knowledge across all major industries at the very highest levels of management and operations. Its search teams are successful in working across a broad range of sectors, from early-stage privately funded firms and foundations, to global organizations, institutions and all levels of government. They firm serves as consultants to clients on all matters pertaining to human capital needs, including succession planning, compensation assessment, recruitment strategies and competitive analyses.

In addition to executive search, the firm leverages skills and networks to also provide agile talent solutions in the form of flexible and on-demand advisory solutions for companies looking for support in strategy and operations.

Solutions And Expertise

At Caldwell, their reputation–nearly 50 years in the making–has been built on transformative searches across functions and geographies at the very highest levels of management and operations. In addition to executive search, the firm leverages its skills and networks to also provide agile talent solutions in the form of flexible and on-demand advisory solutions for companies looking for support in strategy and operations.

Solutions
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Executive Search
  • Interim
  • Onboarding
  • Recruitment Research
  • Succession Planning
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News Briefings

Caldwell Places Chief Experience Officer at Caliber Collisions

Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor, managing partner of the private equity and venture capital practice at Caldwell, recently placed former Jamba Juice chief marketing officer Claudia Schaefer as chief experience officer of Caliber Collisions. “Ms. Schaefer will be responsible for furthering the Caliber brand and delivering a powerful and emotional internal and external customer experience,” said Steve Grimshaw,

Caldwell Recruits Chief Product Officer for PE-Backed Jama Software

Toronto-based executive search firm Caldwell has placed Josh Turpen as chief product officer of Jama Software. Managing partner Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor led the assignment. “A key pillar of our growth strategy is bringing onboard executive leaders that will help Jama succeed,” said Scott Roth, CEO of Jama Software. As Jama’s chief product officer, Mr. Turpen leads the company’s research

Caldwell Places Head of Investor Relations at White Rock Oil & Gas

Investor relations is a strategic management responsibility that is capable of integrating finance, communication, marketing and securities law compliance to enable the most effective two-way communication between a company, the financial community and other constituencies, which ultimately contributes to a company’s securities achieving fair valuation. With the growing importance of the IR role especially in private

Caldwell Posts Revenue Gain; Elects Private Equity Veteran as Chairman

Toronto-based executive search firm Caldwell has posted third quarter revenues of $19.9 million (Canadian), a 4.6 percent increase from a year ago. The search firm also announced that its chairman, G. Edmund King, is retiring and that new board member and private equity veteran Elias Vamvakas has been elected as chairman. Caldwell noted that third quarter revenues

Press Releases

Caldwell Recruits Andre Martin at VP, Learning & Development at Google

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 26, 2019 – Caldwell is pleased to announce it has placed Andre Martin as vice president, learning & development at Google. Mr. Martin was formerly VP/CLO, Learning & Development, Targetormerly VP/CLO, Learning & Development, Target. About Google Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and

Caldwell Assists in Placing Two Benson Hill Biosystems Board Members

ST. LOUIS, May 9, 2019 – Benson Hill Biosystems, a crop improvement company unlocking the natural diversity of plants, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Deanie Elsner, former executive at Kellogg’s and Kraft, and Michelle Gloeckler, former executive at Walmart and at The Hershey Company, as new board members with the assist from executive search firm Caldwell. The appointment

Caldwell Appoints Alain Bergeron as EVP and Chief Investment Officer for iA Financial Group

QUEBEC CITY, July 19, 2019 – iA Financial Group announces the appointment of Alain Bergeron to the position of Executive Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer (CIO), effective September 3, 2019. As CIO, Alain will be responsible for management of the Company’s assets. He also becomes a member of the company’s Planning Committee, chaired by Denis Ricard, President and Chief Executive

Bart Gobeil joins the Georgia Conservancy as President

ATLANTA, GA, May 23, 2019 – The Board of Trustees of the Georgia Conservancy is delighted to announce that they have elected Bart Gobeil as the organization’s next President following a national search. Gobeil, most recently the Senior Director of Economic Development and State Government Affairs at the Georgia Ports Authority, will succeed interim President Jim

Caldwell Enhances Financial Services Recruiting Capabilities with the Addition of Commercial and Consumer Banking Specialist Jeremy Zeman

TORONTO, ON, Mar. 6, 2019 – Retained executive search firm Caldwell (TSX: CWL) today announced a major enhancement to its recruiting capabilities in the financial services sector with the addition of Jeremy Zeman as a partner in Caldwell’s  Financial Services Practice, based in the firm’s new “Jeremy’s nearly 20 years of consumer and commercial financial services-focused search experience will