Jade Group LLC was founded back in 1999, primarily as a retained executive search firm, and searches still constitute our major line of business.  However, from time to time over the past ten years, we have been privileged to assist selected clients with key strategic management consulting projects.  At Jade, we pride ourselves on being able to attract the highest caliber of professionals for our clients.  They include Chief Financial Officers, Controllers, Treasurers, Planning and Budgeting Managers, Senior Taxation Executives, Chief Information Officers, Information Technology Directors, Internal Auditors, Sales & Marketing Managers, Human Resource Managers and Lawyers.  As a generality, we can say that we help fill senior staff positions as opposed to operational positions such as CEOs, Plant Managers, Engineers, etc. 

Jade also has completed a number of strategic consulting engagements over the years.  The addition of Gary Claus, a Senior PwC Tax Partner, and Paul Mooney, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, in addition to Dave Christopher's broad experience, as well as Dave Smiddle's forty years of business experience,  have resulted in our focusing more attention on the strategic consulting side of our business.  The Firm is exceptionally qualified to perform services in Development of Strategic Plans, Management Reorganizaton, Operational Improvement Plans, Identification of Potential Merger and Acquisition Opportunities, Sales and Marketing and Interim Management and Liquidation of Smaller Companies.