JM Search Expands Team Focused on Recruiting Key Executives Across the Financial Services Sector

October 28, 2024 – JM Search, a senior-level talent provider serving private equity investors, portfolio companies, and Fortune 1000s, has expanded its team of experts dedicated to recruiting executives for financial services organizations and fintech businesses. “JM Search is seeing increased demand for key leaders within financial services, including investment management, banking, consumer & commercial finance, fintech, and insurance, and is committed to building a best-in-class team of experts that bring both industry and functional specialization to each engagement,” the firm said.

JM Search has added three new partners: Allen BradyHope Morrissey, and Kevin Parker to the financial services and technology practices.

Mr. Brady joined JM Search to lead the firm’s community banking practice. He brings more than 25 years of executive search experience to his role, including completing more than 300 senior-level searches for mid-sized banking and private equity clients. Mr. Brady is focused on senior-level recruitment across several industries and functional disciplines, serving as a strategic advisor to CEOs, CHROs, and functional and executive leaders. While he primarily engages P&L leaders, including CEOs, chief operations officers, chief banking officers, presidents, market leaders, CFOs, CIO/CTO, CISOs, and their direct reports. His prior career experience includes a tenure as a managing director with ZRG Partners and client partner for Korn Ferry.

Ms. Morrissey was hired to support the growing financial services and fintech sectors. She brings more than 30 years of operating experience in the institutional and retail wealth management industries to her role, specializing in investment data & analytics, asset management, investment consulting, brokerage, family offices, and wealth management. Prior to joining JM Search, Ms. Morrissey  ran a boutique consulting firm where she advised small to midsize fintech firms on their sales, talent management and go-to-market strategies. For two decades prior to starting her own firm, she was global chief revenue officer at InvestorForce.

Mr. Parker joined JM Search to serve as a highly specialized recruiting expert for banking and payments businesses. He brings more than 25 years of executive search experience to his role with a deep specialization in partnering with retail, consumer banking, and payments clients. Mr. Parker also brings a wealth of IT executive expertise to the firm, having a strong background of placing information technology officers across global enterprise clients. Prior to joining JM Search, he was a partner at ZRG Partners, as a member of the firms global financial services practice. Prior to that, Mr. Parker was a partner with Leathwaite.

“With the addition of these three senior search and industry leaders, JM Search continues to expand our best-in-class Financial Services and Fintech retained executive search team,” said Bill Borkovitz, partner and practice leader. “We are committed to continuing to enhance our expertise as clients’ increasingly require more specialized services.”

Related: JM Search Appoints Partners

JM Search is an advisor to CEOs, investors, and boards of directors in recruiting, assessing, and delivering high performance leaders and transformational leadership teams. Its clients include private equity firms and portfolio companies, venture capital-backed businesses, and publicly held companies across North America. Founded in 1980, the JM Search recruiting team brings together former operating and financial executives, investors and experienced search professionals with deep industry specialization, functional expertise, and proven access to talent spanning multiple industry sectors.

Senior Leadership

Earlier this year, JM Search named Seth Gillespie to chief operating officer and Ashley Jaspersen to chief human resources officer. Mr. Gillespie is responsible for leading the firm’s growth (strategy, marketing, business development) and operational (finance, IT, and search) efforts, as well as working to improve the maturity of the overall management operating systems and cadence. His experience in transformations and ability to drive change will be an integral part of JM Search’s future. Previously, Mr. Gillespie was at SBI Growth Advisory, a management consultancy specializing in go-to-market strategy & execution.

Ms. Jaspersen now leads the HR function for JM Search. She has nearly 20 years of progressive HR experience in areas such as talent management, employee relations, organizational development, and HR compliance & administration. Ms. Jaspersen joined JM Search in 2018 to develop and execute a scalable human resources strategy and has since supported the firm through a tremendous period of growth, including doubling in revenue size between 2020-2022.

Related: JM Search Names Co-Practice Leader for Media, Entertainment, Martech & Communications Practice

Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor  – Hunt Scanlon Media

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