The Top Executive Recruiter for Private Equity Industrial Portfolio Companies

Industra Talent Partners recruits the full range of executives for middle market companies in manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, infrastructure & industrial services.

Manufacturing and Industrials Executive Recruiters

Industra recruits value-creating leaders in Manufacturing & Engineered Products, Distribution & Supply Chain, Industrial Services & Infrastructure

The industrial sector accounts for a $33.5T global market and drives over 25% of global economic activity. Yet private equity sponsors face a leadership gap crisis with 2.4M skilled roles projected to go unfilled by 2028 and nearly 25% of executives approaching retirement.

Industra Talent Partners solves this leadership gap.

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We recruit proven leaders with value-creation expertise in:

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Aerospace & Defense

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Chemicals & Specialty Materials

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Food & Beverage Manufacturing

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Contract & Private Label Manufacturing

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Packaging & Engineered Components

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Industrial & MRO Distribution

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Specialty Distribution

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Logistics

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Automotive & Transportation

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Warehousing & Materials Handling' Maintenance

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Repair & Overhaul Services

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Industrial & Technical Services

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Field Services

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Testing & Inspection

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Energy & Power Systems

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Utilities & Critical Infrastructure

Industra Partners Track Record

in Manufacturing & Industrials Searches

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Number of Industrial Executive Placements

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Average Portfolio Company Scale

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Years of Combined Experience

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Enterprise Value Created

Roles Placed: President & CEO, CFO, CRO/CCO, CHRO/CPO, CTO, CIO, COO and other EVP/SVP/VP functional leaders

Recent Placements

Talent Market Trends

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2025 Industrials Talent Market Update

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2025 Industrials PE Portfolio Talent Sector Report

Private Equity Industrials CFO Recruiting Guide

Best Practices for Assessing CFO Candidates

Executive Index

Industra’s Executive Index, powered by our Calibrator technology, transforms how private equity firms and portfolio companies access talent. With 700,000 executives indexed, 575,000+ data sources validated and scorecard match accuracy at 90%, Calibrator identifies talent pools that are 50% larger and builds candidate slates 44% faster. The result is unmatched precision and speed in connecting Industrial companies with transformational leaders they need, making Industra the partner of choice among Industrials executive recruiters.

Executive index

Unmatched Results

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Cap On Searches

Recruiters capped at 6 searches for intensive attention on your search.

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Speed

Tech-enabled, data-driven search cuts days-to-close in half.

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Deep Validation

10+ backchannel reference checks on every search, for comprehensive candidate backgrounds.

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Multi-year Placement Guarantee

Placed candidates will be in the role for at least 1 year or we redo the search. Extend guarantee to 2 years with an MSA.

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Construction Growth

Industra’s placement of 6 key executives led to massive growth for a Business and Service Construction Management company. Accolades include 21 acquisitions, 60+ product enhancements, integrations or launches and a partial sale valuing the organization above $2.5B.