We are pleased to announce that Todd Morris, formerly of Catalina USA, has joined Label Insight as the Chief Executive Officer. Morris joins the company as Label Insight dramatically expands its role in helping CPG manufacturers and retailers realign their product, e-commerce and digital strategies to connect with consumers around their individual product attribute preferences, such as gluten-free,…
We are pleased to announce the placement of Scott M. Smith as Chief Executive Officer of StreamLink Software, where he will be responsible for leading the company through their next stage of growth. This project was completed by our Investor-backed Technology Practice. A leading grant management SaaS technology provider, StreamLink is a portfolio company of…
Iverify, a portfolio company of Driehaus Private Equity, retained Lantern Partners to recruit its new Chief Executive Officer. We are pleased to announce Jim Fanella as the new Chief Executive Officer,where he will be responsible for streamlining operations and growing the business.
Teleworking has been a hot-button topic for some time now, with supporters touting the productivity, savings and employee empowerment that can result from it, while those in opposition point to asset management issues, lack of teamwork and loss of productivity that may come along with working remotely. While many leadership teams have taken up fairly…
When it comes to using social media as a networking tool, many professionals tend to back away. I hear, “it’s too complicated,” or “this is a waste of my time.” There is a belief that posting to social networks can be like yelling into a wind tunnel. While each of those laments may be true…
CHICAGO – Lantern Partners, a retained senior executive recruiting firm, is currently recruiting a Chief Operating Officer (COO) for its pro bono client, the Golden Apple Foundation. The Golden Apple Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to inspire, develop, and support teacher excellence in Illinois, especially in schools of need. Founded nearly 30 years ago and with…
I recently read with great interest (that’s my politically correct term for dismay and palm-to-forehead confusion) an article in the revered periodical The Economist, about the struggles of my former employer and downward trends in the senior executive recruitment industry. This article was referred to me by my mother-in-law, who read it and then immediately…
Because all business goals are supported by technology in some way, company leaders need to have perspective on, a vision for, and competencies in technology to feel comfortable making technology-related decisions as they relate to marketing, security, and more. This leads to one vital question all CEOs must answer: Are you recruiting your C-suite to…
Some of the greatest lessons our parents teach us aren’t delivered as family-friendly sitcom monologues, with a sentimental soundtrack playing in the background. Instead, they often come in more mundane moments, as we watch their lives unfold everyday. My biological parents divorced when I was five years old, and discovered new mates early, so I…
Along with the rise in popularity of the online profile have also come rampant declarations of “The resume is dead!” Though LinkedIn’s quest to serve as the next-generation resume — digital, readily accessible and easily updatable — may be a hit for many job seekers, it seriously misses the mark for senior-level executives. Why? Because it’s…
