Cathy Sutherland brings 30 years of executive search experience recruiting exceptional leaders for clients. She specializes in the consumer sector and has placed leaders at companies that are fast growing, middle market to global, multi-national companies.

Professional Focus

  • 30 years’ experience in executive search with specialization in the consumer sector.
  • Successfully placed senior leaders from the C-suite to Director level across General Management, Marketing, Sales, R&D, and Communications. Industry categories include food and beverage, household products, personal products, and office products
  • Proven expertise in the Human Resources function, with successful appointments to CHRO, Total Rewards, Human Resources Generalist, Human Resources Operations, and talent management roles across industries
  • Advocate for women in business with experience moderating and participating in panel discussions at GSK Consumer, PepsiCo, and other industry events
  • Prior to joining Boyden, worked for several US and global executive search firms as part of the Consumer & Retail practice groups

Business Expertise

  • Founder of Sutherland Gets Talent, a retained search firm focused on serving small to medium-sized consumer clients
  • Principal in the Consumer & Retail Practice at a leading executive search firm with private equity clients
  • Managing Director and Executive Search Consultant at a global talent advisory and executive search firm
  • Executive Vice President and Search Consultant with Kensington International
  • Founder of cgsQuest, Inc., an executive search firm

Additional Expertise

  • Global Public Affairs & Communications
  • Sales & Marketing
  • General Management
  • Industrial Sector

Education & Certifications

  • Bachelor of Science – Providence College, Providence Rhode Island

Affiliations & Awards

  • Cathy is an advocate for the promotion of women in business with experience moderating and participating in panel discussions at GSK Consumer, PepsiCo, and other industry events.
  • Board Member, Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey (2022-2023)
  • Board Director, YMCA of Greater Monmouth County, NJ (2019-2021)
  • Steering Committee and Sponsorship Committee Member, Network of Executive Women (2015-2020)
  • Board Member, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago (2008-2012)

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