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Townsend Search Group Welcomes Emerging Growth Specialist Alexandra Ochalek

April 14, 2025

Townsend Search Group is pleased to announce Alexandra Ochalek has joined our team as a Director. With a background that spans corporate law and wealth management, Ochalek specializes in C-Suite placements for emerging and innovative growth companies nationwide.  Throughout her career, she has guided both companies and investors through complex …

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Are There Too Many ‘Chiefs’ in Your C-Suite?

September 13, 2024 ,

In a recent study, LinkedIn’s Working Insights team analyzed over 100,000 U.S. hiring decisions that included the word “chief.” The result? They found 51 variations of C-suite titles. Long gone are the days when the C-suite included only CEOs, CFOs, and COOs. Today, we’re seeing an explosion of “chiefs” in …

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Townsend Search Group Welcomes Executive Search Veteran R. Coalter Powers

September 9, 2024

Townsend Search Group is pleased to announce R. Coalter Powers has joined our team as a Managing Director. Powers brings over 20 years of experience leading successful search and placement operations for executive and C-Suite engagements across North America.  Coalter has deep knowledge in the biotech, pharmaceutical, life sciences, technology …

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Three Trends Reshaping CFO Recruitment

September 4, 2024 , , ,

The modern CFO wears many hats — including strategic partner, technology advocate and value creation specialist. This ongoing expansion of the CFO role impacts how companies approach CFO recruitment and hiring decisions. At Townsend Search Group, we work with many businesses, including private equity portfolio companies, to help them identify, …

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