David Perry

Landing the kind of role that can change your life for the good - forever - doesn't come from playing by the old rules.

As managing partner of Perry-Martel, David works with owners and senior executives who have a compelling vision for their company’s future. By incorporating a unique blend of strategic thinking and applied creativity he distills that dream into recruitment activities designed to attract the Tier-1 executive talent needed to make that vision - their reality. In short, Perry-Martel helps CEOs solve with their most complex people-centric business challenges.

Nicknamed the “Rogue Recruiter” by The Wall Street Journal, David is one of North America's most sought-after independent executive recruiters. Catering to the high-tech, construction and real-estate development fields, his novel approach to executive recruiting and headhunting have been documented in "Hiring Greatness: How to Recruit Your Dream Team and Crush the Competition" (WILEY) and "Executive Recruiting for Dummies" (DUMMIES PRESS).

Keynote presentations are memorable and educational. David is best known for having coauthored "Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters” with Jay Conrad Levinson.

David's success and leadership have been recognized with multiple honors and awards including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Board roles have included: CATA - Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance, WCT - Women in Communications and Technology, CTHRB – Canadian Technology Human Resources Board, and ICTC/Software Human Resources Council.

David lives in Ottawa Canada with his business partner/rockstar wife, Anita Martel. They recruit on 5 continents and have been keynote speakers across North America and in Europe.