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D. Hilton Associates, Inc. is proud to have earned a place on Forbes' list of America's Best Executive Recruiting Firms for the seventh year running — and to be recognized as a Multi-Year Champion.

For 2026, Forbes once again partnered with market research firm Statista to identify America's Best Executive Recruiting Firms — the companies that specialize in filling executive-level openings with salaries of at least $100,000. D. Hilton Associates' repeated inclusion, now honored with Forbes' Multi-Year Champion distinction, reflects a long-standing commitment to helping credit unions and other financial institutions place exceptional executive leadership.

A generational shift continues across corporate America, as longtime leaders in the C-suite retire and organizations turn to succession planning to prepare for what comes next. To help navigate that turnover of CEOs, CFOs, and other senior executives, many companies rely on executive recruiting firms — and choosing the right partner is not always easy.

The ranking is based largely on independent surveys of thousands of recruiters, HR and hiring managers, and employees with recent experience working with a recruiting firm, combined with prior-year survey results given a lower weighting. The highest-scoring firms earned a place on the final list.