Patrick is passionate about helping to build high-performing boards and management teams that are equipped to compete and win amid increasingly complex and rapidly changing operating environments. He helps companies across industries address their most critical leadership challenges, advising boards and CEOs on the recruitment, development and enablement of exceptional talent.
Patrick has held firm leadership roles for nearly a decade. He previously led Spencer Stuart’s North American Telecommunications Practice, its Toronto office and its Canadian business, while serving on the firm’s North American commercial leadership team. He currently serves on the firm’s global partner nominating committee and is a member of Spencer Stuart’s global Technology, Media & Telecommunications and Board and CEO practices.
Global industry, consulting and executive search experience
- Patrick has led benchmark CEO, senior executive and board director searches across the retail, telecommunications, media, industrial, financial services, sports and entertainment, and broader technology sectors. He has also recruited senior technology leaders for U.S. and Canadian companies across industries and stages of growth, from emerging businesses generating several million dollars in revenue to large multinational organizations.
- Patrick brings particular expertise in advising prominent family-controlled enterprises on governance and management succession.
- Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Patrick led Accenture’s communications, media and technology management consulting practice in Canada and was a member of the local executive team. He joined Accenture in the United Kingdom, where he was a founding member of the organization strategy practice and led restructuring, culture assessment and infrastructure optimization engagements for clients across Europe and Asia.
- Earlier in his career, Patrick gained telecommunications operating experience at Bell Canada, where he held line management, strategy and business development roles.
For more than a decade, Patrick served on the board of the Jays Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the Toronto Blue Jays, as it scaled and deepened its impact across Canada by removing barriers to sport and education for youth in need. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD.