Built inside the industry
we recruit for.
Kenefick & Kapp Associates is the result of two recruiting practices, and decades of combined experience, coming together around one conviction: specialized search produces better outcomes.
How two practices
became one bench.
Kenefick & Associates was founded by Pat Kenefick in 2000 with a single thesis: if you know Electronics Manufacturing Services cold, you can recruit it better than anyone. Over 25 years, that thesis held, building a reputation synonymous with EMS recruiting.
KappSearch Group brought a complementary piece: 20+ years running electronics manufacturing operations before moving into recruiting in 2023, building active search relationships across EMS, Automotive Electronics, and ITAD.
The combination became Kenefick & Kapp Associates in 2026: 45 combined years in sector, five dedicated recruiters, and a practice that works exclusively in this space.
Kenefick & Associates Established
Pat Kenefick launches a practice focused exclusively on Electronics Manufacturing Services, building one of the sector's most trusted recruiting networks over the next 25 years.
KappSearch Group Founded
Ryan Kapp brings 20+ years running electronics manufacturing operations to recruiting, building KappSearch Group around EMS, Automotive Electronics, and ITAD with a practitioner's lens.
Kenefick & Kapp Associates
Two practices become one team: 45 combined years in sector, five specialized recruiters, and an exclusive focus on Electronics Manufacturing, Automotive Electronics, and ITAD.
The four markets
we work in.
Electronics Manufacturing Services
Contract manufacturing, PCB assembly, SMT operations, quality systems, supply chain. Individual contributors through executives across North American EMS operations.
Automotive Electronics
OEM manufacturing and automotive electronics remanufacturing. Engineering, operations, quality, and business development roles across the full org chart, from individual contributors to executives.
IT Asset Disposition
Reverse logistics, refurbishment operations, data destruction, remarketing. We've placed GMs and senior leaders inside some of the most recognized ITAD brands in North America.
AI Infrastructure
From hyperscale data centers to unique AI/ML solutions, we help clients build high-performing teams across sales leadership, business and channel development, presales engineering, and solution architecture. Strategic focus areas include compute, storage, networking, AI/ML, and related services in the high-tech space.