Experienced Industrial Executive Recruiter Strengthens Industra’s Capabilities Across Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain Leadership

Bespoke Partners, the leading executive search firm for private equity portfolio companies, today announced that Heather Kivett has joined Industra Talent Partners, the firm’s dedicated industrial executive search practice.

Heather brings more than a decade of experience, recruiting C-suite and senior leaders in the industrial and manufacturing sectors. She partners with clients to design high-impact search strategies that build resilient leadership teams and accelerate value creation. Known for her direct communication style and execution-focused approach, Heather has deep expertise placing leaders across operations, engineering, and supply chain functions.

“Heather’s breadth of experience across industrial leadership roles makes her a powerful addition to the Industra team,” said Jared Moriarty, Partner and Search Practice Lead at Industra. “Her track record partnering with private equity firms in our sector, combined with her focus on execution-driven leadership, will expand the impact we create for sponsors and management teams.”

Before joining Industra, Heather spent nearly seven years with Charles Aris Inc., where she specialized in industrial executive recruiting. She most recently was with Acertitude Executive Search, leading executive search engagements for private equity-backed organizations across a broad range of industrial subsectors.

A lifelong North Carolinian, Heather has lived throughout the state from the mountains to the coast and now resides in the Greensboro area. She holds a B.S. in Business Management and Finance from Guilford College. Outside of work, she stays active through hiking or training at her local CrossFit gym.

About Industra Talent Partners

Industra Talent Partners is an executive search practice recruiting top-performing executives for manufacturing, distribution, and industrial services companies backed by private equity sponsors across the industrial sector. The practice combines deep private equity expertise with a data-driven, tech-enabled search process, including the groundbreaking AI-powered Executive Index to accelerate searches. Industra Talent Partners is an affiliate of Bespoke Partners.

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“Heather’s breadth of experience across industrial leadership roles makes her a powerful addition to the Industra team,” said Jared Moriarty, Partner and Search Practice Lead at Industra.