Carol Hartman has been recently appointed to serve as EVP, North American Financial Services Practice Leader and West Coast CFO Practice Leader with DHR International. Previously Carol was a senior partner at The Caldwell Partners International and is a leader in the Financial Services, Financial Officer, and Board of Director practices. In 2009, Carol joined Caldwell Partners from a boutique firm she founded 15 years prior. Before becoming an executive search consultant, she held positions with Oppenheimer’s ALM Group, Kidder Peabody, Dean Witter Capital Markets and Sutro & Co. Her work at these firms provided her with a strong management background and a deep understanding of institutional fixed income and equities, corporate finance, plus investment products. This has proven valuable when consulting with clients about competitive intelligence, market trends and dynamics, positions in their companies, and search strategy. A tribute to Carol’s reputation and dedication to quality are the long term client relationships she maintains. Her clients have great confidence in her in depth assessment of candidates, along with her ability to align client and candidate values, along with cultural fit. Carol is always seeking to work with thought leaders in the industry by paying attention to new products, services and trends facing financial services. She is a leader in the Retirement Income Industry Association and the Financial Economics Institute. Carol serves on the Kravis Leadership Institute Board of Advisors, which is associated with Claremont McKenna College. In addition, her article, “The Positive Effects of Building Corporate Leadership through Executive Search” was published in Leadership Review, an Institute publication. Carol has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.