“The professionalism and responsiveness of the Darlington team puts you above the rest.'” — Cary S. - Candidate

The Darlington Team

Finding Leaders..... Whatever they do..... Wherever they are.

Darlington Partners has a rich history of finding executives who...

  • Run entire companies, subsidiaries and business units
  • Are experienced, credentialed and contemporary financial leaders
  • Lead risk and compliance organizations
  • Direct sales and marketing operations

With offices in New York and Chicago, Darlington Partners is a retained executive search firm serving financial clients in North America.

Founded in 1988, the firm has conducted hundreds of leadership searches for its Insurance, Investment and Banking clients. Principals Richard Darlington and Linda Brown direct a client management team of experienced and credentialed search professionals supported by state-of-the-art research, technology and experienced administrative staff.

Typical assignments come from existing clients with growth, acquisition/integration or performance improvement challenges, such as:

President Broker Dealer
New position to consolidate seven independent and geographically dispersed retail and wholesale broker dealers
General Manager Retirement Solutions
New position to architect, build and lead an integrated cross-functional and cross-subsidiary business
Chief Corporate Compliance Officer
Fortune 100 holding company created role to build, implement and create a compliance organization and "culture of compliance"
CFO Strategic Investments
Business development /M&A financial leader for Fortune 100 corporation

That's the Darlington Difference. Put it to work. Let our leaders find your leaders.