Tom Kolder is a fifteen year veteran of the executive search industry. He joined Crist|Kolder Associates as President in 2004, and over the last six years, he has been active in recruiting CEOs and CFOs to a variety of operating companies. He has a particular passion for client work in manufactured products as evidenced by his recent work for General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Polaris Industries, Belden, Harley-Davidson, Pentair, IDEX Corporation, Owens Corning, and Gardner Denver, among others.

Prior to joining the Firm, Tom was a Managing Director with Russell Reynolds Associates based in Chicago. While at Russell Reynolds, he led the Firm's Global Manufactured Products Practice, focusing on CEO, COO, CFO and senior supply chain searches for a variety of heavy industrial, consumer durable, and industrial technology companies. In addition to his industry focus, Tom led Russell Reynolds' Financial Officers Practice activities in the Midwest.

Before joining Russell Reynolds in 1995, Tom was Manager, Corporate Business Development for General Electric Company and then Manager, Productivity Programs for General Electric Medical Systems. Earlier in his career, he was a Senior Associate with Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc., consulting on operational issues for aerospace, defense, and general industrial corporations. Tom began his career as a Section Manager, Product Development, and Manufacturing Engineer for McDonnell Douglas Corporation.

Tom serves on the Board of Metropolitan Family Services in Chicago. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Illinois in Mechanical Engineering and his MBA degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.