Case Study: East-West Seed achieves a breakthrough CEO hire with Stanton Chase executive search

East-West Seed hires a new CEO in April 2023 with Stanton Chase

The customer, East-West Seed, sought to hire a forward-thinking CEO to lead its global vegetable seed business. For the first time, the family-owned company engaged an executive search firm, Stanton Chase, to conduct a worldwide search for a candidate who would bring diverse industry, ethnic, and gender perspectives.

Stanton Chase leveraged its global network to identify and assess passive candidates, ultimately presenting a shortlist of five international candidates. Following interviews and psychometric assessments, a French executive was selected and hired as CEO in April 2023. The customer praised Stanton Chase for its sector expertise, cultural affinity, and patient guidance throughout the process, resulting in a game-changing leadership hire.

East-West Seed (ews)