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Wilton & Bain Welcomes Chris Garvin as a New Principal in North America and Launches its First Office in Canada

Wilton & Bain, a leading global executive search firm, is delighted to welcome Chris Garvin as a Principal within the Professional Services & Technology practice, based in Toronto, Canada. Chris will launch the firm’s first Canadian office as Wilton & Bain continues their expansion and growth in North America.

Chris Garvin brings more than a decade of executive recruitment experience to Wilton & Bain which he has gained through working both in retained search firms and within industry. His expertise has been developed by partnering with established private equity firms in North America and more recently as an in-house Partner recruitment advisor for KPMG Canada, a leading Big Four firm. He has a proven track record of identifying top tier talent for his clients who are growth oriented and help scale a company from a revenue and people perspective. As the Canadian Market Leader for Wilton & Bain, he will leverage his experience and focus on working with professional services and private equity firms as well as technology clients both in
Canada and the USA.

Regarding the expansion into Canada, Group CEO David Heron said: “Wilton & Bain has been active in Canada for a long period now and we have multiple key strategic clients in the region which we’re eager to build on. Chris’ appointment and the opening of our Toronto capability will cement those relationships and enable us to continue our rapid expansion across the North American market.”

“We are delighted to add someone with Chris’ experience and quality to our team in North America. He brings a range of expertise and knowledge across our core Professional Services, Technology and Private Equity portfolio in North America, with a blend of additive experience. We believe he will be a valuable leader within our team across the region and most importantly deliver real value to our clients.” David Burton, Global Managing Partner commented.

Notes to the Editor:

Wilton & Bain provide Executive Search and permanent resourcing services to the Technology, Financial and Professional Services sector & Interim leaders to drive transformation and growth.

We are a global firm, but we think like a growth business. Our diversity of ideas and approach match our clients’ ambition and innovation. With Wilton & Bain there is no groupthink, just the constant pursuit of greatness. That’s because we nurture clients, candidates, and our own people so we all benefit.

Wilton & Bain is unique in the breadth of our offering. We offer deep heritage in executive search and interim management, with expertise in placing specialist hires and creating effective talent strategies.

Leadership & Advisory – We provide consultancy services that are driven by the constant pursuit of greatness. Executive Search – We are global in our reach, but think like a growth business when finding leadership talent Interim Management – We provide the senior expertise clients need now to deliver against strategic vision

Specialist Hires – We source highly skilled experts in their fields to ensure day-to-day business growth and excellence