Case Studies

CEO, Minnesota

Background

Vast Ventures (Bristol, UK) acquired a 100% stake in Root River Hardwoods (Minnesota, USA), a vertically-integrated timber manufacturer with revenues of around $13m.

Assignment

Search for a CEO to report to Vast and the Board, scaling the business to a $100m revenue organisation over the next 10 years. 

The role required someone to aid in the smooth transition from RRH being a family-run business of 30+ years into its new ownership structure.

It required someone incredibly hands on to implement and scale processes across manufacturing and operations, finance, and sales and marketing, as well as maintain a critical strategic lens through long term planning, organic growth and synergistic acquisitions, and develop the next generation of leaders within the business.

Process

Following our Discovery, we built out a recruitment timeline spanning 6 weeks which completely utilised our Attraction and Shortlisting function.

Key features used included

  • Stakeholder Alignment Report

  • Video Shortlisting

  • Behavioural Profiling

  • Onboarding Document

After initial shortlisting to online interviews, were able to coordinate the hiring party’s arrival in Minnesota from the UK with the final, face to face interview stage of the process in Minneapolis, with an offer being subsequently made.

Feedback

Jon Summers

CEO, Root River Hardwoods

“Giles is one of the best recruiters I’ve met over the years, and was an absolute pleasure to work with. The team at Right Pear has truly nailed the process, from their Candidate Journey overview at the start, to their attention to detail throughout the process, to the timely follow-up at each turn.

Fun, easy-going and genuinely great people to have worked with.

Giles brings a personal touch and a real human connection that is pretty rare in the recruiting world. Can’t recommend him highly enough!”

Adrian Johnson

Co-Founder, Vast

“I couldn’t be more pleased with the experience. From the initial consultation to the final hire, Giles & Jonny were professional, attentive, and truly understood our unique needs.


What stood out most was their ability to listen and grasp the nuances of our company culture and the specific qualities we needed in a leader for a new business that we had little experience in. Giles presented us with a fantastic shortlist of highly qualified candidates, each of whom fit our requirements both in terms of relevant industry experience and leadership style.


Thanks to Giles and his expertise in executive level recruitment, I'd highly recommend Right Pear to anyone looking to fill any position.”