With over 15 years of executive recruiting experience, Heather has built a reputation for placing senior leadership talent at the C-suite, VP and Director levels across diverse industries, including food and beverage, consumer goods, beauty, manufacturing, technology and insurance brokerage.  Her proven track record of supporting recruitment for Fortune 500, as well as high-growth companies, underscores her ability to deliver results. She is particularly skilled at building sales organizations from the top down for major CPG companies to support their partnerships with key retailers including Walmart, Sam’s Club and Costco.

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Heather’s approach combines relationship-driven recruiting with strategic sourcing and AI-enabled talent alignment.  She delivers targeted leadership solutions that support clients' growth and transformation objectives. Executive teams trust her to translate complex business goals into effective talent strategies, fostering confidence in her capacity to understand shifting organization priorities.  Her recent successful placements include Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, VP of Innovation, VP of FP&A, VP of Corporate Development, VP of Sales, and Director of Sales roles for a large privately-held food manufacturer.

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She has held leadership roles at Rich Products, EPIC Brokers, Gartner and The Coca-Cola Company with a career trajectory spanning executive recruiting, talent acquisition and organizational transformation.

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Community engagement runs deep for Heather.  She founded the People First Charitable Foundation and served as President and Board Member of the Pelham Children’s Center.

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Heather holds an MS in Human Resource Management from Mercy College, a BS from Penn State University, plus has certifications from SHRM-SCP and PHR. She resides in Melbourne, FL, with her husband Nick and their three children.

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917-891-0539

hmalone@northlinepartners.com