The Christopher Group Seeking Top HR Executive for Mintz Group
July 26, 2024 – Mintz Group, a global provider of investigative services, specializing in uncovering the truth for corporations, law firms, and other organizations, has retained The Christopher Group (TCG), a boutique HR executive search and business solutions recruiting firm, to lead its search for an inaugural global vice president of human resources. Managing partner Pam Noble and recruiting director Kristen Perez are leading the assignment. “We are honored to partner with Mintz Group in their search for a global VP of human resources,” said Ms. Noble. “This role is pivotal in shaping the HR framework for their rapidly expanding firm. We are eager to connect them with a visionary leader who will set new standards of excellence and drive significant growth within the organization.”
As the inaugural global vice president of HR, this person will revolutionize the HR landscape for an expanding professional services firm, renowned as a trusted advisor to the world’s leading organizations. This role’s HR expertise will set the benchmark for excellence, influencing every aspect of the employee life cycle, according to The Christopher Group. The global VP of HR will prepare the firm for significant growth, aiming to double its size by crafting a compelling value proposition and designing effective talent attraction and retention strategies.
Additionally, this role will develop comprehensive professional development plans, clear career paths, and a structured hiring process, including interview scorecards, The Christopher Group explains. Leading a dynamic HR team based in both the U.S. and internationally, the global VP of HR will foster trust and cultivate strong relationships within the organization.
Mintz Group is a global investigations firm with more than 280 people and 12 offices worldwide. The company specializes in helping clients vet prospective hires, diligence potential deals and navigate their way through disputes, among other things. Mintz Group is headquartered in New York City and was established in 1994.
Founded in 1998, The Christopher Group has expanded its offerings beyond traditional executive search to deliver agile HR business solutions, including executive search, interim HR leaders, fractional CHROs, and HR advisory & consulting. The firm serves large corporations, middle-market companies, private equity firms, family-owned enterprises, and closely-held businesses, providing comprehensive solutions to their human capital challenges.
Ms. Noble is president of the HR consulting services division unit as well as practice leader for the firm’s expanding diversity, equity, inclusion, and engagement practice. She joined The Christopher Group leadership team as chief human resources officer and managing partner in 2020. She brings over 25 years of comprehensive human resources leadership to the firm.
Ms. Perez brings over 18 years of experience to The Christopher Group. Previously, she was head of HR for the business group functional organizations at Honeywell, where she managed more than 3,000 people across finance, legal, IT, M&A, transformation and commercial excellence for an $11 billion Honeywell strategic business group.
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TCG boasts a team of seasoned HR executives with backgrounds from companies, including Pepsi, GE, Merrill Lynch, Novartis, Dell, Microsoft, and Citi Bank. The firm’s leadership team, who acquired the firm in April 2023, is comprised of managing partners Nat Schiffer, Ms. Noble, Ayla Maloney, and Tobin Anselmi.
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“Background checks are essentially like insurance – it’s a relatively small fee to pay to save you from a much bigger problem down the road,” says Doug Chisholm, partner and practice head of transaction diligence Mintz Group, a corporate investigations firm that gathers information before hiring, before transactions, during litigation disputes and after frauds, all over the world. “But if they’re done right, that problem never materializes. And we hope it never does. Unfortunately, some of our clients came to us that way – they got burned by former employees they failed to background, sanctioned by regulators for failing to conduct proper diligence, or stuck with a toxic portfolio company that they used an unreliable, lower-cost investigator to review.”
“We provide our clients, including search firms and investors, with intelligence to help them make more informed decisions,” said Mr. Chisholm. “Typically, our background checks consist of a review of public records and proprietary databases, designed to find issues important to our clients. We’ve found criminal embezzlement cases filed against CFO’s, candidates who sued their last three employers, and series of Venmo transactions that would make Pablo Escobar blush.”
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
