— LEADERSHIP
— LEADERSHIP
The Architects Behind
Four Decades of Excellence
PRESIDENTS MANAGERS
Craig Richards is the Chief Executive Officer of R&S DBA Group, a boutique executive search firm with a 99% success rate. Craig founded David Brooke Associates in August 1979. Under his leadership the company has earned an envious reputation as an extremely prestigious, highly effective leader in an intensely competitive field.
While Mr. Richards has been enormously successful in placing key executives in the financial services sector, he has distinguished himself as the leading search executive for the insurance industry. During the last decade alone, Mr. Richards has placed a remarkable 100 presidents and over 1,500 senior-level managers in insurance companies, subsidiaries and divisions.
Among Mr. Richards' particular skills — which is somewhat unique to his area — is building, sometimes frequently from scratch, entire divisions from president down to middle managers, involving groups ranging from 10 to as many as 35 professionals. Mr. Richards has accomplished this on numerous occasions, with a number of different clients.
YEARS EXP. SUCCESS RATE
Bonnie Savoy is a seasoned executive recruiter and research specialist with over 25 years of experience connecting top-tier talent with leading organizations across the insurance and financial services industries. As Group Executive Vice President, Bonnie directs business development and search execution with a precision and discretion that has made her a trusted advisor to clients across the Property and Casualty insurance landscape.
Bonnie's deep expertise spans all major lines of business within property and casualty insurance, including casualty, property, cyber, professional lines, management liability, construction, and surety. She serves a diverse client base that includes wholesale and retail brokers, MGAs, MGUs, and many of the nation's foremost insurance carriers and reinsurance companies.
Her career includes nearly a decade as Senior Vice President at David Brooke Associates, where she honed her skills in sourcing, recruiting, and building executive teams from the associate level through the C-suite. Known for her deep understanding of market dynamics, research, social media sourcing, and relationship-driven methodology, Bonnie brings both thoughtful analysis and a genuine passion for connecting people to every search she leads.