Gil has a key leadership role in the firm’s Private Equity Practice and leads its family business efforts in North America. He is also a core member of the firm's Consumer Goods & Services Practice, which he founded in the late 1980s.
During his 29 years in executive search, Gil has focused on a variety of industries including consumer products, industrial goods, healthcare and services. His clients include large, multinational public and family-owned companies as well as private equity firms and their portfolio companies. He personally conducts CEO, COO, division president and board director searches. Representative examples of his CEO search assignments include A.T. Cross, Bolthouse Farms, Brown Jordan, Celestial Seasonings, Key Technology, Newell Rubbermaid, PGA of America, Quaker Oats, Rawlings Sporting Goods, Rayovac, S.C. Johnson U.S./Europe, Smith & Wesson, Spectrum Brands, Stanley Works, U.S. Can, Wyndham Hotels, and Ziff-Davis Media, among others. Examples of board director searches include Callaway Golf, Chiquita Brands, Deluxe, Gold Kist, Herbalife, Hormel, Hussmann, Johnson Diversey, Pentair, Plexus, Rayovac, Roundy’s, S.C. Johnson, Tyson Foods, U.S. Can, Ubiquity Brands, Ventura Foods and VF Corporation.
In addition to his search work, Gil authored the following two thought leadership pieces: “Rules of the Road for the New CEO” and “Positioning the Private Company CEO for Success.” Gil also consults with clients on organizational, management assessment and compensation benchmarking projects, and he is a member of the Board Services Practice.
Gil joined Spencer Stuart in 1980 after five years with Booz Allen & Hamilton in Chicago. Prior to Booz Allen & Hamilton, he served in roles with General Foods, Baxter Travenol Laboratories and Masonite Corporation.
Gil is a graduate of Bob Jones University and a former U.S. Army officer. Gil has also completed a University of Michigan course on interviewing techniques and assessment, and has served as a member of Spencer Stuart’s client service committee. He is a member of Illinois Venture Capital Association and leads a variety of annual CEO roundtables focusing on private companies.