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Geoff Crocker – Chief Technology Officer – CEL

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PFM Executive Search in Vancouver, BC is excited to announce that Geoff Crocker has been selected as the Chief Technology Officer with Controlled Environments Limited (CEL). CEL is the parent company of Conviron (Winnipeg, Man) and Argus Controls (Surrey, BC). Both organizations are global leaders specialising in developing customized client solutions for plant-centric environmental controls and automation systems used in laboratories, greenhouses and indoor growing facilities. The organization’s technology is being used in more than 90 countries to address the critical challenges of food shortage, food security and climate change.

In this newly created role, Geoff is tasked with the overall technology platform development of CEL. Additionally, he will lead a technical team and pursue increased user functionality through the timely and regular creation and release of applications to enhance client experience while generating new forms of recurring revenue for the businesses.

After the completion of combined Bachelor of Applied Science and Master of Engineering degrees Geoff went on to work in project engineering and R&D. His career led him to the fuel cell sector where he spent 8 years with industry leader Ballard Power Systems before becoming the VP, Technology at Corvus Energy, another global organization focused on sustainable power, this time in the maritime space. Most recently he was leading the hardware and software roadmap as Director of Product Management at Neurio Technology. Geoff will be joining CEL in January 2021.

Congratulations on your new role Geoff.

PFM Executive Search is recognized as a leader in executive search and has been working with some of the most prominent Canadian private, public, and not-for-profit clients over the past 29-years. We are known for our ability to recruit senior leaders from around the world to top management positions.

Dermot Strong – President – RSL

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PFM Executive Search is delighted to announce the appointment of RSL‘s new President, Dermot Strong. He will officially begin his new role on January 18th.

Dermot’s appointment results from an extensive national search, which sought an accomplished leader who will build on RSL’s successful record as a high-performance organization in collaboration with the Senior Leadership team.

Having worked for two family-run businesses, Dermot brings a wealth of knowledge to the role. He has forty years of experience in manufacturing and distribution. Most recently, he held the President’s position at Motion Industries Canada Inc., a $600 million Industrial Distribution Company, for twenty-two years. He has led teams in Canada, Latin America, the United States, and southeast Asia. Dermot also serves on multiple boards in Vancouver as a Board Member.

Dermot recognizes our organization’s many strengths and will inspire, coach, and develop the next generation of leaders within RSL, ensuring they have all the leadership competencies, functional expertise, and business acumen to take over the business eventually.

As noted by Dermot, “I am honoured to have been selected to be the new President of RSL! RSL has experienced an outstanding 75 years of growth, enjoying a significant industry presence in Canada. I am thrilled to be joining a storied western based company with such a great history. I look forward to working with the ownership group, the leadership team and meeting as many of the staff as soon as possible. RSL is well-positioned to enjoy an exciting future, and I am delighted to be a member of the team as we advance.”

PFM Executive Search is recognized as a leader in executive search and has been working with some of the most prominent Canadian private, public, and not-for-profit clients over the past 29-years. We are known for our ability to recruit senior leaders from around the world to top management positions.

PFM Executive Search & Panorama welcomes new Toronto Partner, Phelps

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Panorama, the global community of leadership advisors, announces its expansion in Canada as they welcome Phelps as a new member. Based in Toronto, Phelps is a natural complement to Panorama’s existing Canadian members including Kenniff Leadership in Montreal, Pekarsky & Co. in Calgary and PFM Executive Search in Vancouver. Together, this alliance enhances the group’s outreach across the US and South America, EMEA and APAC. With Phelps joining the group, Panorama affirms its position as a committed and central player in executive search and leadership advisory in Canada.

With deep human capital experience that goes back over 30 years, the Phelps team has an outstanding reputation in Executive Search and Leadership Advisory services in Canada. From their Toronto base, they have developed a powerful track record in helping their clients accelerate performance by unlocking leadership potential and igniting talent to intersect with strategic imperatives. Independently owned, Phelps works across multiple sectors supporting CEOs, C-Suites, Vice Presidents and Boards throughout the commercial, public and civil society space in Canada.

Heather Phelps, Managing Partner of Phelps, underscored the vital role Panorama will play in enhancing Phelps’ commitment to ESG – environmental, social and governance excellence:
“As Phelps looks to the imminent needs of workplaces and the evolving needs of diverse leadership, we see the recruitment, development and retention of human capital as the key competitive advantage. By joining the Panorama family, we are energized by the opportunity to learn, listen and share resources.”

Aidan Kennedy, Chair of Panorama, welcomed the expansion, commenting:
“We are delighted to welcome Phelps to the Panorama community. Phelps’ values and collaborative culture fit exceptionally well with our ethos of partnering and commitment to teamwork; their arrival is a clear endorsement of Panorama’s commitment and ambition in the Canadian and North American markets.”

“As we face 2020 head on, we see an evolving leadership landscape demanding fresh global perspective, advisory services and bespoke expertise. The Panorama community is meeting this challenge through diverse thought leadership, the unique strengths of its allied partners and proactive capabilities. These forces will drive our strategic client support for the future, and we are very pleased that Phelps will be part of it.”

With over 40 offices and over 180 consultants, Panorama brings together partners with vast experience in private, public and not-for-profit organizations. Throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC, offering the agility of global insight embedded in local knowledge and expertise.

Panorama is ranked in the 25 Top Global Executive search and Leadership advisory organizations by Hunt Scanlon Media. It is also a full member of Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC).

PFM Executive Search is excited and is looking forward to working with Phelps! We welcome Phelps to the Panorama family.

About Panorama

Operating across the world’s major time zones, Panorama is a global community of 23 independent firms – all leadership experts in their respective markets. The firms represent a diverse range of local markets and expertise, with a shared commitment to leadership excellence and world-class executive search to deliver consistently high-quality results.

www.panoramasearch.com

About Phelps

Founded in 1986, Phelps is a holistic human capital partner to thousands of organizations across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Our dedicated team of professionals thrive on harnessing their experience, creativity, networks and knowledge to realize organizational strategic goals. When it comes to unlocking people power, blazing a trail to retain and grow talent or anticipate challenges before they arise, Phelps is the trusted advisor to achieve strong, relational leadership.

www.phelpsgroup.ca

Leading international executive search and leadership advisory partnerships, Panorama and TGCL, agree to merge

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Panorama and TGCL consolidate their international networks in one, offering executive search and leadership advisory services across 5 continents.

  • Panorama is a global partnership of 21 firms, all of which are leading companies in their operating markets. It has over 40 offices in 20 countries across America, Asia, Oceania, Europe and Africa.
  • TGCL (The Global Community for Leaders) is an international network of executive search and leadership advisory partner firms, with 12 offices located in 8 countries in Europe, Africa, and Latin America.
  • Both networks are full members of the profession’s leading association, AESC, and have active roles in regional and global leadership.
  • The merged organisation, which will trade under the Panorama name, represents an exceptional community of 24 partner firms with 170 consultants offering executive search and leadership advisory services in over 50 offices across the globe.

October 29, 2018.   Leading international executive search and leadership advisory partnerships, Panorama and TGCL, join forces to consolidate their presence across 5 continents.  The merger aligns synergetic geographic footprints, with TGCL bringing critical mass in Europe and Latin America to Panorama’s strength in America, Asia, and Oceania. The resulting organisation has a truly global reach, with an established presence in the world’s major economic centers.

Panorama currently has 21 partner firms, all of which are leading players in their respective operating markets. Through its partners, Panorama brings together a vast experience across all industries: private, public as well as third-sector organizations. Panorama has over 40 offices and over 170 consultants throughout America, Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania.  In response to the global market, Panorama’s partner network addresses client needs and requirements from an international perspective, combining local sensitivity and in-depth knowledge regarding each market. In 2017, it was named one of the 25 Top Global executive search firms by Hunt Scanlon Media.

The Global Community for Leaders, TGCL, includes the most innovative independent executive search and leadership consultancy firms in their markets, united with cutting-edge know-how and global reach.  Working from 12 offices based in 8 different countries in Europe, Africa and Latin America, the network offers executive search, talent and culture diagnostics, leadership development, and board and strategy services to discerning clients across a broad range of sectors. TGCL member firms are multicultural sector experts, highly international in their reach, and proactive supporters of diversity in leadership.

Krista Walochik, Chair of TGCL said:

“The fit between Panorama and TGCL is exceptional, in terms of culture and values, sector knowledge, and geographic coverage. We are delighted now to be able to offer our clients a truly global response to their leadership challenges, knowing that our partners around the world share our commitment to excellence, quality of service, in-depth sector expertise, and the ethics embodied by the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC)”,

“In addition to offering exceptional executive search services, we look forward to expanding the network’s advisory offering in the areas of analytics, leadership development, and boards.”

Craig Buffkin, Chair of Panorama said:

“We are excited to welcome the TGCL Network into the Panorama global family.  TGCL is a perfect fit culturally, professionally and geographically.  The firms within TGCL add depth in executive search and leadership advisory services, as well as, geographic coverage in both Europe and LATAM.  We know our clients will share our enthusiasm about our new partners as we share the same values in excellence, services and professionalism.  With the merger, the Panorama partnership now has 21 firms and over 40 office locations, covering 5 continents.”

About Panorama

Operating across the world’s major time zones, Panorama is an international group of 21 independent firms who are leading players in their respective markets. While representing a diverse range of local markets and areas of expertise, Panorama members share a strategic commitment to excellence along with similar values and ethics. Through its global reach, Panorama offers clients an ever-expanding global executive search and leadership advisory force with a wide variety of sector expertise. 

www.panoramasearch.com

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2018 Panorama Global Conference

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Two years ago, when the Chair of Panorama Global Search Partners asked us if we’d be willing to host the organization’s 2018 Global Conference, we jumped at the opportunity. We could showcase our gorgeous city, introduce our PFM team to their Panorama colleagues, and introduce our global partners to the business community in our region. Those two years of hard work, planning and organizing paid off this week, with 34 Partners from 20 Panorama offices in 16 countries descending upon our city.

We founded Panorama Global Search Partners in part to provide our local clients better service through global recruitment capabilities, but mainly because we wanted to align ourselves with other boutique executive search organizations providing outstanding client service so that we could learn from them and share best practices. We also made it an imperative that new members had to be “our people” – authentic and focused on doing really excellent work, and willing to have fun in the process. That last aspect in particular made for a great blend of working hard and playing hard over the last several days.

The conference tackled many big questions about the future of executive search, such as how AI will affect our business and improve our ability to provide better quality service to our clients and candidates. Our Practice Groups had an opportunity to caucus in person and discuss issues specific to their industry sectors. We discussed the synergies between executive search and leadership services, and how we can further enhance what we offer to our clients as they look to strengthen their leadership teams of today and the future. And we welcomed new members to the fold from Europe and Latin America and got to know about their regions.

Then on Tuesday morning we unleashed the Greater Vancouver business community on our Partners, as they came together at our annual Economic Outlook Breakfast featuring Jock Finlayson. It was our largest event ever and Jock was able to provide immense take-away value for the local and global attendees alike.

And of course, we wouldn’t be doing our job as hosts if we didn’t showcase BC wines and sweeping Vancouver vistas, and we offered up both in style. Communications-turned-wine consultant Trace Acres conducted a wine tasting at our offices, and opened everyone’s hearts and palates to a wide variety of delicious local wines. Delegates also got to take a whirlwind tour of Canada at Fly Over Canada, and we had a beautiful night with the bears and eagles at Grouse Mountain, where we received a very special presentation from a local Squamish Nation elder.

Over four days we strengthened our bond with our Partners and built on the premise that we can do more together than separately. As a network of independently owned and operated boutique firms, we need to want to work together to make our partnership worthwhile, and this year’s conference solidified that this amazingly diverse, bright and talented group of professionals is one we hope to be aligned with for many years to come.