Canadian executive search firm Pinton Forrest & Madden has been chosen for two new searches.

The Vancouver Board of Education trustees has selected the search firm to recruit a new superintendent of schools for School District No 39 (Vancouver), following the announcement that Chris Kelly is to retire.

The Vancouver school district is a large, urban and multicultural school district providing education to 56,000 school students, more than 3,000 adults in adult education and more than 40,000 in continuing education.

In addition, the Comox Valley Airport Commission (CVAC) has hired Pinton Forrest & Madden to conduct a search for a new chief executive.

The CVAC board with work with the executive search firm to develop a candidate profile. A list of candidates will be brought back to go through the interview process with CVAC members before one is chosen.