We’re a generalist search firm, and have
applied classic search methodology to assignments in a wide variety of
industries and functional areas. Some examples of the assignments we’ve
completed follow.
High Tech / Biotech / Industrial:
We’ve completed many assignments in this area, across all functions, at
the "C" level, VP, Director and other executive levels. Positions have
been in Marketing and Sales, Finance, Operations, Engineering, Program
Management and Human Resources. Industries have included
pharmaceuticals/biotech manufacturing, electronic systems and
components, aerospace, automotive, defense/military systems, wireless
communications and automated equipment. Clients have included Allen-Bradley
(Rockwell), Kollmorgen, Thomson Electronics, B F Goodrich/Goodrich
Aerospace and Sylvania. Click
here to see a list of some of our previous High Tech / Biotech / Industrial
Assignments.
Healthcare Administrator/Physician Search Consulting: We've
completed numerous assignments in healthcare, having recruited senior
executives in virtually every functional administrative area, including
Chief Operating Officers, Group Practice Administrators, Chief Medical
Officers, Nursing Executives, Human Resource VP's, CFO's and MIS
Managers. We've also recruited Physicians, including Thoracic Surgeons,
Neurosurgeons, Cardiologists, Urologists, ENT's, Orthopedic Surgeons
and Oncologists. Clients have included Brigham &
Women's, Beth Israel/Deaconess, Healthsouth - Braintree (formerly Braintree Rehab), the American Public Health Association,
George Washington University Medical Center
and Washington University/Barnes as well
as community hospitals in Upstate New York, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Maine, Ohio and Florida. We also completed a consulting
assignment for a Northeastern Healthcare System that determined the
need for a physician recruiting/physician liaison department, and set
up detailed physician recruitment techniques. Alan
Darling is the sole community member on the Holt Fund Physician
Fellowship Selection Committee at Grace Cottage Hospital of Vermont.
Kimball Shaw was one of
the founding members of Arthur D. Little's healthcare consulting group,
and was a healthcare consultant for many years before moving into
executive search, working on projects throughout the United States and
South America.
Click here to learn more see a list of some of our previous healthcare assignments.
Click
here to learn more about our unique Physician Search Consulting
process, which is customized, heavily consulting-oriented, and
differs significantly from that of traditional physician search
firms.
Consumer Products:
Alan
Darling has many years of experience in management of consumer products
companies, having sold to customers such as Wal-Mart, Sears, L. L Bean,
Kroger, Crate & Barrel and Macy's and appearing on a dozen live,
hour-long programs on one of the home shopping networks. Assignments in
consumer
products have included the VP/Marketing for a stuffed toy company, the
VP/Marketing of a jewelry manufacturer, the National Sales Manager for Black
Flag, the Sales Manager for an importer of men’s gifts,
and the President of a woodenware manufacturer.
Banking/Finance: We’ve
completed assignments for the Head of Trust who established the trust
department for a New Hampshire bank, the VP/Marketing with a heavy
eMarketing/eCommerce focus for a financial publishing company, a
Senior Trust Officer for a
Vermont Community Bank and a Commercial Loan Officer for a
Massachusetts community bank. We’ve also recruited Chief Financial
Officers for hospitals, manufacturers and many other organizations.
Information Technology: Our
assignments in this area have included the Technology Leader for a
large real estate syndication company, the Chief Information Officer
for a company that at that time was the nation's leader in library
information systems (this candidate later became the president of the
company), the Chief Information Officer (since promoted to
President/CEO) for Shaw's, a $3-billion
food chain, as well as I.T. Directors for several healthcare providers.
Legal: Our assignments
in this area have included a Real Estate Practice Partner for a
Boston-area firm, the Chief Legal Officer for a major Washington, DC,
hospital system, a Healthcare Attorney for a large Upstate New York law
firm, the Information Systems Director for a large Boston law firm, and
the first-ever Administrator for a 30-employee suburban Boston firm. We
also completed the search for a publisher of legal textbooks.
Non Profit: Our work with
non-profits has included recruiting a Chief Operating Officer for Oxfam
America, the Executive Director for the largest reform
temple in Boston, the Executive Director of the American
Public Health Association and the Executive Director and
Director of Development of Keewaydin, an
outdoor and environmental foundation located in Vermont that has been
featured in Sports Illustrated. We've also completed numerous assignments for non-profit hospitals.
Retail: Chief
Information Officer for Shaw’s Supermarkets,
$3-billion food retailer (this person was promoted to CFO, and later
became President and CEO of the chain).