IRVINE, LOS ANGELES, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, and PLEASANTON, California, August 16, 2010 – McDermott & Bull, a Southern California-based executive search firm, announces that Mr. Christopher Haywood has joined the firm as an Associate Principal Consultant. Mr. Haywood will be working with companies throughout the West Coast and will be based in the firm’s Irvine and Los Angeles offices.

“We are excited to welcome Chris to the firm. With his previous experience in executive search and work with private equity firms, we look forward to his contributions in growing the firm’s financial services practice, which includes PE portfolio companies and multi-national, industrial tech companies, throughout the West Coast as well as establishing the preeminent diversity practice in Southern California,” commented Rod McDermott, Managing Director at McDermott & Bull. “Chris’ experience in working with senior financial and operations leaders in technology, transportation, and financial services was very attractive to us as those are areas our firm has targeted for growth.”

“While McDermott & Bull has built a great reputation through strong performance and client relationship management, what impressed me most is the leadership,” stated Mr. Haywood. “I am truly excited to join a team that has continued to prosper despite a historic market downturn, while remaining committed to integrity and focused on excellence in executive search. Also, McDermott &Bull’s metrics-driven execution process is the perfect platform to help clients proactively address diversity and inclusion issues.”

Prior to joining McDermott & Bull, Mr. Haywood was a Managing Consultant with Harvard Group International, a retained executive search firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. His personal executive search experience includes work in both private and public companies, often searching for CFO, COO, and senior financial roles for private equity portfolio firms. He was significantly involved not only in advancing Harvard Group’s Diversity Recruiting Practice, but also in growing their West Coast relationships. Before working for Harvard Group, Mr. Haywood was a business consultant in both Strategy and IT groups at Accenture, for the Financial Services, Communications, and High Tech Practices.

Mr. Haywood earned his MBA, with a focus on both Finance and Entrepreneurship, from the UCLA Anderson School of Business. He also received his Bachelors of Science in Mathematics from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.

About McDermott & Bull

McDermott & Bull, Inc. (www.mbsearch.net) is a retained executive search firm headquartered in Irvine, California with offices in Los Angeles, Westlake Village, and the San Francisco Bay area. The firm serves both public and privately held clients in a variety of industries and functional areas. McDermott & Bull has developed expertise in fields including Technology, Financial Services, Energy, Manufacturing, Bio-Tech and Life Science, Retail, the Building Industry, Professional Services, and others. Founded by Rodney McDermott and Christopher Bull, the firm specializes in recruiting difficult-to-find and critical senior level talent for its clients. McDermott & Bull works with a large number of prestigious clients including Allergan, Advanced Medical Optics, Black & Decker, Harbor Freight Tools, Boeing, Aramark, Cisco Systems, Western Digital, Conexant, Google, Invitrogen, Meggitt PLC, J.F. Shea, Comerica Bank, and Union Bank.

IRVINE, LOS ANGELES, PLEASANTON, and WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California, August 9, 2010 – McDermott & Bull, a Southern California-based executive search firm, announced today the successful appointment of Mr. Gerhard Forstner as Chief Executive Officer for M2 Renewables (formerly MicroMedia Filtration) in Lake Forest, California.

“Combining extensive technical and financial knowledge with domestic and international experience, Gerhard is full of charisma, energy, and a strong sense of leadership. With over twenty years of know-how, Gerhard is a great fit for M2 Renewables. M2 Renewables was actively seeking someone to effectively develop and deliver strategy in a complex context,” said Marty McMahon, Principal Consultant with McDermott & Bull.

This search was co-led by Marty McMahon and Jeff Black, Managing Principal Consultant with McDermott & Bull.

Prior to joining M2 Renewables, Mr. Forstner was working at Huber Technology Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina, a subsidiary of Huber SE, for several years as a Regional Sales Manager and eventually as President. As President, he reported directly to the Board of Directors and established a 5-year strategic plan and implemented several company wide programs. Before Huber Technology, Mr. Forstner was the Engineering Manager for American Monforts Corporation, a subsidiary of A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH. There he applied extensive technical and financial knowledge to successfully manage several turnkey textile machinery projects.

Mr. Forstner received his Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at the Technical College for Engineering in Kapfenberg, Austria. He also received a Masters of Business Administration from Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina.

About M2Renewables

M2 Renewables, Inc. (M2R) is revolutionizing the process of wastewater treatment. The M2R Process consists of three major components: The M2R Solids Separator which removes suspended solids from the raw influent, the M2R Modular Filter, a fully automated, continuously cleaning media filtration system with remote monitoring and control capabilities, and the M2R Energy Conversion System which transforms the removed fresh solids into various energy end products. Please visit www.mmfwater.com for more information.

About McDermott & Bull

McDermott & Bull, Inc. (www.mbsearch.net) is a retained executive search firm headquartered in Irvine, California with offices in Los Angeles, Westlake Village, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm serves both public and privately held clients in a variety of industries and functional areas. McDermott & Bull has developed expertise in fields including Technology, Energy, Manufacturing, Bio-Tech and Life Science, the Construction Industry, Professional Services, and others. Founded by Rod McDermott and Christopher Bull, the firm specializes in recruiting difficult-to-find and critical senior level talent for its clients. McDermott & Bull works with a large number of prestigious clients including Allergan, Advanced Medical Optics, TetraTech, BrightSource Energy, Boeing, Clipper Windpower, Cisco Systems, Lam Research, ON Semiconductor, Google, Invitrogen, Meggitt PLC, J.F. Shea, and RD Olson.

IRVINE, LOS ANGELES, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, and PLEASANTON, CA, August 2, 2010 – McDermott & Bull Executive Search, a California-based retained executive search firm, is pleased to announce the opening of its office in Century City, California, and that it has named Ms. Meiko Takayama to the position of Principal Consultant. Ms. Takayama will be responsible for opening the firm’s Century City office and continuing to build McDermott & Bull’s practice in Los Angeles and throughout California.

“We’re excited to have someone with Meiko’s extensive experience join our team and represent the firm to continue to expand our practice with her clients throughout the Western US,” said Rod McDermott, Managing Director of McDermott & Bull. “Her background which includes having worked with top senior level executives from many Fortune 1000 companies will align well with the needs of our customers.”

“I’m looking forward to bringing my extensive business network and background in consulting C-level executives to McDermott & Bull and to helping to expand the firm’s brand,” commented Ms. Takayama. “I’m also excited about chairing the Women’s Summit in Orange County and Los Angeles to create opportunities for senior-most corporate women executives to broaden their networks.”

Prior to joining McDermott & Bull, Ms. Takayama was the Managing Director at the Corporate Executive Board where she was the leader in the IT Practice, responsible for launching the CIO Executive Board and similar membership groups on behalf of senior IT leaders. In addition, she has worked with CFOs, General Counsels, and heads of HR, Sales & Marketing, and Procurement from the Fortune 1000 across her 11 year tenure at the company. Ms. Takayama has also been a leading fundraising executive and has worked at the Museum of Modern Art and Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Ms. Takayama earned her Bachelor of Arts in History of Art from Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

About McDermott & Bull

McDermott & Bull, Inc. (www.mbsearch.net) is a retained executive search firm headquartered in Irvine, California with offices in Los Angeles, Westlake Village, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm serves public and privately held clients in a variety of industries including Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare/Life Sciences, Manufacturing, and Professional Services. Founded by Christopher Bull and Rodney McDermott, the firm specializes in recruiting difficult-to-find and critical talent for its clients. The principals of McDermott & Bull have developed expertise in a variety of growing fields, making the company one of the fastest growing executive search firms in California. McDermott & Bull works with a large number of prestigious clients in a variety of industries, including Google, Cisco Systems, Western Digital, Bausch & Lomb, Allergan, Black & Decker, Mattel, Boeing, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Advanced Medical Optics, Union Bank, and Experian.