President – R&D

President – R&D Corporation, Mining – Industry Research (Canada)

Strategic Replacement: The client is a not-for-profit research corporation with a Board of Directors consisting of senior executives of international resources majors and academic leaders, with close association with a Canadian University.  During Hugo Lang’s due diligence process it was apparent that the successful candidate for a previous Hugo Lang executive search assignment was key to the leadership succession plan for this organisation.  Also, our research process indicated that a Canadian service provider had failed in their search for a suitable President or VP succession plan .

Solution: From our knowledge and global research data development Hugo Lang was able to identify and offer a highly relevant and suitable candidate from Australia as successor, directly into the retiring President’s role as a solution.

Value Add: Through our due diligence process and working closely with the panel Chair, our replacement candidate strategy also provided a solution to the University’s environmental accreditation gap, further linking the two entities.