Press Coverage
Hunt-Scanlon Media has been defining the senior talent management sector for over 25 years. Since our inception, leading global media outlets have turned to Hunt Scanlon for our global staffing intelligence data, making us the most widely referenced, single source for information in the human capital sector. Here is just some of our recent coverage.
Executive Search Firms Shatter Growth Records According to Hunt Scanlon Media
GREENWICH, Conn., April 7, 2022 — Hunt Scanlon Media has released its annual rankings of leading executive search firms. In the U.S. and globally, billions of dollars poured into the high-end recruiting sector in 2021, a result of pent-up demand for executives and their key reports. “This is unlike anything we have seen in 34 years of
Karen S. Lynch, CEO of CVS Health, Selected as the Hunt Scanlon ‘Excellence in Culture’ Award Recipient
GREENWICH, Conn., — Hunt Scanlon Media today announces that Karen S. Lynch, President and CEO of CVS Health, has been named the 2022 recipient of Hunt Scanlon’s ‘Excellence in Culture’ Award. The award honors companies that have developed a creative and collaborative workplace culture that enhances performance and champions diversity. “Forward-thinking leaders understand that culture
Hunt Scanlon Media to Host Private Equity & Venture Capital Recruiting Conference
GREENWICH, Conn., Apr. 16, 2019 — Hunt Scanlon Media is convening 300 private equity and venture capital talent leaders in San Francisco on Sep 26 to discuss a range of leadership issues facing the sector’s portfolio companies. Hundreds of chief talent officers, portfolio company operating executives and executive recruiters are attending. This is the second installment of Hunt
Hunt Scanlon Media to Host Private Equity Recruiting Conference
GREENWICH, Conn. – According to a coming research report from Hunt Scanlon Media, the private equity sector can expect to see an expanding bidding war for top talent. Driving the trend: persistent global talent shortages across the C-suite in most industries and functions, including finance, healthcare and biotech, digital and technology. “Leadership is the new
Amid a period of growth, executive recruiters turn to AI
Dive Brief: The executive search industry continues to grow, with the top 50 firms in the U.S. topping $3 billion in revenue in 2017, according to a report from Hunt Scanlon Media. For some of the newer and boutique firms, double digit growth, as high as 43%, has been reported. A driving force for further growth will
Chicago philanthropy’s recruiter in chief
In April 2015, Celena Roldan, then executive director of Erie Neighborhood House, attended an Economic Club of Chicago dinner. She had spent 15 years at the agency, which serves about 5,000 people a year, and was pondering her next career move. At the dinner, Roldan met Alison Ranney, managing director and Chicago office head of
Blaine Nelson’s New Executive-Search Firm Jumps Into the ‘Enormous War For Talent’
When Blaine L. Nelson chaired the board of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, he was a key figure in recruiting the much-acclaimed music director Jaap Van Zweden to the organization. Now Nelson, a one-time managing principal in the Dallas office of professional services giant Deloitte, is aiming to replicate that kind of hiring success with a
Spencer Stuart Sues Departed Exec, Rival Firm
Chicago headhunter Spencer Stuart is going after an unlikely head: the former leader of its global automotive practice who left for an archrival. The executive search firm this week sued Francois Truc, who left Spencer Stuart in December, and Korn Ferry, the firm that hired him this month. According to the suit, together Truc and
Key Strengths Made Steven Leath “Perfect” Choice for AU President, Search Firm Exec Says
Key strengths that made Iowa State President Steven Leath the choice for Auburn University’s next president were his commitment to shared governance, a strong fundraising track record, and an understanding of both the land-grant mission and NCAA Division I athletics, according an executive of the firm handling the search. Bill Funk, president of the executive
Chief Risk Officers Coming
Jeremy King, president of the security headhunting firm Benchmark Executive Search, told the corporate news website Hunt Scanlon he’s witnessed a growing need for companies to include a chief risk officer to help fend off cyberattacks. “The chief risk officer will be the most in-demand position over the next five years – a single leader
Media Company for Executive Search Ramps Up Web Presence
Few media companies retained their market shares once the internet disrupted business at the turn of the century. Headquartered in Greenwich is an outlier, Hunt Scanlon Media. Founded in 1988, Hunt Scanlon is the brainchild of its co-founders Chris Hunt and Scott Scanlon. Its goals and services have evolved, but the firm’s ability to adapt
Hunt Scanlon Media Launches Enhanced Website for Recruiters & Talent Acquisition Leaders
Hunt Scanlon Media, the most widely referenced global news source in the human capital sector, today announced the launch of its enhanced new website. Significant upgrades have been made to the company’s desktop and mobile platforms and all of its news feeds are now optimized via Google News. “Today marks a new beginning for us,”
Is Your Organisation Ready to Combat “Talent Poaching”?
Amid the high global talent shortage, if you notice more competitors eyeing your C-suite level talent, you’re not alone. According to a recent talent retention survey by Marlin Hawk and Hunt Scanlon Media, more than a quarter (27%) of U.S businesses are experiencing a marked increase in talent raids at the C-suite level. While only
U.S. Companies Unequipped to Prevent C-Level Talent Poaching
US firms are lacking serious retention strategies to keep hold of their most precocious C-suite talent. Worse still, many of them are seemingly nonplussed about crafting a plan to shoo away potential suitors looking to raid their C-level talent. A talent retention study of close to 400 HR professionals that was conducted by Marlin Hawk,
Survey Finds Talent Poaching Rampant, and Often Uncontested, Across Business Spectrum
A quarter of U.S. businesses are experiencing a marked increase in talent raids at the C-suite level, yet most are unprepared to combat this “poaching” of their most capable people. This is a key finding from a talent retention survey of nearly 400 human resources professionals conducted recently by Marlin Hawk, a global leadership advisory
CEO Headhunters Unite: Diversified Adds BioQuest of California
Philadelphia-based executive headhunter Diversified Search has acquired San Francisco-based BioQuest, which focuses on finding bosses for life-sciences companies. With $37.5 million in yearly sales prior to the acquisition, Diversified is the ninth-largest executive search firm in the U.S., Hunt Scanlon Media says here. BioQuest will boost sales about 10 percent, Diversified says. BioQuest owner and founder
Costs Soar for Presidential Searches at State-Owned Universities
Taxpayers and students at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities have paid more than $1.5 million during the past six years for a continuous series of searches culminating in the hiring of 12 university presidents and one system chancellor. And the tab is still running. A presidential search under way at West Chester University, the largest school
Hunt Scanlon Media Launches Industry Media Center
Hunt Scanlon Media today announces that it has launched the Industry Media Center (IMC), a newly-developed service designed to help companies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and other entities with their human capital and talent acquisition needs. As a real-time, high touch product, the IMC allows end users to research and conduct in-depth due diligence on
The 27 Best HR Analytics Articles of 2016
Can you believe we are already six months into 2016? The first half of my year has seen me speaking at and chairing people analytics conferences in San Francisco, Amsterdam, London, Sydney and New York. My travels have confirmed that: i) some great work is being done in the people analytics space, ii) interest in the
UK – Executive Search Firms Could See a Crisis Due to Brexit
According to Hunt Scanlon Media, there’s a crisis slowly unfolding at executive search firms across London due to the UK’s decision to leave the EU. The crisis is most notable among firms within the financial services sector and as many as 100,000 finance positions could be gone within a year, as the sector reels from
Press Coverage
Hunt-Scanlon Media has been defining the senior talent management sector for over 25 years. Since our inception, leading global media outlets have turned to Hunt Scanlon for our global staffing intelligence data, making us the most widely referenced, single source for information in the human capital sector. Here is just some of our recent coverage.
Executive Search Firms Shatter Growth Records According to Hunt Scanlon Media
GREENWICH, Conn., April 7, 2022 — Hunt Scanlon Media has released its annual rankings of leading executive search firms. In the U.S. and globally, billions of dollars poured into the high-end recruiting sector in 2021, a result of pent-up demand for executives and their key reports. “This is unlike anything we have seen in 34 years of
Karen S. Lynch, CEO of CVS Health, Selected as the Hunt Scanlon ‘Excellence in Culture’ Award Recipient
GREENWICH, Conn., — Hunt Scanlon Media today announces that Karen S. Lynch, President and CEO of CVS Health, has been named the 2022 recipient of Hunt Scanlon’s ‘Excellence in Culture’ Award. The award honors companies that have developed a creative and collaborative workplace culture that enhances performance and champions diversity. “Forward-thinking leaders understand that culture
Hunt Scanlon Media to Host Private Equity & Venture Capital Recruiting Conference
GREENWICH, Conn., Apr. 16, 2019 — Hunt Scanlon Media is convening 300 private equity and venture capital talent leaders in San Francisco on Sep 26 to discuss a range of leadership issues facing the sector’s portfolio companies. Hundreds of chief talent officers, portfolio company operating executives and executive recruiters are attending. This is the second installment of Hunt
Hunt Scanlon Media to Host Private Equity Recruiting Conference
GREENWICH, Conn. – According to a coming research report from Hunt Scanlon Media, the private equity sector can expect to see an expanding bidding war for top talent. Driving the trend: persistent global talent shortages across the C-suite in most industries and functions, including finance, healthcare and biotech, digital and technology. “Leadership is the new
Amid a period of growth, executive recruiters turn to AI
Dive Brief: The executive search industry continues to grow, with the top 50 firms in the U.S. topping $3 billion in revenue in 2017, according to a report from Hunt Scanlon Media. For some of the newer and boutique firms, double digit growth, as high as 43%, has been reported. A driving force for further growth will
Chicago philanthropy’s recruiter in chief
In April 2015, Celena Roldan, then executive director of Erie Neighborhood House, attended an Economic Club of Chicago dinner. She had spent 15 years at the agency, which serves about 5,000 people a year, and was pondering her next career move. At the dinner, Roldan met Alison Ranney, managing director and Chicago office head of
Blaine Nelson’s New Executive-Search Firm Jumps Into the ‘Enormous War For Talent’
When Blaine L. Nelson chaired the board of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, he was a key figure in recruiting the much-acclaimed music director Jaap Van Zweden to the organization. Now Nelson, a one-time managing principal in the Dallas office of professional services giant Deloitte, is aiming to replicate that kind of hiring success with a
Spencer Stuart Sues Departed Exec, Rival Firm
Chicago headhunter Spencer Stuart is going after an unlikely head: the former leader of its global automotive practice who left for an archrival. The executive search firm this week sued Francois Truc, who left Spencer Stuart in December, and Korn Ferry, the firm that hired him this month. According to the suit, together Truc and
Key Strengths Made Steven Leath “Perfect” Choice for AU President, Search Firm Exec Says
Key strengths that made Iowa State President Steven Leath the choice for Auburn University’s next president were his commitment to shared governance, a strong fundraising track record, and an understanding of both the land-grant mission and NCAA Division I athletics, according an executive of the firm handling the search. Bill Funk, president of the executive
Chief Risk Officers Coming
Jeremy King, president of the security headhunting firm Benchmark Executive Search, told the corporate news website Hunt Scanlon he’s witnessed a growing need for companies to include a chief risk officer to help fend off cyberattacks. “The chief risk officer will be the most in-demand position over the next five years – a single leader
Media Company for Executive Search Ramps Up Web Presence
Few media companies retained their market shares once the internet disrupted business at the turn of the century. Headquartered in Greenwich is an outlier, Hunt Scanlon Media. Founded in 1988, Hunt Scanlon is the brainchild of its co-founders Chris Hunt and Scott Scanlon. Its goals and services have evolved, but the firm’s ability to adapt
Hunt Scanlon Media Launches Enhanced Website for Recruiters & Talent Acquisition Leaders
Hunt Scanlon Media, the most widely referenced global news source in the human capital sector, today announced the launch of its enhanced new website. Significant upgrades have been made to the company’s desktop and mobile platforms and all of its news feeds are now optimized via Google News. “Today marks a new beginning for us,”
Is Your Organisation Ready to Combat “Talent Poaching”?
Amid the high global talent shortage, if you notice more competitors eyeing your C-suite level talent, you’re not alone. According to a recent talent retention survey by Marlin Hawk and Hunt Scanlon Media, more than a quarter (27%) of U.S businesses are experiencing a marked increase in talent raids at the C-suite level. While only
U.S. Companies Unequipped to Prevent C-Level Talent Poaching
US firms are lacking serious retention strategies to keep hold of their most precocious C-suite talent. Worse still, many of them are seemingly nonplussed about crafting a plan to shoo away potential suitors looking to raid their C-level talent. A talent retention study of close to 400 HR professionals that was conducted by Marlin Hawk,
Survey Finds Talent Poaching Rampant, and Often Uncontested, Across Business Spectrum
A quarter of U.S. businesses are experiencing a marked increase in talent raids at the C-suite level, yet most are unprepared to combat this “poaching” of their most capable people. This is a key finding from a talent retention survey of nearly 400 human resources professionals conducted recently by Marlin Hawk, a global leadership advisory
CEO Headhunters Unite: Diversified Adds BioQuest of California
Philadelphia-based executive headhunter Diversified Search has acquired San Francisco-based BioQuest, which focuses on finding bosses for life-sciences companies. With $37.5 million in yearly sales prior to the acquisition, Diversified is the ninth-largest executive search firm in the U.S., Hunt Scanlon Media says here. BioQuest will boost sales about 10 percent, Diversified says. BioQuest owner and founder
Costs Soar for Presidential Searches at State-Owned Universities
Taxpayers and students at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities have paid more than $1.5 million during the past six years for a continuous series of searches culminating in the hiring of 12 university presidents and one system chancellor. And the tab is still running. A presidential search under way at West Chester University, the largest school
Hunt Scanlon Media Launches Industry Media Center
Hunt Scanlon Media today announces that it has launched the Industry Media Center (IMC), a newly-developed service designed to help companies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and other entities with their human capital and talent acquisition needs. As a real-time, high touch product, the IMC allows end users to research and conduct in-depth due diligence on
The 27 Best HR Analytics Articles of 2016
Can you believe we are already six months into 2016? The first half of my year has seen me speaking at and chairing people analytics conferences in San Francisco, Amsterdam, London, Sydney and New York. My travels have confirmed that: i) some great work is being done in the people analytics space, ii) interest in the
UK – Executive Search Firms Could See a Crisis Due to Brexit
According to Hunt Scanlon Media, there’s a crisis slowly unfolding at executive search firms across London due to the UK’s decision to leave the EU. The crisis is most notable among firms within the financial services sector and as many as 100,000 finance positions could be gone within a year, as the sector reels from
