AESC, the Association of Executive Search & Leadership
Consultants, honored Rick DeRose of
Acertitude, Jennifer Mondoux of
MondouxRollins Partners Inc. and Karen
Greenbaum of AESC with critical awards.
NEW
YORK, May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today
at their annual AESC Global Conference in New York, the Association of Executive Search
and Leadership Consultants (AESC) recognized three individuals for
their impact on the profession.
- Rick DeRose, Acertitude
- Jennifer Mondoux, MondouxRollins
Partners Inc.
- Karen Greenbaum,
aesc.org
AESC AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Rick DeRose, Co-Founder and Managing
Partner at Acertitude, was honored with the AESC Award of
Excellence for his impact on the profession.
Karen Greenbaum, AESC President
& CEO, commented: "Rick DeRose's
stellar career demonstrates a true commitment to the high-quality
standards demanded by AESC. As he's grown his businesses, he has
maintained these standards while elevating the
profession."
Throughout his 25-plus-year career in the executive search and
leadership consulting industry, Rick has founded and built two
reputable firms, brought new consultants into the profession,
provided a great place for consultants to do meaningful work, and
elevated the profession's reputation.
"Rick's impact in the executive search and leadership consulting
domain has been nothing short of extraordinary," said Ed Meyercord, President & CEO of Extreme
Networks. Rick has worked closely with the organization on 14
executive appointments in the last six years. "His high standards
and commitment to the industry are not merely compliance, but a
testament to his unwavering belief in the value of helping people
unleash their human potential and building high-quality
relationships."
Rick founded Telecom Executive Group, which later evolved into
Technology Executive Group (TEG), in 1995. In 2015, he co-founded
Acertitude with Kevin O'Neill. The
firm has a "client for life" mentality and not only rejects an
episodic mindset internally, but also makes substantial daily
investments in the enduring success of the leaders it
serves.
In 2018, Guy Barnes joined as the
third managing partner to spearhead the firm's European expansion.
This move broadened Rick's impact on the profession as the firm
expanded its client-centric founding philosophy, "The Acertitude
Way" abroad.
"Rick exhibits a client-for-life mentality when serving his
clients, candidates, and the profession," said Jack Callison, Chief Executive Officer of
Sunrise Senior Living. Rick has been integral in helping Jack
overhaul Sunrise Senior Living's C-level team, acting as an
"extension" of the center's brand and team.
Not only has Rick launched a firm that operates with high
standards, but it does so on a global scale. Today, The Acertitude
Group has achieved remarkable growth to $34
million in less than nine years, has expanded its client
base fivefold, its team by 300%, and its services to multiple
countries. The firm takes pride in its superior level of
professionalism, demonstrated by a high NPS score of +82 and an
unwavering commitment to generating positive outcomes for clients,
candidates, and team-members.
Currently, Rick is a co-founder and managing partner at
Acertitude. He also oversees the firm's Technology and Healthcare
practices, bringing over 20 years of experience to his role as a
leadership advisor to CEOs and senior executives of private equity
firms, public corporations and private companies. Rick and his team
are also highly specialized in running CFO, CIO/CTO, GTM, CISO, and
PE operating partner searches and in supporting value-creation,
growth, restructuring, carve-out scenarios.
Rick continues to be an advisor to TEG, which is now an
Acertitude company specializing in management search across
technology, digital infrastructure, healthcare, and professional
services.
Prior to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Rick progressed through
an array of leadership roles at Cable & Wireless
Communications. He earned an MBA, Finance from Drexel University, and a B.S., Accounting from
St. Joseph's University, where he
is currently serves on the Board of Trustees.
"I am honored to receive this year's AESC Award of Excellence,
yet the credit truly belongs to our remarkable clients, candidates,
and team members," said DeRose. "At Acertitude, we are committed to
consistently delivering excellence at a global scale and developing
life-long partnerships. Witnessing our clients' successes in the
marketplace fills us with excitement, and in my view, this award is
a testament to our collective efforts and our capacity to
collaborate towards unleashing human potential."
About the AESC Award of Excellence
The AESC Award of Excellence honors individuals at the height of
their careers who have made significant, outstanding contributions
to the executive search and leadership consulting profession. Since
2000, this award has been given to recipients who promote AESC's
commitment to the highest professional standards through its
Professional Practice Standards at their firm and within the
profession.
AESC COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AWARD
Jennifer Mondoux, CEO and Founder at
MondouxRollins Partners Inc., was awarded the AESC Commitment to
the Community Award for her work in both the executive search and
leadership consulting profession as well as the broader
community.
Karen Greenbaum, AESC President
& CEO, commented: "Jennifer
Mondoux exemplifies a true leader not just in the profession
but also importantly in her community. Jennifer's commitment both
in terms of time and treasure have ensured an impact in everything
she does."
Throughout her career, Jennifer has remained dedicated to
serving the community through her work with The Royal Ottawa
Foundation for Mental Health and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, while helping private
company clients find leadership talent for their teams.
"Jennifer is not just a successful businesswoman; she is a role
model who exemplifies everything a business and community leader
should be," said Angie Hoang, a
member of the Compensation and Succession Committee at The Royal
Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health. "Her tireless dedication to
supporting the Royal Ottawa, the largest and most significant
institution in the Ottawa area for
mental health, is truly commendable."
Jennifer has served on the Board of Directors for The Royal
Ottawa Foundation for nearly five years, serving several of those
years as founder and chair of the foundation's first Compensation
and Succession Planning Committee. She now leads a group of
professionals in human resources and organizational leadership in
the oversight of performance, compensation and succession for the
foundation's president, on a pro bono basis. Additionally, Jennifer
and her team at MondouxRollins Partners Inc. actively participate
in two annual events supporting the foundation: The Leaders for
Mental Health Breakfast and The Run for Women.
Jane Duchscher, Board Chair, The
Royal Ottawa Foundation, noted that Jennifer's work developing and
working with the committee has had a tremendous impact on the
foundation. She explained that Jennifer's work provided the
foundation with structure and guidance, advanced the foundation's
talent retention efforts and grew the foundation's fundraising and
awareness efforts.
"Jennifer's career in executive search and independent director
search has made her an expert in leadership development and board
governance, which she applied in the selection of the committee to
ensure each member was a value-add to the foundation," said Jane.
"Jennifer's voice with respect to her commitment to the Royal
Foundation Board, [her work and] the personal time commitment she
has provided the Foundation Board, clearly demonstrates her
commitment to community service."
Jennifer has also made a significant contribution to her alma
mater, Queen's University. In 2023, and in partnership with
Queen's, Jennifer launched "The Valerie Feltham and Tammy Bekkers Memorial Bursary", a $50,000 bursary honoring the lives of Valerie and
Tammy, Jennifer's classmates and friends who lost their lives in a
car accident in 1993.
"Jennifer is determined to raise additional funds for the
bursary [to help] more students at Queen's," explains Laura Costello, Sr. Development Officer Queen's
University at Kingston. "She
headed a fundraising campaign, reaching out to classmates and
friends and asking them to join her. Thousands of dollars in
additional bursary money were raised, and she remains committed to
keeping the momentum going."
Jennifer has more than 15 years of experience working
exclusively with private company clients in helping them find
leadership talent for their teams. In 2018, she made the
entrepreneurial leap to launch MondouxRollins Partners, Inc.,
Canada's only bilingual human
capital advisory and talent solutions firm exclusively serving
founder-led, family-run or VC/PE-backed privately-held companies.
Since its inception, the firm has successfully completed 92
leadership assignments, earning trust by averaging 5.5 assignments
per client and achieving an industry-leading close rate of 68
days.
Under Jennifer's leadership, the firm has advanced the
importance of leadership talent specifically in private company
governance through the launch of an independent director search
practice. The firm also founded Canada's Best Private Boards, a
first-of-its-kind, national and annual program that will recognize
the impact of great governance on the performance of private
companies. The inaugural summit and awards will be held on
November 6th, 2024, in Toronto.
Jennifer holds a bachelor's degree in political studies from
Queen's University, a post-graduate degree in journalism from
Toronto Metropolitan University,
as well as a director's certification from the National Association
of Corporate Directors (NACD).
About the AESC Commitment to the Community Award
Established in 1993, the AESC Commitment to the Community Award
honors firms, offices or individuals who combine excellence in
executive search or leadership consulting with a strong commitment
to community service and volunteerism toward charitable causes.
AESC IDEA AWARD
Karen Greenbaum, CEO at AESC, was
honored with the AESC IDEA Award for her commitment to inclusion,
diversity, equity and access.
Karen has served as CEO at AESC for the last decade. Within that
time, she has played a critical role in advancing the profession,
ensuring that AESC sets the quality standards for the profession
globally while shining a light on the high-impact work done by AESC
members.
Karen has remained a vigilant champion for inclusion, diversity,
equity and access in the profession. In the aftermath of the murder
of George Floyd, Karen led AESC
through a genuine diversity, fairness and belonging awakening.
Together with CEOs from AESCs largest member firms, Karen
co-authored AESC's Diversity Pledge and Guiding Principles. The
pledge, which has since been signed by 150-plus CEOs, is a bold
commitment to combatting bigotry. Each CEO who signs this pledge is
committing to developing and deepening actions toward inclusion
within their own firms, with the clients and candidates they serve,
and in their communities.
Six original coauthors and the first signatories of AESC's
Diversity Pledge personally endorsed Karen's selection:
- Andrew Chastain, President
& CEO, WittKieffer
- Trina Gordon, former President
& CEO, Boyden
- Mickey Matthews, former
International Chairman, Stanton
Chase
- Clarke Murphy, former CEO,
Russell Reynolds Associates
- Krishnan Rajagopalan, former
President & CEO, Heidrick & Struggles
- Ben Williams, CEO, Spencer Stuart
Since its creation, Karen has been the key driver ensuring AESC
and its members live up to that promise.
Clarke Murphy said, "From the day
we came together as leaders to make our pledge, [Karen] has never
wavered, never stopped holding us accountable, never stopped
working toward a better, more fair, and more equitable
world."
Under Karen's leadership, AESC's IDEA Councils were born. AESC's
five IDEA Councils ensure the association remains on a path toward
furthering our DEI mission, elevating the conversation around
diversity and inclusion. In the aftermath of the US Supreme Court
decision undermining affirmative action in US college admissions,
Karen brought AESC Diversity Council members together to address
the decision and its implications.
Amid a global backlash against DEI, Karen led the development
and execution of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Creating
Competitive Advantage Through Fairness, Inclusion and Belonging, an
AESC report. This research brought together the expertise of AESC
members and the insights of clients committed to DEI work around
the world.
"Today, DEI is under attack. Karen
Greenbaum is undaunted. As a fierce advocate for fairness,
inclusion and belonging, her impact is exponential and
immeasurable," said Julian Ha, AESC
Board Chair and Heidrick & Struggles Partner.
Additionally, Karen is a regular author and frequent speaker on
topics including the positive business impact of diverse and
inclusive leaders, teams and culture; critical CEO business issues;
the key to attracting and retaining diverse executive talent; the
importance of leading with purpose; the impact of legislation on
talent and leadership solutions; and overall trends and innovations
in the Executive Search and Leadership Consulting
profession.
Karen is a member of the 30% Club, a global group of Chairs and
CEOs committed to board diversity, and The Committee of 200, a
global non-profit focused on advancing women in business. She was
recently featured in the book Women Mean Business, a celebration of
trailblazing women who have risen to the top of the business world
and helped others do the same.
Krishnan Rajagopalan said of
Karen, "The legacy [she] created on these issues will endure. [Her]
influence on our firms has – I am confident – helped to change the
world."
Karen's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion precedes
her tenure at AESC. Before joining AESC, Karen served as the
President and COO for the $1 billion
US business of Mercer Consulting/MMC, a Fortune 200 company and
later as COO for Nixon Peabody LLP a nearly $500 million global 100 law firm. She also served
as an executive search consultant and partner.
About the AESC IDEA Award
The AESC IDEA Award was established in 2020 to support the goals of
the AESC Diversity Pledge, signed by more than 100 CEOs of leading
executive search and leadership consulting firms. The award
recognizes initiatives within the executive search and leadership
consulting profession that demonstrate an exemplary commitment to
inclusion, diversity, equity and access. These initiatives must be
of sufficient significance and external impact to be recognized as
excellent by the profession.
Media Contact
Martha Clement Rochford, AESC, +1
(585) 789-0057, mrochford@aesc.org, aesc.org
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