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Christopher Perna

Executive Search & Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in retained search across PE-backed and life sciences

CTR GroupUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstNewport News, VA16 Years ExperienceExecutive LevelWorks Remote

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Agency-side executive search leader with experience running a 360-degree desk for 6+ years and managing both permanent and project-based recruiting teams (including 2 direct reports and teams supporting 7–10 concurrent searches). Regularly partners with executive stakeholders and HRBPs, and has driven process improvements such as expanding a VP Product search from local to national/remote to improve candidate quality.

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Key Strengths

  • Led recruiter teams (2 direct reports; project teams supporting 7–10 concurrent searches)
  • Deep hands-on full-desk recruiting experience (6+ years running a 360 desk)
  • Executive-level stakeholder engagement throughout search lifecycle
  • Structured search execution: goal-setting, regular huddles, milestone-based client communication
  • Improved search outcomes by expanding a VP Product search from local to national/remote candidate pool

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Experience

Partner - Executive Search / VP Business DevelopmentCTR Group · Dec 2024 – Jun 2025
Executive Search Consultant / Talent Acquisition PartnerAPA Search, Inc. · Oct 2018 – Oct 2024
Talent Acquisition Consultant – Life SciencesProco Global Group · Nov 2016 – Oct 2018

Education

University of Massachusetts Amherstbachelor, English Language & Literature

Skills

Stakeholder ManagementCollaborationTeam BuildingProblem SolvingCoachingMentorshipSalesforceMicrosoft OfficeGoogle WorkspaceExecutive SearchTalent AcquisitionFull-Cycle RecruitingRetained SearchCandidate ScreeningCandidate Evaluation

Languages

English

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Christopher PernaExecutive Search & Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in retained search across PE-backed and life sciences