Executive Search · United States
Executive Search — United States | Retained VP & C-Suite Search
Retained VP and C-suite executive search for US organizations — delivered through Alder Koten, with cross-border reach into Mexico.
Executive search is where this practice began — and where our reputation is built. Delivered through Alder Koten, our US executive search work is retained, structured, and evidence-driven — for boards, CEOs, PE sponsors, and family enterprises that need the right VP or C-suite leader for the next phase of their story.
We serve public companies, private-equity portfolio companies, family-owned businesses, and mission-driven organizations across the United States — with a specialization in cross-border US–Mexico placements no generic firm can match.
Executive search specializations
- Manufacturing & industrial operations — plant directors, VPs of operations, COOs for industrial platforms
- Supply chain, logistics & procurement — VPs and directors for complex, cross-border supply networks
- Digital transformation, IT & data leadership — CIOs, CDOs, VPs of digital, heads of data
- Finance, HR & enabling-function heads — CFOs, CHROs, general counsel, controllers, VPs
- Country-manager placements — for US companies expanding into or operating in Mexico
- Board director search — independent directors, chair searches, governance-committee placements
How executive search works here
Every retained executive search follows The Human Method — Alder Koten's eight-step process, calibrated by the Anker Bioss Framework. Structured evidence, not opinion.
- Role charter and competency scorecard written before the search opens — not after
- Validated assessment using Hogan (HPI/HDS/MVPI), BIOSS Career Path Appreciation, and Luks Prisma
- Bi-weekly progress reports and a running target-company map
- Reference dossiers and 360° validation against the framework
- 90-day integration cadence post-placement, plus replacement guarantee
Client protections
- Off-limits protection. Alder Koten does not recruit a candidate placed with a client during that candidate's tenure with the company.
- Replacement guarantee. If a placed candidate resigns or is terminated for cause within the guarantee period, Alder Koten conducts a replacement search at direct expenses only.
- International reach. IMD International Search Group partner across 22+ countries.