PierceGray

About Us

PierceGray is a specialized, retained executive search firm focused on building leadership teams within investor-back environments.  We are experts in finding and placing C-suite, functional leadership, and management roles that enable growth. We act as partners to understand core business challenges, align on execution strategies, and drive successful outcomes for our private equity and Fortune 500 clients.

Our firm understands the impact leadership has on driving business transformation. As strategic advisors, we position ourselves as an extension of your organization, focused on building leadership teams that are primed for impact. Through our rigorous execution model, we have developed a reputation based on speed, accuracy and integrity.

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We are a growing team of dedicated, ambitious, and collaborative peers. We invest in people who are passionate about solving human capital challenges and fundamentally motivated by the impact of our work – because finding the right leader unlocks the potential of an organization and the people within it. As a result, we have built a distinctive client advisory approach, search execution process, and diverse executive network that clients trust.

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Solutions And Expertise

Our clients are focused on operational excellence, top line growth, financial infrastructure, and a strong C-Suite. So are we. For our clients, this translates into speed and accuracy as we navigate known talent pools relevant to the client’s environment. From insights on how industry trends are affecting talent, to knowledge of top training academies by function, our functional and industry practice areas enable us to find the best leaders.

PierceGray’s advisory & research-intensive approach delivers elite, custom-sourced talent. We have built our project teams to combine diverse functional career experience with multi-industry executive search expertise. We employ a client-centric model where we operate as one firm, leveraging our collective network and aligning our incentives to find the best candidates to meet our clients’ needs. We employ scale and specificity to calibrate on our client’s dynamic value creation priorities and fluctuating market conditions.

Solutions
  • Executive Search
  • Recruitment Research
  • Team Builds
Industries
  • Aerospace/Defense
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemicals
  • Cloud Based
  • Construction
  • Consulting
  • Consumer
  • Consumer Products
  • Consumer Services
  • Energy
  • Engineering & Archit.
  • FinTech
  • Healthcare Services
  • High Tech
  • Industrial Products
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Luxury
  • Manufacturing
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Medical
  • Medical Devices
  • Natural Resources
  • Oil & Gas
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Private Equity
  • Restaurants
  • Retail
  • Software
  • Supply Chain
  • Transportation
  • Travel, Hosp. & Leisure
  • Utilities
Functions
  • Business Development
  • CEO/President
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Research & Develop.
  • Supply Chain

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News Briefings

PierceGray Seeking Head of FP&A for RIA Advisory

PierceGray was recently retained by RIA Advisory (RIA) in Miami, FL, to lead in its search for a head of financial planning and analysis (FP&A). To support the upcoming transaction, RIA is seeking to hire a new head of FP&A who will be responsible for day-to-day financial operations, financial performance and analysis, optimizing processes, and leading the

Growth and M&A Activity to Surge Across Recruitment Sector In 2025

Hunt Scanlon Media has released its annual rankings of leading executive search firms, giving the sector its first official performance review on last year’s activity. In the U.S. and globally, billions of dollars poured into the high-end recruitment sector in 2024, despite an economically challenging year. “The recruiting sector found stability and recovery in 2024

PierceGray Leading CFO Search for C-P Flexible Packaging

PierceGray has been retained by C-P Flexible Packaging in York, PA, to lead in its search for a new chief financial officer. To support the continued professionalization, centralization, and growth of the company, C-P Flexible Packaging is looking to hire a new CFO to build and develop a strong corporate financial function, establish FP&A, and

PierceGray Seeking CHRO for Ackerman Plumbing

PierceGray was recently called in by Ackerman Plumbing Inc. in Charlotte, NC, to lead in its search for a new chief human resources officer. With Shore Capital’s backing, Ackerman Trade Services is seeking its first CHRO to support its future growth agenda. This executive will build out policies, procedures, and systems to professionalize and lead the

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Press Releases

Market Mapping

PierceGray supports clients through our Market Mapping service offering, designed to give you a comprehensive view of the candidate landscape before committing to a full-scale executive search. This allows our clients to gain valuable insights into target talent markets, including volume by market segment and key industry trends, helping to inform strategic talent decisions in

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Market Mapping
PierceGray supports clients through our Market Mapping service offering, designed to give you a comprehensive view of the candidate landscape before committing to a full-scale executive search. This allows our clients to gain valuable insights into target talent markets, including volume by market segment and key industry trends, helping to inform strategic talent decisions in advance of launching a search. For more information please visit: https://www.piercegray.com/market-mapping/

Blog
Chief Transformation Officers: What Makes Them Successful

Stop Searching for Purpose in Your Job. It’s Right in Front of You.

Virtual Interviewing – Gaining Confidence in Hiring Decisions