John Wentworth
President at The Wentworth Company, Inc.
San Pedro, California
- Has run The Wentworth Company, Inc., one of the most progressive and durable recruiting operations in the country since 1984; has been a headhunter since 1979
- Was corporate manager of compensation and affirmative action for TOSCO Corporation, 1976 to 1979; personnel director for Carte Blanche, 1973 to 1975; compensation supervisor for Mattel, 1975 to 1976; and has been designated a senior professional in human resources by the Human Resources Certification Institute
- Wentworth Recruiting was created in 1984; Wentworth was the first company to offer on-site contract recruiting in Southern California; since then, under John's guidance, the company has pioneered many of the key recruiting innovations of the past 25 years, most particularly the application of predictive analytics to talent management
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- Has run The Wentworth Company, Inc., one of the most progressive and durable recruiting operations in the country since 1984; has been a headhunter since 1979
- Was corporate manager of compensation and affirmative action for TOSCO Corporation, 1976 to 1979; personnel director for Carte Blanche, 1973 to 1975; compensation supervisor for Mattel, 1975 to 1976; and has been designated a senior professional in human resources by the Human Resources Certification Institute
- Wentworth Recruiting was created in 1984; Wentworth was the first company to offer on-site contract recruiting in Southern California; since then, under John's guidance, the company has pioneered many of the key recruiting innovations of the past 25 years, most particularly the application of predictive analytics to talent management
- Served as the president of the San Pedro Peninsula Hospital Foundation and the Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) Foundation, served on the board of the Catalina Conservancy Divers, was the chair of the Westside Center for Independent Living Computer Training Project Business Advisory Council and a member of the parent organization's Board of Directors
- Served as a founding member of the City of Los Angeles Board of Taxicab Commissioners, later, served for a year as President of the Board of Harbor Commissioners for the Port of Los Angeles
- For three years was the President of Infragard-Los Angeles, an FBI-private sector partnership concerned with terrorism-related physical and cyber threats; most recently served on the board of directors of the Duke Media Foundation
- Currently serves as the chair of the board of PortTechLA, a maritime industry focused business incubator; also a member of the Board of the Angels Gate Cultural Center
- Graduate, communications degree, Boston University
- Can be contacted at 310-732-2301 or [email protected]
