Brian J. Curry

Founder & Senior Managing Partner

Brian is the Founder and Managing Director of Fairfield Partners. He has 20 years’ experience in executive search and has led the firm’s natural practice since founding the firm in 2008. Assignments completed include several CEO & GM positions along with director and other executive-level functions across sales, marketing, finance, and operations. He has been part of every client, private equity, venture capital, and consulting relationship since the firm’s inception.

Prior to search, Brian was in sales, executive management and general management positions for early-stage companies, including one that led to an IPO and another to a successful exit.

Brian is a mentor for the EmergeCPG network, an industry program and community that helps early-stage CPG companies become healthy trading partners and accelerate their growth. He is also on the advisory panel for Food’NBev Connect, an organization that helps early-stage food companies by providing access to food industry experts through a cluster community.

Brian received a B.S. in Business Economics and Accounting from the State University of New York in Oneonta. He was born in Brooklyn, grew up in Queens and now lives in Darien, CT with his wife, Susan. They have two adult children, Tara and Brian.

Leisure

-Foodie – as in many foods, which helped lead me to this space.

-Travel – U.S. (42 states to date) and international with family.

-Reading, fiction and non-fiction, including bios of US Presidents, global personalities, wars, sport figures and events.

-Golf, swimming, yoga/Pilates, skiing, and biking (not all in one day).

-Yanks, Knicks (many painful years), Jets (many painful decades), Penn State football and UCONN hoops.

-Have been a BIG movie fan all my life



Top Ten:

1. The Godfather

2. The Shawshank Redemption

3. Forrest Gump

4. It’s a Wonderful Life

5. Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid

6. Saving Private Ryan

7. When Harry Met Sally

8. The Sound of Music

9. Love Actually

10. Gone with the Wind



Next 90 Alphabetically:

A Bronx Tale

A League of Their Own

Amadeus

American Graffiti

Analyze This

Back to the Future

BIG

Bonnie & Clyde

Brooklyn

Bugsy

Bull Durham

Cape Fear

Casablanca

Catch Me If You Can

Chariots of Fire

Coming to America

Dead Poets Society

Deliverance

Do the Right Thing

Driving Miss Daisy

Duck Soup

Fargo

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Field of Dreams

Fried Green Tomatoes

From Here to Eternity

Godfather II

Good Will Hunting

Goodfellas

Heartburn

Hoosiers

Horsefeathers

Inglorious Basterds

Jaws

Jerry Maguire

Kill Bill: Vol 1 & 2

LA Confidential

Life is Beautiful

Little Miss Sunshine

Miracle

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Napoleon Dynamite

No Country for Old Men

On The Waterfront

Oppenheimer

Parasite

Parenthood

Platoon

Pulp Fiction

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Rain Man

Rear Window

Rocky

Rudy

Saturday Night Fever

Scent of a Woman

Schindler’s List

Second Hand Lions

Sideways

Silence of the Lambs

Slumdog Millionaire

Stand By Me

Take the Money and Run

The Big Chill

The Color Purple

The Deer Hunter

The Descendants

The French Connection

The Fugitive

The Graduate

The Greatest Game Ever Played

The Holdovers

The King’s Speech

The Princess Bride

The Rookie

The Silence of The Lambs

The Shining

The Social Network

The Sting

The Untouchables

The Usual Suspects

The Way We Were

The Wizard of Oz

Thelma & Louise

Titanic

To Kill a Mockingbird

Tootsie

Troy

What’s Love Got to Do With It

Young Frankenstein

Philip Veas

Managing Partner

Philip Veas has over twenty years of search experience and since joining Fairfield Partners in 2016, his search work has been focused on C-Suite, VP and Director level roles in Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations functions for companies such as Maya Kaimal, Hippeas, BrightFarms, Jovial, LesserEvil, UNFI, Zesty Paws, UNREAL, along with many others.

Philip has been able to combine his deep knowledge of the search industry with his passion for food and anything CPG related. He has a keen interest in the latest food and beverage trends and can often be found perusing the aisles of various markets learning about new and emerging brands. Philip’s passion for food extends into his own kitchen where he can often be found cooking for family and friends specializing in Greek Cuisine with recipes passed down from his parents and grandparents. And has been known to surprise friends and neighbors with Greek cookies around the holidays.

Philip, a native New Yorker and rabid NY Yankee fan and oddly a Denver Broncos fan from the original Orange Crush days, received his Bachelor’s Degree in Government and International Relations from Clark University. He lives in Fairfield, CT with his wife, Kerry and their three children Jack, Reagan and Connor. Jack is currently studying Finance at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business which has turned his entire family into Hoosiers fans, timed perfectly with their recent Football National Championship. Phil is very involved in his community and until recently served on the Fairfield American Little League’s Board of Directors. But he’s recently hung up his cleats and retired his coaching whistle and can now often be found on the sidelines cheering on his children in the many sports they play. When he’s not searching for the next great executive for one of his clients, and when time permits, he can occasionally be found on the golf course in his ever-elusive quest to break a score of 90.

Joe Pfaller

Managing Partner

Joe is an executive recruiter who specializes in building teams for emerging and mid to large-sized consumer products companies. As Managing Partner at Fairfield Partners, he works with founder-led, private equity–backed, and publicly traded brands in the food, beverage, supplement, ingredient, and pet sectors.

His recent work includes leadership searches in supplements, natural pet food, and emerging food and beverage brands, supporting companies from early-stage startups to global CPG firms expanding into the U.S. market.

Joe has led searches for CEOs, General Managers, and Vice Presidents of Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Operations, along with numerous high-impact individual contributor roles.

Before joining Fairfield in 2022, Joe spent six years as VP of Business Development at Global Recruiters of Madison, where he worked across a wide range of consumer product categories.

Joe earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he focused on personality assessment, job analysis, and career development. That training helps him quickly understand what each company needs—and identify leaders who align with the business, the culture, and the stage of growth.

Joe lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife and three kids. Joe and his family spend as much time outdoors as they can—running, golfing, biking, camping, and getting on the water whenever possible. He’s a lifelong Milwaukee Brewers fan, still waiting on that elusive World Series run.

Leisure

-Joe and his family love to be active in exploring the great outdoors, running, hiking, biking, camping, and spending time on the water in Wisconsin’s capital city.

-Food – whether cooking at home or seeking a great meal locally or on the road.

-Avid Milwaukee Brewers fan, hoping one day for a world series title (even another pennant would be nice!).

Colette Jarles

Managing Partner

Colette is a dynamic leader with a distinctive blend of expertise in brand marketing, talent acquisition, and executive search. With more than 17 years of experience, she has a strong ability to identify exceptional leadership talent by evaluating both strategic capability and cultural alignment to help elevate brands and drive business growth.

Before rejoining the world of executive search, Colette served as Vice President of Marketing for nearly a decade, spearheading innovative strategies that propelled brands to market leadership. She played an integral role in two major acquisitions in skincare and cosmetics, including one of the largest beauty transactions valued at $1.45 billion.

Throughout her career, she led marketing and brand growth initiatives for renowned beauty companies such as PCA Skin, Coty and Too Faced – where she was involved during its acquisition by Estée Lauder. Her expertise in market analysis, brand positioning, and team leadership has consistently resulted in revenue growth and strengthened brand equity.

Colette got her start in career management and corporate recruiting, guiding beauty executives in career development and job placement. Now, she brings that full-circle perspective to Fairfield Partners, leveraging her marketing acumen and talent development skills to place high-impact leaders in growing organizations. She thrives at the intersection of business strategy and human capital, ensuring companies secure the right leaders to drive their vision forward.

Colette earned her bachelor’s degree in business and communication from Arizona State University. A native of Arizona who grew up in Southern California, she now resides in Gilbert AZ, with her husband, three active teenagers, and their three Maltipoos.

Leisure

-On weekends, you’ll find Colette cheering on her kids at competitive dance competitions, softball, football, and basketball games.

-She loves hosting gatherings, cooking for friends and family, and ensuring her home is always filled with fresh flowers.

-The holiday season is her favorite time of year, complete with festive baking and decorating.

-A travel enthusiast, she never misses an opportunity for a great beach day.

-By default (and family influence), she’s a loyal Denver Broncos fan.