IRVINE, California, November 30, 2016 – McDermott & Bull, the 29th largest executive search firm in the Americas and the fastest-growing firm within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, announced today the hiring of Jake Vander Zanden as Principal Consultant.  Vander Zanden will lead the firm’s fast-growing Life Sciences Practice.

“We are delighted to welcome Jake to the McDermott & Bull team,” said Rod McDermott, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of McDermott & Bull. “As a past Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals executive, Jake’s addition to the firm expands our capabilities in those fields significantly.  His expert experience growing and scaling companies in those areas, as well as his passion for developing people and building teams, will be a huge asset for us, and will help McDermott & Bull to continue to support that growing client base.”

Vander Zanden brings more than 25 years of life sciences industry experience, including 15 years in a variety of senior global roles with Allergan Pharmaceuticals.  He has a proven track record of driving growth and completing turnarounds for companies like Medtronic, Lumenis, and Hoya Surgical Optics.  Jake founded VANDER ZANDEN Group in 2006, an international consultancy that helped companies grow their businesses in a variety of international markets, including Japan via a partnership with inFinitures Consulting.  Most recently, Jake was Chief Commercial Officer at Presbia, where he helped to both launch and grow the company, as well as complete a $50M IPO.

Vander Zanden is an Expert in Residence at Applied Innovation at the University of California, Irvine.  He is a past board member for Prevent Blindness America, and a Coordinator for Meals-in-a-Box, an organization which provides food and aid for veterans and their families.

Vander Zanden holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing and Management from St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

About McDermott & Bull 

McDermott & Bull has been redefining expectations within the world of executive search since 2001.  The firm’s practice leaders, all of whom have substantial executive experience, are uniquely positioned to address the dynamic leadership demands of public and private companies across nearly every industry.  With the advent of MB Interim Leaders in 2011, McDermott & Bull is powerfully equipped to service both the permanent and interim needs of its clients.  Respected companies including Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Chicken of the Sea, Western Digital, Golden State Foods, Google, Panda Restaurant Group, Honda Center/Anaheim Ducks, Comerica Bank, Union Bank, as well as portfolio companies owned by private equity firms such as Riverside Company, Sun Capital Partners, ClearLight Partners, Swander Pace Capital, Chicago Growth Partners, and Riordan, Lewis & Hayden, have all partnered with McDermott & Bull.  Additionally, the firm’s Executive Network program provides valuable resources for and offers opportunities to build meaningful relationships with thousands of C-Suite and VP-level executives throughout the country.

IRVINE, California, November 23, 2016 – McDermott & Bull, the 29th largest executive search firm in the Americas and the fastest-growing firm within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, is proud to announce the successful appointment of David Habiger as a member of the Board of Directors at Stamps.com, the leading provider of postage online and shipping software solutions.

This executive recruiting engagement was conducted by Craig Lipus, Partner; Garrett Lipus, Principal Consultant; and Brian Selvey, Director of Recruiting at McDermott & Bull.  According to Craig Lipus, “We were delighted to again work with Stamps.com to expand their Board.  Dave brings significant public Director experience and the ideal background that Ken McBride, Chairman & CEO of Stamps.com, was looking to add to the Board.”

Habiger is an experienced CEO, having served in that role at three different companies over the course of his career, and has been part of significant revenue growth in the companies he has led.  His tenure at Sonic Solutions spanned eighteen years, as he was employee number six and the CEO for six years, leading up to the sale of the $400M revenue company to Rovi Corporation.  Habiger went on to be the CEO of NDS Group, sold to Cisco for $5B, and of Textura, sold in August 2016 to Oracle for $700M.

Habiger earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from St. Norbert College and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

About Stamps.com

Stamps.com is the leading provider of postage online and shipping software solutions to approximately 650 thousand customers, including consumers, small businesses, e-commerce shippers, enterprises, and high volume shippers.  Stamps.com offers solutions that help businesses run their shipping operations more smoothly and function more successfully under the brand names Stamps.com, Endicia, ShipStation, ShippingEasy and ShipWorks.  Stamps.com’s family of brands provides seamless access to mailing and shipping services through integrations with more than 400 unique partner applications.

About McDermott & Bull

McDermott & Bull has been redefining expectations within the world of executive search since 2001.  The firm’s practice leaders, all of whom have substantial executive experience, are uniquely positioned to address the dynamic leadership demands of public and private companies across nearly every industry.  With the advent of MB Interim Leaders in 2011, McDermott & Bull is powerfully equipped to service both the permanent and interim needs of its clients.  Respected companies including Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Chicken of the Sea, Western Digital, Golden State Foods, Google, Panda Restaurant Group, Honda Center/Anaheim Ducks, Comerica Bank, Union Bank, as well as portfolio companies owned by private equity firms such as Riverside Company, Sun Capital Partners, ClearLight Partners, Swander Pace Capital, Chicago Growth Partners, and Riordan, Lewis & Hayden, have all partnered with McDermott & Bull.  Additionally, the firm’s Executive Network program provides valuable resources for and offers opportunities to build meaningful relationships with thousands of C-Suite and VP-level executives throughout the country.

IRVINE, California, November 21, 2016 – McDermott & Bull, the 29th largest executive search firm in the Americas and the fastest-growing firm within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Andrew Bereczky as Group Manager, Information Security with Automobile Club of Southern California, the largest member of the AAA federation of motor clubs.

This executive recruiting engagement was conducted by Craig Lipus, Partner; Garrett Lipus, Principal Consultant; and Laurie Henderson, Recruiting Consultant at McDermott & Bull.  According to Craig Lipus, “The Group Manager, Information Security is a critical role for the Automobile Club of Southern California.  Andrew’s broad-based business experience and expertise, combined with his demonstrated leadership ability, makes him uniquely qualified for this role at AAA.  Andrew brings significant senior leadership to an already talented information technology executive team.”

Bereczky is an experienced IT professional who over the course of his career has been successful in developing enterprise information security programs. He has a background in cyber security, and over twenty years of information/security leadership experience.  Before joining the Automobile Club of Southern California, Bereczky spent two years with Zenith Education Group as Chief Information Officer.  Bereczky was brought on to build and transform the technology organization into a shared services solutions delivery team, positioned to enable revenue and operational growth initiatives.  Prior to Zenith Education Group, Bereczky spent six years with Alorica as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Applications and Infrastructure, responsible for technology strategy, all client and internal security, applications/customer operational support, and the Project Management Office.  During his time with Alorica, the company grew from 5,000 employees to 23,000 employees through organic growth and three acquisitions.

About Automobile Club of Southern California

The Automobile Club of Southern California is the largest member of the AAA federation of motor clubs and has been serving members since 1900.  Members benefit from 24-hour roadside assistance, insurance products and services, travel agency, financial products, automotive pricing and buying programs, automotive testing and analysis, trip planning services, and highway and transportation safety programs.  Today, the Auto Club serves more than 14 million AAA members in 21 states from over 300 branch offices and twelve regional call centers.  The Auto Club operates the largest leisure travel agency in the Western United States and the Auto Club’s affiliated Interinsurance Exchange is one of the largest auto and home insurers in California.

About McDermott & Bull

McDermott & Bull has been redefining expectations within the world of executive search since 2001.  The firm’s practice leaders, all of whom have substantial executive experience, are uniquely positioned to address the dynamic leadership demands of public and private companies across nearly every industry.  With the advent of MB Interim Leaders in 2011, McDermott & Bull is powerfully equipped to service both the permanent and interim needs of its clients.  Respected companies including Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Chicken of the Sea, Western Digital, Golden State Foods, Google, Panda Restaurant Group, Honda Center/Anaheim Ducks, Comerica Bank, Union Bank, as well as portfolio companies owned by private equity firms such as Riverside Company, Sun Capital Partners, ClearLight Partners, Swander Pace Capital, Chicago Growth Partners, and Riordan, Lewis & Hayden, have all partnered with McDermott & Bull.  Additionally, the firm’s Executive Network program provides valuable resources for and offers opportunities to build meaningful relationships with thousands of C-Suite and VP-level executives throughout the country.

IRVINE, California, November 18, 2016 – McDermott & Bull, the 29th largest executive search firm in the Americas and the fastest-growing firm within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Nader Garschi as Vice President of Operations with Decurion Corporation, a privately-held corporation that is parent to a number of operating subsidiaries, including ArcLight Cinemas.

This executive recruiting engagement was conducted by the fit Team at McDermott & Bull, which includes Jeff Black, Partner; Jason Pinegar, Associate Principal Consultant; and Kelly Nguyen, Executive Search Coordinator; as well as Recruiting Associate Trey Mullen.  According to Pinegar, “It was great to dive deep with the top candidates on this search and get to understand them on a different level, which allowed us and the Decurion team to better envision the potential for a successful fit.  Decurion is such a unique company and its emphasis on personal development really struck a chord with us and the way we told their story.  Nader resonated with the message and the leadership team, and we couldn’t be happier for him.”

Garschi has over twenty years of experience leading multi-unit operations, primarily in the restaurant industry.  After spending ten years with Sara Lee Corporation, he worked at Yum! Brands as a Market Coach for Taco Bell.  In 2004, Garschi joined Panda Restaurant Group, where he held numerous roles including Director of License Operations, Concept Director of Hibachi-San, Executive Director, Concept Innovation – Guest Insights & Experience, and Regional Director of Operations and International Development.  During his ten-year tenure, Panda Express grew from 500 units to over 1,700.  Prior to joining Decurion Corporation, Garschi was CEO of Blue Pie Consulting, a restaurant consulting firm.

Garschi earned a Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering from Tehran University and a Master of Business Administration from Saint Mary’s College of California.

About Decurion Corporation

Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Decurion, a privately-held corporation, is parent to a number of operating subsidiaries, including Pacific Theatres, Robertson Properties Group, ArcLight Cinemas, and Hollybrook Senior Living.  The Decurion portfolio of companies employs about 1,100 persons (or “members”) in California.

ArcLight Cinema Company is the most recently established subsidiary of Pacific Theatres Entertainment Corporation.  An extensive evaluation of the exhibition industry and audience attitudes led to the creation of ArcLight, whose purpose is to create opportunities for transformational experiences.  ArcLight exists to meet the needs and wants of moviegoers who seek a place of care and respect and who will value the experience of greater connection with its crew members, other customers, its environment, and the film.  Through such amenities as reserved seating, state-of-the-art sound and picture quality, pre-screening lectures, special events, a movie-focused gift shop, a custom-designed web site, and the introduction of a café/bar to the movie-going venue, ArcLight extends and enhances the movie-going experience.

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About McDermott & Bull

McDermott & Bull has been redefining expectations within the world of executive search since 2001.  The firm’s practice leaders, all of whom have substantial executive experience, are uniquely positioned to address the dynamic leadership demands of public and private companies across nearly every industry.  With the advent of MB Interim Leaders in 2011, McDermott & Bull is powerfully equipped to service both the permanent and interim needs of its clients.  Respected companies including Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Chicken of the Sea, Western Digital, Golden State Foods, Google, Panda Restaurant Group, Honda Center/Anaheim Ducks, Comerica Bank, Union Bank, as well as portfolio companies owned by private equity firms such as Riverside Company, Sun Capital Partners, ClearLight Partners, Swander Pace Capital, Chicago Growth Partners, and Riordan, Lewis & Hayden, have all partnered with McDermott & Bull.  Additionally, the firm’s Executive Network program provides valuable resources for and offers opportunities to build meaningful relationships with thousands of C-Suite and VP-level executives throughout the country.

IRVINE, California, November 17, 2016 – MB Interim Leaders (MBIL) is pleased to announce the successful appointment of the interim Chief Information Officer at one of the nation’s largest apparel companies.

Rebecca Miller, MBIL’s Vice President of Sales, met with the apparel company, who had an urgent need for a skilled turnaround IT Executive to help improve performance.  Within one week of receiving the position, our interim leader was hired and placed onsite as the interim CIO.  After just one month, the interim leader found a savings of over $2 million dollars and is aiding in transitioning the company into a growth phase and potential sale.

Our interim leader has over twenty years of experience leading IT departments at both privately-held and publicly-traded companies such as The Walt Disney Company and Arbonne International.  He has a strong background in turnaround situations and has achieved success in helping large companies transition into growth phases through identifying infrastructure issues, rebuilding/repairing applications, and conducting IT risk assessments.

About MB Interim Leaders

Established by McDermott & Bull in 2011, MB Interim Leaders is the definitive interim executive leadership resource for companies seeking to address immediate challenges.  McDermott & Bull has been redefining expectations within the world of executive search since 2001, and the advent of MB Interim Leaders powerfully equips the firm to service both the temporary and permanent needs of its clients.  The firm’s practice leaders, all of whom have substantial executive experience, are uniquely positioned to address the dynamic leadership demands of public and private companies across nearly every industry.  Respected companies including Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Chicken of the Sea, Western Digital, Golden State Foods, Google, Panda Restaurant Group, Honda Center/Anaheim Ducks, Comerica Bank, Union Bank, as well as portfolio companies owned by private equity firms such as Riverside Company, Sun Capital Partners, ClearLight Partners, Swander Pace Capital, Chicago Growth Partners, and Riordan, Lewis & Hayden, have all partnered with McDermott & Bull.  Additionally, the firm’s Executive Network program provides valuable resources for and offers opportunities to build meaningful relationships with thousands of C-Suite and VP-level executives throughout the country.

IRVINE, California, November 9, 2016 – McDermott & Bull, the 29th largest executive search firm in the Americas and the fastest-growing firm within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, is proud to announce the successful appointment of John Lund as Chief Financial Officer with Behavioral Health Group (BHG), a leading provider of opioid addiction treatment services.

This executive recruiting engagement was conducted by Craig Lipus, Partner; Garrett Lipus, Principal Consultant; and Tara Steven, Senior Recruiting Associate at McDermott & Bull.  According to Craig Lipus, “Working with BHG, located in Dallas, and their private equity sponsor Frontenac, out of Chicago, was a great partnership.  We are very pleased to have had the opportunity to match John with BHG and Frontenac.  John brings all the necessary experience and past success to this role at a very exciting time in BHG’s history.  We look forward to seeing the success this partnership will achieve going forward.”

Before joining BHG, Lund was most recently the CFO for Reliant Rehabilitation, a portfolio company of DW Healthcare Partners out of Utah.  During his time with Reliant Rehabilitation, Lund was instrumental in growing the business in revenue, expanding operations from 10 states to 27 states, and growing skilled nursing sites from 250 to 575 sites nationally.  Prior to Reliant Rehabilitation, Lund was Vice President, Finance & Controller for Research Now and Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller for La Quinta Management.

Lund earned a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from University of North Texas and an MBA from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management.

About Behavioral Health Group

Behavioral Health Group is a private equity-backed company and is a leading provider of opioid addiction treatment services.  With 38 locations in Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina, BHG provides pharmacotherapeutic maintenance and counseling services in an outpatient setting to individuals that are over the age of 21 and are dependent on opioids.  BHG’s mission is to be the best-in-class network of outpatient opioid treatment facilities by producing superior patient outcomes.  Its employees accomplish this goal by providing each person who enters its programs with a medically-based treatment experience, in accordance with extensive regulatory requirements.

About McDermott & Bull

McDermott & Bull has been redefining expectations within the world of executive search since 2001.  The firm’s practice leaders, all of whom have substantial executive experience, are uniquely positioned to address the dynamic leadership demands of public and private companies across nearly every industry.  With the advent of MB Interim Leaders in 2011, McDermott & Bull is powerfully equipped to service both the permanent and interim needs of its clients.  McDermott & Bull’s Healthcare Practice clients include AccentCare, Silverado Senior Living, Behavioral Health Group, CHOC Children’s, ModernHEALTH, Human Longevity Inc., Posey Company, Wound Care Specialist, Alliance Healthcare Services, ICU Medical and Apria Healthcare, as well as portfolio companies owned by private equity firms such as Riverside Company, Sun Capital Partners, ClearLight Partners, Swander Pace Capital, Frontenac, Cressey & Co., and Riordan, Lewis & Haden.  Additionally, the firm’s Executive Network program provides valuable resources for and offers opportunities to build meaningful relationships with thousands of C-Suite and VP-level executives throughout the country.

IRVINE, California, November 7, 2016 – McDermott & Bull, the 29th largest executive search firm in the Americas and the fastest-growing firm within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Ken Baxter as Vice President of Revenue Cycle with Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals.

This executive recruiting engagement was conducted by Craig Lipus, Partner; Garrett Lipus, Principal Consultant; and Laurie Henderson, Recruiting Consultant at McDermott & Bull.  According to Craig Lipus, “Ken is an ideal fit for this role at CHOC.  His expertise in hospital revenue cycle will be a significant benefit for CHOC as they continue to expand the services provided to over two million children in our community.  McDermott & Bull is very proud to partner with CHOC.”

Baxter is an experienced revenue cycle professional who has been successful over the course of his career building the foundation for high performing revenue cycle operations.  Baxter joins CHOC Children’s from Millennium Health, where he led revenue cycle as a Vice President.  Prior to joining Millennium Health, Baxter spent time with Cadence Heath as Senior Director of Revenue Cycle, Presence Health as Executive Director, CBO Operations and CHS as Patient Financial Services Director.  Earlier in his career, Baxter worked at Centegra Health Systems, Vanguard Health Systems and Boone Hospital Center.

Baxter earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics/Business Finance and his Health Services Management Degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

About Children’s Hospital of Orange County

For 50 years, CHOC Children’s has been steadfastly committed to providing the highest quality medical care to children.  Affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, their regional pediatric healthcare network includes a state-of-the-art 279-bed main hospital facility in the City of Orange, and a hospital-within-a-hospital in Mission Viejo.  CHOC also offers many primary and specialty care clinics, more than 100 additional programs and services, a pediatric residency program, four centers of excellence – The CHOC Children’s Heart, Neuroscience, Orthopaedic and Hyundai Cancer Institutes, and a California medical foundation with more than two hundred physician providers (primary care and specialists).

About McDermott & Bull

McDermott & Bull has been redefining expectations within the world of executive search since 2001.  The firm’s practice leaders, all of whom have substantial executive experience, are uniquely positioned to address the dynamic leadership demands of public and private companies across nearly every industry.  With the advent of MB Interim Leaders in 2011, McDermott & Bull is powerfully equipped to service both the permanent and interim needs of its clients.  McDermott & Bull’s Healthcare Practice clients include AccentCare, Silverado Senior Living, Behavioral Health Group, CHOC Children’s, ModernHEALTH, Human Longevity Inc., Posey Company, Wound Care Specialist, Alliance Healthcare Services, ICU Medical and Apria Healthcare, as well as portfolio companies owned by private equity firms such as Riverside Company, Sun Capital Partners, ClearLight Partners, Swander Pace Capital, Frontenac, Cressey & Co., and Riordan, Lewis & Hayden.  Additionally, the firm’s Executive Network program provides valuable resources for and offers opportunities to build meaningful relationships with thousands of C-Suite and VP-level executives throughout the country.

IRVINE, California, November 2, 2016 – McDermott & Bull, the 29th largest executive search firm in the Americas and the fastest-growing firm within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Chris Casler as Chief People Officer with New Century Health, a healthcare services company that is at the leading edge as the country shifts from fee-for-service to value and outcome-focused Population Health Management.

This executive recruiting engagement was conducted by Bill Brewer, Principal Consultant; Scott Meyer, Principal Consultant; and Laurie Henderson, Senior Recruiting Consultant at McDermott & Bull.  According to Brewer, “Chris brings a wealth of knowledge to New Century Health with his background in technology and healthcare.  He is well suited to help New Century Health scale in size with anticipated growth.  Chris will also partner well with the CEO, Atul Dhir, MD, D.Phil, in championing a corporate culture of cooperative success.  Chris is a business leader first who has an expertise in Human Resources.”

Casler spent the past nine years with Broadcom where he served as Vice President, Human Resources supporting a $4.5B business group as well as the corporate-wide G&A functions.  He initially joined Broadcom as the company’s Director of Talent Acquisition.  Prior to Broadcom, Casler worked for 3.5 years at Baxter Healthcare as the Director of Talent Acquisition Center of Expertise, and finally as the Director of Latin America Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness.  Earlier in his career, he worked in various roles for Bank of America, Motorola, MicroAge, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Casler earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from State University of New York College at Oswego, NY.

About New Century Health

New Century Health is a national cancer and cardiology care management company that provides innovative solutions to ensure the highest healthcare quality.  The Company’s value-based technology platform, combined with specialist-to-specialist physician consultation, enables patients, payers and physicians to benefit from the selection of evidence-based, cost-effective therapies.  New Century Health partners with payers and a growing provider network of over 8,000 physicians to deliver specialty care services to more than 9 million covered lives managed by Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial and Administrative Services Only (ASO) payers.  The private equity firm of Water Street Healthcare Partners in Chicago became the majority owner of New Century Health in 2010.

About McDermott & Bull

McDermott & Bull has been redefining expectations within the world of executive search since 2001.  The firm’s practice leaders, all of whom have substantial executive experience, are uniquely positioned to address the dynamic leadership demands of public and private companies across nearly every industry.  With the advent of MB Interim Leaders in 2011, McDermott & Bull is powerfully equipped to service both the permanent and interim needs of its clients.  Respected companies including Aramark, Epson America, Hyundai Capital America, In-N-Out Burger, Kaiser Aluminum, Unified Grocers, Western Federal Credit Union (UNIFY Financial Credit Union), Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Chicken of the Sea, Western Digital, Golden State Foods, Google, Panda Restaurant Group, Honda Center/Anaheim Ducks, Comerica Bank, Union Bank, as well as portfolio companies owned by private equity firms such as Riverside Company, Sun Capital Partners, ClearLight Partners, Swander Pace Capital, Chicago Growth Partners, and Riordan, Lewis & Hayden, have all partnered with McDermott & Bull.  Additionally, the firm’s Executive Network program provides valuable resources for and offers opportunities to build meaningful relationships with thousands of C-Suite and VP-level executives throughout the country.