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EXECUTIVE SEARCH RESULTS & RELATIONSHIPS

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Selected executive search recommendations, representative leadership mandates, career recognition, and speaking experience from Heather Whaley’s 20+ year career.

Selected executive search recommendations, representative leadership mandates, career recognition, and speaking experience from Heather Whaley’s 20+ year career.

Whaley Search Partners is a founder-led retained executive search and leadership advisory firm serving companies nationwide on vice president through C-suite leadership decisions.

Executive search is built on confidence earned before, during, and long after a placement. The evidence is not volume. It is the quality of the work, the candor of the counsel, and the relationships people choose to return to.

The recommendations, recognition, and industry involvement presented here reflect Heather Whaley’s career in executive search, including work completed while leading searches and client relationships at a prior firm.

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20+ Years

In Executive Search

Vice President Through C-Suite

Senior Leadership Mandates

Nationwide Reach

Across the United States

Founder-Led

No Handoff of Accountability

SELECTED RECOMMENDATIONS

What leaders say

Selected excerpts from Heather’s public LinkedIn recommendations. Names are intentionally omitted here. Titles and organization descriptions are generalized to respect individual privacy and avoid implying current employer endorsement. Several recommendations were written during Heather’s tenure at a prior firm. They are included as evidence of her individual work, judgment, and professional reputation—not as endorsements of Whaley Search Partners.

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BOARD & EXECUTIVE LEADER

She is thorough and works on behalf of the best interests of the client and candidate. If I had a need, she would be the first resource I would call.

She is thorough and works on behalf of the best interests of the client and candidate. If I had a need, she would be the first resource I would call.

Board Member & Chief Product Supply Officer

Global Technology Company

INDUSTRY LEADER

Heather is the gold standard for executive recruiters in the consumer packaged goods industry.

Heather is the gold standard for executive recruiters in the consumer packaged goods industry.

President & Founder

Sustainable Packaging Company

MEDICAL PRODUCTS LEADER

Heather is professional in every sense of the word: well-researched, organized, punctual, and exceptionally attentive to detail. She represented both the opportunity and her client in the best possible light, and I would readily work with or recommend her again.

Heather is professional in every sense of the word: well-researched, organized, punctual, and exceptionally attentive to detail. She represented both the opportunity and her client in the best possible light, and I would readily work with or recommend her again.

SVP, Global Operations

Pharma & Medical Device Company

CLIENT & CEO

Heather quickly grasps the client’s needs, accurately assesses candidate talent, and provides excellent advice to both clients and candidates. Her responsive, professional style makes her a trusted partner throughout the search.

Heather quickly grasps the client’s needs, accurately assesses candidate talent, and provides excellent advice to both clients and candidates. Her responsive, professional style makes her a trusted partner throughout the search.

Chief Executive Officer

Contract Manufacturing Company

C-SUITE & BOARD LEADER

Heather is a highly knowledgeable and exceptionally detailed professional with a gift for connecting with different people and personalities. She is an effective listener and communicator, brings an outstanding business mind to her work, and is relentless in pursuing great results.

Heather is a highly knowledgeable and exceptionally detailed professional with a gift for connecting with different people and personalities. She is an effective listener and communicator, brings an outstanding business mind to her work, and is relentless in pursuing great results.

General Manager & Board Member

Fortune 500 Consumer Products Company

HIRING LEADER

Heather takes the time to understand the position, the company’s culture, and you personally. I try to hire ‘rock stars,’ and Heather has brought me two.

Heather takes the time to understand the position, the company’s culture, and you personally. I try to hire ‘rock stars,’ and Heather has brought me two.

Chief Operating Officer

Consumer Goods Company

HUMAN RESOURCES LEADER

Heather is a top-notch professional. Her support throughout every step of the process was outstanding, and she handled every question and concern promptly and professionally. I would recommend her without hesitation.

Heather is a top-notch professional. Her support throughout every step of the process was outstanding, and she handled every question and concern promptly and professionally. I would recommend her without hesitation.

Head of Human Resources

Global Consumer Packaged Goods Company

QUALITY & OPERATIONS LEADER

Heather is an excellent recruitment professional. She listens carefully to a candidate’s requirements and works diligently to match the right person with the right company.

Heather is an excellent recruitment professional. She listens carefully to a candidate’s requirements and works diligently to match the right person with the right company.

Global Chief Quality Officer & Board Member

Global Consumer Products Company

SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVE

Heather was an extraordinary resource throughout my search. Her knowledge of operations and supply chain, access to senior executive opportunities, and thoughtful guidance set her apart. She kept me informed at every step and consistently provided valuable insight.

Heather was an extraordinary resource throughout my search. Her knowledge of operations and supply chain, access to senior executive opportunities, and thoughtful guidance set her apart. She kept me informed at every step and consistently provided valuable insight.

Chief Product Supply Officer & COO

Global Consumer Products Company

OPERATIONS LEADER

Heather has been a trusted partner in several key searches. She listened carefully to our requirements, identified candidates who met our criteria, and remained fully committed even when one search took an unusually long time. She never slowed down and did whatever it took to bring the process to a successful close.

Heather has been a trusted partner in several key searches. She listened carefully to our requirements, identified candidates who met our criteria, and remained fully committed even when one search took an unusually long time. She never slowed down and did whatever it took to bring the process to a successful close.

Global VP of Operations

Global OTC & Pharma Company

BOARD & EXECUTIVE LEADER

She is thorough and works on behalf of the best interests of the client and candidate. If I had a need, she would be the first resource I would call.

Board Member & Chief Product Supply Officer

Global Technology Company

HIRING LEADER

Heather takes the time to understand the position, the company’s culture, and you personally. I try to hire ‘rock stars,’ and Heather has brought me two.

Chief Operating Officer

Consumer Goods Company

INDUSTRY LEADER

Heather is the gold standard for executive recruiters in the consumer packaged goods industry.

President & Founder

Sustainable Packaging Company

HUMAN RESOURCES LEADER

Heather is a top-notch professional. Her support throughout every step of the process was outstanding, and she handled every question and concern promptly and professionally. I would recommend her without hesitation.

Head of Human Resources

Global Consumer Packaged Goods Company

MEDICAL PRODUCTS LEADER

Heather is professional in every sense of the word: well-researched, organized, punctual, and exceptionally attentive to detail. She represented both the opportunity and her client in the best possible light, and I would readily work with or recommend her again.

SVP, Global Operations

Pharma & Medical Device Company

QUALITY & OPERATIONS LEADER

Heather is an excellent recruitment professional. She listens carefully to a candidate’s requirements and works diligently to match the right person with the right company.

Global Chief Quality Officer & Board Member

Global Consumer Products Company

CLIENT & CEO

Heather quickly grasps the client’s needs, accurately assesses candidate talent, and provides excellent advice to both clients and candidates. Her responsive, professional style makes her a trusted partner throughout the search.

Chief Executive Officer

Contract Manufacturing Company

SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVE

Heather was an extraordinary resource throughout my search. Her knowledge of operations and supply chain, access to senior executive opportunities, and thoughtful guidance set her apart. She kept me informed at every step and consistently provided valuable insight.

Chief Product Supply Officer & COO

Global Consumer Products Company

C-SUITE & BOARD LEADER

Heather is a highly knowledgeable and exceptionally detailed professional with a gift for connecting with different people and personalities. She is an effective listener and communicator, brings an outstanding business mind to her work, and is relentless in pursuing great results.

General Manager & Board Member

Fortune 500 Consumer Products Company

OPERATIONS LEADER

Heather has been a trusted partner in several key searches. She listened carefully to our requirements, identified candidates who met our criteria, and remained fully committed even when one search took an unusually long time. She never slowed down and did whatever it took to bring the process to a successful close.

Global VP of Operations

Global OTC & Pharma Company

Selected from public LinkedIn recommendations. Excerpts may be shortened for length while preserving their original meaning. Roles and organization descriptions are generalized to protect individual privacy and avoid implying current employer endorsement. Click the link to read more of Heather's public LinkedIn recommendations.

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Across roles, industries, and more than two decades, the pattern is consistent: careful listening, sound judgment, direct communication, and follow-through.

REPRESENTATIVE SEARCHES

Leadership mandates across roles, industries, and moments of change.

Explore generalized examples of executive searches spanning C-suite leadership, operations, supply chain, private equity, transformation, and consumer-related markets.

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ABOUT HEATHER

Experience behind the microphone—and around the table.

Learn more about Heather’s background, founder-led approach, speaking experience, and industry leadership.

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Practical perspective on executive hiring, leadership assessment, and consequential decisions.

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