Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

As an alumni of the University of Toronto, Dora Vell lived and worked in Toronto for more than 15 years. The Vell team serves a full range of Toronto technology clients in delivering executive search & board search services.

Toronto

Kitchener-Waterloo area

As an alumni of the University of Waterloo, Dora Vell has built irrefutable connections and has recruited numerous C-suite executives & board members for leading KW technology companies.

KW area

Ottawa, ON

The consultants at Vell are backed by years of experience, offering recruitment services for Ottawa & Kanata companies. Dora Vell is an alumni of Carleton University and Lycée Claudel.

Ottawa

Calgary, Alberta

Vell has recruited board members and executives that have helped shape Alberta’s digital future.

Alberta

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Canadian
Executive Search
Locations

Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, SK & Regina, SK

Vell has collaborated with Saskatchewan’s leading software/SaaS companies to deliver outstanding leadership talent that enables them to successfully compete on a global basis.

Vancouver

Vancouver, BC and Victoria, BC

Vell has a longstanding commitment providing executive and board recruitment to the Vancouver and Victoria, BC markets. Through our network & experience, we have established deep roots in British Columbia.

Quebec

Montreal, PQ & Quebec city. PQ

Our industry veterans work as true partners and advisors throughout the search process and beyond. We are here to help find the right leadership to supercharge your goals.

Halifax

Halifax, NS & Atlantic Provinces

Based in Boston and with deep Canadian roots, Vell Executive Search serves the highly innovative sector in Atlantic Canada with executive and board search.

Manitoba

Winnipeg. MB

Vell has helped leading tech companies in Winnipeg achieve hypergrowth through the recruitment of world-class executives and board members.
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Canadian
Executive Search
Locations

Toronto

Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

As an alumni of the University of Toronto, Dora Vell lived and worked in Toronto for more than 15 years. The Vell team serves a full range of Toronto technology clients in delivering executive search & board search services,

Vancouver

Vancouver, BC and Victoria, BC

Vell has a longstanding commitment providing executive and board recruitment to the Vancouver and Victoria, BC markets. Through our network & experience, we have established deep roots in British Columbia

KW area

Kitchener-Waterloo area

As an alumni of the University of Waterloo, Dora Vell has built irrefutable connections and has recruited numerous C-suite executives & board members for leading KW technology companies.

Quebec

Montreal, PQ & Quebec city. PQ

Our industry veterans work as true partners and advisors throughout the search process and beyond. We are here to help find the right leadership to supercharge your goals.

Ottawa

Ottawa, ON

The consultants at Vell are backed by years of experience, offering recruitment services for Ottawa & Kanata companies. Dora Vell is an alumni of Carleton University and Lycée Claudel..

Halifax

Halifax, NS & Atlantic Provinces

Based in Boston and with deep Canadian roots, Vell Executive Search serves the highly innovative sector in Atlantic Canada with executive and board search.

Alberta

Calgary, Alberta

Vell has recruited board members and executives that have helped shape Alberta’s digital future.

Manitoba

Winnipeg. MB

Vell has helped leading tech companies in Winnipeg achieve hypergrowth through the recruitment of world-class executives and board members.

Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, SK & Regina, SK

Vell has collaborated with Saskatchewan’s leading software/SaaS companies to deliver outstanding leadership talent that enables them to successfully compete on a global basis.

 

Canada Board & Executive Search Expertise

 

Vell Executive Search has decades of experience recruiting executives and board members for Canadian companies.

A dual Canadian and US citizen, our principal, Dora Vell, together with her team have specialized in Canadian and US/Canadian mixed searches of every type, for the past 22 years. We have successfully found solutions in all these scenarios, repeatedly. We understand the thinking and the psychology for both sides, and drive a consensus, through a logical and data driven approach, backed by an extensive network. We understand what a “good fit” looks like for both sides.

 

Here are commonly asked questions and scenarios, we have encountered time and time again, and successfully resolved. We uncover every stone, look for every Canadian, including expats, utilize algorithms to figure out location affinity, and reach out in very innovative ways to get you the best possible candidate.

 Canadian companies looking for a Canadian or US executive / board member with possible relocation: 

  • Are there Canadians to fill this exec or board role?
  • How do these Canadian execs compare with available US talent?
  • Are there Canadian expats itching to get back to Canada? This is often a “long shot” but when it works, it works beautifully.
  • Can the executive relocate? Can the board member regularly attend our board meetings in person?

 

Canadian companies looking for US execs and board members: Canadian companies often look for US talent, usually starting with sales execs in the US and later for other roles, as they scale:

  • Can we get a top tier executive or board member interested in our company (and available to travel to our location)?
  • Will this US talent be too expensive? Will they stick around?
  • Will they be “Canadian” friendly enough to fit with us?

 

US Parent looking for executives in Canadian divisions: their key questions are: 

  • Is there talent in Canada for our role (could be a country manager, an MD for technology for an investment bank, or any other role)
  • Will they be “on-par” with our other executives and be able to communicate with us?
  • Often the key issue in this scenario is a primarily Canadian search consultant not communicating with the US headquarters, and not taking both positions into account. Getting agreement up front speeds this up immensely.
  • Or it could be a US recruiter that has not dealt with the Canadian market. 

 

Mixed US and Canadian Boards or US investors of Canadian companies: Canadians ask – will the American talent be too expensive and loyal? Americans ask – can we find a world class Canadian to do this job? Both sides worry about whether the executive or board member will “fit” with them.

  

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Here is some of our experience by functional area

Executive Search Firm Canada Experience  

We provide CEO, Board of Directors, Technology Officer and C-suite recruitment services to public and private companies across Canada including: Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, Halifax, Vancouver & other cities.
See specific pages for specific roles. For more board search experience, see Vell Board Search

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Contact Vell Executive Search

We excel at optimizing your executive or board recruitment, in all sorts of scenarios:

  • Canadian company looking for a mix of Canadian and US talent
  • Canadian company wanting to attract a top tier US executive or board member
  • Parent company in the US to find Canadian talent in Canada
  • US investor or combination of US and Canadian investors
  • A board of a company with a mix of Canadian and US 

Collaborating with clients, we identify leading candidates, be they Canadian, expatriates, or US executives / board members. 

We have decades of experience recruiting in these scenarios and more, whether they be board members,  country heads, CEOs, COOs, GMs, CTOs/CIOs, CROs, VPs, Sales, CMOs, CPOs, CFOs, Chief Customer Success Officers & others. 

Email us at dora@vell.com for a free consultation. We speak "Canadian".

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