PMG - Key Persons


Brian Small

Job Titles:
  • Senior Recruitment Consultant
Once drafted to the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, Brian brings his past experience and a great level of enthusiasm and dedication and teamwork to Prime Management Group Inc. With a proven track record as an experienced recruiter, he joined Prime Management Group Inc. Brian focuses his searches within the Engineering and Hardware Development industry. With his strong work ethic and determination, Brian's professional manner and background in the industry has serviced the client and candidate well.

Colleen Young - COO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations
  • Senior Recruitment Consultant
Colleen Young is a Senior Recruitment Consultant who is an accomplished solutions oriented professional with strong relationship building skills. She brings a proven track record in partnering with the Education, Healthcare, Not-for Profit and Industrial sectors. Colleen made an intentional decision to direct her career into Search and Recruitment when she established the Kitchener Branch office of Prime Management Group Inc, after a diverse career as a Registered Nurse in various functions and locations. Colleen's skill and enthusiasm at creating and implementing effective recruitment strategies using multi- platform techniques, has enabled her along with the PMG team to target high impact candidates for their unique and diverse mandates.

Jay McKillop

Job Titles:
  • Senior Recruitment Consultant, CPC
Jay has proven her credibility over and over, with 20 years of experience working with Prime Management Group, Inc. Jay understands the in's and out's of the Tier 1 Automotive Manufacturing automotive industry and recruiting. As the economy changed, Jay and her contacts have shifted into Renewable Energy, in addition to retaining some key clients within the Automotive Parts Industry.

John McLean

Job Titles:
  • Senior Recruitment Consultant - Legal
John has enjoyed a successful tenure serving multinational corporations and law firms in key markets in Asia and North America to date. He has competently completed many high profile General Counsel searches and routinely places lawyers into law firms, corporate legal departments and public institutions. His outstanding accomplishments have resulted in highly satisfied clients who have grown to respect John's ability to exceed their expectations and continually seek his advice and resources to fill challenging roles. Having worked previously within global search firms, John is recognized as one of Asia's leading legal and compliance recruiters. John's consultative, transparent approach to recruitment lends itself well to his current role as Senior Recruitment Consultant - Legal at Prime Management Group Inc. At PMG, John continues to strive to provide his clients and candidates with the very best service, guiding them through the process to fulfill positive outcomes for all involved.

Kimberley Chesney

Job Titles:
  • Advisor, Industry Leader
  • Founder & President, CPC
  • Our Founder and President
For over 30 years, Kimberley Chesney has been a trusted advisor, industry leader, and confidant to successful leaders in the Private and Public sectors. As Founder & President of Prime Management Group Inc., Kimberley and her team have been entrusted by entrepreneurs and senior executives who are interested in successfully growing their businesses. She is often called upon both nationally and internationally for her strategic business advice and counsel including senior leaders within the Not-For-Profit sector to obtain awareness concerning recruitment best practices. As an avid volunteer, Kimberley has contributed to several local, national, and international Boards including the Recruitment industry, Not-For-Profit, Community and Social Services, and Healthcare. Kimberley is frequently sought after to speak at industry organizations and conferences to share her industry knowledge. She is also a graduate of Western University and holds a CPC designation. Our Founder and President, Kimberley Chesney, is a member of HRPA.

Michelle Rawson

Job Titles:
  • Director, HR Consulting / Talent Acquisition
Michelle has over over 20 years of successful experience in Senior Operational Management, Team Leadership, Corporate Recruitment, Strategy Development and Human Resources with a focus on; C Suite/executive/leadership recruitment and Board directed searches, performance/change management, executive development/training and coaching, conflict resolution, leadership onboarding, recruitment audits, wage and benefit surveys, and business/process integrations. Michelle's recruitment and HR consulting specialization spans several industries including; Finance, Information Technology, Engineering, Health Sciences, Education, Non-Profit and Manufacturing. Having worked and successfully led diverse teams and operations in many of these industries herself, Michelle understands the challenges/complexities that leaders face in attracting, retaining and onboarding top employee and management talent. Using a highly collaborative approach and when the organizational need arises, Michelle can partner with clients to provide both recruitment and customized HR solutions in a variety of areas to enhance organizational capacity and effectiveness. Michelle is a graduate of Western University with an honours degree in Political Science, coupled with a Human Resources and Mutual Funds certification.

Paul Coleman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Recruitment Consultant, CPC ( Part - Time Special Projects )
Paul's background in Sales and Marketing for custom electronics helped him transition to his current recruitment position 18 years ago. His focus has evolved over the years from the IT and Finance sector into a Generalist role, working with smaller entrepreneurial companies. His strong work ethic and high standards and drive to reach his goals, Paul's professionalism is evident in the work he performs. Paul is known for being straight forward with clients and candidates within the recruiting world. His no-nonsense outlook is what keeps him grounded as an experienced and dedicated recruiter at Prime Management Group Inc.; and is what keeps clients coming back to work with him.