Victory Search Group .:. Executive and Management Search Solutions.

Victory Search Group was formed to provide value-added search services to key client organizations. We have a unique network of resources to represent your organization in the marketplace.

Amy Frink, Managing Director
Ms. Frink founded Victory Search Group in 2002 after a successful career at Heidrick & Struggles. Ms. Frink’s search practice focuses on serving clients across a broad spectrum of industries including business services, technology, consumer and industrial. She partners with a wide variety of clients from venture-backed start-ups to Fortune 50 companies to recruit senior level executives for most line and staff functions. Ms. Frink has successfully recruited CFO’s, General Managers and Vice Presidents and Directors for most staff and line functions. Recently, Ms. Frink completed searches for Goldman Sachs, Best Western International, eTelecare Global Solutions, and Discover Financial Services.

During her search career, Amy has built search practices in Chicago, San Francisco and Phoenix.

A native of Michigan, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Michigan State University. She currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Amy Frink

Julie Doman, Director
Ms. Doman brings a wealth of executive search experience to Victory Search Group. She started her search career at Heidrick & Struggles. During her tenure there, she led searches for CEOs and most other C-level executives. Ms. Doman gained international experience working for several years in London conducting searches for clients throughout Europe. While in London, she was appointed Industrial Practice Associate Director for Europe.

Recently, Ms. Doman spent several years in marketing and brand management at the Quaker Oats division of PepsiCo working on well known brands Cap'n Crunch and Rice-A-Roni. In this role her responsibilities included promotional strategy, new products, budgets and brand performance.

Ms. Doman's search practice focuses primarily on companies in the industrial and consumer packaged goods sectors and reaches across all functions including general management, marketing, sales, strategy, finance, manufacturing and human resources.

Julie Doman

A native of Indiana, she holds an MBA in Marketing and Economics from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Telecommunications from Indiana University. She currently resides in a Milwaukee suburb.

Ann Kozel, Director
Ms. Kozel comes to Victory Search Group with over twelve years of management and executive search experience. Ann’s career includes recruiting experience in a variety of industries and functional areas.

She most recently spent over seven years with Korn/Ferry International’s mid executive practice, Futurestep, as a Managing Consultant. Ann focused on several industries to include; Industrial/ Manufacturing, Non-profit, Healthcare Services& Products and Professional Service. Ann has placed numerous Human Resources, Regulatory, Sales, Marketing and Operations professionals during her tenure. She was responsible for search delivery, large-scale project management and managing client relationships serving in both Regional and Industry Practice leadership roles.

Prior to joining Futurestep, Ann was an Associate with Heidrick & Struggles, focusing on the recruitment of chief executive officers, chief financial officers and senior operating executives in the technology and telecommunications industries.

Ann Kozel

Ann earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and International Business from Illinois State University and spent a semester abroad in Bristol, England. She currently resides in Chicago, IL.

Lisette Valverde - Connell, Senior Associate
Ms. Connell has over fifteen years of search experience. Ms. Connell focuses on servicing clients across a wide range of industries including high-tech, financial, industrial and not-for-profit firms. She has successfully executed searches, developed search strategies and performed research for CFOs, Corporate Controllers, Financial and Business Analysts, as well as many management and staff functions. Most recently Lisette has completed searches for Baxa Corporation, Adecco Staffing, Bank of America (formerly LaSalle Bank) and the Gateway Foundation.

Ms. Connell left Randstad N.A., the U.S. arm of a Dutch-based global operation, in 2002. Prior to her progression to Market Manager at Randstad, N.A., Ms. Connell had spent several years in Sales, Marketing and Management, also in the search and staffing industries. Ms. Connell began her career with Marriott Hotels and Resorts in New York and in 1993 moved to Chicago where she began her recruiting career.

Lisette Valverde- Connell

A native of New York, she holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and English Literature from The University of Michigan. She currently lives in South Florida.

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