Gary Kreutz came to Blackshaw, Olmstead, Lynch & Koenig in 2002 with over 18 years experience in the retained executive search business. Currently, he oversees the firm's Chicago office. He has conducted searches for such clients as America Online, Andersen Windows, Blount Corporation, Carlson Companies, Cincinnati Bell, Con Agra, Coopers & Lybrand, Daweoo Motors of America, Devilbiss Health Care, Inc, Diners Club, ECKO Group, Inc, Heinz Holding, IBM Corporation, Kraft-USA/Philip Morris Corporation, Midas International Corporation, Miller Brewing Company, Monsanto Company/NutraSweet, Motorola Inc, Oscar Mayer, Mercury Marine Corporation, RJR/Nabisco Corporation, Regal Beloit Corporation, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Sysmex America, and Whirlpool Corporation.

Mr. Kreutz's career began with General Motors Corporation in an Industrial Relations function. He has held positions Human Resources with PepsiCo and Federated Department Stores (as Senior Vice President for its Main Street Division, Chicago).

In 1985, Mr. Kreutz became a principal and, soon thereafter, a partner in a successful retained executive search firm in Chicago. Four years later he established Kreutz Consulting Group, Inc of Lake Forest, Illinois.

Mr. Kreutz is a graduate of St Louis University with a B.S. in Commerce and completed his MBA at St Louis University.