Leadership Built for Growth & Change.
Partner-led executive search for private equity sponsors, family offices, and the founder-led businesses they back. Every search is led personally by Chris Cyr, from mandate to close.
Chris partners with the investors and operators building institutional-caliber leadership teams.
Private Equity Sponsors & Portfolio Companies
Leadership additions across the hold period, from platform to exit.
Family Offices & Family-Owned Businesses
Professionalizing leadership while preserving what built the business.
Founders & Growth-Stage Companies
Adding experienced leaders without losing founder vision or culture.
Most mandates begin at one of these moments.
Add or elevate critical leadership when the investment thesis demands more.
Build the executive team needed to professionalize and grow.
Identify leaders who integrate acquisitions and preserve continuity.
Align or elevate leadership following a sale, acquisition, or ownership change.
Identify a credible successor and build a durable leadership team.
Strengthen leadership as complexity and investor expectations rise.
A process built on relationships, not a database.
Align on the mandate, the success profile, and what “right” looks like for this specific team, before any names enter the conversation.
Sourcing draws on a network built over years of relationships, often through direct referrals from respected, tenured operators inside these sectors, not a cold database search.
Every candidate is personally evaluated against the thesis, not just the resume, drawing on Chris's own knowledge of their work and network, before a focused, curated slate is presented.
Chris manages negotiation through signed offer, with reference checks running throughout the search and formalized into a structured 360° process for CEO/President roles and their direct reports.
Once the placement is made, Chris stays personally engaged with both sides, checking in with the client and the new hire to ensure a seamless transition and a fit built to last.
Why clients choose CHOP.
Chris leads every search personally, from mandate definition through close. No handoff to associates, and never more engagements running at once than he can give full attention to.
Extensive experience advising on M&A, integration, and transformation at PwC and Deloitte shapes how he evaluates leadership fit against a thesis, not just a resume.
Every engagement is Exclusive and Retained, with no confusing hybrid fee structures.
Searches for sponsor-backed and family-owned businesses are run with the confidentiality those relationships require.
Every search includes a replacement guarantee, scoped to the level and complexity of the role and confirmed before the engagement begins.
“He's got the skill set of a big firm with the personal touch of a small business.”
VP, PE OperationsLower Middle Market Fund
The shape of the work.
Sector Focus
Sponsor Types
Functions Placed
Levels Placed
Situations Supported
Verified performance metrics.
Average length of the interview process
Average time from signed agreement to accepted offer
Average time from search launch to introducing the candidate who accepts the offer
Of clients to date have engaged CHOP for more than one search
Of placements made for PE, family office, and VC-sponsored portfolio companies
Of combined M&A and executive search experience
What sponsors and operating leaders say.
CHOP Advisors combined speed, quality, and disciplined process management, delivering a highly relevant slate of candidates while keeping both sides aligned throughout. The result was a finance leader who began adding meaningful value on day one.
CEOBelleThe candidates were all high quality and had experience relevant to our specific and unique needs. CHOP molded the process around our circumstances rather than running us through a template. Chris has direct, relevant operating experience in our function, giving him a unique lens to evaluate candidates.
CFOSpectrum Killian Dental Lab AllianceIn a remarkably short window, he presented us with three outstanding finalists, each genuinely qualified and well-matched to our needs. We'd recommend him without hesitation to any organization navigating a high-stakes executive hire.
Director of Human ResourcesBake Fresh CompanyWhat placed executives say.
Chris truly takes the time to understand both the candidate and the organization, creating thoughtful connections that lead to the right long-term fit. I'm incredibly grateful for his role in helping me find the right opportunity.
Director of FinanceBelleWhat stood out most was the consistency of communication. I always knew where things stood and never had to chase for updates. That level of proactive, transparent contact made the whole process feel much less stressful than a typical search.
CFOPE-Backed Middle Market Food ManufacturerCHOP Advisors has placed several other people within the company as well, and they have been great people to work with. That says a lot to me about CHOP's ability to understand a company's culture and identify people who will work well together.
ControllerSpectrum Killian Dental Lab AllianceChris Cyr
Founder, CHOP Advisors
Chris founded CHOP Advisors after extensive experience advising companies through M&A, integration, and transformation at PwC and Deloitte. That background shapes how he evaluates leadership today: not just whether a candidate can do the job, but whether they can operate at the pace and scrutiny that come with being backed by a sponsor.
Every search is led personally by Chris, from the first scoping conversation through offer and close.
Based in Nashville, Chris works with sponsors and portfolio companies nationally.
If you're navigating a leadership moment, let's talk.
A confidential conversation, no obligation.