Our Expertise
The Lancer Group is focused on search work for Private Equity firms, building out the senior management teams of their portfolio companies. We also conduct internal Operating Partner searches for the Private Equity firms themselves. In addition, we specialize in working with CEOs and Board Members who understand that recruiting the right senior executive creates a strategic leverage point in building and growing their businesses. About Us 
Our Experience
The Lancer Group was founded in 1998 by former Heidrick & Struggles, A.T. Kearney, and Ramsey/Beirne alumni. We have experience recruiting “best of class” operating executives in the following sectors: Business Services, Consumer Goods and Services, Internet, New Media, Manufacturing, and Technology. Clients
Our Success
We add catalytic value to private equity portfolio companies by recruiting operating executives that impact profitability and drive EBITDA exit multiples. In the News
- Vestar's MediMedia Health Names Phil Deschamps As Company CEO (External Link)
- Lancer Group Places Mike Lutz as Vice President, Human Resources of Liquidity Services (External Link)
- Advent's Vantiv in $500 million initial public offering (External Link)
- Lancer Group Places Former Solera (NYSE:SLH) Finance Executive at JMI-backed ResourceNation as CFO (External Link)
- Hellman & Friedman acquires Openlink Financial Solutions from The Carlyle Group (External Link)
- Lancer Group Places Former IAC (NASDAQ:IACI) SVP HR at Apax Partners-backed Epicor as SVP Human Resources (External Link)
- Vitol sees 25% rise in trading volumes amid strong energy demand (External Link)
- Lancer Group places former American Express (NYSE:AXP) VP Corporate Development at fmr. Carlyle-backed Openlink Financial Solutions (External Link)
- The Active Network sets IPO price range (External Link)
- Emptoris Buys Xcitec (External Link)
- Apax Partners to acquire Epicor and Activant Solutions for $2B (External Link)
- The Active Network Takes Action Toward Raising $150M in IPO (External Link)
- Lancer Group Places former Advantage Sales & Marketing Solutions CFO at Court Square Capital Partners-backed Mosaic Sales Solutions (External Link)
- President of Vitol joins Board of Directors at CVC Capital company, Pilot Flying J
- Jana Eggers, former Product Innovator at Intuit, joins Blackbaud (Nasdaq: BLKB) as SVP of Product Management and Marketing (External Link)
- Liquidity Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: LQDT) appoints Ben Hanna as VP of Marketing Strategy and Communications (External Link)
- Brad Holman Joins Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) as President of the International Business Unit (External Link)
- MRI Software names Matt Grill as VP of Global Client Support (External Link)
- McKesson (NYSE: MCK) Group President joins the Board of Directors of UNIVAR, a CVC Capital portfolio company
- John Ensign joins MRI Software as General Counsel (External Link)
- The Lancer Group recruits Resource Partner to Court Square Capital Partners (External Link)
- The Lancer Group places Preston McKenzie as CEO of MicroEdge, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners (External Link)
- Gemcom names Eric Palmer as CFO (External Link)
- David Ballard joins MicroEdge, LLC as new VP of Sales
- Tom Schmitt, FedEx President, joins UNIVAR Board of Directors (External Link)
- Patrick Quirk joins Supply Management leader Emptoris as CEO (External Link)
- Vertafore Names Matt McKernan to Lead Carrier & MGA Business Unit (External Link)
- The Lancer Group places Mark Milner as CFO of Sexy Hair Concepts, a Luxe Beauty Holdings company
- Activant adds two new EVP positions to lead the company's growth in Wholesale Distribution, Hardlines and Lumber (External Link)
- Former Amazon Exec Joins Liquidity Services, Inc. As President of its Asset Recovery Division (External Link)
- Kronos® Names Charlie Dickson Chief Administrative Officer (External Link)
- Blackbaud Announces Kevin Mooney as Chief Commercial Officer and Senior Vice President (External Link)
- Vertafore, a TPG portfolio company, recruits Darryl Lemecha as its new CIO
- Liquidity Services, Inc. Announces New Chief Information Officer, Eric C. Dean (External Link)
- AlixPartners names Doug Barnett as new CFO (External Link)
- Datatel appoints Kevin Boyce as CFO (External Link)
- Blackbaud welcomes Timothy Chou to Board of Directors (External Link)
- Hellman & Friedman Hires Brad Henske as Managing Director (External Link)
- Activant Names Kathy Crusco As New Chief Financial Officer (External Link)
- Google Agrees to Buy DoubleClick for $3.1 Billion (External Link)
- Carolyn Miles, Chief Operating Officer of Save the Children, Joins Blackbaud's Board of Directors (External Link)
- Calpers Gets Better Returns From Hellman & Friedman Than Carlyle, Madison (External Link)
- The Lancer Group successfully places Ron Wohl former Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) as the new Member of the Board of Directors (External Link)
- The Lancer Group successfully places Phil Hoey from AOL (subsidiary of Time Warner, NYSE: TWX) as the new SVP of Finance of Abacus (External Link)
- The Lancer Group successfully places Brad Berg as the CFO of Electronic Evidence Discovery (External Link)
- The Lancer Group successfully places Marc Chardon from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) as the CEO of Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) (External Link)