Human Capitalist - Template

Human Capitalist - Template

 April 1, 2011   Intelligence for the consumer goods, life science and retail industries
 The Human Capitalist
 “A” player human capital leadership
by Hunt Executive Search
   
 Featured Articles

Building a Global Team of "A" Players: Challenges for Multinational Corporations
More and more one time regional companies are making their way onto the global stage. In this article, we explore the steps that multinational corporations should take to ensure they establish successful international operations from the outset. FREE whitepaper>>...  

Managing for Peak Performance: 5 Key Steps
To achieve peak performance, each person must find the right job, tasks and conditions that match his or her strengths. Facilitating the right fit therefore becomes one of a manager’s most crucial responsibilities. While every employee has the potential to deliver peak performance, it’s up to the manager to find ways to make it happen. The Executive Edge

Balancing Family Life and Career
One of the most critical problems facing today’s successful executive is learning how to balance career and family. This issue has faced every executive at one time or another. For many, it is an issue that never goes away. It demands making a choice, not once, but almost every day. The Monthly Mentor

 People On The Move

Unilever Names Coke Vet Mathieu as No. 2 Global Marketing Executive more>>...         

Liz Claiborne Names Edgar Huber EVP, Global Business Development more>>...           

Former Pfizer exec Erica Mann named President Bayer Consumer Healthcare more>>...            

Del Monte names Vestar's Neil Harrison Interim CEO more>>...   

The Consumer Goods Executive Shuffle: A recap of Big Management Changes in 2011 Consumer Goods Technology>>... 

Consumer Goods News 

P&G reformulates detergent for less packaging
Procter & Gamble has introduced compacted formulas for powder Tide and Gain that give the same number of laundry loads in boxes that are one-third smaller. The company plans to introduce compacted formulas for Cheer, Dreft and Ivory Snow, and says the shift will save as many as 22 million pounds of packaging in the U.S. and Canada. The Cincinnati Enquirer           

Coca-Cola adds fizz to Seagram's distribution
Coca-Cola said it will expand retail distribution of Seagram's ginger ale, club soda, seltzer and tonic water, and support the effort with an ad campaign aimed at adults. A partnership between the two companies dates to 2002, but until now distribution for Seagram's products had been limited. Atlanta Business Chronicle           

Store displays on tap for ConAgra meals
More than 500 grocery stores nationwide are creating in-store displays of shelf-stable meals from ConAgra. The displays will be near the canned foods, boosting sales by making products easy to find, according to ConAgra Foods Vice President John Kastenholz. Bloomberg Businessweek/The Associated Press         

Accenture acquires CAS — A powerful combination
By providing an integrated suite of enterprise software applications, the most demanding requirements of the consumer products industry can now be met. Learn how the acquisition of CAS by Accenture helps consumer products companies execute in-store strategies more effectively. Learn more>>...   

Retail Spotlight

Walgreen Buys Drugstore.com for $429 Million
Walgreen Co., the largest U.S. drugstore chain, agreed to buy Drugstore.com Inc. for about $429 million to add about 60,000 products available online. Bloomberg

"Star" Candidate Review

 The Hunter's Horn
A sampling of the "Star" and "A" player human capital we represent in each functional vertical. General Management (CxO, Div. President, GM), Commercial (Sales, Marketing), Product Supply (Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Purchasing), Technical (R&D, Quality, Engineering), Administration (HR & Finance) and Diversity.  Hunters Horn

White Papers

The Cost of Executive mis-hires: Getting it wrong will cost a company millions!
The multiples of millions of dollars that executive level mis-hires at CXO, VP & Director level are not that difficult to track. Many turn a blind eye to the reality, keep their head in the sand and don't want to add up the costs. Because this article was published Chief Executive Magazine, for simplicity and poignancy, we'll focus on C level failure here. If you read the entire article you will find it easy to assess the calculable effects at all levels of executive failure in the organization. Click to download a FREE whitepaper.

Building a Global Team of "A" Players: Challenges for Multinational Corporations
More and more one time regional companies are making their way onto the global stage. In this article, we explore the steps that multinational corporations should take to ensure they establish successful international operations from the outset. Click to download a FREE whitepaper>>...  

Health And Wellness

Coca-Cola adds fizz to Seagram's distribution
Coca-Cola said it will expand retail distribution of Seagram's ginger ale, club soda, seltzer and tonic water, and support the effort with an ad campaign aimed at adults. A partnership between the two companies dates to 2002, but until now distribution for Seagram's products had been limited. Atlanta Business Chronicle    

Hunt Group News & Events

Product Supply/Technical executive search vertical expands 

Due to a significant increase in demand, the Product Supply/Technical vertical will add two Talent Acquisition professionals located in the Charlotte Operations Center. Heather Whaley, a Principal in the Product Supply/Technical practice indicated that the vertical had a 25% increase in new search starts in Q1 over the previous year.

 

Hunt Executive Search adds Partner in Netherlands

Hunt Executive Search, welcomes Hagoort & Partners as a new member firm. The Amsterdam-based company, among the top executive search firms in The Netherlands, adds multinational recruitment experience to strengthen our commitment to serve client companies with an expanding global, multilingual recruitment platform. Learn more>>... 

 

Featured Searches

 
Job Title Company/Industry Job Location
Head of North American Purchasing $8B Consumer Packaged Goods MidWest - US
Vice President Stategic Sourcing & Pruchasing $1B OTC division / $40B Pharmaceutical SouthEast - US
Senior Vice President Sales $100M Industrial/Instituitional Cleaning MidWest - US
Vice President Purchasing $500M Industrial/Iinstitutional Cleaning SouthEast - US
Director of Transportation - North America $4B Personal Care SouthEast - US
Division President $100M Food - Professional Services SouthEast - US
Vice President Operaions $50M Specialty Chemical division / $20B Chemical SouthWest - US
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