Industra Talent Partners, a Bespoke Partners executive search affiliate, was launched today to leverage AI and a best-in-class search methodology to recruit top leaders for US middle-market industrial companies backed by private equity.

Industra’s seasoned recruiting professionals possess more than 25 years of combined search experience, placing more than 300 C-suite and VP-level executives in industrial companies. The team’s expertise spans recruiting in manufacturing and engineered products, distribution and supply chain, and industrial services and infrastructure.

Industra utilizes the groundbreaking data-driven executive recruiting processes pioneered by Bespoke Partners, delivering proven value-creating leaders in the industry’s fastest recruiting times.

The search practice’s services use the Executive Index, Bespoke’s proprietary AI-power talent mapping platform that slashes search times by 30% or more.

“Industrials is one of the largest and most essential segments of the global economy, yet private equity sponsors are facing a leadership gap,” said Jared Moriarty, Partner and Industra Talent Partners Lead. “Industra solves these challenges by combining deep private equity expertise with an AI-augmented, tech-enabled search process. Our clients gain unmatched talent insights and access to leaders who deliver sustained value creation.”

“Industrial companies are perfect candidates for private equity to produce outsized returns. But portfolio company leadership is the critical factor in executing on value creation plans,” said Eric Walczykowski, CEO of Bespoke Partners. “Before Industra, sponsors had to rely on generalist firms with no real understanding of how to recognize and recruit those leaders for industrial companies. Today that all changes with Industra, the sector’s first search practice optimized for faster searches with better outcomes for private equity.”

Executive Search that Cuts Through Industrial Sector Complexity

Industra partners with private equity sponsors and portfolio company leadership teams to recruit CEOs, Presidents, CFOs, COOs, CROs/CCOs, CHROs/CPOs, CMOs, CTOs, CIOs, and other EVP/SVP/VP functional leaders aligned to value creation plans and operating realities.

Sectors covered include:

• Manufacturing & Engineered Products, including Aerospace & Defense, Chemicals & Specialty Materials, Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Contract & Private Label Manufacturing, and Packaging & Engineered Components
• Distribution & Supply Chain, including Industrial & MRO Distribution, Specialty Distribution, and Logistics/Warehousing/Materials Handling
• Industrial Services & Infrastructure, including Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO), Industrial & Technical Services, Field Services/Testing/Inspection, Energy & Power Systems, and Utilities & Critical Infrastructure

Unique Methodology & Processes

Industra’s operating model is built on the groundbreaking Bespoke search methodology with unique features including:

• Cap on searches — recruiters are capped at six searches to ensure intensive attention on each client’s needs.
• Speed — a tech-enabled, data-driven process accelerated by AI that cuts weeks from the typical search process.
• Deep validation — 10+ backchannel reference checks on every search, providing unparalleled insight into executive performance.
• Placement guarantee — placed candidates are guaranteed to be in-role for at least one year or the search is redone.

Leader Community for Industrials Executives

Industra also announced the Industra Leader Community, a complementary, invitation-only network designed to support industrial executives with curated resources, onboarding and value creation tools, peer networking, introductions to advisory partners, and real-time insights on talent market trends.

About Industra Talent Partners

Industra Talent Partners is an executive search practice recruiting top-performing executives for manufacturing, distribution, and industrial services companies backed by private equity sponsors across the industrial sector. The practice combines deep private equity expertise with a data-driven, tech-enabled search process, including the groundbreaking AI-powered Executive Index to accelerate searches. Industra Talent Partners is an affiliate of Bespoke Partners.

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“Industrials is one of the largest and most essential segments of the global economy, yet private equity sponsors are facing a leadership gap,” said Jared Moriarty, Partner and Industra Talent Partners Lead, "Industra solves these challenges [...]"