About Us

JM Search is the leading retained executive search firm for private equity, and other growth-oriented private and public organizations.

With over 40 years of experience, our partners are immersed in your search every step of the way, supported by a passionate, cohesive team of recruiting experts.

With deep sector and functional-specific expertise, our partners have built expansive professional networks from decades of firsthand experience to ensure the best possible outcomes for our clients and their businesses.

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Our commitment to these principles, combined with our collective experience, distinct market expertise, and executive networks across industries, enables us to deliver the best possible outcome to every client, on each search.

We make sure that each client receives our complete focus and effort by limiting the number of searches any consultant conducts at a time. Our selectivity guarantees that each search is executed with quality, urgency, and unyielding focus, while assuring that we are free from the extensive “off-limits” restrictions that prevent large search firms from recruiting a substantial number of elite executives. Our ability to bring the best, most qualified candidates to the table for any search, regardless of position, industry or location, is unrivaled.

Solutions And Expertise

Solutions
  • Board Services
  • Executive Search
Industries
Functions
  • All Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • CEO/President
  • CFO
  • CHRO
  • COO
  • CRO
  • CSO
  • IT
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Operations

News Briefings

JM Search Forms Legal Practice

JM Search, a senior-level talent provider serving private equity investors, portfolio companies, and Fortune 1000s, has formed a new legal practice. Dan Figueroa has been named partner and leader of the new focus area. “Adding Dan to our team and launching this new practice further demonstrates the strength of our growing commitment to our clients,” said John

JM Search Names HR and Diversity Practice Leader

JM Search, a senior-level talent provider serving private equity investors, portfolio companies and Fortune 1000s, has appointed Louis Montgomery as partner to lead its human resource and diversity officer practice. He is joined by current members Phil Menzel, Troy Vincent, Chris Grimmig and Anne Sidio. “The need for top HR and diversity leaders has never been

Improving the Selection of Leaders for PE Portfolio Companies

Making the most informed choices of senior-level talent to drive and lead your organization is a process, and every step in that process is critical to maximizing the outcome for success. “The selection of your potential leaders is the most important decision you can make,” said John Marshall, co-founder and chief executive officer of JM

JM Search Names Consumer Practice Co-Leaders

JM Search, a senior-level talent provider serving private equity investors, portfolio companies and Fortune 1000s, has named MaryJeanne Scott and Phil Menzel as co-leaders of its consumer practice. Additional practice members include Abbee Phillips and Mike Neff, partners; Liza Stokes, vice president; and, Pete Haessig, search consultant. The search executives are supported by a team of research

Press Releases

JM Search Announces the Hiring of Scott Wielar, Experienced Leader and Advisor to the Private Equity Ecosystem

(July 21, 2021) JM Search, a premier retained executive search firm, today announces the hiring of Scott Wielar as Partner in the Technology Practice. He brings expertise in both identifying and capitalizing on new growth opportunities and developing the requisite infrastructure and leadership teams to exploit on those opportunities. For over three decades, private equity investors have relied

WittKieffer Announces Adam Burns as Principal in Interim Leadership Practice

Oak Brook, Ill. – June 22, 2021 – WittKieffer, a leading global executive search firm dedicated exclusively to organizations that improve the quality of life in healthcare, education, the life sciences and the not-for-profit sector, today announced Adam Burns as a principal in its Interim Leadership Practice. Burns brings considerable experience counseling clients in the healthcare industry on their

JM Search Continues Focused Expansion of CFO/Financial Officers Practice with the Hiring of Stephen Thompson and Ryan Tomei

(May 11, 2021) JM Search, a premier retained executive search firm, today announces the hiring of Stephen Thompson and Ryan Tomei to the CFO/Financial Officers Practice. With a 40+ year history in the recruitment of CFOs and their teams, JM Search has been expanding its dedicated financial leader-focused practice to meet the demands of clients

JM Search Announces the Hiring of Jamey Cummings, a Recognized Leader in the Recruitment of Technology, Security, and Risk Management Executives

(May 5, 2021) JM Search, a premier retained executive search firm, today announces the hiring of Jamey Cummings as a Partner in the Firm’s Cybersecurity and Information Technology Officers Practices led by Partners Tom Figueroa, Kevin Kernan, Bill Hogenauer, and Ben Millrood. Based in Dallas, Cummings will bolster JM Search’s presence and capabilities in the

JM Search Continues Growth with Hiring of Jennifer Snapp as Principal

(April 13 2021) JM Search, a premier retained executive search firm, today announces the hiring of Jennifer Snapp as a Principal in the firm’s expanding Consumer Practice led by Partners MaryJeanne Scott and Phil Menzel. Snapp joins a seasoned team of practice members that includes: Abbee Phillips, Mike Neff, Liza Stokes, Pete Haessig, and a