We are industry-renowned experts in Ingredient and Flavor talent acquisition, standing out as leaders in the top 1% of our field. Our tailored recruitment solutions are designed to drive innovation and growth, leveraging unparalleled expertise and insight into this dynamic market. From value-add to commodities, both B2B to B2C, we specialize in connecting businesses with exceptional talent. With extensive experience across all organizational levels—from individual contributors to top executives—we deliver strategic placements that fuel success. Our ever-expanding proprietary network of professionals ensures we remain the go-to partner for securing the best talent in the industry.
TCG’s Ingredients, Flavors, & Consumer Goods division has filled extensive roles ranging from Ingredients and Flavors supplied B2B and B2C as well as finished products, including Food, Beverage, Pet Food, Animal Health & Nutrition, and Human Health & Nutrition. This diverse yet cohesive footprint allows TCG to effectively serve clients across multiple industries.
TCG understands the importance of partnering with a recruiting firm that is both ethical and effective. We respect the confidentiality of our candidates’ information, notify them of any opportunities for which they qualify, and communicate honestly to define responsibilities and manage expectations.
TCG’s Ingredients, Flavors, & Consumer Goods division has filled extensive roles ranging from Ingredients and Flavors supplied B2B and B2C as well as finished products, including Food, Beverage, Pet Food, Animal Health & Nutrition, and Human Health & Nutrition. This diverse yet cohesive footprint allows TCG to effectively serve clients across multiple industries.
Value-add and commodity-based ingredients sold B2B and B2C
Bakery, Beverage, Canned, Confectionery, Dairy, Frozen, Grain, and Meat
Feed, Feed Additives, Pet Food, Pet Treats, Supplements, and Veterinary Medicine
Dietary Supplements, Functional Food & Beverage, and Infant Nutrition
We specialize in the Animal Health & Pet Food industry, offering expertise across a wide range of areas, including pet food & treats, pet food ingredients, animal feed & additives, supplements, and veterinary products. Leveraging deep industry knowledge, we provide customized recruitment solutions designed to fuel innovation and drive growth in this dynamic sector. Our team excels in cross-functional recruitment across all organizational levels, from specialists to C-suite executives. With a constantly growing proprietary database of industry professionals, we are uniquely positioned to connect you with the talent needed to achieve your goals.
TCG’s manufacturing division has filled roles cross-functionally in an extensive range of organizations, from large to small and local to international. This diversity allows us to continually evolve and strengthen one of the most comprehensive candidate databases in the nation. Our relentless commitment to Continuous Improvement initiatives consistently refines our well-established recruitment processes—to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of each search we conduct.
TCG understands the importance of partnering with a recruiting firm that is both ethical and effective. We respect the confidentiality of our candidates’ information, notify them of any opportunities for which they qualify, and communicate honestly in order to define responsibilities and manage expectations.
Our manufacturing division has filled roles cross-functionally in an extensive range of organization, from large to small and local to international. With TCG, you’ll be added to one of the most comprehensive candidate databases in the nation.
TCG’s healthcare division has been revitalized at the perfect time for the industry. As everyone knows, the world of healthcare is continuously changing, and no one knows it better than the providers themselves. As an organization, we are proud to bring to the table over ten years of healthcare recruitment experience as well as industry experts within our team.
TCG is committed to continually evolving and strengthening our candidate database (one of the most comprehensive in the nation) and consistently refining our well-established recruitment processes to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of each search we conduct.
TCG understands the importance of partnering with a recruiting firm that is both ethical and effective. We respect the confidentiality of our candidates’ information, notify them of any opportunities for which they qualify, and communicate honestly in order to define responsibilities and manage expectations. Our healthcare division has undergone a recent revitalization that we’re very excited about. We’re proud to evolve and grow along with the industry itself. When you work with TCG, you’ll be added to one of the most comprehensive candidate databases in the nation.
TCG’s Food & Beverage Manufacturing division has filled extensive roles ranging from Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Grocery Retail (Grocery Stores, Supercenters, Convenience Stores, and Grocery Wholesalers), Food Service, and Restaurant Retail. This diverse yet cohesive footprint allows TCG to serve clients across the Industry effectively, taking food from “Production to Pantry.”
TCG understands the importance of partnering with a recruiting firm that is both ethical and effective. We respect the confidentiality of our candidates’ information, notify them of any opportunities for which they qualify, and communicate honestly in order to define responsibilities and manage expectations.
TCG’s Food & Beverage Manufacturing division has filled extensive roles ranging from Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Grocery Retail (Grocery Stores, Supercenters, Convenience Stores, and Grocery Wholesalers), Food Service, and Restaurant Retail. This diverse yet cohesive footprint allows TCG to effectively serve clients across the Food Industry, taking food from “Production to Pantry.”
TCG understands the importance of partnering with a recruiting firm that is both ethical and effective. We respect the confidentiality of our candidates’ information, notify them of any opportunities for which they qualify, and communicate honestly in order to define responsibilities and manage expectations.
TCG’s extensive portfolio of Insurance Clients includes: Property, Casualty, Surety, Wholesale, and Life organizations. With us, you’ll be added to one of the most comprehensive candidate databases in the nation.
For nearly three decades, TCG has been a trusted partner in building top-tier leadership teams across the transit industry. Our journey began with the PA Turnpike Commission, and since then, we’ve expanded our expertise to include quasi-governmental entities, public transportation & mass transit, regional transportation authorities (RTAs), public benefit corporations, private transit operators, and nonprofit associations serving the industry.
From C-suite executives to marketing & outreach coordinators—and everything in between—we connect organizations with the right talent, whether it’s an executive leadership role or a specialized sole contributor position. No matter the role, no matter the location, TCG delivers the talent that keeps transit moving forward.
TCG’s food division has filled extensive roles ranging from Food Manufacturing, Grocery Retail (Grocery Stores, Supercenters, Convenience Stores, and Grocery Wholesalers), Food Service, and Restaurant Retail. This diverse yet cohesive footprint allows TCG to effectively serve clients across the Food Industry, taking food from “Production to Pantry.”
TCG understands the importance of partnering with a recruiting firm that is both ethical and effective. We respect the confidentiality of our candidates’ information, notify them of any opportunities for which they qualify, and communicate honestly in order to define responsibilities and manage expectations.
TCG’s food division has filled extensive roles ranging from Food Manufacturing, Grocery Retail (Grocery Stores, Supercenters, Convenience Stores, and Grocery Wholesalers), Food Service, and Restaurant Retail. This diverse yet cohesive footprint allows TCG to effectively serve clients across the Food Industry, taking food from “Production to Pantry.”
TCG’s food division has filled extensive roles ranging from Food Manufacturing, Grocery Retail (Grocery Stores, Supercenters, Convenience Stores, and Grocery Wholesalers), Food Service, and Restaurant Retail. This diverse yet cohesive footprint allows TCG to effectively serve clients across the Food Industry, taking food from “Production to Pantry.”
TCG understands the importance of partnering with a recruiting firm that is both ethical and effective. We respect the confidentiality of our candidates’ information, notify them of any opportunities for which they qualify, and communicate honestly in order to define responsibilities and manage expectations. TCG’s food division has filled extensive roles ranging from Food Manufacturing, Grocery Retail (Grocery Stores, Supercenters, Convenience Stores, and Grocery Wholesalers), Food Service, and Restaurant Retail. This diverse yet cohesive footprint allows TCG to effectively serve clients across the Food Industry, taking food from “Production to Pantry.”
TCG understands the importance of partnering with a recruiting firm that is both ethical and effective. We respect the confidentiality of our candidates’ information, notify them of any opportunities for which they qualify, and communicate honestly in order to define responsibilities and manage expectations.
Our team has filled roles such as: CEO; CFO; CMO; COO; CIO; CHRO; President; Executive Director; HR (VP, Director, Manager, Specialist); IT (VP, Director, Manager, Specialist); Marketing (VP, Director, Manager, Specialist); Accounting (VP, Director, Manager, Specialist) Controller; Finance (VP, Director, Manager, Specialist)
Treasurer and Portfolio Manager; Fundraising (VP, Director, Manager, Specialist); Logistics (VP, Director, Manager, Specialist); Distribution (VP, Director, Manager, Specialist); Programs (VP, Director, Manager, Specialist), and more.
TCG’s Distribution & Logistics division has filled extensive roles ranging from the corporate headquarters to distribution centers and cross-docks. Positions filled have included executives in logistics and supply chain operations, transportation leadership, corporate warehousing and distribution directors, finance, audit, human resources and labor relations, supply chain systems, procurement and distribution center management, and driver management.
This diverse range of talent we’ve worked with for over 20 years allows our team to effectively serve clients moving products across almost any industry.
TCG’s Distribution/Logistics division has filled extensive roles ranging from the corporate headquarters to distribution centers and cross-docks. Positions filled have included executives in logistics and supply chain operations, transportation leadership, corporate warehousing and distribution directors, finance, audit, human resources and labor relations, supply chain systems, procurement and distribution center management, and driver management.
This diverse range of talent we’ve worked with for over 20 years allows our team to effectively serve clients moving products across almost any industry.
TCG understands the importance of partnering with a recruiting firm that is both ethical and effective. We respect the confidentiality of our candidates’ information, notify them of any opportunities for which they qualify, and communicate honestly in order to define responsibilities and manage expectations.
TCG’s Distribution/Logistics division has filled extensive roles ranging from the corporate headquarters to distribution centers and cross-docks. Positions filled have included executives in logistics and supply chain operations, transportation leadership, corporate warehousing and distribution directors, finance, audit, human resources and labor relations, supply chain systems, procurement and distribution center management, and driver management.
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As President/CEO of The Carlisle Group (TCG) for more than two decades, Bert Wendeln
has guided the company to the very pinnacle of the search & recruitment industry. As a hands-on leader well known for his keen ability to listen, question and consult, Bert has been retained to conduct searches for a variety of companies/industries on a global scale.
Serving clients within a broad range of ownership structures (Privately Held, Publicly Traded, Private-Equity, Start-ups) and with varied tax structures (For Profit,
Nonprofit, ESOP’s, Mutuals) Bert has an unique continuum of experience and
insights to draw upon on behalf of his clients.
Bert is a Business Management graduate of the Shippensburg University
School of Business.
bfw@tcgrecruit.com | 717-207-8298
Travis Walker has been recruiting top-level executives since joining TCG in 1998. Specializing in Manufacturing, he is consistently ranked in the top 5% of his industry/peer group, is a perennial MRI Pacesetter, and has been recognized three times as one of MRI’s Top 50 Global Search Consultants (top 1%).
Travis excels at supporting the highest levels of succession and business planning while implementing successful ground level talent searches, filling immediate and critical needs within these organizations. His diversity of experience is essential as he supports his clients to uncover complex issues within the recruitment process – thereby eliminating costly mistakes and redundancies.
Travis’ manufacturing talent acquisition team has over 75 years of combined experience and has fulfilled roles from President/CEO to plant level contributors in 16 countries within North America, APAC, EMEA, and South America.
tww@tcgrecruit.com | 717-254-4839
Josh joined The Carlisle Group in 2013 after several years in the Convenience Store/Retail industry and in Warehousing/Distribution where he consistently exceeded his goals and objectives.
His determination and background make the ideal profile for an internet researcher at TCG, and Josh thrives on finding that “needle in a haystack” profile.
A true team player, Josh supports the Construction, General Manufacturing, Grocery Retail, and Restaurant Retail talent acquisition teams. These teams have fulfilled roles from President/CEO to plant level single sole contributors, in permanent and interim professional/contract staffing roles, in publicly traded, privately held, and private equity portfolio companies, in more than 16 countries within North America, APAC, EMEA, and South America.
Outside the office, Josh holds the goalie position in a local men’s hockey league and is TCG’s trivia King. If the information exists, Josh will find it.
jgc@tcgrecruit.com | 717-207-9368
Tony Frey, CSM, is the Chief Sales Officer at The Carlisle Group and a key member of its Executive Leadership Team. He oversees the firm’s Search Consultants, continuously refining his expertise in executive search through exposure to a wide range of challenges and scenarios. In addition, Tony leads specialized teams serving the Non-Profit, Property & Casualty Insurance, and Transportation/Transit sectors, where they excel in delivering exceptional executive search solutions.
With nearly 30 years of experience, Tony has successfully completed thousands of engagements, ranging from C-suite placements to individual contributor roles. Supported by his team, he executes searches with precision, ensuring the right talent for his clients. Beyond search, Tony has consulted across diverse industries and topics, sharing his expertise as a guest speaker at numerous industry conferences, including international engagements on executive search.
During The Carlisle Group’s 23 years within the MRI Network, Tony consistently ranked in the top 1% of Search Consultants globally. His track record of awards, accolades, and results places him among the industry’s elite.
Tony’s success is fueled by his keen ability to listen, analyze, and provide strategic solutions to complex client challenges. A natural problem solver, he approaches every engagement with unyielding discipline and relentless focus, delivering exceptional results for his clients.
tef@tcgrecruit.com | 717-827-4403
Since entering the recruitment industry in 2004, Marc has continued to build strong client and candidate relationships. He is a six-time national MRI “Pacesetter,” and in 2015, Marc earned his CSAM® designation.
An accomplished recruiting professional with comprehensive experience in marketing, sales, business development, market research, and customer service, Mark possesses a valuable blend of leadership, analytical and problem solving abilities.
As a subject matter expert, Marc has been invited to speak at several Mutual Insurance Company Associations’ regional conferences and AM Best, and has been an integral contributor at President/CEO and HR Roundtables. He regularly consults with clients to advise them on succession planning, compensation analysis, and organizational development and recruitment for the insurance industry.
Marc’s tenure in the industry along with a solid understanding of the marketplace is an advantage to both the clients and candidates he works with.
mag@tcgrecruit.com | call or text: 717-207-9570
Since joining TCG in 2006, Brian has proven that he excels in building strong client partnerships and candidate relationships. With over 20 years of combined experience in the insurance and recruitment industries and over $7 million in sales during his career at TCG, Brian understands market changes and the factors that drive them.
In 2010, he was recognized as MRI’s “Pillar of the Eastern Region,” and in 2014 and 2015, he was named the #2 Team in the Eastern Region. In 2016, Brian was named #3 in the Eastern Region and #10 globally. He is also a seven-time national MRI “Pacesetter.”
Brian has been invited as a speaker for several Mutual Insurance Company Associations’ regional conferences and has been an integral contributor at President/CEO and HR Roundtables. He is currently on the PAMIC HR Committee, as well as the VAMIC Advisory Committee and regularly consults with clients to advise them on succession planning, automation integration, and forecasting.
bjs@tcgrecruit.com | 717-207-8952
With 20 years of experience, Adam serves as an Associate Search Consultant working directly with TCG’s Chief Sales Officer. Adam is perfectly suited for this role because of the diversity of searches performed by this team, which is broad and inclusive of all of TCG’s industry specializations. Adam’s tenure combined with a discipline-focused approach, has enabled him to maximize process efficiencies in recruiting vertically and departmentally for a variety of companies. Additionally, he has developed an extensive professional network; a precious resource when conducting time-sensitive searches for his clients. He also believes emphatically in the power of building and sustaining relationships with his clients and candidates alike.
Steve brings 23 years of management, customer service, and consultative sales experience to TCG; enabling him to achieve considerable success placing top talent in all areas of the insurance industry. Since February of 2012, Steve has placed C-level executives, hard to find individual contributors and a number of middle management in all disciplines of the industry, including finance and accounting, within the wholesale insurance division.
Steve is part of an insurance team which has successfully placed C-suite insurance executives in the wholesale, commercial small to mid-size markets ranging from $7 mm revenue/written premium to as high as $900 mm revenue/written premium in privately owned, publicly traded, and private equity/investor owned companies, in addition to, quasi-governmental affiliated organizations and companies.
He provides a very “high-touch” approach throughout the search process – starting with developing a comprehensive understanding of the organization’s goals, objectives, culture, and working environment. By personally conducting all qualifying, profiling, reference and behavioral analysis of candidates over multiple meetings, Steve is able to accurately assess a candidate’s skills, talents, chemistry, motivation, and experience in order to determine if they will be the right fit for the organization.
sjb@tcgrecruit.com | call or text: 717-689-2016
Pamela’s diverse insurance background and exemplary customer service history is an excellent complement to TCG’s Insurance Team. She brings 10+ years of insurance industry knowledge collected from her past positions: Non-Injury Associate Claims Specialist, Commercial Policy Support, and Property & Casualty Agent.
Pamela’s 15+ years of customer service experience contributes to her exceptional interpersonal and collaboration skills. She is an articulate, composed business communicator who is effective in balancing empathy with professionalism. Pamela finds great satisfaction in providing excellent service, building strong professional relationships, and believes honesty and virtue are the keys to success.
plp@tcgrecruit.com | 717-238-1535
Brett has been a vital part of TCG’s Grocery Retail talent team since 2001, but his connection with the grocery industry goes back even further. With grocery in his blood, it’s no wonder that Brett excels in discovering top talent in the grocery, supercenter, and convenience sectors of the retail industry.
Brett holds a CSAM designation and is a recognized leader, consistently ranked at the top of the recruiting profession. He is committed to demonstrating the highest ethical standards, to pursuing continuous professional development, and to delivering quality customer service.
Brett takes a consultative approach in order to provide a customized search solution to fulfill each of his clients’ needs; filling positions both vertically and horizontally from single-owner stores to multi-billion dollar corporations.
bcm@tcgrecruit.com | call or text: 717-207-8786
