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.
Throughout its process, you can be assured that you will receive timely, authentic and critical perspectives from the market. The firm strives to provide innovative and up-to-date counsel to clients so they can make thoughtful, well-informed and confident decisions about critical human capital moves.
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.
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 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, 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