Retail Executive Search Firm

Cowen Partners is a top retail executive search firm with extensive industry experience. We are well-versed in all things retail, operations, merchandising, inventory, eCommerce, sourcing, finance, and technology. Plus, our retail executive recruiters are dedicated to diversity and inclusion, with exceptional expertise in working with private equity-backed firms, public organizations, and pre-IPO retail companies.

Cities include New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Indianapolis, Denver, Portland, and Phoenix.

Whether you are searching for top retail headhunters, the best luxury retail executive search firms, or a consumer goods executive search firm, Cowen Partners is the retail executive recruitment partner you can rely on for top talent, optimal ROIs, client-focused service, and turnkey solutions tailored to your needs, company culture, and more.

Our retail clients are typically $500M in revenue to billion+ Fortune 100’s. Successful placements span the entire C-Suite, including:

• Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
• Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
• Chief Operating Officer (COO)
• Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
• Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
• Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
• Vice President Sales

SOME OF OUR PAST CLIENTS

Retail Executive Search Examples

Sourcing exceptional talent and maximizing our clients’ ROI are just some of the reasons why the retail executive recruiters at Cowen Partners are known for excellence. Here is a closer look at some of our most recent placements in the retail executive search space.

Outdoor Sportwear

Recruited an eCommerce, retail, and industry-experienced VP of Marketing and Demand Generation for a well-known sportswear brand in Portland, Oregon.

eCommerce Nutrition

Retained to find a chief operating officer (COO), CFO, Marketing Manager, and SEO Manager by a fastest growing Inc. 5000 CPG company in the eCommerce, weight loss, and nutrition space located in Austin, Texas.

Consumer Services

Retained by a $400m consumer services company to recruit a Chief Technology Officer to provide advanced integration and communication of 600+ locations and digital customer acquisition.

Retail

Engaged to find a Chief Audit Officer with BIG 4, SOX, and retail experience for a $16B publicly traded luxury retailer in New York.

International Tax Director

Successfully placed a dual passport, Israeli, Hebrew speaking Director of Tax at the world’s largest eCommerce company in Seattle, WA.

eCommerce

Rebuilt the finance function for a well-known $600M venture capital-owned eCommerce company with headquarters in Seattle WA, including CFO, Corporate Controller, Tax Director, and Accounting Manager.

Beverage

Recruited an industry-experienced Corporate Controller and Chief Marketing Officer for the fastest-growing, private equity-backed premium water brand in the United States.

Packaging

Built out the USA sales team for an international recycled packaging company by headhunting industry experienced account executives with existing client portfolios.

National Retail Executive Search Firm | How We Help

Our hands-on retail executive recruiters have experience working with private equity, public, pre-IPO retail companies. Clients are typically $500 million in revenue to Fortune 100’s. Successful placements span the entire C-Suite – CEO, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and include vice president sales, general counsel, and other director-level leadership roles.

Learn how our retail executive search firm delivers top talent, no matter the need, through our industry-leading research and resources. Discover the strategy that made Cowen Partners a leader among the nation’s best executive search firms in New York, Anchorage, Chicago, Seattle, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, and beyond.

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