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Arnold Partners: Moving Up in the World of Search
The Silicon Valley Business Journal ranked Arnold Partners #10 for number of placements (11) made by executive search firms in the Bay Area for 2014. The firm, which specializes in CFO searches and Board searches, was ranked #23 in 2013. An active venture investor and...
Morgan Stanley CFO Ruth Porat to be Google’s new CFO
..."It'll definitely turn some heads," said David Arnold, president of Arnold Partners, a Los Gatos, Calif., executive search firm. He said he placed three Wall Street CFOs in the same roles at tech companies just last year. "There's something going on." The balance...
CFO Recruiting in The Cloud? Works like a Dream.
The realization I had last fall about the typical executive search process being outmoded was a real thunderhead because it struck me like a bolt of lightning. Working in the vacuum of weekly Excel spreadsheet updates for clients felt so 90s! One client challenged me...
Reinventing Your Brand For CFOs
I had breakfast with a fellow sole proprietor professional service provider yesterday. He was down in the dumps because his specialty (M&A Advisory) in a certain industry sector is out of favor in today’s economy. For a half an hour he mused on what used to be and...
Interviewing Advice for CFOs and CEOs
I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of the all-time great venture capitalists last week. By working with him on four separate successful CFO searches and now a Board search, I have come to respect this individual more than words can describe. He has not needed...
Market Outlook for CFO Talent in the Bay Area
The market outlook for CFO talent in the Bay Area is red hot in 2014. We expect this trend to continue for a variety of factors: the IPO market continues to be open in most industries, the aging nature of our population headed to retirement, and the lack of a deep...
CFO Search Firms: Quality vs. Quantity
What are the most important factors when embarking on a CFO search? More importantly, what are the most important qualities you should look for when selecting from CFO search firms to help you hire a CFO? Three quantitative measures are frequently cited as the most...
How to Hire a CFO: Process vs. Results
I was in a client meeting this week and was taken aback by my client’s view of retained search professionals. Maybe he was burned a few times by executive search firms? Not sure, but out of our conversation, what differentiates my firm Arnold Partners from most other...
A Primer on Master Networking for Job Seekers
Being in the search business of finding great CFOs for my clients, one thing rings true each year: CFOs along with everyone else make New Year’s Resolutions – including finding a new role. The following is my primer, for not just CFOs, but anyone seeking new...