NOVI, MI – Mission Veterinary Partners (MVP), a leading veterinarian-owned and managed network of animal hospitals, has selected The Christopher Group to lead their Vice President of Development & Employee Relations, Vice President of Talent Acquisition, and Director of Employment Contracts Management searches. Founder & CEO, Tom Christopher, Managing Partner, Pam Noble, Managing Partner, Tobin Anselmi, Recruiting Director, Ayla Davis, Recruiting Manager, Kat Kilkenney, and Recruiting Manager, Gillian Hagerty are leading these critical searches.
“MVP plays an invaluable role in veterinary medicine, and we are honored to partner with them on these critical searches,” said Pam Noble. “These opportunities will support the company’s mission to be the Employer of Choice in veterinary medicine. Their passion and dedication in ensuring they take the best care of their teams so their teams can take care of their clients and customers is inspiring.”
About The Opportunities
The Vice President, Development & Employee Relations will become an instrumental leader of a growing People team. Reporting to the CHRO, this person will help drive their people strategy and serve as an expert resource to our managers and team members providing core employee relations, development, and coaching services with a level of service consistent with MVP’s people strategy and mission.
To learn more about this opportunity please contact Ayla Davis at ayla@tcgco.com.
Reporting to the CHRO, the Vice President of Talent Acquisition will work with various MVP stakeholders to help set the Talent Acquisitions roadmap. They will be responsible for designing, developing, executing, and measuring talent acquisition strategies, processes, policies, and programs for candidate attraction, external talent sourcing, recruiting, and general candidate assessment. This person will help drive the ongoing enhancement of MVPs employment brand and initiatives through a seamlessly coordinated and integrated communications approach.
To learn more about this opportunity please contact Kat Kilkenney at kathleen@tcgco.com.
In a critical new role, the Director of Employment Contracts Management will partner closely with the company’s Director of HR Operations, Medical and Operational Leadership to ensure effective management of all employment contracts. This includes oversight of the contract lifecycle, including but not limited to draft modification, execution, amendments, and renewal; as well as developing standards for submission, negotiations, and document management. This role requires close collaboration with various departments, including Integration, Operations, and Finance.
To learn more about this opportunity please contact Gillian Hagerty at gillian@tcgco.com.
About Mission Veterinary Partners
Founded in 2017, MVP is a veterinarian-founded network of 125+ veterinary hospitals in the Midwestern United States and is a portfolio company of Shore Capital Partners. Shore Capital firmly believes that good medicine is good business and specializes in providing operating expertise and strong financial support to drive transformational growth in healthcare. With a proven veterinary track record and strong industry relationships, Shore Capital assembled a world-class board of directors, empowering MVP to achieve its mission: to be the employer of choice in veterinary medicine. Shore Capital has delivered returns in the top 0.1% of all private equity firms in the United States led by high-quality, high-care people with strong Midwest values.
About The Christopher Group
The Christopher Group (TCG) is the nation’s leading specialized boutique for Agile HR Business Solutions firm focused on Targeted HR Executive Search, Interim HR Leaders, and HR Consulting Services. Staffed by former HR professionals and highly trained search practitioners who have sat in the job, TCG’s award-winning process provides customized solutions for clients, across all industries, locations, company sizes, and verticals.
TCG is the only HR boutique named as one of the Best Executive Recruiting Firms in America by Forbes in 2019 and 2020. We have become the firm of choice for many clients like Kraft, Whirlpool Corporation, Pepsi, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Welch’s, Nationwide, SC Johnson, Walgreens, USAA, Verizon, Penn State University, Honeywell, Hanes, Allstate, Delta Dental, BP, Capital One, Comcast, Dish, Exxon Mobil, First Energy, Goodyear, Johnson & Johnson, Goodyear, Parker Hannifin, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Lamb Weston, Meijer, Petco, Air Products and many more.