Revolutionizing C-Suite Recruitment: A New Era Of Executive Search
CEO turnover is huge right now, hitting a record high last year. Just nine months into 2023, and more than 1,400 CEOs had already boxed up their belongings and headed for the door. However, these executive exits can’t be chalked up to retirements alone — though that was a factor. Newly minted CEOs are parting ways with their employers, as well.
While chief executives will always come and go, the unprecedented uptick could very well be a sign of other troubles afoot: How hard it is to hire experienced talent, let alone talent that’s up to the task of CEO.
With supply and demand rarely in equilibrium, the time has come to rethink the approach to C-suite recruitment and usher in a new era of executive search. Known entities are in short supply, so tomorrow’s CEO may not look the same as years past. The guard has been changing, and it will require greater agility, alignment, and due diligence for firms to find qualified C-level candidates for vacancies.
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About Shawn Cole, President & Cofounder
Shawn is a serial entrepreneur and executive leader with over 15 years’ experience founding and running successful companies.
With a career centered on value creation for both turnarounds and startups, Shawn is President and Co-Founder of Cowen Partners, a national executive search firm focused on the key elements of a successful business: sales, marketing, and finance. Business clients across the country trust Cowen Partners to take their companies to the next level by finding them executive talent, such as a CEO, CFO, COO, Chief Revenue Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer.
Clients are both small and large, publicly traded, pre-IPO, private, and non-profit organizations, typically $50 million to multi-billion dollar revenue Fortune 1000 companies or have assets between $1 billion and $15 billion.
An active participant in the business community and startup space, Shawn Co-Chairs The Cowen Partners Venture Fund which provides seed funding and early stage investments, focusing on market disruptors in niche markets, community businesses, and minority entrepreneurs.
Shawn attended Oregon State University’s College of Business Austin Entrepreneurship Program and participated in a first-of-its-kind experiential entrepreneurship experiment at Weatherford Hall. He was also a Founding Member and President of Oregon State University’s Students in Free Enterprise, an international non-profit organization working with university students who want to positively change their communities and learn practical knowledge to become socially responsible business leaders.
Cowen Partners: A Leading C-Suite Executive Search Firm in All 50 States
Cowen Partners Executive Search is a leading national executive search firm, known for placing world-class C-suite leaders, board members, and senior executives across industries.
Specializing in finding and recruiting top talent, we provide clients with comprehensive access to the executive marketplace, ensuring that each search is tailored to the unique needs of the organization. Our clients benefit from a proven track record of delivering high-impact leaders who drive growth, innovation, and performance.
At Cowen Partners, we go beyond traditional executive search by offering strategic insights and expertise that help companies build high-performing teams and navigate complex market challenges.
Whether it’s sourcing transformative CEOs, CFOs, or board directors, our executive recruiters are relentlessly committed to excellence, transparency, and results-driven solutions, making us the trusted partner for businesses looking to thrive in today’s competitive landscape.
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