Chief Executive Officer • Board Members • President • Chief operations Officer • Chief Financial Officers
Top Minnesota Executive Recruiting Team
Hire an executive search recruiting firm that transforms.
At Versique Executive, we help organizations across Minnesota find the right leadership—not just for today, but for the future of your business. Our executive search recruiting team specializes in placing transformational leaders in C-suite and senior-level roles, offering a consultative approach that extends beyond a single placement.
We understand that hiring an executive isn’t just a fill—it’s a defining moment for your organization. That’s why Versique Executive offers a high-touch, strategic search experience backed by decades of hands-on leadership and recruiting expertise. Whether you’re navigating a leadership transition, planning for succession, or driving long-term growth, we’re here as your full business partner.
As a locally owned Minnesota firm, Versique Executive combines national search capabilities with deep market insight and personal connection, and experience. The Versique Executive recruiting team boasts over 125 years of combined experience in recruiting and executive leadership. Our retained executive search services are built on trust, transparency, and a commitment to fostering lasting relationships that extend well beyond the hiring process.
Let’s find your next great leader—together.
EXECUTIVE ROLES WE PLACE
Versique Executive specializes in C-suite and senior leadership placements across multiple industries and ownership structures, including PE-backed, family-owned, and corporate organizations. Key roles we recruit for include:
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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President / Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
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Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
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Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
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Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
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Board of Directors
- VP and SVP Leadership Roles Across Functions
We also support our clients through professional search, interim leadership, and fractional executive needs when a flexible solution is required.
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Meet the Executive Search Recruiters
Steve Yakesh
President, Executive Search
Scott Peterson
Vice President, Executive Search
Joe Reardon
Vice President, Executive Search
Matt Anderson
Vice President, Healthcare Leadership
Lindsay Elsner
Director, Healthcare Leadership
Bryan Vos
Director, Executive Search
Tanea Mahanna
Executive Engagement Specialist
Additional Executive Roles We’ve Filled:
Board Of Director
- $300M Family-Owned Distribution Industry
- $120M Family Manufacturing
- Midwest Credit Union $5B+ assets
- $200M Family-Owned Distribution Company
- $25M Privately Held Medical Manufacturing
CEO
- $750M Agricultural Co-op
- $60M Private Equity Manufacturer
- $400M Family-Owned Construction Company
- $75M Private Equity Healthcare Provider
- $35M Public Healthcare Organization
President/General Manager
- $40M Private Equity Construction
- $250M Family-Owned Construction
- $25M Private Equity E-commerce Company
- $20M Privately Held Mental Health Provider
- $100M Privately Held Senior Living Provider
CFO
- $250M Privately Held Healthcare Provider
- $400M Family-Owned Manufacturer
- $80M Private Equity Manufacturer
- $120M International Agri-business
- $40M Private Equity Manufacturer
CHRO
- $80M Private Equity Manufacturer
- $40M Privately Held Design Firm
- $1.5B Family-Owned Manufacturer
- $600M Public Transportation Company
- $25M Private Equity Healthcare Provider
CIO/CTO
- $450M Public Distribution Company
- $100 Privately Held Financial Services
- $600M Private Held Technology Company
- $60M Privately Held Financial Services Company
- 45M Private Equity Services Company
DON’T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT
Working with Versique on our executive searches was an exceptional experience from start to finish. We engaged their team to help us place a CFO and CHRO, two highly strategic and demanding roles for our business. The quality of candidates presented was outstanding; each finalist was not only technically strong but also aligned with our values and long-term vision.
What set Versique apart was the rigor of their search process. They invested the time to understand our culture, leadership dynamics, and strategic goals, which translated into candidates who felt like natural extensions of our executive team. Their communication, transparency, and market insight gave us full confidence at every step. We’re now operating with a stronger, more cohesive leadership team—thanks in large part to their expertise. We wouldn’t hesitate to partner with them again.
SUCCESS FACTORS
Successful CEOs know their most
important asset: High-performing people.
All executive leaders have a high-caliber mindset. With that mindset sparks the question: “How can I transform happen?” The pace of competition today requires high-caliber answers. The best people that work best together.
People
With every person you hire, your business capability multiplies and accelerates. What do you want to achieve? Let’s recruit the right people to make it happen.
Purpose
While visionaries dream, the people who will bring you true success are those who will take your company’s purpose and see it through to a higher level.
Opportunity
The opportunities you see as potential can be a reality with executives that leverage an expansive network of connections and influence to open new doors.
Standards
Your business needs a recruiting team with a proven track record of delivering the right results and building trust every day – so you can hire with confidence.
Let’s find your people together.
People are more than their education. They’re more than past experience. They do more than meet salary requirements. People invent, propel, unearth and build. They transform teams, markets, industries, and bottom lines to take you from good to great, zero to one, in months versus years. People open greater potential—potential that can’t be reached by relying on a resume alone. We’re here to help fill your human potential and build your human capacity. Let’s find your people together. Let’s make the best possible.