Linda is a partner with Gilman Partners, our sister company, where her focus is on senior executive search and financial officer engagements.  With extensive experience in retained executive search, she has successfully completed over 120 officer and C-level engagements in multiple functions and industries.    

Prior to joining Gilman Partners, Linda was with Korn/Ferry International.  She focused on CFO, Corporate Controller, Chief Audit Executive, Vice President Finance, Treasurer, and Divisional CFO engagements across most industries.   In addition to her work in finance, Linda also led the execution of a number of general management, human resources, legal, sales and other assignments for technology, industrial, retail, and consumer companies.  Over the years, she has served a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 10 companies to small, privately owned firms. 

Before Korn/Ferry, Linda held senior recruiting and human resource positions with the Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, Iowa.  She provided recruiting and HR consulting services to various Principal businesses, including work in compensation, employee relations, organizational development and performance management.   Earlier in her career, she served as Director of Human Resources for a plastic manufacturing company, and prior to that was a District Manager with Aldi Foods for five years.

Linda holds a B.S. in marketing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and an MBA from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.