CEO, Board & P&L Recruiting
Our ultra-efficient CEO, Board, & P&L search and related services will source, recruit and accelerate onboarding of transformative CEOs, GMs, Presidents and Board Members.
Our unique Search 2.0 process ties CEO, Board, & P&L recruiting and senior leadership search to the specific value creation plan for achieving the investment thesis for a private equity-backed software or SaaS company.
Learn more about CEO compensation, turnover and other market trends in our CEO executive search talent report.
Track Record for CEO, Board & P&L Executive Search:
370+
Number of CEO, Board & P&L Placements
78+
Number of Exits assisted
$40.7B+
Enterprise Value Created
9.5
client satisfaction
<100
Average days to close
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Our leaders in this practice
Katherine Baker
Partner
CEO, Board & P&L Practice Lead
Go-to-Market Practice Expert
Based in Bespoke’s Austin office, Katherine leads the CEO, Board, & P&L Practice and is a GTM Practice expert to help build the executive teams for private equity backed software and technology companies. Over the last several years Katherine has completed over 200 searches for firms such as WCAS, Francisco Partners, Clearlake Capital, Insight Partners, TA Associates, Providence Equity, and more.
Kristie Nova
Founding Partner
CEO, Board & P&L Practice Co-Lead
25+ years of executive search experience, Kristie founded Bespoke Partners in 2011. Through Kristie’s tireless efforts Bespoke now partners with the world’s most successful private equity firms.
Jenny Gray
Partner
CEO, Board, and P&L Practice Expert
Jenny Gray is a Partner at Bespoke Partners within our CEO & Board Practice. Jenny specializes in leading CEO & Board searches for our clients across growth equity to buyout with portfolio companies in B2B SaaS.
Alexandra Bossetta
Partner
CEO, Board, and P&L Practice Expert
Alexandra serves as Partner at Bespoke in our CEO, Board, and P&L Practice. She leads executive recruitment and assessment for high-growth, PE-backed and public software organizations and has extensive experience placing leaders in CEO, President/ COO, Sales and Marketing, and HR Talent leadership roles.
Ellyn Baumgardner
Vice President
Ellyn Baumgardner is a Vice President based in Austin. Prior to Bespoke, Ellyn was an Executive Recruiter at The Millard Group where she led GTM recruiting efforts for PE- and VC-backed technology companies.
News & Insights
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Bespoke-placed leaders create value
We recruit CEOs, board members, P&L executives and other senior leaders with proven track records in:
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Scaling businesses through critical growth stages by identifying CEOs with proven experience driving revenue acceleration, operational maturity, and enterprise value creation.
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Navigating founder-to-professional leadership transitions by recruiting executives who can preserve culture while leading organizations into their next phase of growth.
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Building high-impact boards by securing directors and chairs with the governance expertise and operating experience required to support scaling companies.
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Identifying AI-adept CEOs and Board Leaders to drive transformation, innovation, and value creation.
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Aligning leadership with investor objectives by partnering with growth equity firms and boards to recruit talent that supports long-term value creation strategies.
The Bespoke Experience:
Unmatched results
The reach of a large firm, the grit and hustle of a boutique.
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Cap on searches
Recruiters capped at 6 searches for intensive attention on your search.
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Speed
Tech-enabled, data-driven search cuts days-to-close in half.
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Deep validation
10+ backchannel reference checks on every search, for comprehensive candidate backgrounds.
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Placement guarantee
Placed candidates will be in the role for at least 1 year or we redo the search.
Your full-spectrum human capital partner
Bespoke Partners is the leading software executive search firm and the top private equity recruiter. We have transformed hundreds of companies with our recruiting expertise in: CEOs, CFOs, CROs, CMOs, CSOs, CCOs, CCSOs, CHROs, CPOs, CTOs, CIOs, CISOs, VPs of Engineering, VPs of Marketing, VPs of Sales, VPs of Product, VPs of Customer Success, VPs of HR, VPs of Operations, Controllers, VPs of FP&A, Presidents, GMs, Board Members, Operating Partners and many more.