R&L Associates Assists ZurickDavis in Acquisition
January 17, 2020 – Rochelle Schumer, president of R&L Associates, a recruitment provider specializing in placing search professionals within the headhunting sector, has assisted in merging veteran life sciences recruiter Jennifer Chase and her firm, ChasePartners, with ZurickDavis, a search firm that recruits executives and physician leaders for healthcare organizations.
“We are delighted to be part of growing the ZurickDavis business and adding a new industry focus to their firm,” said Ms. Schumer. “Helping our clients diversify into new industries and grow their businesses is what we do best.”
Ms. Chase has served as a key adviser to many clients across Europe and North America and gained deep industry expertise helping large, mid and small cap companies to recruit leaders from a broad range of industry sectors, including pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, diagnostics and healthcare services.
Ms. Chase has helped recruit non-executive directors, chief executive officers, chief operating officers and vice presidents with significant functional experience in commercial and business development, quality and regulatory affairs, as well as clinical development, translational medicine and market access.
20 Years of Experience
With more than 20 years’ experience in international executive search, Ms. Chase has held leadership roles for some of the world’s top global executive search consultancies. She worked in Boston as a managing director/partner with both large and smaller boutique firms, including Witt Kieffer and Heidrick &Struggles. Prior to that, she gained 10 years of experience with a specialized boutique firm, Euromedica, using her extensive knowledge in the life science industry to recruit talent for clients across Europe and Asia.
In 2019, Ms. Chase founded her own firm. “To fortify this position, Chase Partners has joined forces with ZurickDavis, bringing us closer to those hospital and service institutions,” said Ms. Chase.
ZurickDavis is a search firm that recruits executives and physician leaders for healthcare organizations of all types. To complement its core business, the firm has developed two other areas of expertise that many organizations require: coaching for new executives and their teams and recruiting interim leaders to serve while a search is being conducted. The firm was founded by CEO Jeffrey Zegas in 1986.
Founded in 1994, R&L Associates is a retained search organization specializing in placing recruiting professionals within the headhunting sector. She also works within corporate human resources. Ms. Schumer has over 25 years of experience conducting executive search assignments across multiple industries throughout the U.S., Asia and Europe. Ms. Schumer’s experience, tenacity, skill and work ethic, according to her clients, enable her to gain access and dialogue with top qualified executives in the search industry.
In November, R&L Associates placed Noah Parekh as a partner and leader of the newly created life sciences practice at Calibre One, an international recruiting boutique specializing in working with technology-centric businesses at all stages of development. “We are thrilled to welcome Noah to the team,” said Dan Grosh, managing partner in the U.S. “We have been conducting several key searches for clients in life sciences undergoing significant digital transformation. As a true entrepreneur, Noah has a vision for how to build and lead this core practice for Calibre One and fits in seamlessly with our team.”
Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief; Dale M. Zupsansky, Managing Editor; and Stephen Sawicki, Managing Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
