Charlie Wilgus brings over 25 years of experience and success in Executive Search across a broad range of industries and functional disciplines throughout North America. He specializes in placing VP/SVP, President, and C-suite executives in Operations, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, and Finance. Before starting his search firm, Charlie spent the last two years as a senior partner at Matteson Partners, a boutique retained search firm. Before that, he spent 19 years at Lucas Group as an award-winning search partner and senior strategic executive. He facilitated the company's turnaround and exponential growth from $25M to over $130M before being sold to Korn Ferry. Charlie's passion is solving his client's complex hiring needs and building long-lasting relationships through his high-touch search process. He believes integrity, trust, authenticity, and work ethic are essential for every critical search and company engagement. This philosophy and approach are why clients choose Charlie over other firms as a trusted advisor for their most visible and vital executive searches. Charlie is uniquely skilled at assessing the talent needed to modernize the supply chain, transform plant operations, influence team culture, increase top-line revenue, and deliver EBITDA growth to scale. In addition to working closely with family-owned and privately held companies, Charlie has had proven success with various Private Equity firms over the past several years. Charlie earned a B.A. from Rhodes College with a major in Sociology. He has been an avid supporter and fundraiser for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for the past 15 years. Charlie resides with his wife of 24 years and three teenage kids in an organic farm community outside of Atlanta, Georgia.