We build leadership teams from Startup to Global Enterprise

ExecSearch Partners works with distinguished and successful C-level business leaders across select industries and functions. Our Executive Partners bring unique market expertise, talent insights, and extended networks to ESP’s C-level search process thereby significantly augmenting the traditional headhunting approach.

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Over 70 years in Business

Over seven decades of experience has led us to being one of the most reliable and consistent placement companies in the field. No matter your location or executive position needed, let our team of experts present you with a collection of curated executives. We specialize in all C-level & Board Member searches from Start Up to Fortune 500 companies.

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What We Guarantee

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We match on more than just personality

Top executives won't jeopardize their income by spreading their resumes around the internet. We provide you access to candidates who have a confidential reason to consider something new, and who already have the experience working at a growth company of your size.

02

We augment recruiting with leadership & industry insights

We go the extra mile in accessing and vetting candidates by leveraging our Executive Partners towards presenting multi-dimensional perspectives on candidates based on industry, functional and behavioral leadership insights.

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Focus equals speed & efficiency

We do one thing very well: we build and deliver C-level talent. Ask the other firms you are considering what percentage of their business is true executive recruiting. Don’t accept anything less than 100% as attracting top leaders is different than other searches.

Our Team

chris cimino

Operating Partner

With a lifelong passion for connecting people, Chris has leveraged that gift to help companies succeed for the last 15 years in executive search. Having placed hundreds of commercial and executive leaders across a host of industries and company sizes, and having personally bootstrapped 4 companies that are still successful today, Chris knows firsthand the value of talented leaders in your organization.

Alex Schröder

Operating Partner

With over 25 years of entrepreneurial and international general management experience and an MBA from Harvard Business School, Alex has unique abilities to drive change and growth that enables companies to reach their next level of performance. Having worked with, supported and built out numerous management teams, Alex understands the essential leadership traits that can make or break a company.

Dr. Johnny Clark

Operating Partner

With of over 30 years of experience working with thousands of individuals, Dr. Clark contributes a unique skillset to ESP’s executive search process. As a PhD in Clinical Temperament Analysis, he provides multi-faceted custom behavioral leadership and management assessments. His perspectives and insights help our clients hire the best match for their culture, current phase of growth and prospective journey.

Vaughn Paunovich
Executive Partner
Leadership:
UnitedHealth, Travelers, Wachovia, BofA, GE
Focus:
Technology, Banking, Healthcare, Manufacturing
Education:
University at Albany
Dr. Brian Coan
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Care Plastic Surgery, True You Weight Loss
Focus:
Operations, Plastic & General Surgery
Education:
MIT & Duke University
Grant Oladipo
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Airbnb, eero, Lucid Performance
Focus:
Engineering & IT Leadership
Education:
MIT
David Hunt
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Crossrope, EO Board
Focus:
Founding, Operations, Ecommerce
Education:
US Naval Academy & Babson
Leah Weston
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Red Hat
Focus:
Marketing Strategy & Operations
Education:
Campbell University
Edward di Girolamo
Executive Partner
Leadership:
The Steel Network, Inc. & Applied Science International, LLC
Focus:
Software Engineering, Internet of Things (IoT), eJPT
Education:
United States Naval Academy & University at Buffalo
Sean Witty
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Netsertive
Focus:
Strategic Planning, M&A, Operations CFO
Education:
Georgia Tech & Harvard
Frank Manole
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Raleigh Radiology, CVS, WakeMed
Focus:
Operations & Clinical
Education:
Rutgers & UNC Kenan-Flagler
Jim Badalati
Executive Partner
Leadership:
illycaffè North America, Crossmark
Focus:
Sales, Customer Development
Education:
Amber University
Brian Ammirati
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Red Hat
Focus:
Sales Leadership: Partner, Channel, Distribution, & Ecosystem
Education:
Roanoke College
Mike Atamas
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Omni Creator Products, EPIC Games
Focus:
Business Strategy, Operations
Education:
University of Maryland, Harvard Law School
Scott Stollwerk
Executive Partner
Leadership:
insightsoftware, Quota Club Coaching Solutions
Focus:
Sales Leadership, Building Sales Teams
Education:
University at Albany & Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Scott Newnam
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Audio Advice, GoldPocket Interactive
Focus:
Entrepreneurship, Technology
Education:
Davidson College, Harvard
Zach Clayton
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Three Ships
Focus:
Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Education:
UNC Chapel Hill, Harvard
Cali McKamish
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Argo AI
Focus:
HR & Internal Recruiting, Self-Driving Vehicles, Software, AI
Education:
Ohio University
Matt Sheehan
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Redbox, Primo, Exhale
Focus:
Leadership, Operations, Luxury Services
Education:
Penn State, Bentley
Jon Mark Baucom
Executive Partner
Leadership:
Peter Millar, Ralph Lauren, Goldman Sachs
Focus:
Operations, Finance
Education:
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

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