I.H. “CHIP” CLOTHIER

I.H. “Chip” Clothier is Managing Partner and co-owner of HFC EXECUTIVE SEARCH where he concentrates on filling senior level positions for privately-held and Fortune 500 companies.

Prior to entering the executive search industry, Chip spent 20 years in a variety of sales and marketing positions in the consumer and B2B industries.  He spent a number of years with Nabisco Inc.  As part of the executive management team in Nabisco’s specialty Biscuit Group, Chip was a key player in the successful turnaround of STELLA D’ORO Cookies and Breadsticks after four years of 10+% annual declines.  In the Nabisco Biscuit Sales Group, he established their first venture into B2B marketing.  In the Biscuit Marketing Group, Chip was a key player in the development of several new products including the introduction of TEDDY GRAHAMS Graham Snacks.  TEDDY GRAHAMS spawned a new category of hand-to-mouth bite-size snacks and was Nabisco’s most successful new product introduction to date.  Throughout his time at Nabisco, Chip was an active recruiter at America’s top business schools.

More recently, Chip was Vice President of Marketing and Supplier Development for ShareMax, a B2B supplier of information and consulting services supporting strategic sourcing for global 1000 companies.  Chip was responsible for the creation of the company’s marketing plan and the development of ShareMax’s extensive global supplier database.

Prior to attending business school, Chip spent five years as a buyer and department manager for Filene’s in Boston, MA and Strawbridge’s in Philadelphia, PA. 

Chip has received numerous awards including the American Marketing Association’s prestigious EDISON Award, Advertising’s EFFIE Award, and Point-of-Purchase Advertising International’s Gold Award.

Chip earned a MBA degree from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where he majored in marketing, organizational behavior, and management strategies.  He received a BA degree in Liberal Arts majoring in history from Connecticut College in New London, CT.

Chip also serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Agnes Irwin School and as Chairman of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Marketing Executives Networking Group, a national professional organization of senior level marketing.