Search Engagements

Here are some representative executive search and consulting engagements we have conducted, categorized by industry sector. Case studies and a client list are available upon request.

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Marketing Director
Manager Public Relations
Chairman's Speechwriter
Director Public Affairs
Director Marketing Communications

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Vice President Advertising and Public Relations
Vice President Communications Chairman's Office
Vice President Financial Communications
Vice President Marketing Communications
Vice President Media Relations
Vice President Public Relations Speechwriter, Policy Analyst, and Assistant to the Chairman

PHARMACEUTICAL/HEALTHCARE

Vice President Global Communications - CNS & Psychiatry
Vice President Global R&D Communications
Vice President Public Affairs
Executive Director Corporate Communications
Director Product Public Relations
Director Corporate Communications
Director Corporate Communications Women's Health
Director Corporate Communications - Biotech
Director International Public Affairs - Brussels

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Chairman's Speechwriter
Director Marketing Communications
Director Media Relations

PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRMS

President and Managing Director/Washington, DC
Healthcare Practice Director - London
Assorted Account Management Positions

TECHNOLOGY

Director Corporate Communications
Director Investor Relations Programs
Director Integrated Communications
Director Executive Communications Programs
Director Public Relations
Manager Public Relations

UTILITIES/ENERGY

Vice President Advertising
Vice President Communications
Director Communications
Chairman's Speechwriter

CONSULTING ENGAGEMENTS

Peer Group "Best Practices" Staffing and Organizational Assessment - This project for a corporate client was based on a series of 30-minute telephone interviews we personally conducted with "Chief Communications Officers" at a selection of Fortune 50 companies. Topics included CCO's title, reporting relationships, staff size and functional coverage, communications planning/business strategy linkages, key internal and external communications challenges, business unit communications support, training programs, and CCO background. The study was client-proprietary and participants received an Executive Summary of the results. We have conducted industry-specific studies of this nature as well.

Talent Pipeline Development and Bench Strength Building Programs - We have worked with corporate and agency clients to identify and develop talent "pipelines" of uniquely qualified candidates to access for future hiring needs. Corporations find this useful when they are anticipating future staffing in a new, or expanded, functional area or when they want to shorten the hiring. Public relations agencies have used this service to identify outside talent and build bench strength in targeted business franchises or product categories.

Peer Group Staffing and Compensation Studies - These are useful when a client wishes to evaluate the relative salary costs of recruiting from different geographic regions or across industries; determining the cost of building a new functional capability; or benchmarking staff compensation against that of industry peers.