Driving Growth Through Executive Search Excellence

How Hunter Recruiting guided a specialty chemicals manufacturer achieve 18% revenue growth and stronger margins through transformative executive search.

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Transforming Leadership: Executive Search Success in Specialty Manufacturing

About the client

A specialty chemicals manufacturer operating in a highly technical, competitive market faced stagnant revenue and inconsistent profit margins. Despite a strong product portfolio, the leadership team lacked the strategic clarity, commercial agility, and financial discipline needed to scale effectively.

They turned to Hunter Recruiting, an executive search staffing agency with deep industry expertise and a proven track record of connecting organizations with transformative leaders.

The challenge

The client’s challenges were complex and deeply rooted in leadership capability gaps. Leadership gaps at the executive level were stalling growth and process improvements

Stagnant revenue growth and inconsistent profit margins
Lack of strategic and commercial agility among existing executives
No clear roadmap for scalable operations in a niche technical industry
Difficulty attracting leaders with sector-specific expertise
Previous recruitment efforts lacked speed, precision, and business alignment

Our Executive Search Solution

Hunter Recruiting designed a consultative executive search process focused on transformation, not transaction. Our team began by analyzing leadership gaps, long-term business objectives, and cultural alignment needs. Designing a system to create day one value through key executive placement required pre-work before initiation of search by targeted and foundation-first approach to executive placement.

Deep industry networking and targeted referrals
Boolean and passive candidate sourcing for hidden executive talent
Utilization of our proprietary STEMHUNTER database to identify proven leaders
KPI-driven scorecards linked to revenue and margin goals
Focus on executives with transformation experience, not just impressive résumés
Emphasis on operational and cultural fit to ensure long-term success

The results

Hunter Recruiting quickly identified and secured high-impact leaders — including a Chief Financial Officer and a Vice President of Sales — with proven success in scaling technical organizations.

Our client achieved measurable transformation and immediate ROI.

+18%

Revenue Growth YoY

+4%

Gross Margin Expansion

+12%

Customer Retention Increase

100%

Executive Retention

Positions Filled:

Chief Financial Officer (CFO),
Vice President of Finance,
Director of Technical Sales,
Director of Operations,
Director of Quality,
Director of Business Development

Expertise

With decades of executive-search experience, we bring deep industry insight, leadership acumen, and strategic alignment to every engagement. We identify leaders who not only perform but thrive within your organization’s culture and growth trajectory.

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Performance

Our process is built for measurable success: from swift, precise placements to long-term leadership impact. We deliver executive placements who drive results, uphold excellence, and contribute lasting value.

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Reach

Our global network and trusted relationships enable access to extraordinary executive talent, much of it passive and unadvertised. Wherever you need leadership across the region or around the world, we connect you with the right individuals.

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Innovation

We combine traditional executive search finesse with modern tools and data-driven insights including our own proprietary job board, STEMHUNTER. From candidate-mapping technology to transparent dashboards and advanced assessment, we bring clarity, speed, and precision to every search.

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Client Reviews

“Hunter delivered exactly the kind of leadership we needed—fast. Their team knew our industry and brought forward candidates who could hit the ground running. The results speak for themselves.”

CEO, Specialty Chemicals Manufacturer

“Our assigned Hunter Recruiting Leader came with 20+ years industry knowledge and an incredible amount of data to guide the buildout of search strategy and the candidate success profile for our executive placement. It also helped that they’d staffed for two or our competitors, both giants in the chemical industry.”