Senior Vice President
CurrentDavid carries over 19 years of experience in the Retained Executive Search industry. Over the past eleven years with Slayton Search Partners, David has facilitated growing the firm’s reputation as a global leader in the recruitment of Supply Chain, Research & Development, and General Management executives. His tenacity for delivering a superior recruitment experience has propelled David as a leading executive search consultant. In his current role as Senior Vice President, David continues to spearhead search assignments for publicly-traded, privately-held and founder-led companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail and Industrial Manufacturing sectors. Prior to joining Slayton, David was an Associate with Korn Ferry International, one of the world’s largest global retained executive search firms. As a member of the firm’s global industrial practice, David commanded search assignments across a wide array of sectors including Automotive, Heavy Equipment and Machinery, Chemical, and Building Products.David started his search career with Cook Associates, a Chicago-based, boutique retained search firm where he served clients in the Industrial, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods sectors.