Guest Speaker Series
Jim Harmon, Managing Partner
Ray & Berndtson
ITO 2.0 West Ottawa Centre
Date: Friday, July 10th, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: 301 Moodie Drive, Suite 102
Cost: Free
Parking: Free
If you have senior level experience (Director and above), don't miss this
informative guest speaker, Jim Harmon, Managing Partner at Ray &
Berndtson, talk about the executive search industry and the role it can
play in your job search strategy.
Ray & Berndtson is an international executive search firm, with more than
55 offices in 35 countries. It is the largest executive search firm in
Canada with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and
Halifax. Founded in 1990, Ray & Berndtson specializes in assignments at
the senior management and Board of Directors level. They successfully
recruit leaders in virtually every industry and functional specialty
across the country.
Ray & Berndtson Ottawa is the only global firm operating in the National
Capital Region and the leading executive search firm in Eastern Ontario.
They have earned a reputation for identifying and recruiting exceptional
leaders across a variety of sectors including technology, manufacturing,
public, non-profit, health care and government sectors.
About Jim Harmon
A native of Long Island, New York, Jim Harmon held several management
positions with the General Motors organization in his early career. In
1994, he helped launch Robertson-Surrette Executive Search in Ottawa. He
was named a Partner in 1997 and the President of Ray & Berndtson Ottawa
when Robertson-Surrette merged with Ray & Berndtson in 2000. Jim also
chairs Ray & Berndtson's Canadian Technology Practice.
Jim has worked with some of Canada's best-known technology companies,
including Alcatel Canada, Tundra Semiconductor and JDS Uniphase. He has
helped build senior management teams for some of the Country’s leading
growth companies, including Iogen, Plasco Energy Group, and BelAir
Networks. He has been responsible for recruiting more CEOs and senior
executives for Ottawa-based technology companies than any other
individual.
In 2002, Jim and several other technology sector business leaders founded
MindTrust, a forum exclusively for technology CEOs. In addition to his
professional affiliations, he has led fund-raising initiatives for Ronald
McDonald Children's Charities, Catholic Charities of Western New York, the
National Arts Centre and Champions for Children. Jim also serves on the
Governance Committee of the Ottawa Hospital Foundation Board and is a
Director of a New York-based charitable foundation. In 2001, Jim was
recognized with the Ottawa Business Journal's "40 Under Forty" award. Jim
holds a BA from the University of New Brunswick.