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Christian & Timbers Appoints New President and COO

Christian & Timbers names Pravesh Mehra as President & COO

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Christian & Timbers is pleased to announce that Pravesh Mehra has joined the firm as President and Chief Operating Officer, based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Pravesh has nearly twenty years of business and technology experience advising top CEOs and business leaders. As a Partner at Ernst & Young Consulting and Capgemini he worked on transformation projects with global corporations and was promoted to run Management Consulting for North America. Since then, he has been a Partner in executive search with Heidrick & Struggles, Russell Reynolds and DHR Global where he built and managed the Business and Technology Services practice.

“I am very excited about joining Christian & Timbers, a market leader that is engineering the next generation of executive search,” stated Pravesh. “We are a science and data based company that is focused on delivering the absolute best senior leadership talent with speed and precision. Christian & Timbers is building an intelligent digital platform that will support the executive search process from end-to-end.”

Pravesh will have operational responsibility for Christian & Timbers’ global business, with a specific focus on scientific methods, process automation and technology solutions. He will also deliver exceptional, hands-on service to private equity, venture capital and strategic clients in the technology and services industries. “We are tremendously excited to have Pravesh on our team,” said Jeff Christian, Founder and CEO. “Pravesh brings exceptional experience, a commitment to innovation, and amazing energy as a top leader in the industry. Clients deserve a firm that consistently delivers extraordinary talent in days not months. Together we are committed to building the first true intelligent platform for executive search.”

With offices globally, Christian and Timbers has been the World’s Best Practice Innovator for over 40 years. Recognized for securing top CEOs and Board Members for Tech Giants and many of Silicon Valley’s current and original unicorns, Christian & Timbers is building the only science-driven/AI-powered firm, delivering an industry-best slate in seven days.

Christian & Timbers was the first firm with a VC Fund, and has completed 2000+ CEO/Board placements, 5000+ C-Suite assignments for companies like HP, Apple, Biogen, Cisco, UpWork, Adobe, and top Unicorns. Christian & Timbers’ recent successes include Chairwoman, CelLink, CRO + CMO, Otonomo, President, SecurityScoreCard.
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Contacts

Jeff Christian
Jeff@Christian-Timbers.com
216-583-6083

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Christian & Timbers, the CEO/Board Tech Leader announces Pravesh Mehra as President and COO
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Jeff Christian
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216-583-6083

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