Focused solely upon the global chemical & ingredients value chain

We’re proud to work with industry heavyweights, family-owned businesses and investors around the world.

Sectors

Focused solely upon the chemical and ingredients value chain, we help our clients formulate and execute leadership hiring strategies. We deploy meticulous research techniques to attract and retain the leaders of tomorrow whilst providing deep market intelligence.

With an industry leading network spanning 5 continents and over 30 countries, we’re the executive search partner of choice for leading chemical and ingredient manufacturers and distributors across the globe.

Agriculture

We’re proud to partner with organisations that help to feed the world. We work alongside agrochemical, biological and fertilizer companies to source senior talent.

In a field constantly evolving due to shifting policies, regulatory requirements, technological advances and sustainability demands, high-calibre leadership teams are more important than ever to shepherd the future of the industry and our food-systems.

Beauty & Personal Care

Beauty & personal care is a unique industry, with large influence on our individual hygiene, health and wellbeing. Consumers demand multi-functional products that are bespoke, safe and sustainable.

We’re pleased to represent ingredient manufacturers and distributors providing innovative solutions for hair care, skin care, oral care, fragrance and cosmetic applications in their search for Director to C-suite leaders.

Coatings & Adhesives

Paint, coatings and adhesive companies bring colour, sealing and protection to the world’s major industries, from aerospace to automotive, construction, industrial, marine, packaging, and more. We’re the first port of call for raw material suppliers, formulators and manufacturers in their search for senior business leaders.

Our clients cover a breadth of fields, including decorative paints, industrial and performance coatings, adhesives, printing inks and textiles.

Food & Nutrition

We’re experts in the food ingredients, additives and nutraceuticals space. The industry has been forced to significantly evolve in recent decades: shifting consumer values, changing tastes, health requirements and supply shortages are challenges faced by food companies around the world. To provide consumers with quality, safe and healthy food choices, whilst growing margin and navigating the supply chain minefield, leaders have had to adapt too.

With a network of senior executives across the globe, we match ingredients companies with the highest calibre of talent.

Fuels & Lubricants

Fuels and lubricants keep the world moving. We boast a wealth of executive search experience across the supply chain, having provided industry leading executives to major oil companies, refiners, additive suppliers, and finished lubricant manufacturers and distributors.

Our global network and track record are unrivalled; we’ve supported clients in over 30 countries across 5 continents.

Household, Industrial & Institutional Cleaning

Effective, safe and sustainable cleaning products for consumers and businesses have always been critically important in the modern world. The COVID-19 pandemic only emphasised this. We’ve partnered with multi-national suppliers of HI&I ingredients covering all technologies, including antimicrobials, antioxidants, enzymes, fragrances, solvents and surfactants.

We’ve helped to identify, attract, retain and develop talented leaders on behalf of clients in the Americas, APAC and EMEA.

Pharmaceuticals

The need for innovative drugs and therapeutics is ever-increasing. Pharmaceutical ingredient companies develop and supply complex chemical building blocks (intermediates), novel active ingredients (APIs) and unique drug delivery technologies (excipients), to provide drug manufacturers with the tools needed to consistently improve global health.

In a highly regulated marketplace, it is imperative that manufacturers and distributors of pharmaceutical ingredients maintain the highest quality and regulatory standards. We’re proud to supply these organisations with unparalleled talent to continue to improve health and wellbeing, globally.

Plastics & Polymers

The global plastics and polymers industry is reliant upon innovative specialty chemicals to enhance product properties, including sustainability and durability.

We’re well versed in the plastic and rubber additives sector, having sourced C-level and senior functional leaders on behalf of suppliers of antioxidants, clarifying agents, flame retardants, light stabilizers, waxes and more.

Who we work with

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Case studies

American Refining Group
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Penthol
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Barentz
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