Bob Cwenar

Founder @ Bound Search Partners

Greater Philadelphia

About

Most search firms still operate the way they did twenty years ago. We don’t. I founded Bound Search Partners to deliver retained executive search the way today’s manufacturing leadership actually needs it — leaner, faster, and more technically demanding than ever. After more than a decade specializing in industrial and manufacturing talent acquisition (most recently as Vice President at Kingsley Gate following the acquisition of GattiHR), I built Bound Search around deep market research, proactive direct sourcing, and a highly personalized process that I lead from strategy through onboarding. We focus on senior leaders in Operations, Integrated Supply Chain, Engineering, and other critical technical functions — people who don’t just fill roles, they transform performance. Beyond the search itself, we partner with clients on organizational design and strategic workforce architecture, helping companies build the leadership structures that support where they’re headed, not just where they are today. If you’re a manufacturing or industrial leader looking to strengthen your team or rethink your leadership architecture, I’d love to connect. Visit www.boundsearch.com to learn more.

Experience

  • Founder & Managing Partner at Bound Search Partners
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Most search firms operate the same way they did twenty years ago. We don't. Bound Search Partners was built for the way manufacturing leadership is evolving — leaner, faster, and more technical than ever. We find the senior leaders who move operations forward through deep market research, direct sourcing, and a process that's personally led from strategy through onboarding. Beyond search, we partner with clients on organizational design and strategic advisory — helping companies build the leadership structures that support where they're headed, not just where they are. For more, visit us here: www.boundsearch.com

  • Vice President at Kingsley Gate
    Aug 2022 - Jul 2024 · 2 yrs

    Kingsley Gate, a leading, global, retained executive search firm, is elevating the search industry with a data-driven approach that centers decision making as the primary lens for identifying, evaluating, and selecting outstanding executive leaders. Headquartered in New York, and operating globally, the firm’s consultants have helped over 1700 client organizations successfully hire and onboard thousands of decision-making executives across all industries, functions, and markets. Since 2022, the firm has been backed by private equity firm Crescent Cove Partners LP. For more information, please visit www.KingsleyGate.com

  • GattiHR Industrial (Philadelphia, PA)
    • Vice President
      Apr 2022 - Aug 2022 · 5 mos

      GattiHR (Acquired by Kingley Gate) served a broad spectrum of clients and candidates across the U.S. I was part of the leadership team responsible for building out the firm’s Industrial Practice, with a focus on Integrated Supply Chain and Technical Leadership roles, including Engineering, Operations, and related functions.

    • Director
      Jun 2018 - Apr 2022 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    • Senior Associate
      Jan 2016 - May 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Associate - Armstrong Franklin (Acquired by GattiHR) at GattiHR
    Jun 2014 - Jan 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Export Control And Global Trade Compliance Specialist at Draeger
    Apr 2013 - Oct 2013 · 7 mos