Scott Cuellar serves a broad client base of industrial and wholesale distribution companies. Previously, he was a senior partner in the Chicago office of Heidrick & Struggles, where he also had served on the firm's Global Nominating Committee. Scott began his executive search career in 1995 with Russell Reynolds Associates.

Scott has recruited chief executive and chief operating officers, and several group and business unit presidents for a variety of private and publicly traded industrial and distribution companies. Additionally, Scott has recruited many senior corporate officers across key functional disciplines in finance, sales and marketing, human resources, and supply chain.

Some highlights of Scott's work include chief executive officer for a $2-billion metals distributor; chief executive officer for a $5-billion, NYSE-traded food wholesaler; chief executive officer for a $1.2 billion, NYSE-traded capital equipment manufacturer; president and chief operating officer, and a group president, for a NYSE-traded, $7-billion capital equipment manufacturer; three business unit presidents for a NYSE-traded, $25-billion primary metals manufacturer; president of a $1.2-billion engineering and construction business within a $35-billion, NYSE-traded conglomerate; chief executive and chief financial officer for a $1.1-billion subsidiary of a $2-billion, NYSE-traded diversified industrial manufacturer; group chief financial officer for a $12-billion, NYSE-traded packaged goods manufacturer; senior vice president and chief financial officer for a NASDAQ-traded life sciences company with a $7 billion market cap; chief financial officer for a $1.5 billion, private equity-backed coal mining company; senior vice president, distribution for a $3-billion wholesaler; vice president, strategic sourcing for both a $5 billion and a $7-billion, NYSE-traded industrial equipment maker; an executive vice president of sales & marketing, and vice presidents of procurement and logistics for a $500 million, NASDAQ-traded industrial distributor; senior vice presidents of sales and human resources; vice president and controller; vice president, internal audit; and vice president, inventory management for a $6-billion, NYSE-traded distribution company.

Prior to his career in executive search, Scott was a program manager in the corporate business development group of the General Electric Company. Before that, he worked as a consultant in the Cleveland office of McKinsey & Company. Scott began his career with the General Motors Corporation, serving in operations, engineering and product management roles. He holds an undergraduate degree cum laude in electrical engineering from General Motors Institute, as well as an MBA with distinction from The Wharton School.

Scott is a Wisconsin native and now resides in St. Charles, Illinois, with his wife Annie and four children.

Trisha A. Hutchison