ZRG Partners is a global executive search and human capital consulting firm that specializes in providing tailored talent management solutions across various industries, including aerospace and defense, commercial finance, and food chain leadership. The firm boasts a senior team with extensive experience and has successfully placed executives across 24 countries, offering innovative assessment tools like the Z score and Collaborate for better hiring decisions. Key figures include Managing Directors Samantha Foster, Larry Hartmann, and Jeff Shapiro, each bringing valuable industry expertise and a strong commitment to client success.

1. Samantha Foster
Managing Director
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Helping Companies Make Great
Human Capital Decisions

2. ZRG Partners Fact Sheet
Mid-Sized Boutique with Global Reach
Placed Executives in 24 countries last year
End-to-End Executive Talent Management Solutions
• Search & Recruitment
• Hiring Process Improvement
• Human Capital Consulting & Advisory Work
Innovative Solutions = Fact Based Decisions
• Z Score (patent pending)
• CollaboRATE (patent pending)
Highly Experienced Senior Team
• 17 Managing Directors, Over 200 Years Total Experience
• Over 450 Clients
• Over 3000 Executive Hires on 6 Continents

3. ZRG Partners – Your Global Partner
 ZRG Partners Corporate and Global Offices  ZRG International Partner Office Locations *
Boston, Massachusetts - Corporate Office South America EMEA
Washington D.C. Brazil, Belo Horizonte Austria, Vienna
New Jersey Chile, Santiago Belgium, Antwerp, Brussels, Hasselt, Ghent
New York Czech Republic, Praque
Dallas, Texas Asia-Pacific Denmark, Copenhagen
China, Hong Kong Estonia, Tallinn
Salt Lake City, Utah Finland, Helsinki
Canada, Toronto, Ontario India, Mumbai, New Delhi
Japan, Tokyo France, Paris
Germany, Frankfurt Germany, Munich
China, Shanghai Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Singapore, Singapore Greece, Athens
Hong Kong, Wanchai South Korea, Seoul Italy, Turin, Parma, Milan
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City Latvia, Riga
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Poland, Wroclaw
Russia, St. Petersburg, Moscow
South Africa, Johannesburg
Spain, Madrid
Sweden, Stockholm
Switzerland, St. Gallen, Zurich
Turkey, Istanbul
Ukraine, Kiev
United Kingdom, London
* International Partner Office Locations managed under Glasford International
Holding BV Netherlands.

4. ZRG’s Senior Aerospace and Defense Team
SAMANTHA FOSTER, Managing Director
Ms. Foster is the Managing Director of the Aerospace and Defense practice at ZRG. She specializes in the Aerospace and Defense Industry as well
as other highly technical manufacturing environments. Her placement focus is in the area of technical functions from manufacturing to
engineering from individual contributors through senior management.
With a strong team supporting her practice, Ms. Foster has been able to accomplish many very difficult search projects. Many projects combine
the need for very specific technical skill sets and difficult relocation assignments.
Prior to joining ZRG Partners, Ms. Foster worked at Management Search Inc. and CTL Aerospace in Cincinnati, Ohio, a leading OEM supplier and
FAA Repair Station of Composite Components for the Aerospace Industry. During her 5+ years at CTL, Ms. Foster held the titles of Program
Manager and Manager of Sales and Marketing.
Samantha started her career at Lockheed Martin in Baltimore, MD as one of five entry-level engineers chosen to participate in a Management
Rotation program throughout the division for two years. This exposure, early on in her career, to all aspects of a companies’ infrastructure has
been invaluable as a recruiting professional.
LARRY HARTMANN, Managing Partner
Larry is involved in leading the overall growth of ZRG Partners globally as well as servicing his select clients in the commercial finance space.
Prior to joining ZRG Partners in 2001, Larry spent 17 years successfully founding, building and selling a commercial finance business. From 1984
to 1998, Larry was a founder and board member of Rockford Industries, Inc. a NASDAQ traded specialty finance company which focused on
providing specialized financing programs and sales support for the health care and information technology markets. While Larry was at
Rockford, the company was recognized as an INC. 500 growth company and showed 10 consecutive years of 40%+ originations growth.
Later, the company received a private equity investment from Sun America Life Insurance, which led to a successful IPO and NASDAQ listing
(NASDAQ: ROCF). At the time of the sale of the company to American Express in 1999, the company had total assets exceeding $250
Million, 200 employees and offices in 18 states.
Additionally, Larry has been an active trustee and board member for the Equipment Leasing Association Foundation, a leading industry trade
organization. He has been a frequent speaker on the topic of human capital in industry events, including the ELA CEO Forum and ELA CFO
conferences. Larry focuses in the commercial finance, equipment leasing and lending markets. In addition to senior level retained search,
Larry is also active in providing growth oriented consulting services for clients. Within the equipment leasing and finance field, ZRG Partners has
shifted over $1.5 Billion in originations to ZRG Partners Clients through successful recruiting and new business line development. Larry is
also considered a subject matter expert in “private equity backed” recruiting, bringing Board Level expertise to his clients in all
matters of human capital requirements, growth and creative long term incentive plan development. Larry is a graduate of
The California State University at Fullerton Business School.

5. ZRG’s Senior Aerospace and Defense Team
BOB CHANDIS, Managing Director
Robert Chandis heads up the Asia Pacific Region for ZRG where he focuses on senior level engagements in life science, industrial
products, technology and general markets for globally-oriented clients with needs that require Asia Pacific expertise. He also supports Asia Pacific
based clients with needs outside of the region as an expert in culture and fit for such organizations.
A Chinese national born and raised in Shanghai, Mr. Chandis was previously the Regional President of Asia Pacific for Ken Clark
International, where he played a major role in growing the firm’s Asia Pacific business. Prior to entering the search profession, Robert Chandis
held several senior executive human resources positions which focused on executive compensation, development and recruiting for General
Electric, Hoffmann-Roche, Exxon Mobil, Corning, Covance, KMPG Consulting, to name a few.
Mr. Chandis is a graduate of the General Electric Employee Relation Management Training Program (ERMTP). He is a member of the Sino-
American Pharmaceutical Professional Association (SAPA), presenting in the areas of Career Development, Coaching and Training. He also
conducts workshops on Career Development, Interviewing Strategies and provides coaching for students at Fudan University in Shanghai, China.
JEFF SHAPIRO, Managing Director
Professional Profile In 1990, Jeff entered the search profession with RCI a Top 25, Philadelphia based retained search firm. In 1994, Mr. Shapiro
founded his own firm, The Management Search Group (TMSG), a successful global boutique firm based in Philadelphia. Jeff joined ZRG Partners
through the 2002 acquisition of TMSG, and leads the firm’s Global Food Chain Leadership Practice. The Practice serves enterprises ranging from
large multinationals to early stage, venture backed businesses. Jeff’s projects range on executive level from GM, Director through the “C” suite.
The Supply Chain Practice comprise companies Manufacturing & Distributing Food, Beverages, Consumer Packaged Goods & Services (durable
& non-durable), QSR, Food Service, FMCG, Grocery, Retail, Global Supply Chain-Logistics Management, Specialty Chemicals, Agribusiness, and
Global Trade. Functional Expertise focuses on identifying strong Executive Leadership in roles such as Global Operations, Manufacturing, Supply
Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Plant-Facilities Management & Engineering, Sales & Operations
Planning, Safety, Quality, Sustainability, Risk Management, and Enabling Technology.
In addition, Jeff spent several years running North American Operations for an Asia-Pacific Trading Company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.
The company’s core business activities involved a complex mix of CPG Developmental Design, Contract Manufacturing, Strategic Sourcing, and
Supply Chain-Logistics. The company’s customer base represents some of the largest Big Box-Specialty Retailers and CPG companies in the
world. Today Jeff’s international expertise provides additional value for his clients when consulting on critical human capital deployment for
Global Expansion, JV Partnerships, M&A, and the acquisition of key Leadership for Mission Critical Initiatives.
Jeff joined ZRG Partners through the 2002 acquisition of The Management Search Group (TMSG), after which he left to lead the US operations
for a manufacturing outsourcing and trading company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. In mid 2004, Jeff rejoined ZRG Partners with a relevant
perspective on globalizing corporate operations, manufacturing, outsourcing, sourcing, procurement, and supply chain-logistics. Jeff has
extensive search experience and local area knowledge throughout the Pacific Rim. Additional value is gained for his clients when
consulting on key strategies and the maximizing of human capital deployment.
Jeff entered the search profession with RCI, a top 25 retained search firm. In 1994 RCI was acquired by a large conglomerate. It was
at that time Jeff founded his own firm, The Management Search Group (TMSG), a successful boutique firm based in Philadelphia
that specialized in corporate finance, banking, and manufacturing.

6. Sample Search Positions
 Positions filled by the Aerospace and Defense team include:
Goodrich Moog Fenn Division of SPX
 Vice President of Engineering  Program Directors  Director of IT
 Continuous Improvement Engineer
 Sr. Systems Engineers  Site Operations Leader
 Process Engineers
 Software Engineers  Systems Engineering Leader  Overhaul and Repair Manager
 Mechanical Analyst  Operations Manager  Quality Assurance Engineer
 Supply Chain Leader  Project Engineer Doncasters
 Electrical Engineers  Corporate Director of Quality  Plant Manager
 Test Engineers  Quality Manager  Director of Sales
 Packaging Design Engineer  Process Engineer
Pye & Hogan
 Subcontract Manager MTU Aero Engines
 Quality Manager
 Director of Quality
Sikorsky
Flanagan Industries Timken Aerospace
 Gear Shop Manager
 Chief Inspector  Quality Manager
 Process Engineer  Engineering Manager
Scot Forge  Materials Manager
Pratt & Whitney  Master Scheduler
 Aluminum Process Metallurgist  Value Stream Manager
Firth Rixson Sifco Industries
 Vice President of Human  Engineering Manager
Resources and Legal
Triumph Group
 Division President

7. Aerospace & Defense
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8. The Slate Presentation
• Candidates scored against skills Data and
• Z Score is weighted based on our set up
• You can quantify tradeoffs with
Analytics
potential candidates

9. Data and
Analytics
Slate Analytics
• Compensation of
candidates against the
target compensation.
• How to skill ratings
compare to costs of
candidates?

10. Data and
Analytics
• Manages interview
process for our
clients
• Simple web based
feedback system
• Turns collective
wisdom of your
organization to
actionable data
• Amazing power
yet simple use
with a search

11. ZRG Decision Engine
Data and
• How do the candidates Analytics
match on the critical
skills and attributes?
• How do they fit when
put through our PHD Select View Active 2
validated assessments Decisioning Dashboard for Project
against the same role Report
Candidate CollaboRATE Individual Scores Comments Next Steps
• How does the client Group1
interview team rate the
10.00 Interested. Selected by newly Final Meeting with Board and offer -
Steve Wilson 9.00 9.80 promoted CEO to work directly with He is the Number One choice
9.50 him in managing multiple
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candidates, when they
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8.00 strategy development and action-
9.07 planning, establishing company
7.00 priorities for resource allocation,
ask the right questions 9.46
9.50
Quorum Health 9.80 6.00
setting executive staff goals and
objectives, monitoring performance
9.46 and communicating results to both
about the right skills
5.00 internal and external audiences.
Skills Assess Interview Serves as internal consultant to
Skills Assess Interview
Group2 10.00 References and keep in a backup References and keep in a backup
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mode until #1 accpets and
resigns
mode until #1 accpets and resigns
hiring decisions and hire in
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the high probability zone Ascension 9.30
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Skills Assess Interview
 Great Selection Group3
10.00 Accomplished senior financial Very Strong #2, Viable choice so we
executive with Ascension with will keep her on ice pending
Susan Walker 9.00
 Fact-Based Information
more than 23 years of acceptance by Steve Wilson
1 progressive growth in proprietary
8.00
8.27 healthcare industry. Experience
8.27 7.00 spans across several industry
 Highly Efficient Process
related high profile companies,
HCA 7.19 7.00 7.00 including Triad, CHS, HMA and
6.30 6.00
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6.30 Humana and is known in the
5.00 industry as an innovator and
Skills Assess Interview continually strives to develop

12. ZRG Partners – Helping our Clients Make Great
Hiring Decisions Globally
Data and Efficient and
More Choices Analytics to time saving
make hiring process
decisions
 Global Firm with the
resources to get the job
done
 Strong industry knowledge
 Hands on work done by our
senior team
 ZRG’s Z Score and
CollaboRATE drive great
hiring decisions