
Chief Information Security Officer Executive Search Capabilities
OUR PROMISE
Here to exceed your unique hiring and talent needs.
In the spirit of collaborating, connecting, and cultivating, we differentiate ourselves by building synergistic, flexible, and transparent relationships with our clients - being their partner every step of the way. Comhar Partners was formed with the purpose of having all of the capabilities of larger firms while being more nimble and entrepreneurial in the marketplace. This is exhibited by our qualified people, one-firm approach, and our broad service offerings which include Executive Search, Professional Recruiting, and Talent Advisory Services. In conjunction with providing talent management services, we provide built-in advisory services with every search. This includes a detailed compensation analysis, an in-depth personality inventory, and the assignment an Executive Coach to provide onboarding and acculturation consulting. Our adept team of consultants and project managers complete end-to-end recruiting solutions, with an emphasis on collaboration. Comhar Partners uses a proprietary, fully integrated, cloud-based talent management software solution for data management and applicant tracking, to ensure an efficient and effective project for you.
OUR SERVICES
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
At Comhar Partners we understand that attracting top talent for C-suite and Executive Level positions that are considered mission-critical for the organization requires an expert. Our consultants hold a comprehensive understanding of different industries and functional roles to guarantee finding your best-fit leader who will make a lasting impact within your organization. Our consultants work to build an appropriate framework for compensation and retention while identifying industrious and unique leaders that fit flawlessly into your organization. Whatever industry your organization is in, our unique and innovative approach allows our clients' unparalleled resources and unmatched results.
PROFESSIONAL RECRUITING
This contemporary search process offers flexible and scalable talent acquisition solutions tailored to attract professionals at the middle to upper levels of management. With our professional recruiting offerings, we become an extension of your human resources team in order to advance your recruiting process. Our Professional Recruiting Services are cost-effective, scalable, quality-driven, and flexible.
Our cutting-edge technology and support team offer undisputed client care to help fill your position with the highest quality candidate in the shortest amount of time. We provide you with dedicated recruitment teams that will become an extension of your own HR department. Our decisions are data-driven to ensure we only deliver top quality candidates to your company.
TALENT ADVISORY SERVICES
At Comhar Partners, we understand that your goal is to create talent management strategies to attract candidates who have the skillset to take your organization to new limits in the future. Our specialists in Executive Leadership and Cultural Assessment, Leadership Coaching and Development, On-Boarding and Acculturation Coaching, and Compensation Consulting are able to accommodate and understand the needs and aptitude of each individual, in order to make the most of your potential and use your leadership skills to the fullest effect. Whether your organization is looking for a new structure or strategic advisement on compensation consulting, Comhar Partners is here for you.
The need for qualified senior level executives is drastically outpacing the supply.
TALENT ACQUISITION PROCESS

ENGAGEMENT/CONSULTING LAUNCH
Identify the key elements for the search, profile the company, and review the desired education, skills, experience, and cultural fit of targeted candidates.
RESEARCH/CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT COMMENCED
Build a highly qualified list of calibrated prospects and initiate pursuits of this targeted list.
ASSESSMENT/INTERVIEWS
Initial interviews are completed. Based upon results endorsed by the client, we conduct in-depth interviews and assessments.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT/CLIENT CONSULTING
As the search progresses, we advise the client on all aspects of attraction, assessment, and acquisition.
HIRING/ONBOARDINNG
Negotiate, hire, and monitor the assimilation of the new hire into the client organization and assure successful integration.
OUR EXPERIENCE

Novartis AG is a leading global healthcare company that was created in 1996 through the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz. They are headquartered in Switzerland, employ approximately 124,000 associates and operate in 140 countries.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Chief Information Security Officer

Grainger, Inc. is a Fortune 500 industrial supply company founded in 1927 in Chicago. They are the leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Chief Information Security Officer
- Chief Technology Officer
- Vice President, Digital Product
- Senior UI Designer
- Lead UI Designer
- Senior Technical Architect
- Director, UX Design
- Senior Manager, UX
- Group Product Manager

Baracuda Networks protects email, networks, data, and applications with innovative solutions that grow and adapt to customers' journeys. More than 150,000 organizations worldwide trust Barracuda to protect them – in ways they may not even know they are at risk – so they can focus on taking their business to the next level.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Chief Information Security Officer

Monster is a global leader in connecting people to jobs, wherever they are. Today, the company offers services in more than 40 countries, providing some of the broadest, most sophisticated job seeking, career management, recruitment and talent management capabilities.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Chief Information Security Officer
- Chief Technology Officer

Protiviti is a global consulting firm that helps companies solve problems in finance, technology, operations, governance, risk, and internal audit, and has served more than 40 percent of the top 100 companies.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Managing Director, IT Security & Privacy
- Managing Director, IT Security Consulting
- Director, Information Technology
- Director, Innovation (IOT & Cloud)
- Senior Manager, Cyber

Viskase is a global leader in the production of cellulose and plastic casings for the food industry, serving a diverse range of customers with innovative packaging solutions.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Chief Information Officer

Marine Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative headquartered in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that serves more than 60,000 members across Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Senior Vice President, IT
- Vice President, Business Development

Texas Dow Employees Credit Union is a Credit Union based in Lake Jackson, Texas, with 40 additional branch offices in Texas. They are the largest Houston-area credit union, and fourth largest in the state of Texas with over 263,000 members.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Chief Digital Officer
- Chief Technology Officer
- Chief Community Experience Officer

Claire’s Store, Inc, is one of the world’s leading specialty retailers of fashionable jewelry and accessories for young women, teens, and kids. They are a primary global brand that operates in 40+ countries.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Vice President, IT Business Systems
- Director, Cyber Security

Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is a highly analytical, team oriented derivatives trading firm that employs a dynamic, disciplined approach to trading across a variety of products and strategies. They take decisive action to position themselves at the forefront of the financial markets.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Director, Information Technology
- IT Research Manager
OUR CISO PRACTICE
Finding technology leaders who can drive organizational success and security in major corporations and organizations is a strength and key practice area for Comhar Partners. We are called upon daily to advise on the assessment and selection of top technology executive leadership across the nation. CEOs and other executives look to CISOs as their trusted partners, and CISOs require a team of qualified people to deliver on their promises. Thus, hiring managers appreciate proper and rigorous due diligence when applied to the search and selection process for technology executives. Recruiting and assessing technology executives requires expertise that only years of specialized experience can endow. The Consultants in our national CISO and Technology Executives Practice Group possess that very expertise. Our consultants bring a plethora of personal experience gained through both client search engagements and previous business operational experience with technology executives, including CISOs, CIOs, and CTOs. Regardless of the size and the corporate culture of your business, we have the team to provide outstanding candidates to fill your management search needs. Our industry expertise, professionalism, integrity, and high-touch processes enable our CISO and Technology Executives Practice Group to gain credibility with clients, candidates, and industry leaders on a national basis.
YOUR DEDICATED TEAM
