Stuart Michaud

Recruitment Director responsible for driving strategic talent acquisition initiatives for Multinational Corporations and Entrepreneurial Ventures. Proven track record of building and nurturing relationships with senior leadership and stakeholders, ensuring alignment between recruitment efforts and organizational goals is met.

• Created and implemented targeted recruitment strategies and processes for senior to executive-level positions across the industrial OEM, Commercial Finance, Equipment Finance, Transportation, and Industrial Supply sectors.
• Collaborate with C-suite executives and department heads to understand workforce planning needs and succession strategies.
• Drove recruitment initiatives focused on diversity and inclusion, ensuring a broad range of perspectives within leadership roles.

Commercial Lending and Transportation Recruitment Practice Lead, focusing on talent acquisition strategies within the Commercial Lending and Transportation sectors. Developed targeted recruitment initiatives to attract and retain top-tier talent for financial institutions and transportation companies (Canada and USA).

• Successfully developed and expanded the commercial lending segment at Everest Management by strategically focusing on recruitment and business development for senior-level positions within the Commercial Finance, Equipment Financing and Leasing, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and dealer finance industries.
• Partnered with top asset-based and third-party logistics (3PL) providers across North America to develop and implement talent acquisition strategies targeting senior-level positions in Operations, Finance, Logistics, Sales, and Fleet Maintenance.

Recruitment Consultant focusing on attaining and retaining top-level talent within various industries. The primary focus of the role lies in understanding the hiring needs of clients, sourcing potential candidates, and facilitating the recruitment process from start to finish.

• Developed and implemented recruitment strategies to identify qualified candidates.
• Conducted interviews, reference checks and background verifications for potential hires.
• Provided ongoing support to managers throughout the hiring process.