NaviTrust is an executive recruiting firm that puts the right leaders in place for investors and M&A advisors, before and after a transaction.
Whether recruiting experienced operators to lead newly acquired businesses, closing the talent gaps that delay or derail a deal, helping business owners prepare for an eventual exit, supporting SBA-financed acquisitions, or placing experienced banking professionals, we deliver talent that improves business performance, reduces risk and owner dependency, and increases enterprise value.
Our combination of more than three decades of recruiting expertise, deep professional networks, and AI-powered recruiting technology enables us to identify and engage high-impact professionals that traditional hiring methods often miss.
We focus on businesses with $500K+ in EBITDA in manufacturing, distribution, industrial and blue-collar services, professional services, and healthcare.
Clark Cotterell is the Managing Partner of NaviTrust, where he has led the firm since 2009. He recruits executives, operators and licensed professionals for investors and M&A advisors, helping put the right leaders in place before and after a transaction. Clark is also the founder of identifyd, the AI recruiting platform that powers NaviTrust's searches. He holds a BS in Business Management from Brigham Young University.
Mike Field is Executive Vice President at NaviTrust, where he has recruited since 2003 and led the firm's banking practice since 2017. He recruits proven banking professionals for community and regional banks across Colorado, Missouri, Texas, Utah and Arizona, with a focus on community banks in metropolitan and rural markets throughout the West. Mike places talent from commercial and SBA lenders, credit analysts and trust officers to chief credit officers and bank presidents, and he specializes in reaching top performers who aren't actively looking. He holds a BS in Communications from the University of Wyoming.
Since 1991, NaviTrust has recruited executive talent for investors, M&A advisors, exit planning professionals, SBA lenders, and regional and community banks. Powered by identifyd's AI recruiting platform, we find the leaders who carry businesses through acquisitions, ownership transitions, and long-term growth.
