PES' commitment to expanding and diversifying its corporate practice in the business of sports enjoyed unprecedented momentum in 1Q 2014. PES leveraged its proven search process in sports, completing successful searches for four key executives for the College Football Hall of Fame (CFHOF).

"When the College Football Hall of Fame needed to find specialized and dedicated executive leadership, we turned to Parker Executive Search for its expertise and proven track record," said John Stephenson, president and CEO of the College Football Hall of Fame. "Parker's understanding of our unique needs and approach to our project as a true partner fast-tracked our searches and enabled us to build an executive team that ensures our business objectives are met, allowing us to deliver college football fans a world-class experience."

Ryan Grant spent the day with Stephenson and more than 400 business and sports executives at the fourth annual Business of Sports Summit in downtown Atlanta on March 28. Grant represented PES and its commitment to connecting and building relationships with the right leaders in the world of sports.

Rodes Cole led the PES team which recently completed two searches for the Arthur Blank Family of Business, the parent company of the Atlanta Falcons franchise, the PGA TOUR Superstore and Mountain Sky Guest Ranch in Emigrant, Mont. Elena Cizmaric was recruited from Turner Enterprises and joined the Blank Family of Business as director of communications, while Alison Sawyer of the Atlanta Hawks and Phillips Arena was named director of foundation communications.