{"id":1721,"date":"2024-12-30T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T13:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ic-resources-main.local\/?post_type=case_study&#038;p=1721"},"modified":"2025-01-29T10:13:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T10:13:24","slug":"confidential-ceo-search","status":"publish","type":"case_study","link":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/us\/case-studies\/confidential-ceo-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Confidential CEO search"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1d6c484\" data-block-id=\"1d6c484\"><style>.stk-1d6c484 {padding-bottom:80px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1d6c484-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4406fe2 content_width\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4406fe2\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4406fe2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4406fe2-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-0c74b64\" id=\"introduction-and-challenge\" data-block-id=\"0c74b64\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">INTRODUCTION AND CHALLENGE<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-6c9e120\" data-block-id=\"6c9e120\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">We were approached by an early-stage venture capital firm to help find a CEO for one of their portfolio companies which had recently completed a significant Series A raise.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-5931dde\" data-block-id=\"5931dde\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The company had developed an innovative charging technology and a CEO with experience of successfully scaling deep tech start-ups was required. The patented technology could have multiple use cases, so it was determined that the CEO would not only have a strong commercial grounding, but also ideally an appreciation of both hardware and software as well as a track record in taking disruptive technologies to market.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-e1bd21c\" id=\"solution\" data-block-id=\"e1bd21c\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">SOLUTION<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ab27af8\" data-block-id=\"ab27af8\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The challenge was finding potential candidates who could take a company from early- stage start-up to scale-up but who also had worked both in hardware and software companies. During our initial discussions with the investors, we already had a key understanding of the tangible requirements, but further meetings were held in order to understand the intangibles before we went to market with this opportunity.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-f74c907\" id=\"result\" data-block-id=\"f74c907\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">RESULT<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9968110\" data-block-id=\"9968110\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Over a period of 8 weeks of intensive searching across the UK and Europe, over 25 potential candidates were spoken to. This was reduced to a short-list of 4, of whom 2 went through the full interview process including meeting with the board and investors.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-60eb39c\" data-block-id=\"60eb39c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">This resulted in a successful hire being made within 14 weeks of our initial engagement. 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