Municipal Government
Kartik Kumar
Partner & National Practice Lead – Municipal & Broader Public Sector
Legacy Executive Search Partners
Canada's Premier Municipal Executive Search Firm
Cell: 416.271.4397
E-mail:
kartik.kumar@lesp.ca
Practice Strengths:
- Extensive Network and a personal connection to Canada's leading CAOs and other Senior Management professionals within the Municipal Government Sectors.
- Specialize in recruiting "passive candidates" within the Municipal and Broader Public Sectors i.e. Candidates that are currently working and not actively looking for a new role. We entice them to make a move to your corporation.
- High retention rates for all our searches. Our success is measured by the contribution and impact that the hired candidates make in their respective roles rather than the positions that they have been hired for.
- Unique historical relationship with PricewaterhouseCoopers, the World's largest professional services firm.
Municipal Government Practice Introductory Video
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Thought Leadership Articles
Leveraging Executive Recruitment: Navigating Leadership Transitions in the Public Sector
OMHRA (February 20, 2024) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
Measuring and Assessing For Performance In Recruiting
LinkedIn (October 10, 2023) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
For Municipalities, Retention Starts With Recruitment
LinkedIn (July 18, 2023) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
How To Showcase Work-Life Balance In Your Recruitment Marketing
LinkedIn (June 7, 2023) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
The Role of Wellness in Recruitment Marketing
omhra.ca (May 31, 2023) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
Is Now The Time To Make A Diversity Leadership Hire?
LinkedIn (May 1, 2023) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
5 Ways The Public Sector Can Be More Competitive In Recruiting Talent
LinkedIn (Feb 9, 2023) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
Why Marketing Your Community Is Key When Competing For Talent
LinkedIn (Mar 28, 2022) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
Why Team Building Is Crucial For Onboarding New Leaders
LinkedIn (Mar 16, 2022) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
Recruiting for Hard to Fill & Specialized Positions
LinkedIn (Dec 3, 2021) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
The Value A Search Firm Provides Versus The Costs To A Municipality / Broader Public Sector Organization
LinkedIn (Nov 8, 2021) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
Building And Reconnecting a Hybrid Workforce for Public Sector Organizations Across Canada.
LinkedIn (Sep 3, 2021) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
Finding Diversity, Inclusion & Equity in Municipal Government and Public Sector Organizations in Canada
LinkedIn (Aug 12, 2021) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
How To Find Executive Level Talent For Canada's Municipalities And Broader Public Sector Organizations
LinkedIn (Jun 29, 2021) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
What Post Pandemic Leadership Will Look Like For Canada
LinkedIn (May 14, 2021) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
Placement Announcements
Loyalist Township Welcomes New Chief Administrative Officer
LinkedIn (January 30, 2023) by Kartik Kumar
The City of Markham Announces Joseph Silva As New Treasurer and Director of Financial Services
LinkedIn (June 2, 2023) by Kartik Kumar
Brockton Appoints New Director of Community Services
LinkedIn (September 1, 2023) by Kartik Kumar
Town of Perth Welcomes New Manager of Planning and Economic Development
LinkedIn (September 14, 2023) by Kartik Kumar
City of Vaughan Welcomes New Director of Parks, Forestry and Horticulture Operations
LinkedIn (October 19, 2023) by Kartik Kumar
Search for new Niagara Region CAO gaining momentum
THE STANDARD (May 2, 2021) by Bill Sawchuk
SCUGOG BEGINS SEARCH FOR REPLACEMENT OF RETIRING CAO
THE STANDARD (July 9, 2020) by Dan Cearns
NOTL hires Marnie Cluckie as new CAO
Niagara This Week (November 19, 2020) by Satbir Singh
CAO search moves toward interview process.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake LOCAL (September 10, 2020) by Penny Coles
Township's top official retiring this summer
The Uxbridge Cosmos (June 6, 2019) by Roger Varley PDF Download
OMHRA
Leveraging Executive Recruitment: Navigating Leadership Transitions in the Public Sector
OMHRA (February 20, 2024) by Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners
Is Now The Time To Make A Diversity Leadership Hire?
HR Navigator OMHRA (March, 2023) by Kartik Kumar
The Role of Wellness in Recruitment Marketing
OMHRA (May 31, 2023) by Kartik Kumar
Municipal CAO and CEO Recruitment Experience |
- Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
- Chief Administrative Officer, The Township of Adjala-Tosorontio
- Chief Equity Officer and ADM of Education Equity and Governance Secretariat / Le directeur général de l’équité et sous-ministre adjoint, Secrétariat de l’équité en matière d’éducation et de la gouvernance, Ministry of Education / Ministère de l'Éducation (Ontario)
- Chief Administrative Officer, Loyalist Township
- President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), The Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce
- Chief Administrative Officer, The Township of Georgian Bay
- Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Fort Erie
- Chief Administrative Officer, Township of Ramara
- Chief Administrative Officer, Niagara Region
- Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Greater Napanee
- Chief Administrative Officer, City of Pickering
- City Manager, City of London
- City Manager, City of Burlington
- City Manager, City of Cambridge
- Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), City of St. Catharines
- Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), City of Kingston
- Chief Administrative Officer, Township of Uxbridge
- Chief Administrative Officer, Township of Scugog
- Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Cobourg
- Chief Administrative Officer, Region of Waterloo
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership
- Chief Executive Officer, Real Estate Council of Ontario
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Public Library Executive Search Experience |
- Ajax Public Library – Chief Librarian and Executive Officer.
- Brampton Public Library – Chief Executive Officer.
- Burlington Public Library – Chief Executive Officer.
- East Gwillimbury Public Library – Chief Executive Officer.
- Halton Hills Public Library – Chief Librarian.
- Kitchener Public Library – Chief Executive Officer.
- Kitchener Public Library – Director, Systems and Performance Outcomes.
- Markham Public Library – Chief Executive Officer.
- Newmarket Public Library – Chief Executive Officer.
- St. Catharines Public Library – Chief Executive Officer.
- Toronto Public Library – Director of Digital Services and Emerging Technologies.
- Whitby Public Library – Chief Executive Officer.
- Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library – Chief Executive Officer.
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Other Senior Management Municipal Sector Searches |
- Director, Real Property Asset Management, Region of Peel
- Chief of Staff to the Mayor, City of Cambridge
- Director of Public Works, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
- Manager of Roads Operations, Town of Whitby
- Senior Landscape Architect, Town of Georgina
- Manager of Development Planning, City of Richmond Hill
- Chief Building Official, City of Port Colborne
- Project Manager - Development Zoning, City of Richmond Hill
- Senior Planner - Policy, City of Richmond Hill
- Director of Planning and Building, Town of New Tecumseth
- Senior Manager, Economic Development, Town of Whitby
- Director of Strategic Communications, Region of Peel
- Director of Corporate Services, Dufferin County
- Chief Planner, City of Cambridge
- Chief Human Resources Officer, City of Burlington
- Fire Chief, City of Brampton
- Development Planner III, City of Brampton
- Manager, Finance, Durham Regional Police Services
- Director, Legal Services / Town Solicitor, Town of Fort Erie
- Senior Planner, Municipality of Port Hope
- Senior Manager, Procurement and Support Services, Toronto District School Board (TDSB)
- Commissioner of Human Services, Region of Peel
- Director of Development and Tourism, Dufferin County
- City Clerk, City of Brampton
- Manager of Finance / Deputy Treasurer, Town of Lincoln
- Plan Building Inspector, City of London
- Senior Planner, City of London
- Director of Building Services & Chief Building Official, City of Brampton
- Senior Finance Roles, Town of Whitby
- Manager of Planning and Economic Development, Town of Perth
- Nurse, Case Coordinator, Durham Regional Police Services
- Manager of Finance, DSSAB
- Director, Parks, Forestry and Horticulture, City of Vaughan
- Director, Anti Racism, City of London
- Director, People Services, City of London
- Treasurer, Town of Greater Napanee
- Manager of Planning and Development, Township of Southgate
- Commissioner, Public Works, City of Brampton
- Director, Purchasing, City of Brampton
- Director of Community Services, City of Brockton
- Treasurer, City of Markham
- Chief Planner, Town of East Gwillimbury
- Director of Planning and Development Services, Town of Fort Erie
- Manager, Planning, Elgin County
- Director and Chief Licensing Officer, By-Law and Compliance, Licensing and Permit Services, City of Vaughan
- Director, Recreation Services, City of Vaughan
- Manager of Legislative Services / Town Clerk, Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Supervisor, Information Security / Technical Analyst, City of London
- Chief Building Official (CBO), Town of Whitby
- Director, Infrastructure and Public Works, Municipality of West Grey
- Director of Development Services, Town of Georgina
- General Manager, Corporate Services, The Corporation of Norfolk County
- Director of Planning Services, Township of Lake of Bays
- Director of People and Equity, Dufferin County
- Director of Planning Services / Chief Planner, City of Cambridge
- Manager of Legislative Services / Municipal Clerk, Town of Greater Napanee
- Commissioner, Financial Services and Treasurer, Town of Whitby
- Director, Planning and Development Services, Town of Ajax
- Director of Finance/ Treasurer, Town of Ajax
- Director of Operations and Environmental Services, Town of Ajax
- Director of Operations, Roads and Traffic, City of Kitchener
- Director of Operations, Environmental Services, City of Kitchener
- Director of Utilities, City of Kitchener
- Director, Water, Wastewater and Storm Water, City of London
- Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing, City of Kitchener
- Executive Director of Economic Development, City of Kitchener
- Director of Communications, City of Cambridge
- Director, Rapid Transit, Region of Waterloo
- Director, Transit Services, Region of Waterloo
- Director, Housing Services, Region of Waterloo
- Director, Information Technology Services, Region of Waterloo
- City Solicitor, City of Niagara Falls
- Director of Municipal Works, City of Niagara Falls
- Director of Planning and Building Services, City of St. Catharines
- Executive Director, First Ontario Performing Arts Centre, City of St. Catharines
- Director, Economic Development Services, City of Oshawa
- Director, Planning Services, City of Oshawa
- Director, Engineering Services, City of Oshawa
- Director of Finance, Township of Malahide
- Director of Information Technology, Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC)
- Director of Finance, Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC)
- Manager of Human Resources, Tarion Warranty Corporation
- General Manager, Business Development and Enterprise, City of Guelph
- Director of Finance/Treasurer, The Town of Midland
- Planner, Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley
- Director of Public Works, Township of Adjala-Tosorontio
- Director of Planning, City of Cambridge
- Senior Planner, City of Richmond Hill
- Director of Municipal Works, City of St. Catharines
- Director of Technology and Innovation Services, Town of Whitby
- Chief Information and Digital Officer, Town of Georgina
- Commissioner of Planning, Town of Halton Hills
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Past Placements: |
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- Brampton Downtown Development Corporation, President
- City of Barrie, Director, Engineering
- City of Greater Sudbury, Chief Administrative Officer
- City of Kawartha Lakes, Chief Administrative Officer
- City of Kitchener, Chief Administrative Officer, Manager Licensing, Director of Operations (Roads and Traffic)
- City of London, Chief Administrative Officer
- City of Orillia, Chief Administrative Officer
- City of Oshawa, Director of Planning, and Director of Economic Development
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- City of Toronto, Numerous positions including CAO, Senior Commissioners and Fire Chief; 3 Associate Medical Officers of Health; Director, Healthy Environments; Chief Dental Advisor
- County of Hastings, Chief Administrative Officer
- Hamilton Utilities Corp., Selection of Directors
- Toronto Community Housing Corp., Vice President, Human Resources / Director, Labour Relations
- Toronto Police Service, Manager of Labour Relations, Manager Performance Management & Administration
- Town of Markham, Director of Planning & Urban Design
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Private Sector
- Director of Dalton Works, Dalton Company Ltd
- Senior Quantity Surveyor, Dalton Company Ltd
- Senior Project Manager, Dalton Company Ltd., Vaughan