About Us

ZRG Partners, LLC is a revolutionized talent management provider. We provide senior-level executive search services grounded in our DNA that values data and analytics in conjunction with great search process. Our proprietary Z score process and tools help clients make informed hiring decisions while avoiding costly hiring mistakes.

ZRG has expanded our offerings over the years to adapt to fit our client’s needs as we embed the latest technology solutions and creative approaches into our integrated offerings.

While executive search is our core offering, we provide customized talent solutions, leveraging our core tools and processes in innovative ways. Our ProSearch Solutions team leverages a refined version of our proprietary executive retained search process and tech-enabled tools to address your organization’s key management and specialist roles. ZRG’s Interim Solutions division provides dedicated interim and project professionals who plug in and work alongside our client teams to help cost-effectively manage change from the inside.

ZRG maintains offices throughout the world as a seamless provider of talent. We effectively support talent projects across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. For strategic clients with global touch points, we go above and beyond by providing the same high-powered recruiting solutions for key middle management and individual contributor roles.

Whether you are recruiting a CEO or Country Head, or you need support to build out a new facility or region, ZRG has size, scale, and solutions to meet all of your human capital needs. We understand that our clients are as unique as their organizations, and ZRG brings solutions grounded in data-driven and analytical research to produce the talent our clients need and grown accustomed to.

Client-focused, data-driven, and global—provided by a firm that values your business like no other.

ACHIEVEMENTS

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ZRG Partners’ mission is to bring talented candidates to leading companies. We adhere to a set of core values that allows us to fulfill our clients’ needs on an optimal scale. We take pride and care to ensure that the core values we instill in our staff help our clients acquire strong leadership within their company.

At ZRG Partners, we pride ourselves on going above and beyond the expectation of our clients. Those results are achieved by taking the time to thoroughly listen and understand the leadership requirements of each individual company. We make it all possible by putting the client first. At ZRG, it’s not a numbers’ game, we provide individual and specialized attention to each client. It’s not just about filling the role—our talented team searches for the rising stars that will make an impact for our clients. And while we are client-centered, we know that candidates matter and deserve great treatment as well.

As a mid-sized firm, our strategy is unique to our larger firm counterparts. We bring the best aspects of a boutique firm along with our global reach. Our thorough Z Score process provides global clients with the best results. Our scalability and flexibility allows us to provide consistent deliverables to our clients across the board.

Solutions And Expertise

At ZRG Partners, we pride ourselves on going above and beyond the expectation of our clients. Those results are achieved by taking the time to thoroughly listen and understand the leadership requirements of each individual company. We make it all possible by putting the client first.

At ZRG, it’s not a numbers’ game, we provide individual and specialized attention to each client. It’s not just about filling the role—our talented team searches for the rising stars that will make an impact for our clients. And while we are client-centered, we know that candidates matter and deserve great treatment as well.

Solutions
  • Advisory Services
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Data Analy./Mrkt. Intell.
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Leadership Develop.
  • Mgmt. Consulting
  • Org. Chart Mapping
  • Recruitment Research
  • Succession Planning
Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • CEO/President
  • Data/Analytics
  • Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Government
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Invest. Mgmt./Banking
  • Investor Relations
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Medical/Clinical
  • Research & Develop.
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain

News Briefings

ZRG Names Managing Director of the Financial Services Practice

ZRG, a global talent advisory firm and portfolio company of RFE Investment Partners, has expanded with the addition of Peter Goddard as the managing director of the financial officers practice. “Peter’s appointment further strengthens ZRG’s commitment to providing top-tier talent solutions and strategic guidance to our clients,” said Larry Hartmann, CEO of ZRG. “His deep industry knowledge, collaborative approach,

ZRG Acquires Wiser Partners

ZRG, a global talent advisory firm and portfolio company of RFE Investment Partners, has acquired Wiser Partners, a retained executive search firm headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, with offices across the U.S.  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “By welcoming Wiser Partners, ZRG gains valuable experience in working with marketing, sales, and analytics senior executives

ZRG Acquires Ignata Finance Group in the U.K.

ZRG, a global talent advisory firm and portfolio company of RFE Investment Partners, has acquired Ignata Finance Group, a U.K.-based executive search & finance recruitment and interim placement business. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Partnering with Ignata will enable our European growth strategy both in private equity but across our shared global customers,

A Look at How to Recruit Top Operating Partners

In recent years, the highly competitive deal market has shifted the private equity industry’s emphasis away from financial engineering and put pressure on firms to drive operational value growth in their portfolio companies. As a result, operating partners, whose job is to facilitate on-the-ground value creation, have become key components of investment strategy for many

Press Releases

Michelle Stuntz Named President of Consulting and Advisory Division at ZRG

NEW YORK, NY, and WASHINGTON, DC, August 2, 2023 – ZRG, the fastest-growing global executive search firm has hired Michelle Stuntz, to lead and grow the firm’s Human Capital Consulting and Advisory practice. Stuntz most recently was the North America Consumer Consulting Leader at Korn Ferry, where she led the efforts to provide human capital

ZRG Acquires Holker Watkin, a Global Leader in Strategy and Transformation Talent

ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. & LONDON, July 9, 2019 – ZRG has agreed to acquire Holker Watkin, a leader in the placement of strategy and transformation professionals across Europe and other key markets. The business will operate as a ZRG company, focused on supporting client needs for senior-level strategy professionals on a retained and interim project basis. The

Tim Ward Joins ZRG’s GovCon Practice

Rochelle Park, NJ/Westborough, MA, USA, May 6, 2019 — ZRG has added 19-year executive search veteran, Tim Ward, to its GovCon Practice. Tim’s nearly two decades of search experience has covered roles in operations, business development, and technology for public, private, and equity-backed government contractors. He has completed over 200 searches for companies like Lockheed

National Diversity Council Announces 2019 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology

Houston, Texas, March 27, 2019 – The National Diversity Council announces the 2019 Top 50 Women in Technology, a distinctive list of female executives, influencers and achievers who impact the technology industry. The list recognizes women who are molding the future of technology with their insight and leadership. These women continue to excel in the

ZRG – Search Redefined

Rochelle Park, NJ, USA, March 7, 2019 — ZRG reveals its new identity with a complete brand transformation and website launch. Since its inception over 19 years ago, ZRG has been the best kept secret in the executive search space. With recent growth and the firm embarking on new heights within the industry, it was

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INVESTMENT FLOW AND THE TALENT POOL
State-of-the-art technologies are driving transformation; powerful players are disrupting traditional competitive dynamics; major markets across the globe are opening up or expanding; and, as always….

Global Industrial Hiring Index
The Q2 2018 release of the ZRG Partners Global Industrial Hiring Index posted an 8% increase in global hiring demand quarter-over-quarter. Additionally, the Index improved 27% year-over-year, when compared to Q2 2017.