Silvester & Company Acquires ChampionScott Partners
Silvester & Company and ChampionScott Partners Join Forces to Place Leaders Who Will Shape the Future — Not Simply Respond to It
SALT LAKE CITY, May 5, 2026 – Silvester & Company (“S&C”) today announced the acquisition of ChampionScott Partners (“CSP”), a retained executive search firm with a distinguished record of guiding clients through critical leadership inflection points: CEO and founder succession, board composition, C-suite buildout, and leadership advisory for technology and technology-enabled businesses globally.
This partnership brings together two firms united by a fundamental conviction: leadership decisions demand genuine partnership, disciplined judgment, and the courage to challenge conventional thinking – to place leaders who will shape the future, not simply respond to it.
The combined firm creates a more powerful leadership advisory platform, uniting deep sector expertise with expanded CEO, C-suite, and board-level capability. Clients across both firms will benefit from broader perspective, access to exceptional talent across and beyond their traditional industries, and the ability to identify leaders capable of operating at the intersection of sectors; precisely when it matters most.
At a time when much of the executive search industry is consolidating for scale, S&C has taken a different path — expanding strategically to build capability, not just capacity.
“We are living through a period of real transformation and uncertainty, and the decisions organizations make about who leads will ripple far beyond their own walls. Guiding those decisions with our personal commitment to and genuine investment in our clients’ futures is both a privilege and a responsibility. The ChampionScott team deepens our capability at the CEO and board level and strengthens our ability to identify the most impactful leaders. What will not change is how we work: our commitment to clients, our care for candidates, and our belief that this work demands a different kind of search firm.”
— Jennifer Silvester, CEO, Silvester & Company
“What was immediately clear to me was CSP alignment with S&C’s core values and steadfast commitment to client success. Our firms share a dedication to our clients and conviction that leadership decisions demand genuine partnership. Together, we are better positioned to deliver exceptional results, as leadership evolves across industries and clients navigate the complex leadership challenges of the future.”
— Geoff Champion, Founder and CEO, ChampionScott Partners
S&C will continue to operate with its high-touch, partner-led model. This next chapter reflects a clear ambition: to grow thoughtfully, invest in the technology that enhances our judgment and deepens our value to clients, and remain a firm where quality, culture, and impact are central to everything it does.
About Silvester & Company
Silvester & Company is a women-owned global executive search firm founded in 1994, built on a 30-year commitment to complex, high-stakes industries where leadership decisions carry real consequence. Partnering with clients across aerospace & defense, mining & natural resources, advanced manufacturing, medical device technology, and private equity, the firm has completed hundreds of successful executive leadership placements across global markets. Silvester & Company is a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) and the IMD International Search Group, with access to search partners in more than 25 countries. Learn more at silvesco.com.
About ChampionScott Partners
ChampionScott Partners is a retained executive search firm specializing in leadership solutions for technology and technology-enabled businesses globally. Distinguished by the operating experience of its partners and a consultative, insight-driven approach to building impactful leadership teams. CSP touts a 91% placement success rate at an industry leading pace. Learn more at championscott.com.