Know the person
Every candidate is evaluated professionally and personally, including what motivates them and where they can do their best work.
About Emmett Sullivan
The judgment behind every search.
For more than two decades, Emmett has connected ambitious Canadian businesses with people equipped to make a lasting contribution.
Direct counsel. Complete confidentiality.
CPG · B2B · Financial Services
A personal practice
Built on relationships, not a database.
Emmett knows that a strong resume is only the beginning. Understanding the person behind it is where a successful search takes shape.
After graduating from the University of Western Ontario, Emmett worked in law and politics before finding his calling in executive recruitment. He entered the field in 2003, initially helping pioneer recruitment in digital marketing for some of the world’s leading advertising agencies.
His practice expanded into Consumer Packaged Goods, Business to Business and Financial Services, with particular depth in senior sales, marketing and operations mandates. His client experience includes organizations such as General Mills, Electrolux, Campbell Soup Company and Kraft Foods.
Today, every search still begins with a direct conversation: what the business needs, where the team is going, and which person has the experience and character to move it forward.
A placement is only the beginning.
Success becomes clear with time: when a candidate thrives, contributes, and strengthens the client’s team year after year.
That long view shapes how Emmett evaluates fit, protects confidentiality and represents both sides of every conversation.
Experience with a point of view.
A career shaped by public life, emerging markets and the enduring value of a well-made introduction.
- Foundation
Law and politics
Early experience built an instinct for discretion, competing priorities and the people behind consequential decisions.
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Executive recruitment
Emmett entered search as digital marketing reshaped the market, recruiting for leading advertising agencies and high-growth teams.
- Today
National search partner
A focused practice serving established organizations and dynamic businesses across Canada’s commercial landscape.
How Emmett works
Personal by design.
Protect the conversation
Employers and candidates receive complete confidentiality, candid guidance and the respect expected at a senior level.
Stay accountable
The work is measured by lasting fit, team contribution and retained talent, not simply by whether a role was filled.
Speak directly with Emmett
Start with the business problem, not the job description.
esullivan@emmettsullivan.com Office: 289-812-1223 Mobile: 905-483-6933 224 Kerr Street
Oakville, Ontario L6K 3A8
Oakville, Ontario L6K 3A8