The Diestel Group

What The Diestel Group does

The Diestel Group (operating as Diestel Executive Search) is a private, boutique executive search firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with offices at 2180 South 1300 East, Suite 370. The firm specializes in retained and contingency placements of senior-level and C-suite executives across six industry verticals: Finance & Accounting, Industrial, Life Sciences, Nonprofit, Sales & Operations, and Technology. Its client base spans Fortune 500 enterprises and emerging growth companies, with a stated geographic focus on the Wasatch Front and Utah's Silicon Slopes region complemented by national reach. Core methodology centers on industry-specific expertise, tenured-recruiter networks, and development of passive candidate pools over the firm's 25+ year operating history.

The firm operates on a professional services revenue model typical of executive search, with fees structured as retained retainers or contingency payments calculated as a percentage of placed executives' first-year compensation; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, with executive recruiters engaging hiring organizations, boards, and CEOs through phone, email, and discrete confidential outreach. Marketing channels are limited to content marketing via the firm's Insights blog, SEO-optimized industry pages, and thought leadership articles on CEO succession and leadership trends. No indirect channels, resellers, marketplaces, or technology partnerships are used.

Since 2021, Diestel Executive Search has operated as a Division of PrincePerelson & Associates, a larger staffing and talent advisory firm also founded and led by Jill Perelson. The affiliation extends Diestel's service surface into the parent's broader professional staffing and talent advisory capabilities while preserving the boutique Diestel brand and management team (Jill Perelson as Founder & CEO, Josh Love as Principal | Executive Recruiter, and Carly Hazen as Managing Director | Principal Recruiter). The firm has no disclosed subsidiaries, no external funding, and no AI/ML technology stack; its core "technology" is the accumulated passive candidate network and recruiter relationships built over more than two decades.

Name

The Diestel Group

Legal name

Diestel Executive Search

Website

https://diestel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Diestel Group operates Diestel Executive Search, a private boutique executive search firm founded in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It places C-suite and senior executives across Finance & Accounting, Industrial, Life Sciences, Nonprofit, Sales & Operations, and Technology for Fortune 500 and emerging growth clients, and since 2021 has operated as a Division of PrincePerelson & Associates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Life Sciences Leadership Search (BPACAAAE), Public Sector, Education & Nonprofit Leadership Search (BPACAAAI)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Executive recruitment
• Leadership placement
• Talent advisory
• Management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Retained and contingency executive search placements for senior-level and C-suite positions. Professional services revenue model typical of executive search firms, placing critical leadership roles for client organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Diestel Group provides retained and contingency executive search services that identify, vet, and place senior-level executives (C-suite, VP, and director roles) for client organizations. The firm operates across six industry verticals—Finance & Accounting, Industrial, Life Sciences, Nonprofit, Sales & Operations, and Technology—serving both Fortune 500 companies and emerging growth firms, primarily concentrated in Utah's Wasatch Front and Silicon Slopes markets with national reach.

Product overview

Diestel Executive Search is the core service offering, functioning as an executive search firm that connects organizations with transformational leaders. The firm operates as a division of PrincePerelson & Associates and specializes in identifying, recruiting, and placing senior-level executives for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to emerging growth organizations. Services include executive search, management consulting, and talent advisory across industries including Finance & Accounting, Industrial, Life Sciences, Nonprofit, Sales & Operations, and Technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diestel Executive Search Executive search and management consulting services providing senior-level executive placement across multiple industries including technology, life sciences, finance, nonprofit, industrial, and sales/operations sectors. The firm leverages industry-specific expertise, extensive networks, and a targeted search methodology to place transformative leadership for Fortune 500 and emerging growth companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful executive placements across multiple industries including C-suite, COO, CFO, VP-level, and director positions

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PrincePerelson & AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiestel Executive Search operates as a Division of PrincePerelson & Associates. This partnership provides Diestel with the backing of a larger staffing and talent advisory firm with over 30 years of combined experience. The combined entity offers executive search, professional staffing, and talent advisory services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm placing C-suite and board-level executives across industries. Directly comparable to Diestel's C-suite executive search offering, with similar functional practice areas (Finance, Industrial, Life Sciences, Technology) but significantly greater global scale.
• Egon Zehnder: Privately held global executive search and leadership advisory firm placing CEOs, board directors, and senior executives across multiple sectors. Comparable to Diestel in its partnership culture, industry specialization, and focus on transformational leadership hires.
• DHR International: Global executive search firm focused on senior-level and board placements across functional practices including Finance, Life Sciences, Industrial, and Technology. Directly comparable to Diestel's vertical structure and target client profile.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with industry-aligned practices serving Fortune 500 and emerging growth clients. Direct competitor for senior executive mandates across finance, life sciences, technology, and industrial verticals where Diestel operates.
• Spencer Stuart: One of the most established executive search firms globally, focused on board-level and C-suite placements across multiple industries including Consumer, Financial Services, Life Sciences, and Technology. Highly comparable in methodology (passive candidate networks, industry specialization) and target client profile to Diestel.
• Odgers Berndtson: International executive search firm with industry sector practices placing senior executives globally. Comparable to Diestel in its C-suite and board focus, passive candidate sourcing, and industry-aligned practice structure.
• Signium: Global executive search firm with industry-focused practices in Life Sciences, Industrial, Technology, and Consumer. Direct comparable to Diestel in approach to retained executive search and vertical specialization for senior-level placements.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Largest global organizational consulting firm offering executive search, talent advisory, and RPO. Competes for the same C-suite mandates Diestel targets but with a much broader service portfolio including compensation, assessment, and organizational consulting.
• Robert Half: Large publicly traded staffing and talent solutions firm offering executive search (through subsidiary), professional staffing, and consulting. Adjacent overlap with Diestel's executive search practice; competes for finance and accounting leadership hires specifically.

Others

• PrincePerelson & Associates: Parent organization of Diestel Executive Search; Salt Lake City-based staffing and talent advisory firm with over 30 years of experience. Provides broader staffing and talent advisory infrastructure that supports Diestel's executive search practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/diestelexecutivesearch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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