Case Studies

Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Executive Search

Executive Search Female Leaders and Diversity Strategies Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Life Sciences

Overcoming Procurement Challenges with a Diverse Global Category Director Placement

Our client is a global leader in molecular diagnostics and applied testing, with a strong focus on areas such as infectious disease, immune response modulation, forensics, and academic research. Their...

Executive Search Female Leaders and Diversity Strategies Electronics and Semiconductors

Confidential Plant Manager, Germany

Our client, a global industrial technology leader, brings world-leading expertise in electrification, automation, and digitization to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes. With an...

Executive Search Renewable Energy and Cleantech

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Securing Commercial Team to Unlock Global Potential

The U.S. federal government has set a goal of 100% clean electricity in 2035 and a net-zero carbon economy in 2050. All forms of renewable energy, including wind power, will...

Executive Search Female Leaders and Diversity Strategies Industrial Goods and Engineering

Global Head of HSE

A family-owned Austrian company, a leader in global plastic packaging with a presence at 196 sites across 47 countries and employing 23,000 people, faced a significant challenge. With an annual...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Electronics and Semiconductors

Appointing VP of Sales EMEA to Monetize Growth Opportunities

Our client, a mid-sized public company employing approximately 1,500 people worldwide, has carved out a niche in the power electronics market and, more recently, ventured into semiconductors, focusing primarily on...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Industrial Goods and Engineering

Appointing Director of HR Central Europe

Our client, the world's largest company in its sector, is a global leader in water technology specializing in developing advanced solutions and services to tackle the world's water, wastewater, and...

Executive Search Chemicals and Process Industry

Senior Sourcing Manager at an Employee-owned Chemical Manufacturing Company

Our client, an employee-owned (ESOP) chemical manufacturing company celebrated as one of the Top Workplaces of 2023, stands committed to enhancing consumer lifestyles with superior products for home and hygiene....

Director of Business Development & Partnerships to Facilitate Digital Transformation

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Director of Business Development & Partnerships to Facilitate Digital Transformation

An international leader in universal systems for roof-mounted PV installations on flat and pitched roofs headquartered in the Netherlands and with operations in Europe and North America is on a...

Appointing a CFO to Take the Private Aviation Company Public

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Appointing a CFO to Take the Private Aviation Company Public

The world’s most innovative private aviation company that offers the most efficient, friendly, and rewarding solutions for luxury private jet travel has retained Pacific International to help them appoint a...

Executive Search Leadership Succession Electronics and Semiconductors

Lean Administration Manager For a Global Family-Owned Manufacturing Company

A German family-owned manufacturing company in the Electronics industry with decades of expertise and over 3000 global employees retained Pacific International to appoint Lean Administration Manager, a critical newly created...

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Director EHS Water Infrastructure

A renewable company in the utility space specializing in producing sustainable products that help save natural resources with a turnover of 8 bn USD and more than 22,000 colleagues worldwide...

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Confidential Search for Vice President of People Operations at a Fortune 500 Company

Over the past few years, the leading global Fortune 500 utilities technology company with more than 22,000 employees around the world with diverse water expertise — and a shared purpose,...

Executive Search Industrial Goods and Engineering

Appointing a Transformational Plant Manager at a Leading Water Treatment Company

A global leader in water treatment with approximately 4,000 employees operating in 30 countries worldwide was facing a critical issue at their most important production site in Europe. This site...

Executive Search Industrial Goods and Engineering

Appointing Materials Director at a Fortune 500 Global Water Technology Company

A Fortune 500 global water technology company, committed to addressing global water, wastewater, and water-related challenges through technology, innovation, and expertise, conducted a detailed supply chain analysis. This analysis pinpointed...

Fortune 500 building and construction materials leader

Female Leaders and Diversity Strategies Industrial Goods and Engineering

Fortune 500 Building and Construction Materials Leader Appoints Female Plant Manager

Pacific International has been retained by a prominent Fortune 500 building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation to find a new Plant Manager...

Female Leaders and Diversity Strategies Chemicals and Process Industry

Plant Manager at a Fortune 500 Industrial Manufacturing Firm

An industrial manufacturing powerhouse in the Fortune 500 lineup and a global innovation leader with technology-based materials and solutions that help transform industries and everyday life, has retained Pacific International...

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The CFO Success Story

Advanced Disaster Recovery, Inc., a private-equity-backed organization with over four decades of experience in providing restoration services to commercial, insurance, and residential clients in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and...

Lean Manager Manufacturing Facility to Help Deliver Sustainability Goals

Executive Search Industrial Goods and Engineering

Lean Manager Manufacturing Facility to Help Deliver Sustainability Goals

Pacific was retained by one of the world’s leading developers, manufacturers, and suppliers of building wire and utility cable that responsively deliver power to millions of people around the world,...

Fortune 500 company appoints Site Maintenance Manager to align their workforce with their transformative journey

Executive Search Chemicals and Process Industry

Fortune 500 Company Appoints Maintenance Manager to Align Their Workforce with Their Transformation Goals

Fortune 500 company appoints Maintenance Manager to align their workforce with their transformative journey going through a large-scale organizational transformation, needed a charismatic and experienced maintenance leader to not only...

A sustainability focused food manufacturer with a global presence retained Pacific International to recruit

Executive Search Female Leaders and Diversity Strategies Consumer Goods

Building a Transformational and Diverse Team to Drive Change and Tackle Sustainability Challenges

The food industry faces several major sustainability issues that can be broadly categorized into three main areas: environmental, social, and economic. Food production and its transportation often involve multiple stakeholders...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Leadership Succession Industrial Goods and Engineering

Materials Director – North America

Pacific was retained by a key industrial engineering company in the US. They were looking for a high level Materials Director with a strong background to manage over 500 employees.

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Regional Lean Transformation Team Build, Mexico and United States

Pacific was retained by a Global Engineering firm in the heating and cooling industry. At Group level, they were continuing their cultural and business system transformation, applying a Lean Management...

Leadership Assessment Leadership Succession Chemicals and Process Industry

VP of Finance, United States

Pacific was retained by the CEO of this private equity backed plastics manufacturer based in Wisconsin, experiencing hyper growth, to identify their new Vice President of Finance to drive a...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Banking, Financial Services and Insurance

Vice President of Operations Strategy and Automation, France

Supporting this leading Specialty Insurance business with global operations in over 100 countries covering insurance categories including travel, healthcare and identify theft. Working directly with the Group Chief Operating Officer...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Chemicals and Process Industry

Vice President of Sales, North America

Supporting the CEO and leadership team of this hyper-growth plastics and injection molding business in the Mid-West region of the United States. As their chosen executive and retained search partner,...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Renewable Energy and Cleantech

Regional Continuous Improvement Manager, Germany

An international systems provider with innovative, sustainable, and other digital solutions retained Pacific to identify a key Continuous Improvement Manager within their Customer Service division within one of their key...

Leadership Assessment Leadership Succession Renewable Energy and Cleantech

Key Account Manager, Poland

A fast-growing renewable energy client that provides a premium project, solar panel globally retained Pacific to search for their first commercially focused employee in Poland, to drive and build out...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Leadership Succession Chemicals and Process Industry

Global CAPEX Investment Programme Manager, France

This FTSE 250 listed global chemicals client retained Pacific to identify their new CAPEX Investment Project Manager in France. This key leadership hire in the region would lead and oversee...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Leadership Succession Consumer Goods

Talent Acquisition Leader, North America

A sustainability focused food manufacturer with a global presence retained Pacific International to recruit for a newly created Talent Acquisition Leader to build out the talent acquisition program for their...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Leadership Succession Consumer Goods

Director of Procurement, North America

A sustainability focused food manufacturer with a global presence retained Pacific International to recruit for a Director of Procurement to drive the strategic sourcing process for their raw materials and...

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HR Leader, North America

A Fortune 500 company, a world leader in the construction industry and materials space, re-engaged Pacific to recruit a Plant Leader for one of their largest sites globally in their...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Automotive and Aerospace

Head of Autonomy Product Portfolio, North America

Pacific was engaged with one of our key industrial automation clients and one of their newest and most innovative business units focused on Autonomy. The organisation was seeking a Head...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Consumer Goods

Senior Manager of Customer Development, North America

A sustainability focused food manufacturer with a global presence retained Pacific International to recruit for a Senior Manager of Customer Development to drive sales strategy within their U.S. headquarters in...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Leadership Succession Industrial Goods and Engineering

Plant Manager, North America

A Fortune 500 company, a world leader in the construction industry and materials space, re-engaged Pacific to recruit a Plant Leader for one of their most important strategic sites within...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Leadership Succession Consumer Goods Electronics and Semiconductors

Engineering Manager, North America

A high-growth leader in the consumer electronics space retained Pacific to place an Engineering Manager in one of their most critical business units. They were looking for someone who could...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Transportation and Logistics

Automation and IT Manager, North Africa

A Global Supply Chain and Logistics $10 BN business, providing asset solutions and infrastructure for the shipping industry in 100+ locations across the globe appointed Pacific to identify an Automation...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Leadership Succession Electronics and Semiconductors

Director of Research & Development, Switzerland

A fast-growing leader in Electrification engaged Pacific to manage the succession plan of the Director of Research & Development for their recently founded semiconductor branch, located in Switzerland.

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Vice President – Continuous Improvement & Quality, Germany

One of the world’s leading companies in the environmental services & technology solutions space, exclusively retained Pacific as their chosen executive search partner for this highly strategic role, which reports...

Female Leaders and Diversity Strategies Leadership Assessment Leadership Succession Industrial Goods and Engineering

Roofing Communications Leader, North America

A high-growth leader in the building materials space retained Pacific to place a Communication Leader over their most profitable business unit globally to drive key communication initiatives forward to both...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Industrial Goods and Engineering

Global Director of Strategic Sourcing, North America

A Fortune 500 company, a world leader in the building materials space, re-engaged Pacific to recruit a Global Director of Strategic Sourcing, a highly critical role that is responsible for...

Executive Search Leadership Succession Consumer Goods

Operations Manager, North America

A global leader in the ready-to-use vegetable space with values centered around their environmental impact retained Pacific to recruit an Operations Manager for one of their key manufacturing sites in...

A growing engineering client that provides cooling and heating systems globally has retained Pacific to search for a Director of Procurement

Female Leaders and Diversity Strategies Leadership Assessment Industrial Goods and Engineering

Director of Procurement – Warsaw, Poland

A growing engineering client that provides cooling and heating systems globally has retained Pacific to search for a Director of Procurement for their strategically critical site in Warsaw, Poland to...

Female Leaders and Diversity Strategies Leadership Assessment Consumer Goods

SHEQ Manager, EMEA

The SHEQ (Safety Health Environment Quality) Manager search was a continuation of a successful talent partnership with an exciting fast moving consumer goods brand which is heavily focused on ensuring...

Female Leaders and Diversity Strategies Leadership Assessment Industrial Goods and Engineering

Senior Manager of Global Logistics & Supply Chain – Poland, Warsaw

Pacific was retained by this privately owned, Global Engineering firm that provide HVAC and building management solutions and products to the global market. We were engaged to identify a Senior...

Female Leaders and Diversity Strategies Leadership Assessment Consumer Goods

Process Performance Engineer, EMEA

Pacific was asked to continue to support an exciting and rapidly growing fast-moving consumers goods business on the roll out of their Operational Excellence programme. It is being piloted across...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Consumer Goods

Plant Director, North America

Pacific was retained by a Private Equity backed soap manufacturing organization that is one of the fastest growing D2D consumer brands in the US. They were looking for a Manufacturing...

Executive Search Female Leaders and Diversity Strategies Leadership Assessment Industrial Goods and Engineering

Digital Marketing Manager, EMEA

Pacific was retained by a Global Fortune 500 firm operating within the manufacturing and engineering industry to identify a European Digital Marketing Manager to drive the development and optimization of...

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Senior Director of Strategy, EMEA

A Global Engineering organisation that provides Heating and Cooling Solutions for customers within a range of sectors as well as households worldwide. The Senior Vice President of Global Strategy on...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Consumer Goods

Senior Manager of Sales Finance, North America

A sustainability focused food manufacturer with a global presence retained Pacific International to recruit for a Senior Manager of Sales Finance for their U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles, CA.

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Consumer Goods

Maintenance Manager, North America

A global food manufacturing organisation with values focused around sustainability and their people retained Pacific to find a Maintenance Manager for their flagship site in Los Angeles, CA.

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Leadership Succession Industrial Goods and Engineering

Regional Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Leader, North America

A Fortune 500 company, a world leader in the building materials space, re-engaged Pacific to recruit a Regional TPM Leader for North America, a role that is responsible for building...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Automotive and Aerospace Electronics and Semiconductors

Program Manager, North America

A world leading industrial manufacturing organisation retained Pacific to find a program manager for their new electrification business unit.

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Strategic Procurement Buyer, North America

A growing leader in the hydraulics space retained Pacific to find a Strategic Procurement Buyer for their flagship facility in rural Kentucky.

C-Suite Executive Search Leadership Assessment Industrial Goods and Engineering

Chief Design Engineer, EMEA

A major manufacturing company was working on new investments and facing higher demand for new machines, therefore they required a Chief Design Engineer. They hired Pacific to quickly fill the...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Transportation and Logistics

Way of Working Leader, Netherlands

A Global Logistics firm, working across 160 sites, providing asset solutions and infrastructure for the shipping industry approached Pacific to find a Way of Working Leader to teach 'one best...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Electronics and Semiconductors

Quality Manager, North America

A high-growth, privately-held electrical manufacturing leader retained Pacific to recruit for a Quality Manager to drive their Quality program to new heights at its flagship facility in Atlanta, GA.

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Continuous Improvement Manager, EMEA

A Leading water technology company was looking for a Continuous Improvement Manager for their Service and Rental department in France and Benelux. The objectives for this individual were about implementing...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Industrial Goods and Engineering Technology, Media and Telecommunications

BIM Digital Product Leader, EMEA

Pacific was retained by a Global Fortune 500 firm operating within the manufacturing and engineering industry to identify a BIM (Building Information modeling) Digital Product Leader to drive the development...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Industrial Goods and Engineering

Regional Lean Operations System Expert, Poland

Pacific was retained by a leading supplier in the HVAC market to find an operating system expert to work across multiple facilities globally. The key candidate would be able to...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Leadership Succession Industrial Goods and Engineering

Procurement Manager, North America

A high growth leader in the hydraulics space retained Pacific to find a Procurement Manager for their flagship facility in a rural Kentucky. The perfect candidate needed, not only a...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Electronics and Semiconductors

Senior Manager of Operational Excellence, North America

Pacific was retained by a world leading capital equipment in the semiconductor industry. Their largest US Factory in the Northeast was seeking a Senior Manager of Operational Excellence to improve...

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European Customer Excellence Leader, France

This Fortune 500 company specializing in the building materials industry engaged Pacific International on a confidential mandate to replace an experienced leader due to retire. The new incumbent would lead...

Executive Search Leadership Assessment Consumer Goods

Head of Operational Excellence, Netherlands

One of the most exciting brands currently in the fast-moving consumer goods space engaged Pacific on a search to identify a Head of Operational Excellence to lead their first pilot...