MJE Recruiters was founded
by Barry Emen - a 20 year veteran of the search industry.
In 1992 MJE began to specialize in investment management recruiting and consulting.
While concentrating on mutual funds, the firm expanded to hedge funds
and private equity in 1996 as the synergies between the three areas and our
clients’ needs became evident.
Over the last 15 years, over 1,500 assignments
have been completed for clients. A partial list of our
clients, include:
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SEI
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Morgan Stanley
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Fortis
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Bank of New York
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Lord Abbett
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Citco
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BlackRock
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Sungard
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HSBC
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Fortress Investment Management
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Financial Risk Management |
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Some marquee assignments include:
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Chief Financial Officer
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VP – Institutional Sales
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Director – Hedge Fund Tax Acct
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VP – Software Sales
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GC – Chief Compliance Officer
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VP – 1940 Act Compliance
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Director - Hedge Fund Acct
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VP – Equity Finance
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Compensation Structure Consulting
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VP – Fixed Income Arbitrage
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Barry Emen - President
MJE Recruiters has carved out
its niche in investment and financial services because of
its President, Barry Emen, knows the industry so well. With
a degree in accounting and an MBA in finance, Barry has
spent seven years as an auditor for a public accounting firm
and in the public sector. He has served as controller for a
large financial services company.
In 1986, Barry joined a
national recruiting firm and within two years had become one
of the top producers. Concentrating in the investment and
finance areas, he rose to the position of Director of
Recruiting, receiving a number of awards for recruiting
excellence.
In 1992, Barry started his
own firm, MJE Recruiters, Inc., with which he continues to
build a strong reputation for personal attention, quality
services and successful placements. Barry holds membership
in the National Associate of Personnel Services as well as
its New Jersey Chapter.
John A. Breault -
Managing Director
John joined MJE
Advisors as a Managing Director in 2001 after serving as the
Chief Operating Officer of Heidrick & Struggles' Financial
Services Practice (CY 2000 revenues $152m), where he worked
directly for Brian Sullivan (then Managing Partner of
Heidrick & Struggles’ Global Financial Services Practice and
now Chairman & CEO of CTPartners and the founder of Sullivan
& Co.) and Barry Bregman (formerly CFO Practice Leader at
Heidrick & Struggles and now a Partner at CTPartners.
Prior to that, John
was Director/Chief of Staff for the Vice President of Human
Resources at Dow Jones, publisher of the Wall Street
Journal, where he implemented a strategy to align the Human
Resources area more closely to support the business.
Before Dow Jones,
John spent seven years at Goldman Sachs/Commodities
Corporation, where he was responsible for compensation,
benefits, employment and a number of systems projects
including a headcount and control system for the Asset
Management Division (GSAM). He was also on the project team
that established Stockton Reinsurance, a Bermuda-based
reinsurance company.
John joined
Commodities Corporation from Patrick Shea Consulting, where
he was founder and President. His clients included
Commodities Corporation and Goldman Sachs & Co, and
Time-Warner.
John has also worked
for Roadway Express, Hewlett-Packard, Asea Brown Boveri and
Honeywell.
John graduated from
Union College in Schenectady, New York, where he played
football and lacrosse, with a B.S. in Psychology/Science. He
also holds a Masters in Human Resources and Industrial
Relations from Rutgers University and he attended New Jersey
Institute of Technology, where he pursued a Masters in
Computer Science.
John lives in
Basking Ridge, New Jersey with his wife Kelly, their three
children, Patrick, Mairin and Macauley and a number of pets
including their Brittany (Brody) and their Labrador
Retrievers (Jo-Jo and Luna).
John is a member of
the Managed Funds Association and the Mid-Atlantic Hedge
Fund Association and is a frequent speaker at industry
conferences such those sponsored by the MFA, GAIM and IMN.
He and Barry Emen are planning to write a book about Hedge
Fund recruiting with a similar approach to the book,
Hedgehogging by Barton Biggs (Wiley; 2006).
