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 Seeks Chief People Officer for Canidae

Private equity-backed Canidae, a pet food company, has retained Hanold Associates to find its first chief people officer. Jason Hanold, CEO and co-managing partner of the search firm, is leading the assignment, joined by partners Keri Gavin and Mayank Parikh. The chief people officer, a newly recreated role for Canidae, will report directly to the CEO and will be responsible

Hanold Associates Seeking CHRO for Myers Industries

Executive recruiters continue to be in hot pursuit of chief human resource officers and other senior-level HR leaders across the nation. Recently, Myers Industries retained Hanold Associates to find its next CHRO. Partners Keri Gavin, Kile Hanold and Sonia Nagra are leading the assignment. “Reporting to Myers Industries’ CEO, David Banyard, the CHRO is a close strategic partner

Domino’s Pizza Taps Hanold Associates to Find CHRO

Executive recruiters continue to be in hot pursuit of chief human resource officers and other senior-level HR leaders across the nation. Recently, Domino’s Pizza retained Hanold Associates to find its next CHRO. Jason Hanold, CEO and co-managing partner of the search firm, is leading the assignment. He is joined by partners Keri Gavin, Ashley Schiele and

Intense Hunt is on for Global Diversity Chiefs

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

Press Releases

Newell Brands Appoints Head of Total Rewards from Search by Hanold Associates

Newell Brands has appointed Nick Brecker as Head of Total Rewards based in Atlanta. Hanold Associates’ Kile Hanold, Lisa Butkus and Mayank Parikh led the search. Nick Brecker comes to Newell from Kimberly-Clark, Inc. where he served as Vice President, Global Rewards, Strategy & HR Operations. Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer of Newell

Big Ten Conference Retains Hanold Associates for Chief People & Culture Officer Search

The Big Ten Conference and Commissioner, Kevin Warren, have retained Hanold Associates for their Chief People & Culture Officer search. Jason Hanold, Lisa Butkus and Mayank Parikh are leading the Chicago-based search. The Chief People and Culture Officer will oversee all aspects of the People function and human capital aspects of the organization. This leader

Ford Appoints Chief Talent Officer from Search by Hanold Associates

Ford Motor Company has appointed Christopher Yates as Chief Talent Officer. Hanold Associates’ Keri Gavin and Ashley Schiele led the search for this Detroit-area based role. Christopher Yates comes to Ford from Microsoft Corporation where he was General Manager – Global Learning & Development. Prior to that he was Chief Learning Officer, Director People &

Beautycounter Retains Hanold Associates for SVP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Search

Beautycounter has retained Hanold Associates for their SVP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion search based in Santa Monica, California. Keri Gavin and Sandra Peña are leading the search. Beautycounter is an American cosmetics company focused on getting healthier, safer products into the hands of everyone. The company was founded by Gregg Renfrew after she learned people

Hanold Associates Recruits Evan Swidler as New Chief HR Officer at IRI

Hanold Associates has recruited Evan Swidler, new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at IRI. Neela Seenandan and Mayank Parikh headed the search for this Chicago-based position. Evan Swidler comes to IRI from ATI Physical Therapy where he was the CHRO. As CHRO at IRI, he will act as a close strategic partner to the leadership