A VP search for a biotech company's sorghum seed operation A high-growth, entrepreneurial biotechnology company had acquired a new business unit focused on sorghum seed production. To ensure the unit's continued growth and development, and also help it play a vital role in the capture of bioenergy crop opportunities, the…
More DetailsA CEO search for a high-profile African agricultural initiative The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, a major development effort led jointly by the Bill & Melinda Gates and Rockefeller Foundations, was poised for a high-profile rollout. This unique start-up venture already had Kofi Annan as chairman of its…
More DetailsA CEO search for a high-profile African agricultural initiative The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, a major development effort led jointly by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, was poised for a high-profile rollout. This unique start-up venture already had Kofi Annan as chairman…
More DetailsAn aquaculture executive search for a global seafood group This diversified global seafood organization, like many others in its industry, faces a host of challenges, including diverse markets, region-specific operating risks, and others. When it was seeking to add greater management capability to its aquaculture unit (specifically, its wild-catch salmon…
More DetailsA pet food general manager search for the China market A global leader in the pet food palatant industry, headquartered in the West, sought to expand its position in the Asian marketplace. After establishing an office in China, the company had been relying on other executives and managers while it…
More DetailsA crop input R&D leadership search This multi-billion dollar crop input company was seeking to expand and restructure its R&D capabilities, and needed to find a truly unique individual to lead the way as a change agent. The client engaged Kincannon & Reed to conduct a high level, extremely targeted…
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