Mr. Chip Clothier

biography

I.H. "Chip" Clothier is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of HFC Executive Search where he concentrates on filling senior level positions for privately-held and Fortune 1000 companies.

Prior to co-founding HFC Executive Search Chip was a partner of executive search firm Howe and Associates. Before that, he spent 20 years in a variety of sales and marketing positions in the consumer and B2B industries. He spent a number of years with Nabisco Inc. As part of the executive management team in Nabisco's Specialty Biscuit Group, Chip was a key player in the successful turnaround of STELLA D'ORO Cookies and Breadsticks after four years of 10+% annual declines. In the Nabisco Biscuit Sales Group, he established their first venture into B2B marketing. In the Biscuit Marketing Group, Chip was a key player in the development of several new products including the introduction of TEDDY GRAHAMS Graham Snacks. TEDDY GRAHAMS spawned a new category of hand-to-mouth bite-size snacks and was Nabisco's most successful new product introduction to date. Throughout his time at Nabisco, Chip was an active recruiter at America's top business schools.

Chip also served as Vice President of Marketing and Supplier Development for ShareMax, a B2B supplier of information and consulting services supporting strategic sourcing for global 1000 companies. Chip was responsible for the creation of the company's marketing plan and the development of ShareMax's extensive global supplier database.

Prior to attending business school, Chip spent five years in merchandising management for Filene's in Boston, MA and Strawbridge's in Philadelphia, PA.

Chip has received numerous awards including the American Marketing Association's prestigious EDISON Award, Advertising's EFFIE Award, and Point-of-Purchase Advertising International's Gold Award. He also has been quoted in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Ad Age, Brandweek, CFO Magazine and on CBS Radio. He has also served as a mentor for Temple University's "Be Your Own Boss Bowl" Business Plan Competition and was an advisor on an episode of MTV's "Made."

Chip earned a MBA degree from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where he majored in marketing, organizational behavior, and management strategies. He earned a BA degree in Liberal Arts from Connecticut College in New London, CT. Chip served as trustee and Chair of the Board of Trustees for The Agnes Irwin School for several years.