The Leader November 2023

Hi,

November has been a fruitful and exciting month for our executive search business!

We were thrilled for our Electronics and E-mobility team to attend the SPS electronic conference in Nuremberg and our Dental team to attend the GNYD dental conference in New York, gaining valuable insights and expanding our professional network.

Adding a social touch, we also hosted our first executive networking event at a stylish rooftop lounge in the heart of New York City, creating opportunities for meaningful connections and forging new relationships with potential clients. Check out our LinkedIn for more on the event @morganlatif

In our commitment to continuous improvement, we dedicated a busy development day to enhancing our skills this month. Our senior team members led insightful training sessions, fostering knowledge exchange and professional growth. To unwind, we concluded the day with a delightful evening of cheese and wine tasting.

As we reflect on this month's achievements and growth, we extend our heartfelt wishes and hope our network had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Your ongoing support is truly appreciated, and we look forward to the exciting opportunities that lie ahead.

Featured Job

CFO

(Medical Devices)

Our client is a prominent player in the healthcare sector. Their ethos is built on the pillars of streamlined efficiency and an ongoing commitment to progress and innovation. They have a global presence, servicing professionals in over two dozen countries.

The CFO position is integral to the company's financial leadership, directing fiscal management, operational strategy, and growth initiatives. This hands-on role involves optimising their financial and operational performance, guiding sales and procurement, and spearheading IT and process enhancements.

The ideal candidate for the CFO position will possess a robust financial background with proven experience in strategic planning, operational efficiency, and leading growth in a dynamic business environment. They should be adept at hands-on financial management, contract negotiation, and implementing systems and process improvements across diverse teams.

If you are interested in this role or know someone who would be, please contact Sarah Messer

Featured Job

Site Leader

(Industrial)

Our client is a leading international industrial company. This is a fantastic opportunity for a site leader to lead a cultural turnaround and collaborate closely with the senior leaders of other European sites and global functions. They will execute the company's objectives and business partners' strategies. This role requires a strong focus on improving complex inventory and supply chains, logistics, packing and distribution, HSE, Quality, Service, lean, automation and financial efficacy.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in a leadership position within Plant operations and or Logistics and Supply Chain management.?

If you are interested in this role or know someone who would be, please contact Dave Cumming

Featured Placement

Head of New Business Programs

(Packaging)

Our client was a global leader in food packaging within the paper and flexible segments. They have over 15,000 employees across 116 locations worldwide. Our client wanted Morgan Latif's expertise in the packaging industry to fill this incredibly crucial role.

They were looking for a senior individual with program management experience as well as strong commercial strategy and business acumen. This was a brand new role for a program that could lead to stratospheric growth for the organisation. As our client was becoming a true high-performance business it was critical that Morgan Latif delivered the best talent on the market. Our specialist team carefully mapped out the specific region identified the best-in-class organisations and headhunted the top 20 individuals as well as using our illustrious existing network.

If you need support within your organisation, please contact @olliepearn

Featured Candidate

Former CEO

This fantastic candidate was the CEO of IMS Connector Systems and has been an experienced manager for over 30 years in the fields of electricals, automotive, communication, industrial and mechatronics with management experience. He is a result-oriented and organisationally strong candidate with experience in internationally active medium-sized companies.

He has been responsible for Eastern Europe, China and the USA regions and has established brown and green field applications in the responsibility of these regions. He is now seeking a role with a similar level of responsibility.

If you are interested in this candidate please contact @talishumphries

Check out what our team has been listening to and reading this month!

Book

Against Empathy

Paul Bloom

This highly recommended book looks at the other side of feeling empathy. It looks at the latest research in psychology and neuroscience suggesting "we feel empathy most for those we find attractive and who seem similar to us and not at all for those who are different, distant or anonymous."?

Paul argues that it seems that empathy biases people in favour of people we know and can relate to - ignoring the suffering of thousands.

Video

Understanding Empathy

Simon Sinek?

Check out this keynote snippet from Simon Sinek discussing the empathetic environment he believes everyone in a leadership position should be creating.

Read here