Chief human resources officer
First-time and successor CHRO searches for public, PE-backed, and family-held enterprises navigating scale, M&A, or regulatory change.
Retained executive search
Human capital leadership, placed with discretion.
We partner with boards and CEOs to identify CHROs, people officers, and HR transformation leaders who can steward culture, compliance, and growth in equal measure.
Practice focus
Search built for the office of the CHRO
Our consultants spent careers inside Fortune 500 people functions before joining the firm. That lens shapes how we calibrate leadership, not just résumés.
Total rewards & people operations
Compensation, benefits, HRIS, and shared services leaders who align pay philosophy with workforce strategy and board expectations.
Transformation & DEI governance
Officers tasked with operating model redesign, labor relations, and measurable inclusion outcomes—not headline programs alone.
Why clients retain us
Depth over volume
We run a limited number of concurrent searches so partners stay in the work—reference calls, calibration sessions, and offer strategy included. Clients receive weekly written updates and a living scorecard of candidate momentum.
94% offer acceptance within 12 months
18 average years HR leadership experience among placed executives
6 partner consultants, no offshore research pods
100% retained engagements—no contingency recruiting
Representative mandates
Recent confidential searches
Client names remain private. Illustrative roles closed in the last eighteen months:
- CHRO for a 12,000-employee regional health system post-merger
- Global VP, Total Rewards for a NASDAQ-listed industrial manufacturer
- Chief People Officer for a growth-stage fintech entering regulated markets
- SVP, HR Operations & Shared Services for a consumer goods conglomerate
Partners
Senior consultants
Each search is led by a named partner who conducts every client and candidate conversation.
Catherine Mercer
Managing Partner
Former CHRO, healthcare & life sciences
David Whitaker
Partner
Total rewards & board committee advisor
Rachel Okonkwo
Partner
HR transformation & labor relations