# Executive Search Practices — Industries, Roles & Specialties

> The executive search practice organizes around three ways leadership requirements differ: by industry, by role, and by ownership or growth context. Delivered through Alder Koten.

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Retained executive search organized around how leadership requirements actually differ — by industry, by role, and by ownership or growth context.

The practice organizes around three ways leadership requirements actually differ: by industry, by role, and by ownership or growth context. Each of the three answers a different question a client asks us — "who leads well in this sector," "who leads well in this seat," "who leads well under this owner or at this stage." Search is delivered through [Alder Koten](https://www.alderkoten.com) and coordinated globally through [IMD International Search Group](https://www.imdsearch.com); leadership assessment is calibrated with the Anker Bioss Framework.

Most engagements sit at the intersection of at least two of these frames. A CFO search inside a chemicals plant is a different search from a CFO search inside a Series C scale-up — the sector context, the seat, and the ownership model each reshape the brief, the target list, and the assessment. The three views below let a client enter from whichever frame matches how they think about the mandate.

[By industry ## Industries True sectors — manufacturing, automotive, aerospace and defense, medical device, chemicals, electronics, industrial equipment, and technology. Who leads well in this sector. View all industries →](https://josejruiz.com/en/practices/industries/)[By role ## Roles The executive seat — board directors and chairs, CEO, CFO, technology officers, human resources, marketing and sales, supply chain and operations, and country leadership. Who leads well in this seat. View all roles →](https://josejruiz.com/en/practices/roles/)[By specialty ## Specialties Ownership, governance, growth, and geographic contexts — private equity, family enterprise, venture capital and scale-ups, nearshoring, US–Mexico cross-border, and IMMEX / maquila. Who leads well under this owner or at this stage. View all specialties →](https://josejruiz.com/en/practices/specialties/)

## Start a conversation

Whether you are hiring for a sector, a seat, or a specific ownership context, [start a conversation with the practice](https://josejruiz.com/en/contact/). We will bring you a calibrated shortlist grounded in the reality of your business.

_Jose J. Ruiz is CEO and Managing Partner of Alder Koten, President of IMD International Search Group, and Chairman of Anker Bioss._

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