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An accomplished search professional for over thirty years, Diane has a successful track record of C-Suite executive search completions with a focus on clients in Technology – all segments including Software/SaaS, Internet/Digital Media, Semiconductor, Telecommunications, Computer Hardware/Peripheral Products, Professional Services and IT Consulting/Outsourcing. Her search practice focuses on the recruitment of C-level executives across functional areas such as general management, go-to-market (sales/marketing/business development), technology and engineering, data analytics/AI and machine learning, information technology and cyber security, human resources, product management and finance.

Prior to joining Click Partners, Diane was a Senior Partner with a global executive search firm as a top leader of their Global Technology & IT Services, Technology Officers, Private Equity and Venture Capital, and Data and Analytics Practices.

Earlier in her career, she worked with Heidrick & Struggles, Highland Partners, Russell Reynolds and Korn Ferry International where she completed assignments both in the US and abroad for top information technology talent across a wide range of industries as well as for technology organizations in areas including Software/SaaS, Hardware, IT Outsourcing and Consulting, E-Commerce, Telecommunications, Semiconductor and Digital Media.

Mark Gilley is a Founding Partner of Click Partners, which he co-founded originally under the name The Harbour Group Executive Search in 1999. Harbour (later transitioning to Click Partners) grew to become a successful multimillion-dollar executive and technical talent search practice, providing full-service talent acquisition and advisory consulting services to funded start-ups and manufacturing and technology organizations nationwide.

During his executive search career, Mark has successfully conducted numerous senior and mid-level assignments across all functional areas and has considerable work experience with start-up/emerging growth organizations funded by Venture Capital and Private Equity firms as well as established Fortune 1000 organizations. He has expertise identifying market leading management talent as well as technical and operational teams for nationwide deployment. Mark has a proven track record for senior management and innovative volume staffing search solutions for major clients in Industrial and Manufacturing, Financial Services, Technology and Telecommunications, Higher Education, Hospitality and Healthcare industries.

With over twenty-five years of experience in executive search, Mark was previously a consultant with three other retained search firms including WittKieffer, one of the top 10 executive search firms in the United States. In this capacity, he had responsibility for researching, recruiting and placing top executives at the CEO, CFO and CIO levels, as well as other positions, for Major Integrated Healthcare and Hospital Systems, Managed Care and Insurance organizations and Higher Education/University Systems.