Savage Search Associates

Savage Search Associates is a family-owned recruitment agency in California, specialising in executive search, management and professional-level positions. It is based in Lake Forest and serves businesses throughout the Western and Southwestern United States.

The agency recruits in industries including technology, consumer products, manufacturing and distribution, real estate, construction management and finance, and fills roles from C-level executives to specialist professionals. Its functional areas are human resources, accounting and finance, operations and administration, sales and marketing, technology and project management. It takes a personalised, one-on-one approach with clients and candidates.

The company says it has over 35 years of combined experience, more than 5,500 placements and a 98 percent retention rate. It was founded by Lina Savage, who is CEO and spent two decades with Abigail Abbott Staffing before starting the firm. Her children Jacob and Kristina work as senior recruiting partners, and the company says it has a network of 40 recruiters.