TORONTO, May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Retained executive search firm Caldwell (TSX: CWL) today announced a major enhancement to its recruiting capabilities across marketing and digital transformation with the addition of Carlos Cata as the managing partner of the firm's Chicago office. Carlos will focus across the Financial Services, Consumer, Marketing and Digital practices.

"For the past 25 years, Carlos has helped companies build brands and develop relevant customer strategies through emerging technologies in digital and analytics," said Paul Heller, co-managing partner of Caldwell's Financial Services Practice. "His extensive experience recruiting impactful senior leaders across industry sectors, especially with companies seeking transformational growth, will be invaluable to our clients."  

"Carlos' clients are often seeking to leverage advanced technology (AI and machine learning) to drive relevant market and customer decisions," said Glenn Buggy, co-managing partner of Caldwell's Financial Services Practice. "His expertise across the breadth of commercial leadership functions for financial services, consumer, fintech, and PE-backed companies is going to be a real competitive advantage for us. We are delighted to be expanding our expertise across these critical areas within digital transformation."

Prior to joining Caldwell, Mr. Cata had a 14-year executive search career in which he led the Marketing and Sales practices at several other major search firms. Before joining the executive search industry, he spent 18 years as a marketing leader, entrepreneur, and consultant working for some of the world's premier companies including Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, and the Zyman Group.

Mr. Cata earned an MBA, with distinction, from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, as well as a bachelor's degree in finance, magna cum laude, from Miami University of Ohio. Currently, he serves on the national board for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  

"We continue to focus on enhancing our market presence and capabilities by making targeted, strategic additions of high caliber partners in key sectors and practices," said John Wallace, chief executive officer. "Carlos is an important addition to our partner team as a whole, and we're confident that our Chicago team will continue to grow and flourish under his leadership."

About Caldwell

At Caldwell we believe Talent Transforms. As a leading provider of executive talent, we enable our clients to thrive and succeed by helping them identify, recruit and retain their best people. Our reputation–nearly 50 years in the making–has been built on transformative searches across functions and geographies at the very highest levels of management and operations. We leverage our skills and networks to also provide agile talent in the form of flexible and on-demand advisory solutions for companies looking for support in strategy and operations. With offices and partners across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, we take pride in delivering an unmatched level of service and expertise to our clients.

Caldwell's Common shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CWL). Please visit our website at www.caldwellpartners.com for further information.

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