• David Kinley

David, Chief Executive Officer at Kinley & Connelly, is a fast-moving veteran of the hi-tech and the venture capital industries who understands the skills required in entrepreneurial and fast-changing organizations.

Long associated with the hi-tech and bio-tech communities in the U.S. and Canada, David is a former Board Member and Managing Partner of Christian & Timbers, the world's largest technology-based executive search firm. His experience additionally encompasses the energy and telecommunications sectors. He is also a former search partner and practice leader at The Caldwell Partners.

David's recent experience recruiting leadership and working with Boards in the U.S., Canada and Asia-Pacific include companies in both pre- and post-IPO stages. From his extensive network of hi-tech and financial contacts in North America, he fully understands the leadership needs of these fast-moving sectors.

As a member of the Leadership Advisory Board, University of Toronto, David keeps his finger on the pulse of evolving leadership and governance issues and grasps the significant changes associated with leadership change.

"Successful leadership search and placement begins with complete diagnostics of the company in its market cycle and of its personality", he states. "Such change must be accompanied by advance planning and a clear transition plan post-appointment to enhance its success for the organization and for the new executive."

David is a member of the Commercialization Committee for Robarts Research Institute, Canada's premiere research institute split off from the University of Western Ontario. He is also a founder of "Emagine", a not-for-profit public fund.

David can be reached at dkinley@kinleyconnelly.com

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• Heather Connelly

Heather, President of Kinley & Connelly, is one of Canada's most respected leadership search executives. Known for her "high touch" style in her relationships with clients and candidates, she has spent much of her career dealing with the complex processes associated with change at the senior executive and board level and the transition strategies required.

A former Partner at Heidrick & Struggles, she led the Public Sector and Leadership Services practices in Canada. She is a former Partner of both Caldwell Partners and KPMG. She has been assessing and evaluating leadership talent for over 20 years.

"The most significant change an organization can make is changing its senior leadership. To accomplish such change successfully requires a clear consensus of the mandate and objectives for the new leadership", she says. "This requires that transition planning commence before the search process and continue after a new appointment is made. Prescription without diagnosis and follow-up is malpractice."

Heather is Vice Chair and former Chair of the Learning Partnership (a partnership between public education and business), and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Change Foundation and VON Canada Foundation. Among her other community activities are the Governance Committees of Wellspring and The Learning Partnership. Heather is also a coach for the Executive Director Institute, co-sponsored by the Maytree Foundation and York University.

Heather is a frequent speaker on Board Governance and Leadership Transition.

A graduate of Dalhousie University, Heather has lived and worked across Canada -- Alberta, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Ontario. She has built a strong network of senior contacts across the country.

Heather can be reached at hconnelly@kinleyconnelly.com

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• Hart Hillman

Hart, Managing Partner at Kinley & Connelly, has more than 20 years of senior management experience in high tech, consumer electronics and publishing. He is a former Principal with Heidrick & Struggles, and continues his practice areas of hardware, software and telecommunications.

Hart also has an extensive background in the traditional and on-line publishing industries. He was President, Professional Trade & Reference Division of Prentice Hall/Simon & Schuster Canada. He helped found and establish CDG-MacMillan Books Canada as President of this IDG Books subsidiary. He was also President and Chief Operating Officer of Mykidsbenefit.com, an on-line custom publisher.

Hart has held senior sales and marketing positions at Apple and Compaq Computer and spent a number of years as senior management in consumer electronics. He is currently leading search and assessment assignments for both Canadian and U.S. hi-tech and telecommunications firms.

"Successful leadership search today requires an agility and fast response that the largest firms can rarely provide", he says. "The pace of innovation and the movement of senior personnel almost mirrors the rapid changes in the hi-tech world and needs a high degree of agility in the successful search practitioner."

Hart is a B.A. graduate of York University and received his Executive M.B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1994.

Hart can be reached at hhillman@kinleyconnelly.com

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• Stephen Moore

Stephen is a Partner with Kinley & Connelly, as well as a Practice leader in the firm's Global Technology Practice. His extensive search experience spans multiple markets including high tech, financial services, venture capital and advanced manufacturing.

Specializing in C-level and Board of Director assignments, Stephen views strategic partnerships as an integral component of his practice. With a client-centric approach and a refreshing sense of urgency, he focuses on delivering value to his clients by developing extensive market knowledge and supporting both parties from initiation of the search through placement and leadership transition.

This comprehensive search strategy enables Stephen to fully understand the needs and opportunities of his clients and address these as issues in the Canadian and U.S. business communities.

"While an extensive range of contacts are important in the search business", says Stephen, "even more crucial is a tight focus on the client -- its culture, short and long term goals, current competitive environment and position in the market cycle. Only through such in-depth knowledge can we successfully match candidates and clients."

Stephen founded The Fathom Group in 1990, which was Canada's leading executive search boutique focusing within the High Tech and Financial services sectors. In 1999, The Fathom Group was acquired by Christian & Timbers, the world's largest technology based executive search firm. As a founding principal of the Toronto office and a Global Technology Practice leader, he consulted to the CEO cabinet of client organizations on organizational design, performance management, talent review, acquisition and retention planning. He holds a B.A. from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

Steve can be reached at smoore@kinleyconnelly.com

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• Jeff Freeborough

Jeff is a Partner in the Toronto office with Kinley & Connelly specializing in the North American technology and financial services sectors. He has spent his entire career in professional services organizations with heavy emphasis on delivering strategy work and search assignments in the US and Canada.

Jeff brings a strong customer focus and has been recognized for his analytic and lateral thinking ability. Having worked in technology start-ups and consulting organizations, Jeff brings a unique hiring perspective and keen understanding of the strategic imperative for a company to build the right management team.

Previous to his career in executive search, Jeff spent several years in Boston where he worked as an e-business strategist with Cambridge Technology Partners/Novell, and for a number of early-stage companies in various management roles.

Prior to living abroad, Jeff spent several years as a top producer with a contingency recruitment firm in the Toronto area.

Jeff completed his MBA at Babson College with a focus on entrepreneurship, and his BA in economics at the University of Western Ontario.

Jeff can be reached at jfreeborough@kinleyconnelly.com

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