Posted on Mon, Dec 01, 2008
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Cook Associates Recruits Director of
Business Development for Arquitectonica
Chicago, December 1, 2008 - Chicago-based Cook Associates Executive Search, Inc., a leading executive search firm has completed a search for Arquitectonica International Corporation, a full-service architecture interior design, landscape architecture and planning firm. Jonathan Bell was selected as the Director of Business Development. The search was completed by Carolyn Richman Peart, Managing Director for Cook Associates.
Bell was most recently with Buro Happold Consulting Engineers and prior to that he served as Executive Vice President of Sales for AMP5 Inc. Bell was recognized Top Salesperson in 2005 and 2006 for both client and firm sales teams for Outsourced Architectural Drafting client.
In his new position at Arquitectonica, Bell is responsible for developing new business strategy,expanding business with existing clients as well as producing new clients by focusing on highstature companies leveraging proven expertise and results. Bell reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
About Cook Associates
Cook Associates, Inc. (www.cookassociates.com 312/329-0900; 212 West Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL) is a retained Executive Search and M&A Advisory Services firm. Our core business is creating value at the intersection where talent and opportunity connect, and we are uniquely positioned to help our clients capitalize on the brightest talent and best performing companies in the marketplace. Out client base ranges from multinational corporations to early stage entrepreneurial companies, private equity and venue capital firms. Brand name clients include American Express, The Blackstone Group, Dover Corporation, GTCR, Heinz, Juniper Networking, Levis Strauss & Co., Pitney Bowes, and Sirius Satellite Radio. For Additional Information, please, visit www.cookassociates.com.
Posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2008
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Cook Associates Recruits VP of Sales and Marketing for American Health Packaging Company
Chicago, November 19, 2008 - Chicago-based Cook Associates Executive Search, Inc. a leading executive search firm has completed a search for American Health Packaging Company (AHP). Greg Olson was selected as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing and has assumed his responsibilities on November 17th. This search was completed by Amy Fisher, Managing Director for Cook Associates.
Before joining AHP, Olson was National Account Director with Bedford Laboratories where he developed contracts and marketing programs for the national group purchasing organization (GPO),various distributors and hospital IDN's.
In his new position, Olson will be responsible for generating profitable revenue, enhancing market share and continually looking for ways to differentiate AHP from its competitors. Olson will report directly to Domenic Ciarico, Executive Vice President & General Manager for American Health Packaging.
About Cook Associates
Cook Associates, Inc. (file:///C:/Users/Admin2/Desktop/_really_really_temp/CookAssociates/scrape%208-27-2009/index.html 312/329-0900; 212 West Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL) is a retained Executive Search and M&A Advisory Services firm. Our core business is creating value at the intersection where talent and opportunity connect, and we are uniquely positioned to help our clients capitalize on the brightest talent and best performing companies in the marketplace. Out client base ranges from multinational corporations to early stage entrepreneurial companies, private equity and venue capital firms. Brand name clients include American Express, The Blackstone Group, Dover Corporation, GTCR, Heinz, Juniper Networking, Levis Strauss & Co., Pitney Bowes, and Sirius Satellite Radio. For Additional Information, please, visit www.CookAssociates.com.
Posted on Fri, Nov 14, 2008
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"For executives, companies, and executive recruiters alike, following the principles in The Right Leader will bring about a true metamorphosis in the hiring process, creating a way to reduce the costs of leadership failures-by selecting the right leaders in the first place." - Mary E. Kier, Vice Chairman, Cook Associates, Inc. |
Mary Kier, Cook Associates, Inc. Vice Chairman, has recently endorsed Nathaniel Stoddard and Claire Wyckoff's latest book, The Right Leader, on selecting executives who fit.
The Right Leader, which will be available in February 2009, establishes the innovative Match-Fit Model. In this book, Stoddard and Wyckoff explain how their model reduces the risks and costs of executive failure. Taking into account the cultural dynamics of an organization is another key issue the book touches upon.
The Right Leader has received high appraisal from executive search industry leaders, University Deans and heads of global corporations.
Other endorsers include: Rita Foley, Former Chair of Pro Mujer and 2007 NFP Director of the Year; Gordon Crovitz, Former Publisher of The Wall Street Journal; Richard Barrett, Author of Building a Value-Driven Organization and Liberating the Corporate Soul;LeighAnne Baker, Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at The Hertz Corporation; and many others. About the authors: Nathaniel Stoddard is Chairman of Crenshaw Associates, a New York based consulting firm specializing in career and transition management for senior executives. Claire Wyckoff is an accomplished writer and editor who has held executive positions in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors.
Posted on Thu, Nov 13, 2008
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Cook Associates Global Arm, InterSearch, Starts New Practice
INTERNATIONAL, November 2008 - Cook Associates Executive Search global arm, InterSearch, a worldwide organization of executive search and human resource consultancy firms, has taken its search practice to a new level of excellence by adding a Life Sciences Specialty Practice to its core areas of expertise.
The InterSearch Life Sciences Practice brings together industry-recognized international consultants with comprehensive experience in recruiting management talent from all disciplines in the Life Sciences sector.Micheàl Coughlan, InterSearch Ireland worldwide team coordinator states, "We conduct extensive industry research to understand the trends influencing and affecting career advancement so that we can appropriately advise our clients and target our search efforts."
" This research gives us a deep understanding of the latest scientific and medical advances, a competitive profile of products in the market and in clinical development, an overview of the implications of financialand market trends," says Coughlan.
InterSearch and its global experts have formed international practice groups with a concentration on the following industries: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Life Sciences, and IT/Telecom.
About InterSearch
InterSearch (http://www.intersearch.org/) is a worldwide organization of executive search and human resources consultancy firms. InterSearch is represented by 45 countries and 90 offices. Each member company has exclusive presence in the organization and is chosen through a meticulous selection procedure.
About Cook Associates
Cook Associates, Inc. (file:///C:/Users/Admin2/Desktop/_really_really_temp/CookAssociates/scrape%208-27-2009/index.html 312/329-0900; 212 West Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL) is a retained Executive Search and M&A Advisory Services firm. Our core business is creating value at the intersection where talent and opportunity connect, and we are uniquely positioned to help our clients capitalize on the brightest talent and best performing companies in the marketplace. Out client base ranges from multinational corporations to early stage entrepreneurial companies, private equity and venue capital firms. Brand name clients include American Express, The Blackstone Group, Dover Corporation, GTCR, Heinz, Juniper Networking, Levis Strauss & Co., Pitney Bowes, and Sirius Satellite Radio. For Additional Information, please, visit www.CookAssociates.com.
Posted on Thu, Nov 13, 2008
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Cook M&A Announces Acquisition of
Transilwrap by Nicolet Capital Partners
CHICAGO, November 13, 2007 - The M&A Advisory Services division of Cook Associates, Inc. (Cook M&A) has announced that Nicolet Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity firm in Chicago, IL, has successfully completed the acquisition of Transilwrap Company, Inc. in partnership with its existing management team.
Transilwrap, headquartered in Franklin Park, IL, is the largest converter and distributor of synthetic films in the North American market. Nicolet Capital Partners, LLC makes both majority and minority equity investments in established businesses across a wide range of basic industries. The firm targets equity investments of $20-50 million in established companies with meaningful and sustainable competitive positions serving a distinct end market. In addition to its equity capital, Nicolet Capital can provide complete, committed debt financing for its transactions.
Arnis Kins, President of Cook Associates, Inc. and Cook M&A, led the advisory engagement along with Brian Gross, Managing Director of WindLake Capital Advisors, LLC and Alliance Partner to Cook M&A.
About Cook Associates M&A Advisory Services
Cook M&A maximizes value creation for clients by clearly understanding their objectives and structuring customized solutions to achieve their goals. Our team ensures success through a discreet approach, deep market knowledge, and longstanding relationships. We listen, understand and act with an unwavering commitment to quality, and have earned the designation of a trusted and valued business partner. For additional information, please visit www.CookAssociates.com.
Posted on Sat, Nov 01, 2008
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Cook Associates Expands Talented Management Team
CHICAGO, September 23, 2008 - Chicago-based Cook Associates, Inc., a leading executive search and M&A advisory firm, expands their talented and experienced team with the addition of Sarah Barnes, Director of Marketing Communications.
John Kins, CEO of Cook Associates, comments on the recent team addition, "As a firm that deeply understands the value of attracting the best talent, Sarah Barnes fits in perfectly with our mission and vision for the company."
Sarah Barnes, Director of Marketing Communications, brings a wealth of marketing and public relations experience to Cook Associates. Sarah joins Cook Associates from Discover Financial Services where she served as a Marketing Project Manager working to launch and market new consumer protection products. During her tenure at Discover Financial Services, she helped manage direct marketing initiatives and spearheaded multiple consumer research projects. Sarah's career began in the not-for-profit sector as Director of Marketing Communications for Midwest Young Artists (MYA), a music school for talented young musicians. Sarah is currently on faculty at the Loyola University Chicago Undergraduate School of Business, where she teaches marketing, and has guest lectured at the DePaul University Graduate School of Public Relations and Advertising and at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana American Marketing Association. In addition, Sarah serves on the Board of Directors for International Chamber Artists (ICA), a not-for-profit professional chamber music ensemble located in Chicago, IL. She received her M.B.A. in Marketing from Loyola University Chicago.
About Cook Associates
Cook Associates, Inc. (file:///C:/Users/Admin2/Desktop/_really_really_temp/CookAssociates/scrape%208-27-2009/index.html 312/329-0900; 212 West Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL) is a retained Executive Search and M&A Advisory Services firm. Our core business is creating value at the intersection where talent and opportunity connect, and we are uniquely positioned to help our clients capitalize on the brightest talent and best performing companies in the marketplace. Out client base ranges from multinational corporations to early stage entrepreneurial companies, private equity and venue capital firms. Brand name clients include American Express, The Blackstone Group, Dover Corporation, GTCR, Heinz, Juniper Networking, Levis Strauss & Co., Pitney Bowes, and Sirius Satellite Radio. For Additional Information, please, visit www.CookAssociates.com.
Posted on Fri, Oct 24, 2008
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Cook Associates Forms New Practice
CHICAGO, October 24, 2007 -Cook Associates, Inc. has created a Portfolio Talent practice within its Executive Search Division to formally address human capital needs in portfolio companies of private equity and venture capital firms. The practice will work in conjunction with Cook Associates' M&A Division, which continues to provide deal origination and CEO-sponsorship opportunities to this client base; and will ensure private equity and venture clients are acquiring the brightest talent and best performing companies in the marketplace.
About Cook Associates
Cook Associates, Inc. is a retained executive search and M&A advisory services firm. Our core business is creating value at the intersection where talent and opportunity connect, and we are uniquely positioned to help our clients capitalize on the brightest talent and best performing companies in the marketplace. Our client base ranges from multinational corporations to early stage entrepreneurial companies, private equity and venture capital firms. Brand name clients include American Express, Apple, The Blackstone Group, Dover Corporation, GTCR, Heinz, Juniper Networks, Levi Strauss & Co., Pitney Bowes, and Sirius Satellite Radio. For additional information, please visit www.CookAssociates.com.
Posted on Fri, Aug 22, 2008
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Cook Associates Expands Talented Management Team
CHICAGO, September 23, 2008 - Chicago-based Cook Associates, Inc., a leading executive search and M&A advisory firm, expands their talented and experienced team with the addition of Sarah Barnes, Director of Marketing Communications.
John Kins, CEO of Cook Associates, comments on the recent team addition, "As a firm that deeply understands the value of attracting the best talent, Sarah Barnes fits in perfectly with our mission and vision for the company."
Sarah Barnes, Director of Marketing Communications, brings a wealth of marketing and public relations experience to Cook Associates. Sarah joins Cook Associates from Discover Financial Services where she served as a Marketing Project Manager working to launch and market new consumer protection products. During her tenure at Discover Financial Services, she helped manage direct marketing initiatives and spearheaded multiple consumer research projects. Sarah's career began in the not-for-profit sector as Director of Marketing Communications for Midwest Young Artists (MYA), a music school for talented young musicians. Sarah is currently on faculty at the Loyola University Chicago Undergraduate School of Business, where she teaches marketing, and has guest lectured at the DePaul University Graduate School of Public Relations and Advertising and at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana American Marketing Association. In addition, Sarah serves on the Board of Directors for International Chamber Artists (ICA), a not-for-profit professional chamber music ensemble located in Chicago, IL. She received her M.B.A. in Marketing from Loyola University Chicago.
About Cook Associates
Cook Associates, Inc. (file:///C:/Users/Admin2/Desktop/_really_really_temp/CookAssociates/scrape%208-27-2009/index.html 312/329-0900; 212 West Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL) is a retained Executive Search and M&A Advisory Services firm. Our core business is creating value at the intersection where talent and opportunity connect, and we are uniquely positioned to help our clients capitalize on the brightest talent and best performing companies in the marketplace. Out client base ranges from multinational corporations to early stage entrepreneurial companies, private equity and venue capital firms. Brand name clients include American Express, The Blackstone Group, Dover Corporation, GTCR, Heinz, Juniper Networking, Levis Strauss & Co., Pitney Bowes, and Sirius Satellite Radio. For Additional Information, please visit www.CookAssociates.com.
Posted on Thu, Jun 26, 2008
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Cook Associates Opens Stamford Office
Eric Gustafson Named Managing Director
CHICAGO, June 26, 2007 - Cook Associates, Inc., the nation's only retained executive search and M&A advisory services firm, announced that Eric Gustafson has joined as Executive Vice President and Managing Director over the newly established Stamford, Connecticut office. "Eric's industry expertise complements and strengthens our established practice areas. We look forward to the success of the Stamford location under Eric's leadership," said John Kins, Chairman & CEO.
A member of the Consumer & Retail, Industrial, and Technology practice groups within the Executive Search division of Cook Associates, Inc., Eric will be co-located in the firm's New York and Stamford offices. Eric has nearly twenty years of retained senior management search experience as Senior Partner and practice leader in the New York and Stamford offices of Korn/Ferry International and Canny, Bowen, Inc. Prior to entering the executive search industry in 1988, Eric acquired a private business-tobusiness technology company and held general management and corporate human resources positions in Fortune 50 consumer and industrial organizations. He holds a degree in Economics from Lafayette College.
About Cook Associates
Cook Associates, Inc. is a retained executive search and M&A advisory services firm. Our core business is creating value at the intersection where talent and opportunity connect, and we are uniquely positioned to help our clients capitalize on the brightest talent and best performing companies in the marketplace. Our client base ranges from multinational corporations to early stage entrepreneurial companies, private equity and venture capital firms. Brand name clients include American Express, Apple, The Blackstone Group, Dover Corporation, GTCR, Heinz, Juniper Networks, Levi Strauss & Co., Pitney Bowes, and Sirius Satellite Radio. For additional
information, please visit www.CookAssociates.com.