Gilreath Consultantcy is an employer-sponsored, retained-only boutique executive search firm and more, owned and operated by my wife, Diane, and myself.

Since 1986, Gilreath Weatherby, Inc., d.b.a. Gilreath Consultantcy has earned a solid reputation from New England to Texas, as a trustworthy provider of recruitment solutions for a truly diverse clientele. As the firm's president, I have over 30 years of national executive recruitment experience.

Gilreath Consultancy has represented manufacturing startups, fast growing, newly acquired, newly divested, rollups, turnarounds, consolidations and Chapter 11s. In recent years, our firm has completed search assignments mostly for private equity investors, owner managers, and boards of directors of closely held, small and middle market, diverse manufacturing companies with sales from $2M to $75M.

Besides earning "sweat equity", our hired CEOs and their key direct reports often purchase equity in the portfolio companies which they have been hired to profitably grow. Our searches are for Presidents & CEOs, COOs, GM and Vice Presidents of Sales and Marketing, Operations and CFO; Private Equity Firm Operating Partner. A number of our executive hires are the result of confidential search assignments.

Our "due diligence" candidate screening process is unsurpassed in the recruitment industry. Once a search is underway, we typically generate a powerful slate of 3–4 highly qualified, screened and interested search candidates in 6–8 weeks from which our clients can hire their top choice. Gilreath Consultantcy comes highly recommended by angel investors, investment bankers, management consultants, board members, intermediaries, numerous private equity and mezzanine capital providers, CPAs and Attorneys. Word-of-mouth-referrals explain our diverse clientele outside of our traditional manufacturing industry niche.

Gilreath Consultantcy also provides value by "matching" appropriate top performing CEOs seeking to acquire and grow leading small to mid-sized "niche" companies with like-minded "Deal Partner" private equity firms who will supply the necessary capital to complete acquisitions consistent with their investment criteria. Such equity investors have also targeted "niche leading businesses" to acquire once they have identified the right CEO to run and build these growth-oriented companies.

Please browse our website to learn more about our firm, including how we conduct a confidential search, a list of some of our private equity clients and diverse miscellaneous clients, a partial list of portfolio companies in which we have placed CEOs, several letters of reference, active search assignments, and how we deal with clients and candidates. You can also learn about our CEO-Private Equity Firm "Deal Partner" Referrals service and are welcome to download our complimentary Search Beacon newsletter and our new brochure.

We look forward to working with you.

Best wishes,