CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

“I have a dual perspective on McCracken & Partners.  My first contact with the firm was as a candidate myself on a senior search they were executing. Subsequently, while running the high-rise division at a well-known residential developer, I retained McCracken to act for me in connection with a key position I needed filled, heading a new department and function I had created.  My experience on both occasions was exemplary.  As a candidate, they treated me with the same respect and courtesy that I received as a client.  In both cases, they kept me informed and managed my expectations appropriately.  I consider them a valuable resource to me personally and, apart from using them again whenever the need arises, I often seek their counsel, as a sounding board, on a wide range of operating issues."

Marc Hewitt
President
Edgemere Estate Limited / Niche Development Limited

"McCracken & Partners have helped us on many occasions: in our search for our current CEO, two successive CFO searches and three board positions. In those searches, the McCracken team demonstrated a real understanding of our business and our particular staffing needs. They were able to identify excellent candidates that met the criteria we had developed with them and they effectively communicated our story to those candidates, achieving very good results for our company."

David Tennant
Chair
Major Drilling Group International Inc.

“McCracken & Partners have been helping us create and staff our senior management team since 2003.  While supported by his team, Gary McCracken has acted as lead consultant on each assignment and has always brought into the search an understanding of the unique nature of our mandate, and has demonstrated the ability to seek out not just the talent required, but also the chemistry or best ‘fit’ of the individual with the team.  In fact, Gary acted as more than a consultant in our searches; he took on the unofficial role of VP, Human Resources in helping me go through the process of selecting candidates and, in doing so, became an honorary member of my team.”

John Campbell
President & CEO
Waterfront Toronto

"I met Gary McCracken in the mid-1990s and began working with him in 1997, shortly after I was appointed Chief Investment Officer of OMERS.  I was aware of his capabilities and high sense of professionalism and I thought he was the best qualified of all the major recruiters in Toronto to help tackle the unique staffing issues OMERS faced at that time.  We were very impressed with his ability to quickly grasp the unique culture of OMERS and incorporate it into the search process.  During my tenure as OMERS CIO, he personally handled most of the senior recruiting within the Investment Division and understood the challenge of finding individuals who were capable of handling multinational investment issues for a multi-billion dollar investment fund.  We found Gary had a rare talent for helping to build a team and for taking on multiple assignments for OMERS; he was very effective in recruiting individuals who could and would function well together. Working with McCracken & Partners, we recruited some of our best and brightest investment professionals and built a world scale team.  I highly recommend Gary personally and the firm he leads to anyone looking for a company that will go the extra mile again and again in your best interests."

Tom Gunn
Chief Investment Officer (Retired)
OMERS

I first met Gary McCracken in 1999, as a candidate for an executive position with one of his international clients.  Over the years, I have remained in touch and have been a candidate for a variety of executive search mandates. I have always been impressed with the high calibre of clients and each encounter was a positive experience.  So, in 2008, I immediately thought of McCracken & Partners when I needed to recruit a key senior executive for my team.

The search process was seamless, the candidate screening was excellent and the high quality of candidates perfectly fitting the position profile made choosing the successful candidate difficult.  I am pleased to say that the successful candidate’s fit and performance within Breakwater has been excellent and I am very pleased with the outcome of the search.

They were able to quickly assess the fit between candidates and position requirements, making the search process advance quickly and efficiently.  I would not hesitate to work with McCracken & Partners again for future executive positions, either as a client or as a candidate.

David Langille
Chief Financial Officer
Breakwater Resources Ltd. (BWR)
(BWR sold to Nyrstar NV - August 2011)

“When our long-standing CFO retired, we were referred to McCracken & Partners. Our experience with them was first-rate. They were thorough, methodical and responsive from beginning to end. More to the point, I know that, without their assistance, we would never have located or successfully recruited the CFO we ultimately hired. When the time comes, we will use McCracken & Partners again, without hesitation.”

Michael Willis
President
Equipment Sales & Service Limited