Sustainability Executive Talent Report 2022

Jan 19, 2023

Highlights of executive talent appointments and partnering organizations across sustainability, energy, cleantech, renewables, ESG, and more

  • ON reports a 115% three-year revenue growth rate. The firm continues to see strong momentum across key sectors, including sustainability, cleantech, private equity, consumer, and health and wellness.

  • Recent insights from partners on evolving roles in executive leadership and predictions for 2023

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2022 Sustainability Executive Talent Report

ON Partners released its 2022 Sustainability Executive Talent Report, showcasing its executive search work with leading companies in sustainability, energy, cleantech, renewables, and ESG.

After a year of record growth, the firm also highlighted and celebrated a selection of organizations and executives. They partnered with this selection throughout the year.

“The year 2022 represented a major period of expansion and growth for ON Partners, with demand for C-level and board executives across several sectors including health & wellness, consumer, sustainability and clean tech, and private equity,” noted Matt Mooney, co-president of ON Partners. “The executive shifts we’re making illustrate our commitment to building the most innovative and disruptive pure-play retained executive search firm in the industry.”

This year alone, ON placed more than 400 executives in leadership roles. Of those placements, 97% remained in their positions for over two years. Additionally, 80% of clients have partnered with ON for multiple searches, and 41% of completed searches resulted in diverse executive appointments. Furthermore, ON Partners has been named multiple times to the Cleantech & ESG Top 25 list by research firm, Hunt Scanlon.

As non-conformists focused on taking an untraditional approach to executive search, ON consultants continue to place C-level, board, and senior executives across multiple industries and functions driving sustainability initiatives. Recent placements include C-level appointments for companies including onsemi, Blue River Technologies, Honeywell, Baker Hughes, Noveon Magnetics, Voltyx, Rothy’s, PDC Machines, and more.

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“After a strong 2022, we’ve built momentum going into the new year and the new leadership team has already been hard at work,” noted Tim Conti, co-president of ON Partners. “We’re excited about expanding our work into growth markets and continuing to deliver a premiere executive search experience for our ON community, and we’ve never been better positioned to do that.”

2022 Sustainability Executive Search Highlights

ON Partners consultants have placed a diverse group of senior executives within leading organizations committed to sustainability across many market sectors this year. Following are a few of the new leaders we placed; click on the links to learn more about each of them:

Alan Daines, CISO, Baker Hughes

Viji Subramanyam, CFO, Noveon Magnetics

Matt Tormollen, CEO, POWWR

Sarah Acker, COO, Voltyx

Natalya Davick, CFO, Palmetto

Vijay Rentala, VP, ASG, onsemi

Bill Rossi, CEO, Bellwether Coffee

Faha Khan, Head of Product Management, Blue River Technology

Ronald Timperio, COO, PDC Machines

Nilesh Mohan, SVP, Supply Chain Technology Implementation, GXO Logistics

Matthew Hoerner, Supply Chain Operations, IronOx

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Insights, Trends, and Awards of 2022

Additionally, our executive search consultants released thought leadership insights across 2022 including evolving executive leadership roles and predictions for executive hiring in 2023.

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ON released the NEXT series this year, exploring the evolution of executive leadership roles. Virtually every organization has had to evolve its leadership structure to accommodate the demand and evolution of executive roles including supply chain, adding an ESG component, marketing, and sales, to name a few.

ON researched the various consulting assignments we’ve taken on these past few years to summarize the evolution of specific executive roles and the attributes and experience required to take on a leadership position in this ever-changing business environment.

The NEXT Series

Want to check out the NEXT Series and learn how these roles have evolved?

Another popular insight this year was our sponsored live interactive webinar, in collaboration with Hunt Scanlon Media, discussing the rise of the operating partner in private equity with Anna Tye from Carlyle, Ed Richards from Marlin Equity Partners, Steven Berman from Accel-KKR, and Ryan Greene from Francisco Partners. The session was moderated by Tindall Hein and Jeff Hocking from ON Partners.

The webinar examined how PE firms are viewing the importance of the Operating Partner role, how it has shifted over the years and the impact the role has on portfolio companies success.

Additionally, industry recognition for the firm increased amidst our growth from the likes of Inc. 5000, Forbes, and Hunt Scanlon.

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About ON Partners

In a high-tech world, our difference is human. ON Partners is a pure-play retained executive search firm building C-level and board leadership teams for high-growth private and public companies, private equity, and venture capital.

With a partner-led, high-touch model, clients gain direct access to seasoned partners who lead every search from day one to day done. Our boutique structure enables speed, agility, and precision. This hands-on approach fosters a deep understanding of client needs, delivers elite talent quickly, and ensures unmatched responsiveness.

ON Partners is the most referred executive search firm in the industry. And the numbers back it up— 85% of our clients return, 95% of new business comes from referrals, and clients and candidates rate their experience with us 4.9 out of 5.

Consistently ranked among the top 20 retained executive search firms in the U.S., ON Partners has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms and has appeared on the Inc. 500/5000 List nine times.

Our Approach Works.

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