Gary Bozza opened the doors of WorldBridge Partners Chicago NW in 1997, following a highly successful 17 year career as Vice President of National Accounts and Director of Midwest Sales primarily at MOORE (Now RR Donnelley). He was especially skilled at hiring and managing professionals, and his teams consistently performed among the company’s best. Recognized for his ability to get results, he has been building real world leadership teams for four decades on both sides of the hiring process.

Today Gary’s practice is dedicated to helping CEOs, Presidents and Owners drive revenue, maximize the effectiveness of human capital resources, while building enterprise value. With Clients ranging from small privately held enterprise to large publicly held multinational corporations, he consults in succession planning and improving processes that produce high-performance leadership teams that result in a more valuable and attractive company. Gary better prepares firms should they merge, buy/sell, and want to continue to grow organically or acquire a strategic individual that can take the company to greater heights.

Gary is a graduate of Miami University (Ohio) and holds a B.S degree in Finance. He is the founder and chairperson for the Ireland Cancer Center/Gilmour Academy Scholarship Foundation in Cleveland, and chairperson of St. Vincent DePaul & Sister House Charity Golf Outing in Northwest Chicago.

Member of:

• Co-Chair St. Vincent de Paul & SisterHouse Charity Event
• Brand Chain (formerly, PSDA)
• Great Lakes Graphics Association (GLGA)
• Printing Industries of America (PIA)
• Chicago Association of Direct Marketing (CADM)
• Miami Alumni Associations
• Lake Zurich, Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Gary is happily married and father of three adult daughters. Hobbies include golf, exercise, yard work and travel.

Brian brings 21 years of recruiting expertise working with consumer products, industrial, automotive, and heavy equipment manufacturing companies. He is specialized in placing operations, supply chain, and lean/continuous improvement professionals.

For 15 years he was a part of Intercity Personnel Associates, a national recruiting affiliation consisting of 250+ independent recruiting firms. During that time his achievements included:

• Top 10 Counselor Award – 12 years
• Top 10 Agency Award – 6 years
• Number #1 Counselor Award – 3 years
• Number #1 Agency Award – 1 year

Prior to recruiting, Brian worked as a Quality Engineer and Project Manager in the automotive and consumer products industries. He earned his BS in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin Platteville. He was certified as a Quality Engineer through ASQ and served on the executive board for ASQ of Northern Nevada.

Brian’s involvements include the Chamber of Commerce, Chamber Connections, Toastmasters, and The Napoleon Hill Foundation. He is a supporter of Make of Wish, Shriner’s, and St. Jude’s organizations.

Todd has been with MRI/WorldBridge Partners Omaha since 1985 and became the President in 2002. As one of the founding members of WorldBridge Partners, he oversees the most tenured office in WorldBridge with 4 separate business practices which include Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance and Legal.

Todd directs the WBP National Insurance and Legal Practices. Omaha’s team consists of 14 consultants with over 200 years of experience partnering and providing clients with solutions to their pressing talent acquisition and hiring process needs. With over 5000 professionals placed since 1968, WBP Omaha has billed over $70M in client services.

Todd has over 30 years of successful consulting experience and has personally accounted for over $8M in billed services. Specializing in the placement of employee benefit sales, service and marketing professionals nationally, Todd was named Management Recruiters’ Solo Account Executive of the Decade for the ’90’s. He was inducted into the exclusive MRI Summit Club in 1990 of which there are only 14 members in all of MRI’s search professionals. Todd earned his CSAM (Certified Senior Account Manager) status in 1987 and was CSAM of the year in 1997. He was inducted into the MRI Hall of Fame in 1991 and Ring of Honor in 2010.

Todd earned his B.S. in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1977 and spent 7 years in law enforcement prior to becoming search consultant. Todd is married with 3 sons and enjoys sports and travel.

Brian Doherty is a Managing Partner of WorldBridge Partners and a well-known expert in the Equipment Leasing and Banking Industries. Brian and his financial services team work these industries from top to bottom working on positions including; Business Development, CFO, President, Chief Credit Officer, Sales Management, and Vendor Business Development to name a few.

Brian started his career in recruiting in 1982 as a recruiter working for a company office location of Management Recruiters International which later re-branded as MRINETWORK. In 1985, he was promoted to Assistant Manager of the Cleveland location helping to lead it to "Office Of The Year" status in 1987. In 1989, he took over full time as Manager of the Cleveland location of MRINETWORK growing the office to a staff of 15 highly successful recruiters.

In 1996, Brian seized the opportunity to go out on his own as he purchased and opened a brand new franchise location of MRINETWORK which he named Sales Consultants of Broadview Heights. After twenty very successful years, he decided in August of 2016 that the next chapter of his recruiting  career would be best served by joining the WorldBridge Partners team as the Managing Partner of their new Cleveland location. So he cut ties with MRINETWORK and moved over his entire office .

Brian achieved Certified Senior Account manager status in 1985 (CSAM)

In 1989, Brian was inducted into the MRI Hall of Fame.

In 1996, Brian achieved Certified Senior Manager Status. (CSM)

During Brian’s recruiting career he has placed people in all fifty states and five foreign countries to date.

On the personal side Brian has been married since 1981 to Karen and has three beautiful daughter’s. He is a graduate of Cleveland State University in 1979 with a degree in Marketing.

Downing, a founding member of WorldBridge Partners, is a nationally recognized expert in recruitment. He leads the Technology practice group for WorldBridge Partners and has successfully completed over 1000 searches worldwide. Jack began his executive search career in 1992, and in 1997 he opened the Chicago office. Since 1997 he has grown the Chicago office. In addition to his work at WorldBridge Partners, Jack started the RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) Division WorldConcert.

Jack earned his BA from Loras College and his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He is a founding member of the Illinois Venture Capital Association and serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Talent Aqcuisition and Recruitment of Greater Chicago (Past President) and on the Board of Directors of KC Clean Technology Hedge Fund. He also serves on the Advisory Board of R3 Biofuels and on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago where Jack was matched as a Big Brother for over eight years.

In 2010 Jack was inducted in The University of Illinois's Entrepreneur's Hall of Fame.

Gary Fruchtman is a Managing Partner of WorldBridge Partners and a well-known expert in the Primary Steel and Oil & Gas Industries. His practice includes the Steel Pipe and Tube Industry as a particular specialty particularly as it intersects with Oil & Gas exploration, production, and transmission. Gary and his Steel and Oil & Gas Team work these industries from Front Line Supervisors to C-Suite executives. Gary earned his BA in Economics from Northeastern University with honors. Prior to entering the Executive Search Industry, he spent time in sales, sales management, marketing, operations, and general management and was General Manager of Donovan Steel Tube and Vice President of Sales & Marketing with Central Steel Tube before becoming a Partner in American Metal Trading.

In 1993, Gary started The Kent Group and SteelPeople.com, a staffing firm specializing in Steel, Pipe & Tube, Non-Ferrous Metals and Oil & Gas. The firm has eight search consultants recognized for their ability to find highly specialized talent to help fuel their client's growth and profitability. The Kent Group was pleased to officially join WorldBridge Partners in September of 2013.

Gary is a 2nd Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and has been practicing Martial Arts for over 30 years. After all these years, he can still take a lickin’ and keep on tickin.

Midwest Talent Acquisition – Manufacturing

Greg is a WorldBridge Managing Partner and serves as the Practice Leader for Manufacturing. Prior to entering Executive Search in 1998, he served in senior management positions with manufacturers of consumer and industrial equipment. These included Vice President of Sales & Marketing for the Gravely Company, a manufacturer of commercial outdoor power equipment; Vice President of Contract Manufacturing for the Ariens Company, a consumer products manufacturer; Vice President, General Manager of Orient Direct, an Asian based rotational and injected molded plastics company; Vice President of Sales for AWT (Air & Water Technologies), a manufacture of industrial air and water purification equipment; Director of Sales for Aqua Chem, a manufacturer of industrial water purification units and high pressure steam generators; Field Sales Management, Business Planning Management, Credit/Finance Management, Dealer Development Management, Marketing Services Management and Product Management positions with CNH (Case/New Holland), a construction and agricultural equipment manufacturer. He has extensive international business experience in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Greg holds a Bachelors Degree in Business from the University of Wisconsin.

Greg assists capital goods companies, durable consumer products companies and defense manufacturers in filling senior level positions and board seats.

Dave Sanders is a founding member and Managing Partner of WorldBridge Partners. His focus is high level retained executive search working with clients in Northern California, across the nation, and internationally. Dave is an active Angel investor and a general partner in two Angel Funds.

Beginning his executive search career in 1993, Dave is well established in the West Coast venture capital community and is a national expert working with early and mid stage high growth companies.

With his Corporate Finance background at Intel and his sixteen years of sales and marketing management experience at IBM, he understands what is required to successfully manage an organization in high growth stages as well as attracting top talent in increasingly competitive markets.

As President of NPPS LLC, Adam has spent the last 5 years building a business centered around recruiting top talent for the Printing and Packaging Industry. His 25 years of experience in recruiting have given him the knowledge and skills to find talented personnel that helps his clients grow and adapt to evolving technologies and processes. 

Adam is the lead recruiter for NPPS in Printing Equipment and Supplies. His clients trust his expertise to find high-demand candidates from management to field service. Many of his candidates advance within their organizations and continue to reach out for industry advice and hiring needs. His continued passion for the industry and his clients is what drives the purpose and future of NPPS. With his main office in Tampa, Adam hopes to continue his growth and help as many clients as he can find the personnel they need.

Adam is a graduate of the University of Missouri – St. Louis and holds a B.S. BA degree with an emphasis in Marketing and a Fine Arts Certificate in Photography. His passion for photography and graphic arts was the foundation for his future enthusiasm in the Print Industry. 

Adam and his wife, Kandice, live in the Tampa Bay area with their two children. They are originally from St. Louis and love Cardinal Baseball and Blues Hockey. However, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made these sports fans very proud to call Tampa Bay their new home

Throughout Brad’s career, he has been fortunate to work across many industries and operations specializing in Procurement & Supply Chain.  This wide range of experience gives him an in-depth view of the job market and the background and knowledge to strategically match prospective candidates to the right opportunity. Brad’s passion is to positively impact lives by connecting the most experienced and qualified candidates with the best opportunities and helping all of his clients reach their goals.

Prior to opening Impact Recruiting Partners, Brad acquired 13 years of in-role experiences and talent acquisition with companies in various industries, including manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and building products.

In his free time, Brad enjoys spending quality time with his wife and kids.  He is a proud graduate and supporter of Missouri State University, and also spends his time volunteering in various way, including the MSU Alumni Association Board of Directors and supporting MSU Athletics, especially his daughter’s beloved Lady Bears Basketball team!  Go Bears!

John Howman IS The Leader Hunter™.  He is proud to have joined World Bridge Partners as an associate in 2023.  As an entrepreneur, business, and community leader since 1983, John has started and led a variety of businesses—from IT and professional service businesses to consumer products companies. Today, John leads two Vistage Groups in Milwaukee, WI with members ranging from non-profit organizations to large manufacturing operations.  The Leader Hunter uses “The Arrow Process™” to ensure that the person you hire has the right culture fit, experience and education for your organization.  John’s insight into people combined with his business acumen and creativity, help create passionate, driven, and successful work teams. 

The Leader Hunter utilizes a variety of tools to help organizations succeed including: 

• V2R Success Planning™                         
• Corporate Anthropology™           
• Predictive Index™ Behavioral Analysis

John’s practice is focused on helping organizations find the best C-Suite executive for the role they have defined.  His clients are across all industries throughout the United States. 

John serves on several Boards of Directors and has extensive experience with ESOP organizations.  He as a degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee.  John and his wife of 40+ years have two adopted children.  Passions include motorcycles, dogs and is now an investor in a local Horse Ranch hospitality destination.  He shares time between Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Arizona.

Raj Kapoor established Legacy Group International in the year, 2004, leading to 19 years of successful career. With the basic fundamentals of offshore research organizations in recruiting process outsourcing, Raj pioneered many elements at Legacy for making one-stop solutions for every recruiting agency. 

Raj, is focused on helping business owners of various recruiting firms, defining the need for quality research support, developing standardized processes for expanding the candidate pool in their niche market, and designing business development practices for more target-specific prospect selection and engagement. 

Before establishing Legacy, Raj worked closely with MRINetwork, one of the largest recruiting franchise organizations in the International Recruiting Franchise market, to learn and adapt various methodologies and expertise in staffing industry databases, business verticals, process developments, and customer service elements. Before that, he worked with Datamatics as a Project Manager, one of the pioneer outsourcing giants in India. 

Raj graduated from Chicago University and holds a Bachelors from Mumbai University. He has several certifications in the CyberSecurity space and does a lot of consulting work for companies looking to beef up their security systems.

Ed Keil, The Plastics Recruiter™. 

Ed has been recruiting in all areas of Plastics since 2005.  He and his team have filled thousands of critical positions for over 650 of the Plastics Industry’s best companies.   

The Fort Wayne office’s team of 10 recruiters and researchers covers every corner of the plastics market, including Injection Molding, Rotational Molding, Blow Molding, Profile Extrusion, Film Extrusion, Sheet Extrusion, Thermoforming, Compounding, Additive (3-D Printing), plastics packaging, and anything else plastics or polymers related.   

Prior to recruiting, Ed spent 20 years in the plastics industry, working up from the plant floor in silicone and sheet extrusion/thermoforming through key sales and management positions, until ultimately becoming an owner of custom molding and profile extrusion operations. 

Ed has BS in Entrepreneurship from Ball state and MBA from IU.   Ed is married with 2 sons and enjoys golf and boating.

Mindy is an innovative, results-driven leader with a skilled and practiced background in human resources, EHS, manufacturing, and project management.  Over her career, Mindy has proven that she has a special ability in making things better for both employer and employee when it comes to hiring.  If you have worked with Mindy, you know she emphasizes always staying connected and wishing the best for her work family!

Her comprehensive background and experienced knowledge for creating effective and instrumental improvement of employee relations, safety, delivery, costs and team member performance in large and mid-size operations give her the edge in finding the right candidate for any role.

In her free time, Mindy enjoys spending quality time with family, traveling, and enjoying her grandkids every chance she gets!

Doug joins WorldBridge Partners after 10 years running MRI Shoreline. Doug has built great national relationships in the Sporting Goods, Safety Products (PPE) Industries and in Wealth Management—primarily in the Seattle market.

Doug has been described by clients and candidates alike as "focused, attentive, authentic, collaborative.”  Building partnerships and open dialogue lead to successful recruitment and candidate assessment.  

Prior to recruiting, Doug was a realtor where he lived by the fiduciary model of “service to all”.  Doug brings that ethic to recruiting where his clients can be assured full attention and honest feedback.  Doug has helped his clients raise the value of their brands by bringing in top talent in sales, product, engineering, operations, and executive leadership.

Doug and his wife, Martha, recently relocated to Boise ID with their English Creme Golden retriever, Maizey. They have 3 grown children living in CA, WA, and Albania.  Besides recruiting, Doug is active in church and is an avid sports fan. Having graduated from Washington State University in communications (TV/Radio) he remains a big WSU sports fan. Go Cougs!