Biography
Peter Bridges has made a career of successfully placing senior executives, particularly in investment banking, private equity and turnaround consulting. Across decades, he has collaborated closely with clients to develop the strength of their management teams. He helps find people who are pacesetter professionals in their field to match clients’ cultures, industries and leadership specifications.
Prior to joining Townsend Search Group, Peter served as the Managing Director of Operations for Conway MacKenzie, a leader in turnaround consulting, litigation support and investment banking. He was responsible for corporate strategy, employment initiatives and day-to-day operations, and served as a member of the firm’s Management Committee.
Peter has deep appreciation for accounting, drawn to the logic of numbers and its process discipline. He gained his MBA and a Bachelors of Business Administration from Northwood University. His early career brought success in sales, but he eschewed a lifestyle of travel, preferring a career that would plant him and family with roots in one place. At that time, a search firm that he had personally engaged suggested a career in executive search.