The Human Capitalist - Global "Cross-Border" Edition

The Human Capitalist - Global "Cross-Border" Edition

Volume 1, Issue 3

"A" player human capital leadership by Hunt Executive Search

The Human Capitalist  Global "Cross Border" Edition

This Human Capitalist issue is dedicated to our Global "Cross-Border" Teams.

Featured Articles

In Search of Executive Wisdom Every person in an executive role aspired to be wise and is expected to exersize wisdom in the their decisions. Unfortunately, far too often senior leaders are more concerned with meeting the numbers and fail to come close to being astute. 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

Next P&G CEO may be thier first woman more>>...         

Tim Kofer to replace Michael Clark as New President for Kraft Foods Europe more>>...

Denise Morrison takes the CEO helm at Campbell's more>>...            

Sara Lee names Maria Henry CFO more>>... 

Hershey names former Danone, P&G exec John Bilbrey as CEO more>>...  

Pepsi replaces former CMO's Jill Beraud with three global marketing heads more>>... 

P&G appoints Patrice Louvet President, Global Male Grooming and Joanne Crewes as President, Global Prestige more>>... 

Kraft Names P&G's Daniel Meyer, EVP Supply Chain more>>... 

Former Nike exec Tim Joyce named SVP at Brown Shoe Company more>>... 

Levi's names former Avon exec Beto Guajardo Global Strategy VP and former Patagonia exec Paul Zadoff as SVP more>>... 

Jarden Corporation names James Lillie CEO more>>... 

Pilgrims Pride appoints Fabio Sandry CFO more>>...

CGT pays tribute to P&G supply chain cheif Keith Harrison more>>...  
 

Consumer Goods News

Kraft Foods Plans to Split into Two Publicly Traded Companies
Kraft Foods Inc. is splitting up in two, putting its global snacks and North American grocery businesses in separate baskets. The surprise move comes after Kraft last year became the second largest global food company with its acquisition of Cadbury PLC. Now 18 months into the Cadbury integration, Kraft says it finds itself with two classes of brands that can be best managed separately, and also attract investors who either want to bet on the global growth aspirations of snacks or on the slower growing but steady grocery business in North America. USAToday

Cambell's Soup to Exits Russia
Campbell Soup Co. said it is exiting Russia just four years after betting it would be a simmering new market for the company.
On Tuesday, Campbell Chief Operating Officer and CEO-elect Denise Morrison said results in Russia fell below the company's expectations.
"We believe that opportunities currently under exploration in other emerging markets, notably China, offer stronger prospects for driving profitable growth within an acceptable time frame,"  Wall Street Journal

Danone buys India's Wockhardt
Danone is set to purchase the nutrition unit of India-based pharmaceutical company Wockhardt for about $355 million. The transaction, subject to regulatory approval, gives Danone infant formulas, weaning foods and protein supplements under the Dexolac, Farex, Nusobee and Protinex brands. Wall Street Journal

Japan's Kirin buys Brazilian beer maker
Kirin Holdings Co. said Tuesday it bought a controlling stake in Brazilian brewer Schincariol Group for $2.5 billion in one of the biggest overseas takeover deals by a Japanese company this year. Kirin's move also highlights an aggressive global shopping spree this year by Japanese companies seeking to benefit from a strong yen, which makes overseas deals more affordable.

Hindustan Unilever named sixth in Forbes list of innovative companies
Forbes wrote: "On the other side of the world, India's consumer-products powerhouse Hindustan (Uni)Lever developed an innovative network-marketing approach to sell its goods via thousands of underprivileged rural women throughout 1,35,000-plus villages, thereby becoming the most-trusted brand in the nation." For more than 75 years, Unilever's Indian subsidiary has been making a fortune selling products across home, personal and food categories, straddling across price points.  Economic Times Journal 

Heinz eyes emergeing markets to continue growth
H.J. Heinz's earnings increased 7%, to $3.06 a share, in fiscal 2011, which ended April 27. Profit fell 1% in fiscal 2010, but revenue gained 2%, to $10.7 billion, in fisca1 2011. The company targets major emerging markets and reported that China, India, Indonesia and Russia accounted for 16% of revenue in fiscal 2011. Investor's Business Daily

Danone tope European food makers sales
Despite the rising cost of milk, Danone remains the fastest-growing food group in Europe because of its high volumes. In its first-half sales report, Danone said it plans to grow profits through increased productivity and price increases. The company posted a 2.7% rise in first-half net profit. Reuters

2011 Most Powerful 50 FMCG Executives
The Power 50 profiles linked from this main list — selected by SN editors, with industry feedback — illustrate the visions that these leaders have for the industry, from smaller-format stores and a greater Web presence at Wal-Mart Stores, as cited by its chief executive officer, Mike Duke (No. 1 on the list), to global expansion in emerging international markets, as described by William Johnson, chairman, president and CEO of H.J. Heinz Co. (No. 37.) Supermarket News

Supply Chain leaders include global food companies
An annual list of supply-chain leaders puts Procter & Gamble at No. 3, behind Apple and Dell. New to the Gartner list this year are Nestle, Kraft and Starbucks. This report highlighted key themes and recommendations in supply-chain management. Supply chain management has been a hot topic in the boardroom this year after natural disasters such as the Japanese earthquake and tsunami which focused attention on the increasing complexity and interdependency of many companies processes. Financial Times

Retail Spotlight

Private Equity group buys BJ's for $2.8BBuys Drugstore.com for $429 Million
Private equity firms Leonard Green & Partners LP and CVC Capital Partners will acquire warehouse chain BJ's Wholesale Club in a deal valued at about $2.8 billion, the companies said Wednesday. The group will pay $51.25 per share for the chain, which has seen sales climb since consumers began belt-tightening during the recession. Wall Street Journal

"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.  Coming Soon

Product Supply Insights

Newell Rubbermaid S&OP Optimization nets $603 million in cash
Newell Rubbermaid’s Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process has been the subject of an intensive improvement effort over the past two years. An initiative launched in 2008 generated 30 percent more cash for a total of $603 million in 2009 despite one of the most challenging business environments in a generation. As an enterprise-wide initiative, Newell Rubbermaid executives Andrew Downard, Director of Supply Chain; Bill Hess, Vice President of Supply Chain; Steve Sigrist, Vice President, Customer-Facing Supply Chain; and Tracey Grimshaw, vice president, Global Organizational Development, all took part in the development and implementation. Here, they team together again to tell us about the S&OP project that fostered tremendous change and improvement across the entire organization. Consumer Goods

Improve the Agility of Demand-Driven Supply Network
This paper discusses where untapped manufacturing information may exist in plants and how it can be managed through Operational Excellence initiatives to optimize production and planning for significantly reduced costs. Click to download a FREE whitepaper>>...  

Recruiting & Retention

Career Development, To Be or Not to Be
"Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The one who win get inside their player and motivate." Vince Lombardi Read more>>...  

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>>... 

 

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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>>...