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Canadian Executive Search · Est. 2023 · Penrhyn International Network

Leaders who inspire. Talent that delivers. Teams that last.

At Humanis Executive Search we connect great leaders with great organizations. With offices across Canada and global reach through our Penrhyn International network, we specialize in executive, board, mid-management and fractional leadership search. Our personalized, insight-driven approach ensures every placement is aligned with strategy, culture and long-term goals.

We don't just fill roles — we build strong human-centered teams equipped to lead through complexity and change. At Humanis, leadership is personal.

+1 (514) 808-6084 info@humanisadvisory.com Edmonton · Montréal · Toronto · Halifax
Now mandating across Canada — executive · board · mid-management · fractional
Network Panel · Fig. 016 Offices · 1 Network
PENRHYN INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL REACH · MEMBER FIRM VANCOUVER 49.28°N 123.12°W EDMONTON PRIMARY · APOLLO-VERIFIED 53.55°N 113.49°W WINNIPEG 49.90°N 97.14°W TORONTO 43.65°N 79.38°W MONTRÉAL 45.50°N 73.57°W HALIFAX 44.65°N 63.57°W MILE 0 — PACIFIC ATLANTIC — MILE 3,700 FROM SEA TO SEA · ONE SEARCH STANDARD
Offices across Canada. Global reach through Penrhyn International. Verified · Apollo + Site
Member of Penrhyn InternationalBoutique national firm backed by a global executive search network Verified
Executive Search ServicesHuman-Centered TeamsCommunity LeadershipBoard SearchFractional LeadershipMid-Management RecruitmentC-Suite TalentPeople-First ApproachPenrhyn InternationalStrategy · Culture · Long-Term GoalsAlign · Perform · StayStaffing & RecruitingLeadership Is PersonalNational Reach · Local Expertise

The Record — Verified Company Data

Small firm. National bench. Every number sourced.

Founded
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Apollo company details
Employees
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Apollo company details
Apollo Keywords
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Apollo keyword index · show all 64
Canadian Offices
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Site + Contact page
Parent Entity
Humanis
Advisory Group
Subsidiary relationship · Apollo
Classification
SIC 8742·7361
NAICS 54161·561312
Apollo company details
Verified · humanisadvisory.com

With decades of collective experience and thousands of successful placements, we've seen firsthand how the right talent fuels business growth and strengthens communities. When leaders thrive, businesses prosper — and communities flourish.

Signature Suite · Interactive · Zero Static PDFs

The Logic Forge — ten board instruments, live in your browser.

Search committees don't need another 40-page deck. Every Humanis mandate runs on working instruments — competency gap proof, blind finalist dossiers, compensation waterfalls, succession plots, backchannel consensus, velocity tracking, onboarding roadmaps, committee scoring, market density and vacancy economics. All ten run right here. Modeled data is tagged Synthetic.

INSTRUMENTS 01–10 VANILLA JS · NO BACKEND Governance · Risk · Velocity
Instrument 01 / 10

Boardroom Competency Gap & Diversity Matrix

Overlay a shortlist candidate

Coverage status

LEGEND — cell = member strength 0–5
COVERED ≥4 WATCH 3–3.9 GAP <3

SYNTHETIC MODEL. Board members, pillars and candidate overlays are illustrative composites — replace with the client's actual nominating & governance committee data. Pillars reflect Humanis governance language: Financial Audit · Cybersecurity · AI Governance · M&A & Capital Markets · Global Scale · Supply Chain · ESG & Regulatory · Community & People-First.

Instrument 02 / 10

Dual-Dossier Comparison Chamber — Blind De-Biasing

BLIND REVIEW seals name, age markers, headshot and academic brand — the file reduces to pure performance metrics, verified competencies and culture-alignment scores. Structured bias-free presentation for ESG/DEI mandates. SYNTHETIC: candidates are illustrative composites; figures are modeling examples, not real track records.

Instrument 03 / 10

C-Suite Total Comp & Equity Waterfall Engine

Base Salary$400K
Target Annual Bonus50%
Long-Term Incentive (4-yr grant)$2.0M
Carry / Performance Equity1.0%
Exit scenario
Year 1 Realized
Year 3 Cumulative
Year 5 + Exit
Dilution Cost to Co.

Realized value waterfall — cash vs equity

CEO median TTC
$600K
Your TTC

METHODOLOGY. Y1 = base + target bonus + 25% LTI (straight-line 4-yr vest). Y3 = 3×(base+bonus) + 75% LTI. Y5 = 5×(base+bonus) + 100% LTI + carry × exit EV. Dilution = (LTI + carry×EV) as % of exit equity. Benchmarks are SYNTHETIC illustrative medians from Humanis compensation analysis — replace with mandate-specific survey data.

Instrument 04 / 10

Dynamic 9-Box Succession Plotter — Community Leadership Bench

← Performance →Potential ↑

DRAG tokens between quadrants — or TAP a token, then TAP a destination cell. Tap a quadrant name to isolate its slate.

Bench strength — key seats

Isolated slate

SYNTHETIC MODEL. Tokens are illustrative internal/external profiles. Clicking a quadrant isolates its depth; empty "Star" coverage beside a critical seat flags a single-point-of-failure — the exact conversation Humanis fractional and succession mandates begin with.

Instrument 05 / 10

Confidential 360° Backchannel Consensus Radar

CONSENSUS GAUGE

Verified qualitative signals — expand

METHODOLOGY. Radar averages ratings (0–10) across the selected reference tier. Consensus = positive ÷ total references. Tags: High-Velocity Driver · Unflappable Under Pressure · Human-Centered Teams · Community Leadership · Aligns, Performs, Stays. SYNTHETIC: quotes and attributions are illustrative — real backchannels are conducted confidentially per mandate.

Instrument 06 / 10

Search Velocity SLA — 8-Week Milestone Command

Simulate week WK 4
— milestones complete — in flight — queued

SLA DOCTRINE. Weeks 2–4 are where search anxiety lives — silent headhunting, no visible output. This tracker is the antidote: every milestone carries a deliverable vault, and the client sees exactly what "personalized, insight-driven" means in week-by-week evidence. Funnel targets (150+ identified · 40+ engaged · 4–6 finalists) are representative mandate modeling.

Instrument 07 / 10

First 100 Days — Onboarding & Value Creation Roadmap

0% complete

Value simulator — protected investment

Executed roadmap — EBITDA created
$500K
YEAR 1
$2.0M
YEAR 2
$5.0M
YEAR 3
Unmanaged placement — failure exposure
~40% fail within 18 months

Industry-cited executive failure rate · cost of the empty chair modeled in Instrument 10

"We don't just fill roles. We build strong human-centered teams equipped to lead through complexity and change."

WHY IT SHIPS WITH EVERY PLACEMENT. Assign accountability per milestone — CHRO owns discovery, CEO owns strategy, the new leader owns execution, the board chair owns review. Value figures are representative modeling for a mid-market Canadian mandate; the 40% 18-month failure reference is a widely cited executive-search industry benchmark.

Instrument 08 / 10

Search Committee Scorecard — Weighted Consensus Sandbox

Criteria weights — drag to rebalance

Weights normalize to 100% automatically.

Live committee leaderboard

Scoring grid —

GOVERNANCE PAYOFF. Weighted rubric + live aggregation ends the chaotic post-interview debrief — decision cycles compress because disagreement becomes visible and quantified, not anecdotal. Bias watch flags voters whose spread across candidates exceeds 6 points while the committee converges elsewhere. SYNTHETIC: voters and scores are illustrative.

Instrument 09 / 10

Talent Market Density — National & Penrhyn Corridor Radar

Select a market

Reality check — spec feasibility

METHODOLOGY. Pool sizes, median TTC, restrictive-covenant friction and availability indices are SYNTHETIC planning estimates — they demonstrate how Humanis pressure-tests unrealistic specs at intake ("only N profiles in Canada match that combination") before a mandate is scoped. Penrhyn International extends reach beyond the six Canadian offices.

Instrument 10 / 10

Open-Seat Cost Calculator — Daily Bleed vs Retained Velocity

Target role — annual comp$450K
Annual company revenue$120M
Expected DIY vacancy duration26 wks
Community & transformation multiplier
Search route
Daily EBITDA leak
Total cost of vacancy
Net return vs DIY

Scenario bleed comparison — lower is better

Community & transformation impact

Delayed growth + community value at risk if the seat stays empty through the DIY window (revenue × multiplier ÷ 52 × DIY weeks).

METHODOLOGY. Daily leak = 1.5% of annual revenue ÷ 250 working days (leadership-impact model). Retained fee modeled at one-third of first-year cash comp. Route durations: DIY 180 / generalist 90 / Humanis retained 45 days — representative planning assumptions, not guaranteed timelines. Reframes the retainer from expense to risk-mitigation: the fee is trivial beside the bleed it prevents.

EVERY INSTRUMENT EXPORTS A BOARD-READY BRIEF — THE PREVIEW RENDER IS THE DELIVERABLE FORMAT.

Walk Your Committee Through the Forge

The Humanis Standard

More than search. Leadership is personal.

From emerging talent to C-suite leadership, our team understands what makes great leaders — and how to find them. Every placement is aligned with strategy, culture and long-term goals, because we measure success in years of performance, not days to offer.

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Personalized, insight-driven — by design

Our personalized, insight-driven approach ensures every placement is aligned with strategy, culture and long-term goals. No resume forwarding, no volume spray — a calibrated mandate built around how your organization actually wins.

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Human-centered teams, not filled seats

We don't just fill roles. We build strong human-centered teams equipped to lead through complexity and change — with a people-first approach that goes beyond filling positions to navigate today's complex workforce.

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Leaders who align, perform and stay

Our executive and board searches are customized to deliver leaders who align, perform and stay. A collaborative approach and commitment to lasting relationships deliver impactful, tailored solutions that drive the organization forward.

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Partners, champions, architects

We are more than recruiters. We are partners in leadership, champions of community, architects of opportunity. Whether you're building a team, evolving a leadership strategy or planning the future — we're ready to help you succeed.

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Boutique firm, national bench, global corridor

A 14-person firm with offices across Canada and global reach through the Penrhyn International network — national reach with local expertise, so the person running your search knows your market and your community.

Verified · ApolloPenrhyn International

Our Expertise

Personalized talent solutions to fuel success.

Two practices, one standard: leaders who align, perform and stay — from the boardroom to the front line of management.

Practice 01 — Executive Search

Exceptional leadership starts with the right match.

Our executive and board searches are customized to deliver leaders who align, perform and stay — customized mandates, calibrated shortlists, confidential backchannel vetting, and committee-ready governance instruments.

  • Executive & board searches — C-suite, president, VP and director mandates
  • Board composition & competency gap architecture (Logic Forge Instrument 01)
  • Blind dual-dossier finalist presentation for bias-free committee review
  • Compensation & equity waterfall modeling for the offer stage
Scope an Executive Mandate Verified practice · site
Practice 02 — Strategic Talent Support

Strengthen the bench. Navigate the transition.

Need to strengthen your leadership bench or navigate a transition? Our search and advisory services include mid-management recruitment and fractional placements — the same human-centered standard applied where momentum is made or lost.

  • Mid-management recruitment — directors, senior managers, operational leaders
  • Fractional leadership placements — interim CFO, COO and transition executives
  • 9-box succession plotting & single-point-of-failure diagnostics
  • First-100-days onboarding roadmaps on every placement
View Talent Solutions Verified practice · site

Why Humanis Executive Search

Bringing the human element to every engagement.

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01

People First, Always

Authenticity, integrity, expertise, lived experience. The people-first approach is not a value statement on a wall — it is the operating method: we go beyond filling positions and build strong human-centered teams that can navigate today's complex workforce.

02

More Than Search — A Total Talent Partner

We bring the full team to the table, combining insight and experience to strengthen leadership. Executive, board, mid-management and fractional — one firm accountable for the whole leadership picture, not a single req.

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Built on Community, Driven by Purpose

We connect great leaders with great businesses to make a meaningful impact — building capacity within communities by connecting great people with organizations where they can make a meaningful difference. Helping businesses thrive and communities grow.

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National Reach, Local Expertise

A boutique organization backed by the scale and strength of a national network — six Canadian offices and global reach through Penrhyn International. The intimacy of a 14-person firm with the corridor access of a global network.

Leaders who inspire.

Connecting people and transforming leadership.

Talent that delivers.

People who drive growth. Teams that last.

The right people make all the difference.

Securing the talent that fuels growth and success across Canada.

How a Mandate Runs

Eight weeks. Four gates. Zero silent weeks.

The same 8-week velocity doctrine that runs inside Logic Forge Instrument 06 — delivered as a commitment. Every gate closes with a deliverable in your hands, and every week is visible on the SLA tracker.

Weeks 1–2 · Gate One

Strategy Calibration & Target Universe Mapping

Deep alignment on strategy, culture and long-term goals. We map the target universe — 150+ identified profiles across Canada and the Penrhyn corridor — and agree the competency architecture the seat truly requires.

Search Strategy BriefTarget Universe MapCompensation Benchmarks
Weeks 3–4 · Gate Two

Longlist Outreach & First-Round Screen

Confidential headhunting begins — the quiet weeks, made visible. 40+ leaders engaged, screened against the calibrated profile, with first-round notes you can read, not summarize.

Longlist Outreach ReportFirst-Round Screen Notes
Weeks 5–6 · Gate Three

Calibrated Shortlist & Board Interviews

4–6 finalists, presented as blind dual-dossiers with verified competencies and culture-alignment scores — structured, bias-free, committee-ready. Your board interviews with a guide built for the mandate.

Calibrated Shortlist DossierBoard Interview Guide
Weeks 7–8 · Gate Four

Finalist Selection, 360° Vetting, Offer & Integration

Confidential backchannel consensus across supervisors, peers and direct reports. Offer architecture modeled on the comp waterfall. And the placement ships with a First-100-Days roadmap — because leaders who stay are the whole point.

360° Backchannel ReportOffer Package ModelFirst 100 Days Roadmap

Meet Our Team

Fourteen people. One standard of care.

Decades of collective experience and thousands of successful placements sit behind every mandate. Verified leadership is shown; the remaining team serves across all six offices.

Verified · Apollo Business SourceManaging Partner

Yanouk Poirier

Managing Partner, Humanis Executive Search — Montréal, Canada. Leads the firm's executive and board search practice with the people-first, insight-driven method the firm was built on: every placement aligned with strategy, culture and long-term goals.

yanouk@humanismtl.com Montréal, QC
Preview NoteEdmonton · Toronto · Halifax · Vancouver · Winnipeg

Search Partners & Research Bench

Thirteen additional professionals — research, delivery and community practice leads — across all six Canadian offices. Individual profiles are available on request in a confidential introduction; this public preview lists only Apollo-verified leadership.

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The Index — Archive Table

Sixty-four keywords. Nothing to hide.

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Apollo keyword index · staffing & recruiting Anchor terms verified · Apollo Expanded index · sector-representative
FieldValueSourceStatus
Founded2023Apollo company detailsVerified
Employees14Apollo company detailsVerified
ParentSubsidiary of Humanis Advisory GroupApollo company detailsVerified
IndustryStaffing & RecruitingApollo company detailsVerified
SIC Codes8742 · 7361Apollo company detailsVerified
NAICS Codes54161 · 561312Apollo company detailsVerified
HeadquartersEdmonton, Canada (primary)Apollo + siteVerified
OfficesEdmonton · Montréal · Toronto · Halifax · Vancouver · WinnipegSite + Contact pageVerified
NetworkMember of Penrhyn International — global reachApollo overview + siteVerified
Phone+1 (514) 808-6084Apollo company detailsVerified
Email — firminfo@humanisadvisory.comhumanisadvisory.comVerified · site
Email — principalyanouk@humanismtl.comApollo Business Source (primary)Verified · Apollo
RevenueNot publicly providedApollo field blank — intentionally not estimatedNot disclosed

Community Impact & Insights

Helping businesses thrive and communities grow.

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Our Community Impact

We build capacity within communities by connecting great people with organizations where they can make a meaningful difference. When leaders thrive, businesses prosper — and communities flourish.

— Humanis Executive Search · verified site statement
Insight · Executive Search

Why "align, perform and stay" is a search methodology, not a slogan

The three verbs map to three instruments: competency architecture, backchannel consensus, and the First-100-Days roadmap.

humanisadvisory.com6 min read
Insight · Governance

The board competency gap: what Canadian nominating committees keep discovering too late

Cybersecurity, AI governance and community leadership are the pillars most often missing — Instrument 01 makes the gap visible before it becomes a risk filing.

humanisadvisory.com8 min read
Insight · Community

Leadership is personal: what a 14-person firm does differently

Boutique means the person who scopes your mandate is the person who runs it — with national reach behind them and Penrhyn International beyond that. We build relationships, not just make placements.

humanisadvisory.com5 min read
Insight · Fractional

Fractional leadership: the transition instrument Canadian boards underuse

Interim executives de-risk succession windows — paired with the 9-box bench diagnostic and vacancy-cost math, the decision becomes arithmetic.

humanisadvisory.com7 min read
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National Reach · Local Expertise

Six offices. One corridor.

Edmonton · Montréal · Toronto · Halifax — plus Vancouver and Winnipeg on the Contact page. Global reach through Penrhyn International.

Primary · Apollo

Edmonton

53.55°N · 113.49°WHeadquarters
Office

Montréal

45.50°N · 73.57°WManaging Partner base
Office

Toronto

43.65°N · 79.38°WFinancial & board hub
Office

Halifax

44.65°N · 63.57°WAtlantic practice
Office

Vancouver

49.28°N · 123.12°WPacific practice
Office

Winnipeg

49.90°N · 97.14°WPrairie practice

CITY LIST VERIFIED · SITE + CONTACT PAGE — SPECIFIC STREET ADDRESSES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST, NOT PUBLISHED IN PREVIEW. COORDINATES: GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE ONLY.

◼ Let's Build Something Great Together

One empty leadership seat is already costing you.

Delayed strategy. Stalled community impact. A team waiting on direction. You don't need a generalist agency that occasionally works an executive req — you need a firm that builds strong human-centered teams every day. The first call is confidential, without obligation, and it starts with your mandate — not our pitch.

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In production this opens a confidential scheduling flow. For now, the fastest route is direct: info@humanisadvisory.com or +1 (514) 808-6084.

What the first call covers
  • The seat: mandate, stakes, and what "aligned, performs and stays" means here
  • Market reality: eligible pool, comp benchmarks, covenant friction (Instrument 09)
  • The math: vacancy bleed vs retained velocity (Instrument 10)
  • The plan: 8-week gates with named deliverables at each one
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