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 Undertakes Five CHRO Assignments
 Hanold Associates CHRO

Executive recruiters are in hot pursuit of chief human resources officers (CHRO) and other senior-level HR leaders across the nation. The best HR chiefs are seen as integral strategic advisors to the C-suite, and the ones in demand are those who are sounding boards for CEOs. Why is there such pent-up demand for top flight

Hunt Scanlon’s Top 15 Search Assignments of 2017
 Hunt Scanlon’s Top 15 Search Assignments 2017

As the year now draws to a close, it turns out that when we looked back through our archives 2017 was, simply put, 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

Hanold Associates Lands CHRO for Blue Apron
 Hanold Associates Lainie Cooney CHRO Blue Apron

Executive recruiters are in hot pursuit of chief human resources officers (CHRO) and other senior level HR leaders across the nation. The best HR chiefs are seen as integral strategic advisors to the C-suite, and the ones in demand are those who are sounding boards for CEOs. Why is there such pent up demand for

Hanold Associates Places CHRO at Harvard Maintenance
 Hanold Associates Places Toni Spinazzola CHRO Harvard Maintenance

Executive recruiters are in hot pursuit of chief human resources officers (CHRO) and other senior level HR leaders across the nation. The best HR chiefs are seen as integral strategic advisors to the C-suite and the ones in demand are those who are sounding boards for CEOs. Why such pent up demand for top flight

Press Releases

Moderna Appoints Head of R&D HR from Search by Hanold Associates

Moderna has appointed three new HR Leaders in the last three weeks from searches by Hanold Associates. Most recently, Amanda Sorrento has been named Vice President, Head of Research & Development, HR, based in the Greater Boston area. Kile Hanold, Sandra Peña, Katrina Prospero and Ashley Schiele led the search. Amanda Sorrento comes to Moderna

Moderna Appoints Vice President HR for Commercial and SG&A from Search by Hanold Associates

Moderna, with a coronavirus vaccine ready to advance to final testing phase, has appointed Stephanie Engels as Vice President, HR Business Partnerships for Commercial and SG&A, based in the Greater Boston area. Sandra Peña, Kile Hanold, Katrina Prospero and Ashley Schiele led the search. Stephanie Engels comes to Moderna from Zimmer Biomet and Shire where

Safelite AutoGlass Names Regional Head of People from Search Led by Hanold Associates

Safelite AutoGlass has named Evelyn Jones as Regional Head of People, based in Texas. Hanold Associates’ Ashley Schiele and Katrina Prospero led the search. Evelyn Jones comes to Safelite from Sally Beauty and Victoria’s Secret Stores where she held various HR leadership positions. Reporting to the AVP of People at Safelite, Ms. Jones will partner

Sagent Pharmaceuticals Appoints Senior HR Leader from Search by Hanold Associates

Sagent Pharmaceuticals has appointed Kara Hoehn as Senior Human Resources Manager based in the Chicago area. Hanold Associates’ Sandra Peña and Sonia Nagra led the search. Kara Hoehn comes to Sagent from Life Spine, Inc. where she held various recruiting leadership positions. Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources for Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Wanda McKenny,

US Foods Retains Hanold Associates for Head of Diversity & Inclusion Search

Hanold Associates is leading the search for US Foods’ Head of Diversity & Inclusion based in the Chicago area. Jason Hanold, Katrina Prospero and Sandra Peña are leading the search. The Head of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) is responsible for leading the design and execution of US Foods’ company-wide D&I strategy. Reporting to Senior Vice