We are thrilled to share the news of Mr. Mike Montgomery's recent appointment as Senior Associate at Simpson Associates, effective November 2023.

While Mr. Montgomery may be new to the city, he is certainly not new to the field. With a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and over ten years' worth of experience in the vocational industry, he brings a wealth of expertise to our growing executive search team. We look forward to his contributions.

Welcome aboard, Mr. Mike Montgomery!

We are pleased to announce that Ms. Hayden Frederick has joined Grandlark Group (formerly the Simpson Group) in March 2023 as our Marketing Associate.  Ms. Frederick will be working closely with our senior team assisting in client development, market research, and the overall expansion of the company. 

Ms. Frederick has recently completed her associate degree in general arts majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology.

With its first two acquisitions now completed, Grandlark Investments Inc. (GII) is fully involved identifying and completing its next additions to the portfolio.  It is anticipated that GII will add up to two more business assets in the 2023 calendar year

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On Behalf of Simpson Associates and Grandlark Investments, we would like to extend our warmest welcome to our newest Search Associate Talya Jesperson. Ms. Jesperson will be working with our Director of Research, providing support for multiple executive search assignments across the company.

She holds an MA in Sociology from the University of Victoria, a B.A Honours in Sociology and a Certificate in Business Administration from the University of Victoria. “

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Emily Brown has been promoted to Senior Associate at Grandlark Investments. With her new role, Emily is responsible for identifying and developing acquisition opportunities across multiple business sectors in the BC region.   In addition, to sourcing prospects, Ms. Brown also has primary responsibility for the vetting process.  

Having worked for a number of years in Simpson Associates, an executive search and psychological appraisal group, Ms. Brown is equipped for the extensive research and analysis required for the role.

We are very pleased to announce that Ms. Marta Wnuczko has joined Simpson Associates and Grandlark Investments as our Director of Research.

Marta will be directing the full-time, in-house research team which provides pivotal support for the search assignments that the firm conducts. She will oversee candidate sourcing and in-depth investigations, layering her extensive knowledge of psychology in conjunction with TAIS in order to find clients the ideal fit.

Marta has a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the University of Toronto, as well as countless years of experience as a researcher, collaborator and educator.

As part of our on-going growth and development, we are pleased to announce that Ms. Bethany Wiseman has joined the team as Technical and Customer Support Associate for the company’s psychological assessment distribution efforts in Oceans Apart Management (OAM).  

In her role, Ms. Wiseman will have responsibility for directly handling the support requirements of psychological assessment customers spread across five continents.  Her mandate also includes providing internal assistance to senior team members in a variety of endeavors throughout Grandlark’s key Divisions. Ms. Wiseman has recently earned (2021) an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Guelph.

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Ms. Brown has been assigned an expanded mandate in her executive search activities with Simpson Associates.  In her new position as Research Manager, Emily now as a mandate that includes extensive interaction with candidates and clients, detailed psychometric analysis of short-lists and direct supervision of a small number of junior associates in the research department.

Michelle Marsden has been promoted to President & COO of Grandlark Group (formerly the Simpson Group). With her new role, she takes full P&L responsibility for all of the operating divisions in the Group. “Ms. Marsden has been a very key part of our success, over a number of years, and we are delighted to see her move into this key role in the business,” said Group Chairman & CEO David Simpson in his announcement. Please join all of us at Grandlark Group in congratulating Michelle on this well-deserved achievement!

We are pleased to report that Mr. Jeremy Simpson has assumed the role of Researcher in Grandlark Investments Inc.  As a full-time member of the team, Jeremy is actively providing support in helping to identify acquisition possibilities.  Jeremy was previously a full-time participant as a researcher in the executive search group, Simpson Associates.

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In continuing to grow and expand our services in the Southwestern US marketplace, we have formed a joint venture with Winning Mind LLC. This top-rated coaching, training and professional development group, based in San Diego, CA., is the perfect complement to the Simpson Associates’ capabilities in retained executive search. Prior to this announcement, the two companies had interacted extensively, and for many years. This new working relationship is a natural extension of the sincere trust and respect already long-established between us.

Ms. Emily Brown has joined our search practice at the beginning of the year. Ms. Brown brings both in-depth experience in the search business and a dedication and commitment which is second to none. Emily is the latest member of a very well-rounded research team that handles senior-level searches across North America and beyond. We wish her continued success in her role as Research Associate.

Grandlark Investments Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of the exclusive rights, intellectual property, trademarks and related assets of the ICCS. This psychological assessment instrument rounds out the top-to-bottom offering we provide across all industries and across five continents.

We are pleased to welcome Ms. Marsden to Simpson Associates, our executive search division, in the role of Research Director.

‍June, 2018 Update: Michelle has been promoted to General Manager of the division.

‍March, 2019 Update: Michelle has continued her development in the business at a rapid pace, and was appointed COO of all of the operating companies under the Grandlark Group banner.

Mr. Richard Dawes has joined TAIS Performance Systems Inc. (TPSI) in the the role of Director of Technology. Rich has complete responsibility for IT across the company, with a special emphasis on the software related to our basket of psychological assessment tools. He is considered the world authority on the software and underlying technology that accompanies one of the most powerful assessment tools on the planet — The Attentional and Interpersonal Style (TAIS) Inventory. Mr. Dawes is based in our San Diego office.

Grandlark Investments Inc. has completed the acquisition of the assets of Enhanced Performance Systems Inc.(EPS), a San Diego-based firm that developed a number of psychological assessment instruments including The Attentional & Interpersonal Style (TAIS) Inventory. This important purchase of a basket of very effective assessment instruments is a cornerstone of Grandlark's on-going growth and success. Designed by one of the top psychologists on the planet, Dr. Robert M. Nideffer, Ph.D. ,the original founder of EPS, has agreed to join our Board as Executive Vice Chairman. We are particularly honored that Dr. Nideffer elected to entrust our organization with a legacy that he built over the course of more than forty years.