Pender & Howe is a boutique executive search and recruitment firm delivering C-suite/board hiring, professional recruitment below director level, and interim/fractional leadership placements across North America, backed by Kestria’s global executive search alliance.
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Pender & HowePender & Howe is a boutique recruitment firm focused on executive and leadership hiring across North America, with global capabilities through its membership in Kestria, the world’s largest executive search alliance. The firm positions itself as a high-touch, precision-oriented partner for organizations seeking transformative leaders, combining a tailored approach with a tech-enabled, data-driven search process intended to bring speed, clarity, and confidence to hiring decisions. The firm’s core work spans C-suite and board recruitment, as well as director, manager, and key individual contributor hiring. In addition to permanent search, Pender & Howe provides interim and fractional leadership solutions using a digital talent platform and a curated on-demand network, aiming to deliver shortlists quickly for urgent leadership gaps. They also offer Career Visibility & Branding services to support leaders and organizations with professional presence, digital branding, and transition-related coaching. Pender & Howe highlights credibility via rankings and network affiliation: it states recognition among the top 10 Executive Search Firms in Canada by HR Manager Canada Magazine, inclusion among the Top 250 U.S. firms by Hunt Scanlon, and representation of Kestria in both Canada and the U.S. Through Kestria, they describe access across 40+ countries, 90+ offices, and coverage across 6 continents/90+ cities, enabling cross-border executive search with local market expertise.
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Professional branding and visibility services for leaders and corporate teams, including guidance to refine narrative, strengthen digital presence, and deliver workshops/programs that reinforce employer brand through consistent leadership visibility.
Executive Coaching
Employer Branding
Workshops
Tailored, data- and assessment-driven executive search to recruit transformative leaders including C-suite executives, direct reports, and board directors/chairs, aligned to client strategy and long-term value.
Executive Assessment
Confidential Search
Market Mapping
On-demand interim and fractional executive recruitment using a digital talent platform and curated network to deliver shortlists quickly for temporary leadership, transitions, and project-based needs.
Talent-on-Demand
Curated Network
Fast Shortlisting
Performance-driven recruitment for positions under the director level, including department heads, managers, and critical individual contributors; supports single hires or large-scale hiring projects with emphasis on speed and fit.
Rapid Hiring
Executive-Caliber Process
Post-Placement Support
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