Biographies

BILL BEHRING

Bill is President and Managing Partner. Bill has held senior marketing and sales leadership positions for over 25 years with companies that include Land O' Lakes, International Multifoods, SAF Yeast Ingredients, and General Mills.

Bill's Philosophy

"As a previous client of professional search firms, I know that superior service blends understanding the client urgency to acquire key talent and developing high performance teams through identification of top industry talent." 

Education
MBA from the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
BA from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

SAM ARNOLD

Sam is the Director of Research. Sam has over 30 years of food and ingredient industry experience. Sam is a Sales and Marketing executive who advanced through the ranks to Senior level corporate positions. Sam was Group Vice President of International Multifoods as well as President of many Multifoods companies. Sam has also served as a consultant to Technomic Corporation, a long standing Leader of Foodservice information and consulting services.

Sam has also written and published several books, including: The Foodservice Partnership Process and The Customer Partnership Process covering sales and marketing key issues. Sam has also been a Contributing Editor to ID Magazine, a publication which led the industry in providing key information between manufacturers and the distribution community.

 Sam's Philosophy

"Matching a candidate's skills set and accomplishments to the expected job performance is crucial. Understanding the person's behavior and motivation take the process to the next level. Unlike stocks and mutual funds, past performance is a guarantee of future performance."

Education
BA from Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Military
Officer in United States Navy.