Private Equity Food 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
Founded in 1994, formally Whitehall Specialties, Ornua Ingredients is a Wisconsin-based cheese company located in the heart of the Midwestern United States. Whitehall Specialties is a portfolio company of private equity firm, Mason Wells.
POSITION PLACED:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Executive Officer
R&B Foods, Inc. is the largest manufacturer and share leader in the pasta sauce market in the United States. Founded in 2014 with the acquisition of the Ragu and Bertolli pasta sauce brands, R&B Foods is a subsidiary of Mizkan Group, a global company with a 200+ year heritage in the food business.
POSITION PLACED:
- Chief Financial Officer
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, PRE Brands is a food processing company that specializes in providing grass-fed and finished beef products to market-based on consumer insights and trends. It specializes in the fields of consumer goods, manufacturing, and marketing. Pre is backed by Angel Investors.
POSITION PLACED:
- Chief Financial Officer
Founded in 2012, The Safe + Fair Food Company hopes to make living with food allergies a little easier. They work to raise community awareness about what it means to live free from ingredients that can cause harm. Safe + Fair is a portfolio company of private equity firm, Champlain Capital.
POSITION PLACED:
- Chief Financial Officer
Crown Bakeries are a family of baking and storage solutions, focused on anticipating and exceeding the demands of the wholesale baking industry. They manufacture buns, English muffins, frozen dough, artisan products and biscuits, serving 40 states east of the Rockies and the Caribbean islands. The Bakery Cos. are a subsidiary of Chicago-based private equity firm, Arbor Investments.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Vice President, Human Resources
Woodland Foods, headquartered in Waukegan, IL, is a premier importer and supplier of more than 1,500 specialty dried ingredients, has relationships with farmers and growers around the world to bring their customers the finest natural ingredients. Woodland Foods is a portfolio company of private equity firm, Graham Partners.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Global Buyer
- National Retail Sales Manager
OUR PRIVATE EQUITY FOOD PRACTICE
Comhar Partners' Private Equity Practice Group helps Private Equity firms make better recruitment decisions for their own investment professionals as well as for their portfolio companies. We advise on management appointments and we perform due diligence and management assessment, including succession planning within and for their portfolio companies. Our team in the Private Equity space is an innovative and experienced group of management consultants who understand the particular challenges of attracting and recruiting highly qualified leaders within this landscape. We have led executive search programs across the nation to build a competitive advantage for our clients. Our consultants bring a plethora of personal experience gained through both client search engagements and previous business operational experience with Private Equity organizations and their portfolio companies. 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 Private Equity Team to gain credibility with clients, candidates, and industry leaders on a national basis.
YOUR DEDICATED TEAM
