Chip Clothier is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of HFC Executive Search where he has concentrated on filling senior level positions for privately-held and Fortune 1000 companies for 15 years.

Prior to joining HFC Executive Search Chip spent 20 years in a variety of sales and marketing positions in the consumer and B2B industries. He spent a number of years with Nabisco Inc. As part of the executive management team in Nabisco’s Specialty Biscuit Group, Chip was a key player in the successful turnaround of STELLA D’ORO© Cookies and Breadsticks after four years of 10+% annual declines. In the Nabisco Biscuit Sales Group, he established their first venture into B2B and customer marketing. In the Biscuit Marketing Group, Chip was a key player in the development of several new products including the introduction of TEDDY GRAHAMS© Graham Snacks. TEDDY GRAHAMS© spawned a new category of hand-to-mouth bite-size snacks and was Nabisco’s most successful new product introduction to date. Throughout his time at Nabisco, Chip was an active recruiter at America’s top business schools.

Chip also served as Vice President of Marketing and Supplier Development for ShareMax, a B2B supplier of information and consulting services supporting strategic sourcing for global 1000 companies. Chip was responsible for the creation of the company’s marketing plan and the development of ShareMax’s extensive global supplier database.

Prior to attending business school, Chip spent five years in merchandising management for Filene’s in Boston, MA and Strawbridge’s in Philadelphia, PA.

Chip has received numerous awards including the American Marketing Association’s prestigious EDISON Award, Advertising’s EFFIE Award, and Point-of-Purchase Advertising International’s Gold Award. He also has been quoted in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Ad Age, Brandweek and CFO Magazine; and been interviewed on MTV.

Chip earned a MBA degree from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where he majored in marketing, organizational behavior, and management strategies. He earned a BA degree in Liberal Arts from Connecticut College in New London, CT.

Previously, Chip served as a member and Chair of the Board of Trustees for The Agnes Irwin School for several years. He also has mentored students at the Fox Business School at Temple University for several years.

Chip and his wife have two adult children and live in Newtown Square, PA.

 

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John Fell is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of HFC Executive Search where he is responsible for conducting all aspects of senior level searches for Fortune 500 and privately-held companies. His industry and functional expertise is primarily focused in the financial services sector, including: institutional investment management and private wealth management, foundations & endowments, corporate banking, investment banking, private equity, corporate finance, and treasury operations.

Prior to entering the executive search business John spent 15 years in the financial services industry, including 10 years with Mellon Bank (now BNY Mellon) and 5 years with Chemical Bank (now JP Morgan Chase). During that time he was also involved extensively with his company’s recruiting process, including both internal and external hiring of staff.  While at Mellon Bank, John was Vice President & Manager of the telecommunications lending group where he was responsible for a loan portfolio of $2.4 billion in commitments to companies in the wireline and wireless industries.  Prior to specializing in the telecommunications field John spent 10 years developing lending relationships and marketing non-credit & trust/investment management services to the financial services industry, including property & casualty and life insurance companies, bank holding companies, asset management firms, mutual funds and consumer finance companies.

John is a 1982 graduate of St. Lawrence University with a BA degree in Government. In addition, he completed the 12-month management training program at Chemical Bank in New York City.

A native of Locust Valley, NY, John also spent four years living in London, England. He has worked in New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia during his professional career.

John and his wife have two adult children and live in Haverford, PA.

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