Category Archives: For Employers

Should I Pay for an Executive Candidate’s Spouse to Visit Before Relocation?

Executive Hiring Decision

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have written this plain-English explainer because the question comes up in nearly every client conversation. Yes, for a relocating executive hire, funding a spouse or partner’s visit is a reasonable, often […]

How to Hire a CMO for a B2B manufacturer: An Employer’s Field Guide

This field guide reflects what we have learned placing executives into this exact role and industry, the distinctions that matter and the mistakes that recur. Hiring a CMO for a B2B manufacturer demands someone who understands industrial marketing, long technical sales cycles, […]

How to Hire a VP of Finance for a PE-backed services platform: An Employer’s Field Guide

CFO Leadership Team Boardroom

At JRG Partners, we run searches like this across the industry, so this field guide distills what actually separates a strong hire from a costly mismatch. Hiring a VP of Finance for a PE-backed services platform demands someone who can operate at the pace and rigor of private […]

The 10 Toughest Executive Roles to Fill in 2026 (And Why)

C Suite Recruitment

Drawing on our executive search work, we put this list together to give employers a practical, ranked view they can actually act on. Some executive roles are far harder to fill than others, whether because the talent is scarce, the requirements are rare, or the demands are […]

Top 10 Energy and Industrial Executive Recruiters in 2026

Corporate Headhunting

This field guide reflects what we have learned placing executives into this exact role and industry, the distinctions that matter and the mistakes that recur. Energy and industrial executive search spans a vast range, from traditional energy to renewables, and from heavy […]

CPG Executive Recruiters in New York: How Employers Choose the Right Partner

Corporate Hiring Consultation

This guide draws on our executive search work in this market, laying out what employers should understand about the local scene and how to choose a search partner. New York is a leading center of consumer packaged goods leadership, especially in marketing, brand, and the […]

Hiring Executives for a Turnaround: A Board Playbook for Distressed Companies

Executive Board Meeting

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, this is one of the questions employers bring me most often, and my answer has been sharpened by seeing what separates the searches that succeed from the ones that don’t. Hiring executives for a turnaround is one […]

The 2026 C-Suite Compensation Almanac: Data Across 20 Industries

C Suite Executives Discussion

Drawing on JRG Partners’ work across the executive search market, this report lays out the patterns and dynamics we see shaping leadership hiring. C-suite compensation varies widely by industry, role, company size, and structure, and understanding the patterns is essential to […]

How to Build an Executive Bench for Multiple Portfolio Companies

Drawing on our executive search practice, we put this together to give employers a grounded, practical view they can act on. Firms that repeatedly need the same handful of executive profiles across a portfolio, a CFO who can build reporting, a COO who can standardise operations, […]