Mary began her search career with Cook Associates in 1984 and has been promoted several times to her current position of CEO of Cook Associates Executive Search www.cookassociates.com. In addition to her own search practice in Consumer Products and Services, Mary leads the Consumer & Retail practice, managing an integrated team of consultants specializing in Consumer Services, Consumer Durable and Non-Durable Goods, CPG and FMCG.
In addition, Mary serves as the firm's Diversity & Inclusion practice leader. She is passionate about building diverse teams and has successfully worked with members of senior management teams to develop high performance plans to build best-in-class diverse organizations.
Her search work encompasses CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CMOs, Divisional Presidents as well as functional heads of Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, and Operations.
Since Cook Associates joined InterSearch in 2006 Mary coordinates the relationships with the international search partners.
Mary received her BS degree in Management and Industrial Relations with high honors. She is a member of several industry organizations.