Chris Sitter
19 Years of Equipment Industry Retained Search Experience & Industry Contacts
- Positions Filled include a wide variety of Senior & Mid-Level Management Functions:
- Executive Management, Sales & Sales Management, Marketing, Engineering, General Management, Regional Management, Product Support, Human Resources, etc.
- Successful Experience Recruiting a Wide Variety of Engineers & Engineering Managers
- Over 7 Years of Renewable Energy Search Experience
- Diverse List of Client Companies have included: medium sized manufacturers, large dealers, multi-billion dollar manufacturers, start-ups, major rental firms, etc.
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Click here for an extensive list of searches that Chris Sitter has personally handled during the past 19 years.
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- Respected Industry Author on HR Topics – for Construction Equipment Distribution Magazine
- Extensive experience with highly Confidential Searches at the senior and mid-management levels.
- CPSP-Level 2 Certification in Advanced Internet Candidate Sourcing Techniques
- Advanced Training on LinkedIn Sourcing Techniques
- Advanced Boolean Search Training for Identifying Bull’s-eye Candidates from Resume Databases
- Advanced Social Media Candidate Sourcing Skills from Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc.
- AIRS – Certified Internet Recruiter
- Reputation for over a decade of creating some of the most attractive and thorough customized position descriptions in the industry – which have proven to be highly effective in attracting passive candidates who were not even considering a career change.
- Skilled in tactfully approaching highly successful management talent with your senior or mid-management opportunity.
- Other Credentials:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
- Former #1 (Singles and Doubles) College Tennis Player & Former Head Coach of NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Team in the Midwest
- Married for 23 years and father of 2 grown children
- Over a decade of membership in the following Equipment Industry Associations and experience conducting retained search assignments for their member firms:
- AEM (Association of Equipment Manufacturers)
- ARA (American Rental Association)
- AED (Associated Equipment Distributors)
- MHEDA (Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association)
- Chris’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/csitter
- For nearly 2 decades, Chris has enjoyed the deep satisfaction that comes from an excellent fit. There is nothing more enjoyable in this line of work, than knowing a client is happy with their new hire, and then years later, to receive a call from that candidate who is pleased to report he has since been promoted, that he loves his new job and company, and that his family is continuing to enjoy living in their new town/area. Calls like that obviously don’t come in every week, but they are one of the things that make us wake up in the morning with enough focus and drive to help make it happen again! It’s our little contribution to helping the American Dream become a reality…one Winning Finalist at a time.
Bill completed his US Army service as an Infantry Captain before beginning his impressive 40 year career in the Equipment Industry. Trained at Caterpillar headquarters (in Peoria), Bill was transferred to Switzerland and the Middle East as a CAT Sales & Marketing Representative. He was recruited to International Harvester/Dresser for a management role in the Midwest. He later accepted a Branch Management position at a well-respected multi-location dealership in Iowa – where he progressed to the role of President of the Company. In the late 1980’s, Bill moved to Texas, where he held general management positions in the Equipment Industry, before purchasing an industry-focused executive search firm. As Owner of that retained firm, Bill had the privilege of serving a great number of manufacturers, dealers and rental firms, placing hundreds of key senior and middle managers across the USA, and also some in both Canada and Latin America. Bill was a long-time member of AEM, ARA, and MHEDA and a recipient of the AED Distinguished Service Award - for decades of faithful service to equipment distribution. Accomplishments included serving as a local AED Chapter President, 15 years authoring HR related articles, and presenting seminars at locations in both the US & Mexico. Bill and Chris had the opportunity to work side-by-side for 13 years, traveling to industry trade shows and meetings and developing relationships with a multitude of key players in the world of heavy equipment.