MOST EXECUTIVE SEARCHES START IN THE WRONG PLACE

Job descriptions don’t define leaders. Business outcomes do.

THE INSIDE-OUT APPROACH®

Start with the mission. Then define the leader. Then go to market.

THE TRUE COST OF EXECUTIVE SEARCH

The fee is only the visible cost. The real cost is getting the wrong hire.

Executive search built for technology, real estate, and construction companies that need leaders who can deliver.

Fill Rate

99 %

5+year retention

99 %

Executive Compensation Negotiated

$ 423 M+

Executive & Senior Leadership Placements

1600 +

Ottawa Executive Search Firm for Technology, Real Estate and Construction

HELPING CEOS AND BOARDS
HIRE SENIOR LEADERS WHO DELIVER RESULTS

Companies we’ve helped build leadership teams

Ottawa Executive Search for Companies That Can’t Afford the Wrong Leader

Perry-Martel International is an Ottawa executive search firm that helps companies recruit the leaders they need to grow, change, and win. From Ottawa, we work across technology, real estate, and construction to help clients hire executives who can deliver results now and build what comes next.

Executive search in Ottawa, backed by sector depth, hard-won judgment, and a process built to land leaders who move the business.

The Executive Search Process, Turned Inside-Out®

Most executive search firms start with a job description and a database.

We start with the business outcome.

The Inside-Out Approach® is a disciplined executive search process designed to define what the leader must accomplish, identify the executives capable of delivering it, assess them against real evidence, and recruit the right person into the mission.

If you’re hiring a CEO, President, COO, CFO, General Manager or other senior executive, this is how you reduce the risk of making an expensive leadership mistake.

See how the Inside-Out Approach® works.

Case Studies

Executive Search Case Studies in Construction, Real Estate and Technology

Executive-Search-Case-Study

Construction recruiting - Executive Search Managing Director Case Study

Construction Recruiter Case-Study

Construction Director of Public Relations & Marketing Executive Search

Construction / Real Estate Chief Financial Officer Case Study

Construction / Real Estate Vice-President of International Business Development Case Study

Construction / Real Estate Chief People Officer Case Study

Construction Chief Executive Officer Case Study Great Lakes

Manufacturing Vice President of Sales Case Study & Case Interview Equipois

SAAS Vice President of Sales Case Study and Case Interview Halogen

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Meet the Ottawa Executive Search Team

Our Ottawa-based executive search team brings hard-won judgment, sector depth, and decades of experience helping clients hire leaders who deliver.

David Perry

Managing Partner

David Perry is one of Canada’s best-known executive recruiters. Over 40+ years, he has personally led or closed more than 1,000 executive search assignments and negotiated more than $423 million in executive compensation, and built a reputation for access, judgment, and results. The Wall Street Journal once dubbed him the “Rogue Recruiter,” and he is the author or co-author of seven books on executive recruiting and job search.

Anita Martel

Senior Partner

Anita Martel has spent more than 35 years working across human resources, education, counselling, and executive recruiting. She is an international speaker on executive recruiting and job search techniques, and a published author and contributing author on hiring and career strategy. Her work reflects practical judgment, deep insight, and decades of experience helping clients hire well.

Perry-Martel International is headquartered in Ottawa and conducts executive search assignments across Canada and internationally.

What Clients Say About Working With Perry-Martel

We’ve partnered with Perry-Martel International for the past several years and consistently been impressed by their ability to identify and attract top-tier talent. Their strategic approach and deep understanding of our needs and company culture have made them an invaluable asset to our growth.

"Perry-Martel completely redefine what your expectations of an executive search firm should be. If you are looking for talent management for your organization – you should begin with Perry-Martel."

"The thing that struck us the most, and the predominant reason why we chose Perry-Martel was that David listened, but he also gave us ideas… There was an interesting comfort feel. As it turned out, what we couldn’t do in nine months, David did in under three."

“David opened my eyes; I don’t even think recruiter is the right word for David, I mean he really is more like a Sherpa. He helped me think about this whole process in a completely different way. He did things that I would never even have imagined.”

"Our new CFO is working out wonderfully – he is everything we wanted and the fact that Perry-Martel were able to connect him to us so quickly was very much appreciated."

“Perry-Martel bring to the assignment an intensity that rarely comes across in recruiting, or frankly anywhere else. They took an extreme personal interest in the success of the search… They dug extremely deeply into the candidates, the industry, and everything else to make sure that the search went the way we hoped.”