You Found Your Match. Now Let Us Find Yours.

At DeBerry Search Associates we have redefined our executive search process to be an all-encompassing, strategic service that offers a deep understanding of the sectors we work across. We use our knowledge of the retail, consumer and distribution sectors to identify the skills and experiences necessary to meet your unique challenges and support your growth plans.

Client-Centric Approach

We excel in identifying leaders who have the requisite skills and resonate with your company’s culture and values.

Industry-Specific Expertise

Our knowledge of the retail, consumer services, and distribution sectors enables us to find executives who are both leaders and industry experts.

Diversity and Inclusion Goals

We actively work to present a diverse range of candidates, helping your company meet its goals for diversity and inclusion.

Time-Consuming Recruitment Processes

Our pro-active and efficient search methods reduce the time it takes to fill critical positions, saving you money.

Retention of Top Talent

We focus on long-term matches, reducing turnover by ensuring that executives are satisfied and engaged in their roles.

Adapting to Rapid Market Changes

We provide leaders who are adaptable and capable of steering your company through dynamic market conditions.

Maintaining Integrity and Ethical Standards

Our commitment to integrity means you can trust our recruitment processes to be fair and ethical.
By addressing your talent challenges, DeBerry Search Associates lands the right leaders and contributes to your organization’s overall strength and success.

Why Choose DeBerry Search Associates

When it comes to selecting your executive leadership, there isn’t room for mistakes. You need to bring the right people in, first time. So it makes sense to partner with a retained search firm that has a documented track record of placing talented, successful executives into leading brands in the retail, consumer and distribution sectors.

We are client centric in our approach, listening to your needs and understanding your culture in order to recruit talent for critical positions such as C-suite members, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Senior Directors, Directors, and Board Directors.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is not simply an an aspiration but a practice that enriches your leadership team with varied perspectives and innovative approaches. With DeBerry Search Associates, integrity and excellence are not just promises. They are the bedrock of our partnership with you. This dedication to ethical, high-quality service is why clients don’t just hire us once; they build lasting relationships with us, trusting DeBerry Search Associates to fulfill their leadership needs with perfectly fitting executives. Choose DeBerry Search Associates, where your leadership goals become our mission.

Explore Our Executive Roles

Client
Committed

You’ll always come first ...

We are committed to our clients and focus on delivering exceptional client experience throughout your entire journey with us. That’s how we build lasting, enterprise-wide relationships time and time again. We take the time to understand your culture, your values, and your vision for the future, and then we embody that during our search process. This enables us to identify talent that both needs your immediate needs and aligns with your long-term goals. We don’t do transactional executive recruitment at DeBerry Search Associates. We adopt a high touch, consultative approach that guides you through the talent acquisition process as a partner. We prioritize your success, foster lasting connections, and provide the solutions to your growth.

Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion

Your team can only benefit …

from added diversity, increasing your innovation and helping you to capture a greater market share. That’s why we put DEI at the heart of our value offering. We know the importance of understanding and empathizing with the perspectives of executives from underrepresented communities. Our focus on DEI has been our passion, which is why we have a notable track record of recruiting and placing diverse candidates for executive positions, and why we actively seek to partner with cients who are committed to fostering diversity within their executive teams.

Unwavering
Integrity

You must be able to trust …

your partners. That’s why integrity is the cornerstone of our firm. We uphold the highest ethical standards in our executive search and recruitment process. This commitment to integrity ensures transparency, fairness, and professionalism, fostering trust and respect with our clients and candidates alike.

True success in executive recruitment is not just about filling positions but doing so in a manner that honors the principles of honesty and ethical conduct.

Our unwavering dedication to these values means you can rely on us for practical, morally sound, and reliable services. In partnering with DeBerry Search Associates, you’re assured of a collaboration that respects the highest standards of integrity in all interactions and decisions.

Leadership Profiles

Ben brings extensive experience in retained executive search gained over 15 years of serving as a trusted partner to a select roster of some of the nation’s most respected retail, consumer, and distribution companies. He has successfully recruited for a range of C-level and functional leaders, including supply chain, merchandising, marketing, finance and human resources. Ben is recognized by clients and candidates alike for his strong commitment to providing an exceptional client and candidate experience.

Prior to his executive search career, Ben served as Senior Managing Director and General Counsel for a financial services firm where he was responsible for advising the board of directors and fellow officers on matters relating to governance, risk management, transactions and employment matters. Prior to his role as General Counsel, Ben practiced with major law firms in Silicon Valley and Chicago where he advised corporate boards, CEOs and venture capitalists on corporate transactions.

Aside from his professional activities, Ben has served on the Rush University Medical Center Junior Board in Chicago and Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois. Ben earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Michigan Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Drake University.

Ben, Sr. possesses over 25 years of retained search experience partnering with executive leadership teams and boards. He has served in senior level operating roles with several global and boutique search firms. As a trusted advisor to a range of companies, Ben Sr. has served an impressive assortment of clients, ranging from Fortune 50 companies to leading family-owned corporations and select private equity-backed portfolio companies. Throughout his career, he has successfully recruited for a wide range of critical positions, including board directors, C-Suite leaders, general managers and functional leadership.

Prior to his executive search career, Ben Sr. enjoyed an extensive career serving in a series of executive leadership roles with several global corporations. This, coupled with his CEO tenure for a successful 30+ unit restaurant chain, has enabled him to provide clients with unmatched perspective and insight into the assessment and recruitment of exceptional executives.

Apart from his professional endeavors, Ben Sr. is actively engaged in various professional activities and charitable organizations. He actively participates in the Union League of Chicago and Metropolitan Family Services and has served on the Board of Directors of DePaul University’s Kellstadt Business School. Additionally, Ben Sr. dedicates his time and expertise to Old St. Pat’s Catholic Church, where he has served on the Board of Directors. Ben, Sr. earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from DePaul University.

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