About Us

Hanold Associates Executive Search is a retained boutique executive search and coaching firm focused on HR, Diversity and Corporate Officers and Board Directors. Our clients include American Airlines, Apollo, Arizona Cardinals, Big Ten Conference, Biogen, Blackrock, Blackstone, Carnival Corp., Cartier, CBS News, College Football Hall of Fame,  Dick’s Sporting Goods, Domino’s Pizza, eBay, Electronic Arts, Fanatics, Federal Reserve Bank, Ford Motor Company, Fossil, Goodwill, Gucci, Kellogg, Kohler, L Catterton,  Live Nation Entertainment, Major League Baseball, Moderna, The National Football League, The New York Times, New York Football Giants, Nike, Nordstrom, Northwestern University, Paramount, Patagonia, Phillips 66, Prada, Red Hat, REI, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Save The Children, SC Johnson, Tapestry, Tiffany & Co., Tom Brady’s TB12, TPG, Under Armour, Vail Resorts, Walgreen, and Zoom.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Solutions And Expertise

We are passionate about building diverse, people-first organizations. “Human Resources,” “HR” or the “People” function has rapidly evolved. Today’s HR/People leaders must possess distinctive business acumen, have perspectives on the business beyond People implications and be concurrently strategic, hands-on and innovative.

We are experts in finding senior HR and diversity leaders who deliver strategic business impact. As an extension of the brands we serve, we blend the science of retained executive search with the art of understanding the important nuances of leadership attributes and how they sync with team dynamics.

Because we focus on crushing search execution―rigorous assessment, a fast process, and getting culture fit right―we are often asked to lead searches beyond HR and Diversity for other executive leaders and diverse Board Directors.

Solutions
  • Board Services
  • Executive Search
Industries
  • Consumer
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare Services
  • Industrial
  • Life Sci./Healthcare
  • Private Equity
  • Professional Services
  • Sports
  • Technology
Functions
  • Human Resources

News Briefings

Hanold Associates Recruits Head of Diversity for Gucci

To meet the needs of an increasingly diverse society, many organizations have developed executive positions to guide their diversity agendas. Chief diversity officers have responsibility for guiding efforts to conceptualize, define, assess, nurture and cultivate diversity. Duties may include affirmative action and equal employment opportunity, or the constituent needs of minorities, women and other social

How Today’s CHRO is Managing Disruption 

Successive waves of global disruption — political, social, demographic, technological — are compelling today’s CHROs to consider how they may safely bring their organizations, and specifically their people, through the turbulence. But that disruption also presents an opportunity for them to examine how, and how swiftly, their own roles must change. A new report from

Hanold Associates Finds Head of Diversity for Raymond James Financial

To meet the needs of an increasingly diverse society, many organizations have developed executive positions to guide their diversity agendas. Chief diversity officers have responsibility for guiding efforts to conceptualize, define, assess, nurture and cultivate diversity. Duties may include affirmative action and equal employment opportunity, or the constituent needs of minorities, women and other social

Hanold Associates Recruits Head of Diversity & Inclusion for Raymond James

Evanston, IL, May 14, 2019 – Hanold Associates has recruited Head of Diversity & Inclusion for Raymond James. Pedro Suriel will be based in St Petersburg, Florida. Keri Gavin and Ashley Schiele led the search. Pedro Suriel joins Raymond James from Cook Ross where he worked as the Managing Director of Client Services. At Raymond James, reporting to the Vice President

Press Releases

Zoom Appoints Global Head of People Experience Partners from Search by Hanold Associates

Zoom has appointed Kim Blue Terrell as Global Head of People Experience Partners based in San Jose, California. Hanold Associates’ Mayank Parikh, Keri Gavin, Ashley Schiele and Jason Hanold led the search. Kim Blue Terrell comes to Zoom from Microsoft and ESPN where she held various HR leadership roles. Reporting to the Chief People Officer

DaVita Appoints VP of Labor Relations from Search by Hanold Associates

DaVita Kidney Care has appointed Brian Monroe as Vice President, Labor Relations based in Denver. Keri Gavin, Lisa Butkus and Kile Hanold led the search. Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer of DaVita, Kenny Gardner, Brian will serve as the key leader for all company efforts related to labor relations. Partnering closely with the

Material Retains Hanold Associates for SVP of DE&I Search

Material has retained Hanold Associates for their SVP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion search based in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Austin, San Francisco or Philadelphia. Keri Gavin, Sandra Peña and Sonia Nagra are leading the search. A leader in this newly created role will be the key individual tasked with establishing, evolving and leading

7-Eleven Appoints Director of Field Human Resources from Search by Hanold Associates

7-Eleven has appointed Rachel Bowman as Director of Field Human Resources based in the Dallas area. Hanold Associates’ Sonia Nagra and Katrina Prospero led the search. Rachel Bowman comes to 7-Eleven from CarMax where she served as Regional HR Director. Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources, Amy Krallman, Ms. Bowman will be a

The Federal Reserve Bank of NY Appoints Chief DE&I Officer from Search by Hanold Associates

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has appointed Theresa Torres as Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Officer. Hanold Associates’ Keri Gavin, Sandra Peña and Katrina Prospero led the search. Theresa Torres comes to the Federal Reserve Bank of NY from Diversity Best Practices (A Working Mother Media Company) where she was the Senior