Mr. Chris Bull

Managing Director

McDermott & Bull

Irvine

specialties

  • Food Services
  • Manufacturing
  • Financial
  • Information Technology
  • Distribution & Logistics
  • Sales
  • Biotechnology
  • Generalist
  • Healthcare
  • Banking
  • Consumer Product
  • Non Profit
  • Aerospace
  • Technology
  • Energy

biography

Chris Bull serves as Co-Founder and Managing Director with McDermott & Bull, based in Irvine California. Formerly, Mr. Bull was an Executive Vice President in the Orange County office of DHR International, the nation’s 6th largest retained executive search firm.

As an executive search firm, McDermott & Bull has positioned itself to do business in various industry verticals. With a current staff of fourteen professionals, the firm currently focuses in five areas, which include Financial Services, Technology, Biotech/Life Sciences, Consumer Products and lastly Aerospace/Manufacturing.

In addition to his focus operating the Financial Services and Real Estate Practice, Mr. Bull is also responsible for the Corporate Governance Practice within the firm. This practice is primarily directed toward the need that public company’s have in identifying qualified Directors to sit on the audit committee. With the advent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, this has become an increasing active area within the firm.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Bull spent six years operating the company he founded, American Liberty Capital Corporation. American Liberty combined cutting edge technology with the standards of commercial and residential mortgage banking to become one of the largest privately held consumer finance companies based in Southern California. The 130-person America Liberty staff operated in 32 states and underwrote more than $300 million of loans per year.

Previously Mr. Bull served as a Vice President for two real estate investment banking firms: Lomas Financial Corporation and Mason McDuffie Financial Corporation.

Mr. Bull’s clients ranged from national real estate developers to local investors with an average investment size of $6 million. Mr. Bull was a top executive with Mason McDuffie Financial in their Newport Beach office during his tenure.

Mr. Bull received a Bachelors Degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1985. He currently resides in Laguna Hills, California.