Food and agriculture: industries as unique as the people who lead them.
And no one knows them like we do.
With 40 years of experience across diverse international sectors, we know the caliber of leaders needed to shape a promising future for the food and agriculture industries.
Empty seats at your leadership table or ineffective executives hurt profits, morale, and market share. Our principals are well-networked, former industry executives who understand your priorities and the talent you seek. We advise you as a colleague or peer, rather than an outsider.
We are a team of search professionals serving clients focused on feeding the world and keeping it healthy. We leverage our deep industry knowledge, data, and connections to identify and place leaders with the right experiences, values, and cultural fit.
Our search professionals partner with you throughout the process. We ask questions, listen for understanding, and assess candidates from the informed perspective of former executives. We have a genuine interest in your organization’s next leader.
240+
executive placements across the globe in the last two years
93%
of candidates placed remain with the client through the first year
2x
likelihood of 3-year candidate retention compared to search industry averages
The use of technology with the aim of improving efficiency and profitability. Businesses in this sector include:
Businesses that fund and invest in the industry including:
The variety of companies, organizations and programs that collect food from processors and manufacturers, store it in warehouses, and then distribute it to stores and restaurants. Organizations that we have worked with are in the following segments
The use of technology with the aim of providing better input solutions, and improving efficiency and profitability. Businesses in this segment include:
Organizations serving people across the food value chain, sharing ideas, and addressing global issues. Some of those organizations include:
Transforming, packaging, sorting, or grading livestock, agricultural commodities, or plants into goods that are used for intermediate or final consumption. Businesses in this segment include:
The use of cultivated plants or animals to produce products for sustaining or enhancing human life. Businesses in this segment include:
The broad range of activities and potential innovations that increase benefits, address challenges, and ultimately deliver safe and healthy options for consumers. The business we’ve worked with in this segment include:
Innovation and implementation of environmentally responsible business practices from field to table. Companies and areas of focus include:
With team members around the world, we’re large enough to bring the right expertise while small enough to be nimble and responsive. The work we do with you is more than sourcing talent, it’s about relationships.
If you would like to join our network of executive candidates, we would like to hear from you.
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The leaders we place prove the quality of our work. The knowledge of our experts provides the insight you need to attract the right candidates.
What We KnowDuring last week’s World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, Kincannon & Reed hosted a breakout panel centered on the talent deficit in agriculture…
Southwestern Illinois cooperative Top Ag announced Jeff Hendricks as the organization’s new CEO this week. Hendricks joins the team at Top…
K&R Principals Jared Spader and Aidan Connolly hosted a roundtable discussion focused on the talent deficit in food and ag during…
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K&R Managing Partner Phillip Osborne sat down with Independent Director Nicki Anderson to discuss the implications leadership has on organizational success.
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Kincannon & Reed Managing Directors Jimmy Paulakuhn and Jim Gerardot congratulate Robert Schubert on his new role of Chief Operating Officer.
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K&R partners with Terviva to expand the organization’s research & development team with the addition of Dilip Nakhasi and David Pirazzini.
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Kincannon & Reed principal Ricardo Casiuch congratulates Bruno Costa on his new business development role with innovative digital ag company.
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K&R Principals Ed Yuhas, Gary Weihs, and Paul Izenstark congratulate Milk Moovement’s new Senior Sales Leader Dan Jacoby on his new…
K&R Managing Partner Michael Whitney extends his congratulations to MicroGen Biotech’s new Chief Development Officer John Chrosniak.
Kincannon & Reed places Ted McKinney as new Chief Executive Officer with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.
K&R congratulates Clay Popko on his new role of Executive Director, Agriculture Debt – West at leading investment company PGIM.
The dairy industry continues to evolve, facing down challenges and grasping opportunities in the ever-changing consumer landscape.
Kincannon & Reed Managing Partner Janet Wightman congratulates Hensall Co-op’s new General Manager of Food Products & Strategic Business Development, Brad…
Managing Partner Gary Weihs and Managing Director Jimmy Paulakuhn congratulate Sascha Welz on his new Chief Operating Officer role at MyLand.
Kincannon & Reed managing director Paul Izenstark and managing partner Michael Whitney extend their congratulations to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on…
Kincannon & Reed are pleased to announce the addition of John Grisolano, Director of Data & Analytics for the firm. “Our…
Kincannon & Reed Managing Partners Gary Weihs and Ed Yuhas congratulate Robert A. Chesler on his recent placement as Chief Executive…
Striving toward a more diverse workforce is not new. It has been incrementally happening for the last few decades; recent years…
Today, the organizations we serve, are experiencing significant need for talented executives and senior level leadership. Filling a seat with a…
Kincannon and Reed’s managing partners, Ed Yuhas, and Gary Weihs, along with managing director, Sally Day congratulate Ryan Richter on his…
Kincannon & Reed President David Turner and Managing Director Cassie Edgar congratulate Paul Forst on his recent placement as Chief Financial…
Kincannon & Reed’s managing director Ricardo Casiuch and Pat Rojas congratulate Ivan Bergonsini Fernandes on his recent placement as Phibro Animal Health’s…
Kincannon & Reed’s Managing Partner, Janet Wightman, and Sally Day, Managing Director, congratulate Patrick Haughton on his recent placement as Vice President,…
Kincannon & Reed’s Principals, Ed Yuhas and Sally Day congratulate Frank Iannella on his recent placement as Head of Information Technology and Business…
Dana Brooks, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pet Food Institute, and Kincannon & Reed placement, was named in February of 2021…
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Kincannon & Reed’s managing directors, Paul Izenstark and Lisa Johnson congratulate Rachel Dreskin on her recent placement as CEO leading the Plant Based Foods Association…
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