Peter D. Crist

Chairman, Crist Associates

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Company Info: Crist Associates

Web site: www.cristassociates.com

Address: 21 W. Second St., Third Floor, Hinsdale, Ill. 60521

Phone: 630-321-1110

E-mail: pcrist@cristassociates.com

Advice: You are never as smart as you think you are.

Qualities sought in emerging leaders: Expansiveness and malleability. Since we are frequently called on to introduce our clients to leaders from other industries, the ability to adapt to new situations is highly prized. We look for people who think beyond themselves and their particular situations.

Sector specialization: All sectors and industries

Job function specialization: C-suite, board directors

Geographical Focus: 48 contiguous U.S. states

Companies I often recruit for: McDonald's; Kraft Foods; Allstate; McKesson; Ecolab

Favorite historical figure: Winston Churchill

Education: Brown Univ., AB 1974

Languages: English

Employment history: Crist Associates, Founder and Chairman, 2003 to present; Korn/Ferry, Vice-Chairman and Chairman, Global Board Services Practice, 1999-2003; Crist Partners, Founder and Chairman, 1995-99; Russell Reynolds, Co-Head, North America, and Member, Executive Committee, 1977-95

Other interests: Naturalist/ornithology

Professional/Membership Affiliations:

Experience in executive search consulting: 30 years

High Profile Placement: Dr. Michael Moskow, president and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 1994

Other paths I might have pursued: Fishing captain

The global business trend that will most influence corporate performance in the future: High volatility in the tenure of the ranks of senior leaders. The “time in the chair” will continue to diminish, and upward compensation pressure will not dissipate.