Vaco (company)
Vaco is a talent recruitment and business solutions firm headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee - just outside of Nashville.[1]. Vaco operates cross-national with 40 additional locations. Vaco Holdings, LLC, through its subsidiaries, partners with clients on critical projects and strategic talent acquisitions in the areas of finance, accounting, technology and administration.
Jerry Bostleman serves as co-founder and CEO[2], with majority ownership belonging to Olympus Partners, a Stamford, CT private equity firm[3]
History[edit]
Jerry Bostleman started Vaco Resources in 2002 as a sole proprietor[4] but later in 2004 came together with Brian Waller and Jay Holloman to start Vaco.
Vaco is a latin verb meaning to free oneself from a master[5] which informed the creation of the company mission: to free employers of the tedious and frustrating hiring process, and to free candidates from landing in jobs that were not for them.
In 2006, Vaco Supply Chain Solutions was founded as a subsidiary in Richmond, VA.[6] With the acquisition of MEBC Global, Vaco Supply Chain Solutions became Plantensive in April 2019.
In September 2014, Vaco underwent a recapitalization in partnership with Quad-C, a middle-market private equity firm.[7] Through Quad-C's tenure, Vaco acquired 7 other companies and expanded internationally, both in India and Canada.[8]
In November 2017, private equity firm Olympus Partners[9] acquired Vaco from Quad-C.[10]
Since its founding, Vaco has grown to 40 offices across the globe, 820+ employees, and a network of more than 4,300 consultants. Vaco has been named to Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest-growing private companies for the past 12 years.[11]
Leadership[edit]
- Vaco Resources was founded in 2002 by Jerry Bostleman[12]. Jerry currently serves as co-founder & Chief Executive Officer.[13] Jerry also serves on the board of directors at AAC Holdings, Inc.[14], an inpatient and outpatient substance use treatment services for individuals with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, and co-occurring mental/behavioral health issues in the United States. [15] Jerry is a recognized Nashville Entrepreneur[16] and was awarded with the Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s Intrapreneurial Company of the Year award[17]
- Jay Holloman co-founded the company known as it is today, Vaco. He is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer.[18]
- Brian Waller co-founded the company in 2004 with Jerry Bostleman and Jay Holloman. He currently serves as co-founder & Chief Strategy Office of Vaco.[19]
- Todd Sweat joined Vaco in 2007 and currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Administration.[20]
- Phillip Noe is the Chief Information Officer of Vaco. He joined Vaco in October 2018.[21]
- Tracey Power joined Vaco in 2015 and currently serves as the Chief People Officer.[22]
- Amanda Henley serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of Vaco.[23]
- Kevin Witt serves as Vaco’s Executive Partner. Kevin joined Vaco in 2004.[24]
- Renee Fisher joined Vaco in 2004 and currently serves as Executive Partner.[25]
Acquisitions[edit]
- In June 2014, Vaco acquired Focus Search Partners, an executive search firm with areas of expertise in healthcare and technology sectors.[26] Since becoming a subsidiary of Vaco, Focus Search Partners has acquired Charlson Partners, a San Francisco based executive search firm, in March 2016[27], and in August 2017, acquired Taylor Winfield executive search firm in Texas.[28]
- In December 2016, Vaco acquired Pivot Point Consulting, LLC, a company specializing in IT strategic and project implementation consulting and services for healthcare organizations. Pivot Point Consulting, LLC, which is based in Bellevue, Washington, was founded in 2008 by Rachel Marano and David Scott.[29]
- Greythorn, a staffing agency specializing in permanent and project placement in Healthcare IT with focus on EHR platform, was acquired by Vaco in December 2016.[30]
- In March 2017, Vaco expanded to India with it's acquisition of Binary Semantics, a software development and systems integration company based in Gurgaon, India.[31]
- Lannick Group (now known as Lannick), a recruitment and staffing firm specializing in finance, accounting, and technology, was acquired in August 2017. This was Vaco's largest acquisition, bring the company into the Canadian market.[32]
- Through Vaco's Supply Chain Solutions arm, MEBC Global, a Pennsylvania consulting firm which provides supply chain processes innovation advisory services, was acquired in December 2018. In April 2019, Vaco Supply Chain Solutions and MEBC Global came under one name to become Plantensive.[33]
- In February 2019, Vaco expanded further in Texas with its acquisition of Aventine Hill Partners in San Antonio, TX[34]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2017/07/26/vacos-anchor-tenant-lease-kicks-nashvilles-top-office-landlord-latest-project/511986001/
- ↑ Dickie, Robert I. I. I. (2014-12-22). The Leap: Launching Your Full-Time Career in Our Part-Time Economy. ISBN 9780802492869. Search this book on
- ↑ https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2017/11/12/connecticut-investor-buys-brentwood-talent-recruitment-firm-vaco/857028001/
- ↑ https://www.eonashville.com/strategic-alliances/vaco
- ↑ http://tnarchways.bus.utk.edu/2014/winter/bigvaco.asp
- ↑ "Vaco Supply Chain Solutions, LLC: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ "Quad-C Management Acquires Vaco - Mergr". mergr.com.
- ↑ McNulty, John (13 November 2017). "Quad-C Sells Vaco to Olympus".
- ↑ https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/Stamford-private-equity-firm-acquires-Tennessee-12353362.php
- ↑ "Private equity firm acquires Vaco". www2.staffingindustry.com.
- ↑ "Vaco: Number 3966 on the 2018 Inc. 5000". Inc.com.
- ↑ https://craft.co/vaco/executives
- ↑ "Jerry D. Bostelman: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officer-profile/AAC.DF/2550942
- ↑ https://wallmine.com/people/25855/jerry-d-bostelman
- ↑ https://powderkeg.com/nashville-entrepreneur-center-startups-live/
- ↑ https://powderkeg.com/tennessee-tech-census/
- ↑ "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ "Tracey Power - People in Business". people.tennessean.com.
- ↑ "Amanda Henley — Chief Marketing Officer". Comparably.
- ↑ "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ https://staffingtoday.net/2014/06/06/vaco-acquires-stake-in-focus-search-partners/
- ↑ "Vaco unit buys San Fran search firm". Nashville Post.
- ↑ https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2017/08/02/vaco-subsidiary-buys-texas-company.html
- ↑ "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ https://www.geekwire.com/2017/seattle-tech-recruiter-greythorn-acquired-vaco/
- ↑ "Vaco Acquires Managed Services Division of Binary Semantics". 28 March 2017.
- ↑ https://privatecapitaljournal.com/quad-cs-vaco-acquires-lannick-group/
- ↑ "Vaco Supply Chain Solutions acquires MEBC Global to expand supply chain footprint". www.supplychaindigital.com.
- ↑ https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/02/19/deal-expands-vaco-further-into-texas.html
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