About us
The Sherwood Group provides companies with a time honored proven process identifying and selecting exceptional leadership and hard to find specialists. The following characterizes our success and the reasons for continued growth:
√ Over 200 projects, 12,000 interviews
√ Targeted search, timeline based
√ 45 - 60 day average completion time
√ 100% completion on retainer
√ Candidates rated as “standard for hiring”
Dean Mannello, founder and principal, has been in the search business for over fifteen years having started his career at MRI, one of the largest International Search firms, where he earned the CSAM certification ranking him in the top ten percent of executive search consultants nationally.
He began his career in the Technology field and it has served as a baseline for work in Medical Imaging, Banking, Design Automation and the Search business. He followed the product life cycle moving through engineering, manufacturing, service, sales and into executive search.
Our support team
Andrea McChesney is an integral part of our team and provides our administrative support and all of our research.
Jan Mannello serves as project manager insuring timelines are on track and clients receive full transparency in the search process.
Over the years we have developed relationships with experts in the sectors we serve. They continue to provide advice and guidance with respect to industry trends and technological changes.
One of our most trusted advisors includes John Sauer, an industrial psychologist, who has extensive experience in executive level assessments, executive coaching, management talent audits and succession planning in a wide range of firms from small startups to Fortune 500 companies.