Kinkead Partners serves only industrial clients – ranging from Fortune 500 companies to private equity and investor groups – and focuses solely on commercial/marketing leadership roles and on general management assignments when commercial skills are critical.

We know who and where the players are, and what it really takes for an executive to be successful in an environment based on lean practices, operational excellence and the need to aggressively maximize commercial/marketing efforts.

Founded in 1981, Kinkead Partners made the decision at the outset to remain a highly specialized boutique firm. We are small by design, have minimal or no off-limits blockages and work with just a few longstanding clients.

Because we accept a very limited number of projects a year, each client receives hands-on attention from David Kinkead, the principal of the firm, who knows the space and provides valued market insight and counsel.

Clients continue to place a high value on the commercial leadership we provide. Over 85% of our search assignments represent repeat business, and 70% of our clients have been with Kinkead Partners for more than 15 years, attesting to our knowledge of the issues and the success of the candidates we recruit.