A recent AESC BlueSteps Executive Career Insider TweetChat featuring Pearson Partners’ Keith Pearson (@KeithDPearson) and our team.
When a small private equity portfolio company’s chief financial officer announced his retirement—and the fact that he would be leaving quickly—the private equity owners jumped into action to fill the position. “We had a short time frame before our retiring CFO departed,” the company’s CEO says. “As a small, middle-market company with limited resources, we had to act quickly.” With intensive manufacturing operations, as well as offshore sourcing capabilities, the […]
When Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind needed a new chief executive officer, the non-profit organization had to be sure that its next top leader had not only the expertise to oversee the agency’s employees and operations, but also broad business acumen, passion for the organization’s mission and strategic thinking skills. To find the right individual for the job, it turned to Pearson Partners International. Before winning the search, Pearson Partners’ […]
When a global membership organization needed two new and uniquely qualified chief operating officers within a three-year period, it turned to the same, proven executive talent resource both times: Pearson Partners International. Dallas-based Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is the largest global meeting and event industry association, with approximately 18,500 members belonging to more than 80 chapters and clubs in 22 countries. Having successfully employed Pearson Partners International to fill its […]
When a private equity (“PE”) firm acquires a company, it does so with aggressive growth in mind. Growth happens through change, and successful change depends upon a strong partnership between the PE operations team and the management of the company it backs. Pearson Partners’ Q3 2015 Spotlight SeriesSM breakfast discussed how private equity firms and the management teams they work with build healthy partnerships. Our esteemed panel members included: Chris […]
A Perspective from Dale Petroskey, President and CEO, Dallas Regional Chamber People in Dallas/Fort Worth already know what many others in America and around the world are learning: DFW is a great place to live and work. With a central location, diverse base of business and business-friendly environment, DFW has a thriving economy. Companies and workers are moving here in droves, and the Dallas Regional Chamber is working hard to […]
STI International, Inc. New CEO Helps Precision Firearm Manufacturer Take Aim at New Markets STI International, Inc., having earned a reputation for manufacturing the finest competition firearms in the world, could not make products fast enough to satisfy intense demand. Still, the ESOP company aimed to expand beyond its dominant position in the competitive market, and expand their product offering and retail availability to the sport and leisure shooter. After […]
Pearson Partners International is pleased to announce that Illinois Institute of Technology has selected Frances Bronet, distinguished professor and dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon since 2005, to succeed Alan W. Cramb as provost and senior vice president of academic affairs. Pearson Partners conducted the nationwide search, in concert with the IIT search committee. Frances, who currently holds the position of acting […]
Dr. David E. Daniel, President, The University of Texas at Dallas While Texas’ economy has outperformed other states despite the recession, we lag behind in critical areas: incoming research and development dollars, venture capital and the retention in-state of top high school graduates for higher education. All three of these challenges are linked to a single problem: the scarcity of Tier One research universities in Texas. At our Q3 […]
Fairbanks Morse: The Right Leaders to Fuel a Growing Engine Company The last two years have been defined by focused and purposeful efforts to build a growth-oriented business strategy for Fairbanks Morse Engine, an engine technology and manufacturing company that is a subsidiary of EnPro Industries. To support this growth strategy, Fairbanks Morse needed to add several highly qualified leaders equipped to drive the new business strategy, lead the company […]
