Phil Smith

We brought Charlie Roer and the Cardinal team in to fill several key roles for our portfolio companies, one of which sat in a highly specialized, hard-to-recruit-for industry. The quality and breadth of candidates he surfaced were impressive, a testament to how well he understood both the company and the position.  Most importantly, we found the right person to succeed a president who had been with the company for 35 years — a search where getting it wrong simply wasn’t an option. Charlie and his team ensured we got it right.