Robert Damon President, North America Board & CEO Services Los Angeles
“Remember A players recruit A people, and B players recruit C people.”
Mr. Damon has more than 25 years of experience in executive searches for CEO, COO, president, board director and general management positions, as well as management searches in the functional areas of marketing and sales, finance, manufacturing, operations and strategic planning. His expertise extends to specialty practice areas including retail and consumer products, restaurants, hospitality, sports and entertainment.
Mr. Damon has had successful CEO placements in many Fortune 100 companies as well as numerous world-renowned, high profile consumer branded organizations. He spends a significant amount of time recruiting leadership talent for private equity backed companies.
Prior to joining Korn/Ferry, Mr. Damon worked for a prominent executive search firm, where he was a vice chairman of their U.S. operations and managing director of West Coast operations. Before that, he was president of the U.S. operations for another international executive search firm.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Damon was a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton and began his career with a series of management positions at Arcata Corporation.
Mr. Damon serves on the board of the Special Operations Military Fund and the Advisory Board for UST Global, the fastest growing IT outsourcing services company in North America.
Mr. Damon holds both a master’s and bachelor’s degree in industrial management from Purdue University. He is a former minor league hockey player and college football player.
