RJ Evans & Associates is a retained executive search firm established in 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio that has successfully completed over 5,000 searches. They focus on placing high-impact managers, directors, VPs, and business leaders with a 98% benchmark 1-year retention rate and average search time of 89 days. RJ Evans takes a process-driven approach to identify candidates that are results-oriented, high-performance individuals with strong business skills and a bias for action.

1. RJ Evans & Associates
Search Capabilities

2. “People are not your most important asset.
The right people are.”
Jim Collins
Good to Great
“The right leadership and ‘gene pool’ is the
most important thing to a company’s success.”
Vinod Khosla
Khosla Ventures

3. RJE Retained Search
• Established 1975
– Cleveland, Ohio
– North America domiciled searches
• History of placing high-impact Managers, Directors,
VP’s and Business Leaders
• Over 5,000 successful searches
• Key success metrics
• 98% - Benchmark 1-year retention rate
• 89 Days – Average time to complete searches

4. Commitment to Results
• Relentless service till new hire starts
• Successful Search is a collaborative and mutually
committed process
• Key Success Criteria that delivers Top Talent
• Clarity & agreement on the talent required to deliver results
• The hiring team is committed to hire (agile, responsive)
• Comprehensive search strategy
• Weekly status call to manage consideration process

5. “Gets It” Partner – Your Culture & Business Model
We Locate Top Talent To Drive Results

6. What We Look for On Your Behalf
• Knowledge and skills to do the job is a given
(education, skills and experiences)
• We look for high performance indicators
• Hi-potential or best-athlete candidates
• Results oriented and high commitment level
• Metrics driven with process orientation
• High energy level
• Sense of urgency with bias to action
• Agile – adapts to change

7. Talent Identification Steps

8. Process Drives Success
• Relentless Driver of Process Until New Hire Starts
• Weekly Status Meeting Keeps Search on Track

9. Search Sweet Spot
• Over 5,000 Searches
• Engineering
• Marketing / Product Marketing / Commercial Roles
• Distribution / SCM / Operations / Mfg
• Sales
• Human Resources
• Finance
• As well as VP/GM/BUM and above leadership roles
• Recent successful Searches completed for:

10. Three Things To Remember
• Proven
• Clients have hired over 5,000 employees over the past 30
years
• Fundamentals & Process Counts
• Collaborative search process focused on the critical success
factors that drive Search performance
• Committed To Performance
• Passionate about what we do and committed to your success
• Relentless driver of Search process until new hire starts

11. Invest to Hire
• Performance Based Fee Structure
• Retainer to Engage Search
• Balance due after offer acceptance
• Next Steps
• Engage RJE for a Search
• Schedule client discovery kick-off meeting

12. Bob Evans
President
bobevans@rjevans.com
(direct) 216.682.1210
(mobile) 216.533.3290
Todd Evans
Partner
toddevans@rjevans.com
(direct) 216.682.1216
(mobile) 216.577.3180