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Testimonials "Having worked with ChampionScott Partners on a recent successful Peninsula Ventures' early stage portfolio company CEO search, I can clearly say the team over delivered on expectations. Tony Scott took the time up front to carefully understand the company's unique opportunity and developed a process that ultimately found a number of highly qualified and impressive candidates. The entire process, from the weekly status update calls to due diligence to offer negotiation, was executed with a high level of professionalism and attention to detail. In addition, the search was completed in only 45 days from start to the final candidate’s acceptance. I would highly recommend Tony and the ChampionScott team." Gregory Robinson "ChampionScott’s ability to understand our business led to the expeditious result of our VP Product Development search. They know the market and were highly responsive to our urgency to get this role filled. Not to mention the quality of candidates presented - they hit the spot with the first benchmark!" Jeff Reihl “The team at ChampionScott was efficient and effective in their management of the recruitment process for our VP Product Development. Their expertise, timely communication and feedback were key to successfully completing this appointment. Their process led to a swift and high quality result! I highly recommend ChampionScott – they deliver.” Mark Bernatz "I have nothing but great things to say about ChampionScott Partners. They've successfully recruited Plant Health Care's CFO and COO with outstanding results. Geoff Champion and Chris Messing's dedication, time and commitment to these recruitments were unparalleled. Their proactive strategy and consultative approach guided these unique searches to completion. ChampionScott Partners is the firm to get the job done." John Brady “ChampionScott Partners is an outstanding executive recruitment firm I have had the unique opportunity to work with as a candidate as well as a client. In both instances they exceeded my expectations through their professionalism, tenacity and attention to detail. Art Matin "As a Private Equity fund, recruiting influential professionals to our management team is critical. Geoff Champion and Chris Messing exceeded that challenge when executing our Senior Vice President of Business Development search. ChampionScott Partners worked closely with our executive panel to understand our requirements for the role, including the ever-important detail of the culture of our firm. They did a terrific job of getting to know our business, managing the entire process effectively, and presenting a superior shortlist of qualified candidates. ChampionScott Partners’ professionalism, insight and follow up were outstanding throughout the process, which allowed us to focus on our own daily responsibilities knowing we had a trusted partner representing us in the market. I look forward to working with ChampionScott Partners again and highly recommend the quality of their services." Michael P. McQueeney "I would highly recommend the services of ChampionScott Partners. Their approach, process and commitment to the engagement were excellent and the results we achieved impacted our company immediately. I think our joint success in filling the two key and difficult positions was a result of the approach that ChampionScott Partners brought to the project, the process by which their team executed the search, coordinated with ADS, and the quality of the candidates identified, screened and presented to us for consideration. ChampionScott Partners did a great job of both qualifying ADS to these new executives and preparing them to be successful as quickly as possible." William H. Gallagher "I recently had the pleasure of working on a CEO search with ChampionScott Partners for one of Menlo Ventures' early stage portfolio companies. ChampionScott's search team of Tony Scott and Jean Su took the time up front to carefully understand the company's unique breakthrough technology and the market the company was going after. This helped in generating a refined candidate spec, and ultimately in a deep field of highly qualified and impressive candidates. Every part of the process, from the weekly status update calls to due diligence to offer negotiation, was executed with a level of professionalism and attention to detail that, sadly, is a rarity. This was the third CEO search Menlo Ventures engaged ChampionScott to conduct within the last 9 months. I have worked with many search firms and I would rank ChampionScott among the best." Mark Siegel "When we worked with Tony Scott and his team from ChampionScott Partners, the firm provided services well beyond that of just search. They offered assistance and advice as we shaped the entire executive team including helping us evaluate issues with people for roles for which they had not been formally retained. They provided excellent counsel on a range of human capital issues." Ben T. Smith, IV "I think ChampionScott Partners is one of the best in the technology search game. Tony Scott and his team have successfully completed over 30 searches for me over the past ten years at Cadence and numerous start-ups - all done with a zero failure rate. He has consistently and strategically placed high quality candidates in a timely fashion. Larger search firms have so many 'off-limits' challenges in the technology sector that they can't approach individuals from many companies because they are an existing client and 'hands-off". This of course limits and reduces the size and scope of the universe where candidates can be sourced, and significantly reduces the prospects of identifying and hiring the best available. In turn, this limits the chances for success and liquidity for a venture investment. There is a difference between hiring a large, slow moving firm and an agile individual boutique-based search consultant. I believe the Boards of many companies regularly mistakenly overvalue the "reputation" of large search firms with that of the person who would actually be doing the work. Large search firms have a bland, formulaic, homogenized, and more general approach that can not compare with the proven, focused experience and creative capabilities of the specialized individual and firm. Tony and ChampionScott Partners is clearly the superior of the two alternatives." Tim Unger "I have had the opportunity to work with Tony Scott and Jean Su of ChampionScott Partners and would recommend them to anyone. Their international expertise, particularly in Asia, is highly differentiated. I appreciate their consultative approach and how they are willing to offer flexible working arrangements that fit the specific needs of the client company. I also highly value the insights they provide that extend beyond what they are hired for-while they are brought in to help find a particular executive, they have also provided key insights into the rest of the management team that I have found extremely useful. ChampionScott Partners have also developed a strong track record because of the way they conduct themselves. They are diligent and extremely hard-working. When they commit to something, they deliver. In short, I really enjoy working with them." Eric Gonzales "Tony Scott and Jean Su of ChampionScott Partners recently completed a CEO search for one of our portfolio companies that was effectively creating a new category. They took a highly strategic approach to this executive search by working with us to define the skill requirements and the profile of the candidate that we needed in order to make our portfolio company successful. They were able to articulate the value proposition of the company clearly and effectively to potential candidates, and identified 10 highly qualified candidates within 30 days after initiating the search. Of these candidates, we short listed four and hired our first choice within 45 days - all over the year-end holiday period. The process was focused, efficient and well-managed. The ability to attract four short-listed candidates who were all "above the bar" and close on one in such a short time was unique in my experience working with search firms, and critical to the on-going success of our portfolio company. In addition to the new CEO, ChampionScott Partners has also assisted us in bringing on board a Vice President of Engineering, Chief Technology Officer, Board Director and Advisory Board Member for this company - all done equally professionally and in very short time frames." David Fann "I've had the rare pleasure to work with Geoff Champion and his team at ChampionScott Partners since early 2001. They were the team to recruit me from DuPont to my current role as Chief Technology Officer for Corning Incorporated. I have found them to be the quintessential professionals in all aspects of their relationships. As businesspeople and leaders who truly know and care about people, ChampionScott Partners are unrivaled in both expertise and reach, particularly for technology firms. Their ability to grasp the essence of an assignment, turn that into an actionable plan and then execute with superb quality is unrivaled in the industry. They are highly communicative on both the client and executive candidate side, and truly represent both very well in any and all endeavors." Joe Miller "We worked with Jean Su and Tony Scott of ChampionScott Partners on a CEO search for a company in the silicon design services space. The company has offices in Shanghai, Taipei and Silicon Valley, and is extending into Japan. The CEO had to be able to speak Chinese fluently, have management experience in Taiwan or China, and extensive experience in a relevant industry sector. Candidates for the role could be generated from China or Taiwan directly, or from U.S.-based individuals with background, connections and experience in China. ChampionScott Partners quickly identified very strong candidates and worked closely with me in handling the transition of an incumbent CEO and a dynamic board. We closed the search in three months. Jean Su is the only technology-focused retained executive search professional based in the U.S. I am aware of who was born and educated in mainland China. She has very strong connections with the Chinese executive community both in Silicon Valley and in China, gained through her school connections in China; her work setting up the first major foreign search firm in China; her work in Silicon Valley; and her MIT graduate studies. Jean and ChampionScott Partners clearly understand the cultural issues in China and the U.S. that are critical to selecting the right executive for a China-related position. All our board members are very pleased with their work." Stella Xi Jin "Geoff Champion and his team at ChampionScott Partners are true professionals in every sense of the word. Focused, committed, and results driven are the attributes that define Geoff and his team. Our Board of Directors and senior management at Affinity Express have all been very pleased with the successful engagements that we have completed over the last year. We were able to find the high impact executives in the time frame required that have helped us drive our business to new heights." Jim Daleen "Geoff Champion and the whole ChampionScott Partners team have proved to be a valuable and effective resource for AMS. They quickly and expertly assisted me in building a world class leadership team at all levels within the Company. They have been a pleasure to do business with, crisp, effective, rapid with turnaround and they delivered at an unprecedented success rate. Furthermore, Geoff has provided me with counsel and advice, offering insights and business perspectives not normally associated with the usual practitioners of this industry. In addition to their considerable prowess in executive search, the ChampionScott Partners team provided critical business, competitive intelligence and industry insights. This timely and valuable market intelligence allowed me to expand both my business and personal network, while strengthening AMS's board in areas of strategic importance. These valuable support services contributed significantly to the development of our business in a time of considerable business transformation. ChampionScott Partners is a first class leadership advisory and executive search firm with a global network and unique ability to make a very valuable difference for their clients. I found Geoff and his team to be an invaluable business partner and would not hesitate to partner with ChampionScott Partners in my next venture for the most critical assignments in that organization." Alfred Mockett |
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