Our business and consumer services team specializes in finding and placing talent who transform organizations through best-in-class service. Whether your organization is seeking a head of corporate development to execute on an aggressive M&A roll-up strategy; a partner/MD to lead a new or existing practice; or an executive leader to drive firm growth, our team is equipped to find candidates who have deep expertise spanning multiple functional capabilities.
Our firm also offers specialty recruiting in the consumer, retail and hospitality spaces. Visit our industry practices page to learn more.
Chad Oakley
Chad Oakley serves as the chief executive officer of Charles Aris Executive Search. He joined the firm in 2003 and founded our Strategy & Corporate Development Practice, a practice that has to date completed over 1,000 searches.
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TJ Deal
TJ Deal is a managing director with a functional focus on Corporate Development. He specializes in recruiting A-level corporate development and M&A talent for Private Equity portfolio companies.
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Derek Gracey
Derek Gracey is a senior practice leader at Charles Aris Executive Search with a focus on the finance and corporate development functions in the business and consumer services space.
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Steven Stewart
Steven Stewart is a vice president in the Strategy and Go-to-Market Practice, with an industry focus on TMT, industrials and consumer products.
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Jody Bischoff
Jody Bischoff is a vice president in the Strategy & Go-to-Market Practice, with an industry focus in healthcare, life sciences, retail and hospitality.
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