At McDermott + Bull we have been redefining expectations of executive search since 2001. Rather than focus on a transaction, we focus on what matters most to you and your team: strategic alignment and long term relationships. We want to get to know you, your needs, and your goals so we can find the best fit for your company and culture.
We’re not going to fill a job; you can do that on your own. We’re going to bring you a game changer to challenge the norm. We look forward to partnering with you.
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Leveraging deep vertical experience, innovative thinking, and proven time-saving methodologies, we challenge the norm and thrive in the recruitment of difficult-to-find VP to C-Suite executive talent. We value a personalized service model while having the resources and capabilities of the world’s largest search firms. With experienced partners in the United States, Canada, and Europe, we are the trusted retained search advisor for empowering change on behalf of private and public companies, nonprofit organizations, private equity firms, and their operating companies.
INTERIM LEADERS
We are a unique, personalized, and urgent service that places performance focused senior-level executives into consultative roles to manage business challenges and opportunities during a time of transformation. The interim leader talent pool consists of senior-level professionals across a diverse functional spectrum who meet the rigorous qualifications to work on time-sensitive engagements. We specialize in placing finance, technology, human resources, and operations functions.
McDermott & Bull has placed Mike Floyd as executive vice president, chief credit officer with Technology Credit Union (Tech CU), which serves upwards of 80,000 members in the San Francisco area. Conducting the search was Brandon Biegenzahn, president of the Irvine, CA-based search firm and co-chair of the financial institutions practice; Michelle Davis, an associate
McDermott & Bull posted revenues of $12.3 million last year, a 54 percent rise from the previous year, according to the latest statistics report soon to be released from Hunt Scanlon Media. The Irvine, CA-based search firm currently has 13 consultants across five offices. “A number of factors contributed to our growth,” said Rod McDermott, co-founder and managing partner. “For the
Mondelez International, known for brands like Oreo cookies, Trident gum and Ritz crackers, has retained Heidrick & Struggles to lead its search for a new chief executive officer. No timetable has been set for the company’s next incoming leader to be named. Longtime CEO and chairman Irene Rosenfeld has come under fire by activist investors Bill Ackman and Nelson Peltz as
Since the financial crisis of 2008, there has been an emergent skills gap that has plagued almost every industry. While organizations have implemented a series of measures to improve oversight of labor costs and value returns, they have focused more on improving the quality of talent acquisition than they have on sustaining employee performance. And
IRVINE, California, December 3, 2018 – McDermott + Bull Interim Leaders (MBIL) is pleased to announce the successful appointment of an interim Project Management Officer with a billion-dollar national insurance company. This interim leader search was led by Rebecca Miller, Senior Managing Director. The company’s IT department saw an opportunity to improve their project time management and rate
IRVINE, California, May 10, 2018 – McDermott & Bull is pleased to announce the successful appointment of John Pavacik as Vice President of Construction with TL Fab, one of the largest and most respected structural steel and miscellaneous steel fabricators in Southern California. This executive recruiting engagement was conducted by Chris Bull, Managing Partner; Rob
IRVINE, CA, May 4, 2018 – McDermott & Bull is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Kim Boren as Chief Financial Officer with Paciolan, a leader in ticketing, fundraising, marketing, and analytics solutions. This executive recruiting engagement was conducted by Rod McDermott, CEO; Jared Moriarty, Principal Consultant; and Michael Finegold, Recruiting Associate at McDermott
IRVINE, CA, March 6, 2018 – McDermott & Bull Interim Leaders (MBIL) is pleased to announce the placement of the Interim Controller at a public company in California. This interim executive leader search was led by James Hickey, Senior Managing Director and Tamra Solis, Vice President of Talent Acquisition. The organization is large public company
IRVINE, CA, February 20, 2018 – McDermott & Bull Interim Leaders (MBIL) is pleased to announce the successful appointment of an interim Executive Consultant with a regional building products company in California. This executive leader search was led by James Hickey, Senior Managing Director. The company is a family owned and operated business and in
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