M. Charles Festa leads Palm Tree’s recruiting efforts.
Before joining Palm Tree, Mr. Festa worked as a full-desk recruiter for Kforce, specializing in the permanent placement of top finance and accounting professionals at local and regional CPA firms, consulting firms, and private equity firms within the New England market. His network led him to Palm Tree in 2019, where he helped stand up the internal acquisition function and now leads all the firm’s talent acquisition efforts.
Mr. Festa started his career as a professional mariner, with over a decade of experience working on boats in Rhode Island, Hawaii, the Caribbean, and coastal New England waters. Charles is an avid surfer and cyclist and enjoys spending his free time with his wife Lauren, and daughter Leila.
CEO and President
Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman
Chief Talent Officer
Managing Director and
Head of Investment Banking
Managing Director and Head of M&A
Managing Director and
Head of Financial Due Diligence
Managing Director and
Head of Transitions and Transformations
Managing Director and
Head of Capital Markets
Chief Administrative Officer
Managing Director
Head of Client Coverage
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director, Finance
Director, Talent Acquisition
Director, Talent
Principal
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
Exposure to projects and opportunities to work closely with clients offers Palm Tree employees lateral and progressive advancement inside the firm.
We currently have positions available within the organization for employees of top accounting and consulting firms and for recent graduates.