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

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

NFL Taps Hanold Associates to Find CHRO

With the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams just days away from clashing Sunday in Super Bowl LIII, Chicago-based Hanold Associates has kicked off its search for the National Football League’s next chief human resources officer (CHRO). The front-office opening is a vital one for an organization that is among the top professional sports

Hunt Scanlon’s Top 10 Search Assignments of 2018

With 2018 drawing to a close, we looked back through our archives over what was by all accounts a remarkable year for first-rate search assignments. Hunt Scanlon Media tracked hundreds of them. From CEO placements to those covering the bandwidth of the C-suite, our editorial team gleaned the best from every industry sector and functional discipline to

Hanold Associates Seeks VP of Talent Acquisition for Fossil Group

Talent acquisition has always been an important part of the hiring strategies and recruitment practices for any organization. But in the last few years, it’s become more critical than ever. Chicago-based Hanold Associates has been selected by Fossil Group Inc. to lead its search for a new vice president of talent acquisition. Jason Hanold, CEO and co-managing

Press Releases

DaVita Appoints VP Total Rewards from Search by Hanold Associates

DaVita Kidney Care has appointed Costas Chrysostomou as Vice President of Total Rewards. Hanold Associates’ Kile Hanold and Keri Gavin led the search for this Denver-based role. Costas Chrysostomou comes to DaVita from Envista Holdings Corporation where he was Vice President of Total Rewards. Reporting to the newly appointed Chief People Officer of DaVita, Kenny

Accel Entertainment Appoints Head of HR in Search by Hanold Associates

Accel Entertainment has appointed Kate McMahon as Head of Human Resources. Hanold Associates’ Katrina Prospero and Sandra Peña led the search for this Chicago-area based role. Kate McMahon comes to Accel from Rivers Casino & Resort where she was Vice President of HR & Community Relations. Reporting to the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer,

Madison Dearborn-owned InMoment Appoints Chief HR Officer from Search by Hanold Associates

Madison Dearborn-owned InMoment has appointed Wendy Rand as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hanold Associates’ Lisa Butkus and Neela Seenandan led the search. Ms. Seenandan served as the interim CHRO since February, guiding the organization through an acquisition integration and then pandemic, before conducting the search. Wendy Rand comes

Kohler Retains Hanold Associates for VP of Talent, Diversity & Inclusion Search

Kohler has retained Hanold Associates for their Vice President, Talent, Diversity & Inclusion search. Keri Gavin, Katrina Prospero and Ashley Schiele are leading the search. For more than 140 years, Kohler Company has led the industries it serves in innovation and design. Today, that same spirit of initiative and invention lives on at Kohler and

TB12, Founded by Tom Brady and Alex Guerrero, partners with Hanold Associates for Board of Director Searches

TB12, founded by Tom Brady and Alex Guerrero, is partnering with Hanold Associates Executive Search in their search for two new Board of Directors. Jason Hanold and Tom Brady are partnering directly on the search. TB12 was co-founded by six-time Superbowl champion, Tom Brady, and his body coach, Alex Guerrero. The company was founded on