1993’s Mystère became the first permanent Cirque du Soleil show, performed in a Las Vegas theater built to its specifications. Over two decades later, Mystère is still going strong, and led the way for a huge variety of other permanent Las Vegas shows. In 2015, Cirque du Soleil was acquired by a group led by TPG. In 2016, TPG recommended VSG to the Las Vegas team when they were ready to recruit their first Finance lead. It was important that this leader to partner with the Las Vegas team and build the FP&A capability. We covered the Las Vegas market to recruit candidates that would meet the high bar. We quickly identified the successful candidate and she continues to add value as a member of the Las Vegas leadership team.

Vice President of Marketing
Vice President International
Vice President Global Sourcing
Vice President of Aftermarket Sales
Milwaukee, WI

One of the leading and fastest growing industrial and consumer equipment manufacturers, Generac, retained VSG to recruit a number of senior level executives. The company was growing quickly through international expansion, organic growth and global acquisitions. This client asked that we recruit a Vice President of Marketing to create strategic marketing plans such as developing a true brand identity and marketing plan at the corporate level to connect with both industrial customers and consumers. VSG was later retained to recruit the Vice President of International, a role with a significant focus on developing their distribution network in South America. In addition, VSG successfully recruited their Vice President of Aftermarket Sales and Service and their Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Logistics.

Vice President Finance & Operations
Director of Strategic Sourcing
National Accounts Director
Bolingbrook, IL

Patterson Medical is a division of Patterson Companies, an industry-leading specialty distributor serving the dental, veterinary and rehabilitation supply markets. Patterson Medical is the world’s leading distributor of rehabilitation and sports medicine products. On the rehabilitation side, Patterson Medical's national sales force ranks among the industry’s largest, providing over 30,000 top-name rehabilitation supplies, equipment and assistive living products.

As Patterson Medical continues to grow, the need to create new roles and bring in top talent increased. VSG partnered with Patterson Medical’s executive team to recruit their new VP Finance & Operations out of a top CPG company in early 2012. Since then VSG has also partnered with Patterson Medical to recruit a Director of Strategic Sourcing to focus primarily in the U. S. and Europe as well as building out their National Accounts Organization.

Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Marketing and Philanthropy Officer
Executive Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Director of Individual Giving
North Texas

Since 1982, the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) has tackled hunger through the distribution of donated and purchased foods leveraging a network of Partner Agencies covering 13 counties and delivering more than 70 million nutritious meals last year. Among the top 10% of food banks in the country and a member of Feeding America, NTFB continues to partner with Victory Search Group to recruit top executive leaders that embrace the vision for a hunger-free, healthy North Texas. In recent years, NTFB engaged VSG to identify a Chief Executive Officer to replace a long-serving incumbent as well as a Chief Operating Officer to join the organization’s leadership team. To fill the CEO role, VSG identified a candidate with a background at Texas Instruments leading global marketing communications and a strategic role as Chief Citizenship Officer. An executive from Microsoft was recruited as COO bringing significant experience in operations, change management, and staff leadership. Together with the leadership team, staff, and volunteers the NTFB has recently completed a $55 million capital campaign and are working diligently to increase the number of meals served to 92M annually by 2025.