Founder Biography
Phil McCall
With 22 years of retained executive search experience, Phil McCall leads senior level Finance, General Management, and Board of Director searches for public and private equity portfolio companies. His industry expertise lies in the Consumer Durables, Distribution, Industrial Manufacturing, Medical Products, and Process Manufacturing industries. He began his career with Egon Zehnder International, where he spent three years helping build the Firm’s North American Industrial Practice. He most recently spent nearly 20 years with Crist|Kolder, where he served as Partner and Managing Director.
Phil has recently recruited senior Finance leaders for public companies including Baxter, Carrier, Enovis, Fortune Brands, IDEX, Luxfer, LyondellBasell, MasterBrand, Vertiv, W.W. Grainger. He has also recruited senior Finance leaders for Clayton Dubilier & Rice and New Mountain Capital portfolio companies. In the General Management and Board of Director space, Phil has recruited executives to American Outdoor Brands, Comtech, Smith & Wesson, and Winnebago.
Phil received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame, graduating cum laude, and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
