Retained Search

Specialist search for agriculture and life sciences, at every level.

We find, assess and secure the people your competitors would rather you never met, from the boardroom to the specialists who drive growth. Mapped, reported and guaranteed in writing for 12 months.

Chaseman Global specialist search is a retained service for agriculture and life sciences companies hiring at every level, from board directors and CEOs to the specialists and managers who drive growth. A named team maps the full talent market, approaches candidates confidentially and targets delivery of an assessed shortlist within 21 working days of briefing.

Whether you are a global multinational, a family-owned corporate, a VC- or PE-backed company scaling after a new round or a fund building strength across your portfolio, one team brings the same mapped, evidence-led search to every critical hire. That covers board directors, CEOs and global leaders through to the commercial, technical and regulatory teams behind them.

Roles we deliver.

  • Board and C-suite
  • Global and regional leadership
  • General and country management
  • Commercial and sales leadership
  • Marketing and portfolio
  • Regulatory and R&D
  • Data and digital agriculture
  • Key account management
  • Finance and investment
  • Technical specialists
The service

Four disciplines. One accountable team.

01

Market Mapping

Competitor organization charts and talent maps that show who holds the capability you need, where they sit and what it would take to move them.

02

Shortlisting

Functional and behavioral competency assessment, impact referencing and psychometric profiling against your criteria, so you only meet candidates who can do the job.

03

Search & Placement

Interview management, offer negotiation, notice period and onboarding, through to the first day in role.

04

Talent Market Insight

Compensation benchmarking, succession mapping and competitor intelligence for leadership and boards.

Our standards

What you can hold us to.

We do not stop until the search is complete. These are the commitments behind that sentence.

Shortlist target: 21 working days

A defined ten-step process with weekly client update meetings. When a hire is urgent, qualified candidates are released to you as they clear our process.

Live pipeline, 24/7

Every candidate, stage and piece of feedback visible in your client portal. Every communication answered within 24 hours. Data held in a Microsoft enterprise-level secured environment.

The 12-month guarantee

Free replacement to month three. 50% off to month six. 25% off to month twelve. In writing on every Retained Search and Priority Search placement.

Track record

Recent appointments at every level, in every region.

Every example comes from the search record. Clients are described, never named, because confidentiality is the job.

Board and leadership

CEOs, presidents, chief officers, regional heads and general managers for global groups, family-owned companies and investor-backed businesses.

Role types CEO · President · Chief Commercial, Business, Product, Science and Technology Officers · Head of Region · General Manager · Country Manager

Crop protectionAMERICAS

Head of North America

Global crop protection company · United States

103people mapped
11presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAPAC

Chief Science Officer

Food ingredient company · Australia

113people mapped
10presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

General Manager DACH

Global crop protection company · Germany

49people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionAMERICAS

Business Leader, Brazil

Crop protection company · Brazil

103people mapped
12presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Head of North America

Biosolutions company · United States

86people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAPAC

Chief Technology Officer

Precision fermentation company · Australia

270people mapped
8presented
Placedretained search
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AgTechEMEA

Chief Executive Officer

Digital pest monitoring company · Slovenia

96people mapped
6presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAPAC

Chief Commercial Officer

Carbon advisory company · Australia

189people mapped
11presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsEMEA

Chief Business Officer

Peptide crop protection company · France

92people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionAMERICAS

President, US

Crop protection and chemicals group · United States

91people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityEMEA

C-suite Executive

Fresh produce technology company · Netherlands

226people mapped
Placedretained search
View case study
BiologicalsEMEA

Chief Business Officer

Biocontrol company · Belgium

61people mapped
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsEMEA

Chief Product Officer

Biosolutions company · Spain

Placedretained search
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BiologicalsEMEA

Head of EMEA

Biosolutions company · Spain

Placedretained search
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AgTechEMEA

Vice President, AgTech

Global crop nutrition company · Norway

Placedretained search
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AgTechEMEA

Chief Commercial Officer

AgTech computer vision company · Israel

Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAMERICAS

Country Manager, Peru

Postharvest technology company · Peru

Placedretained search
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AgTechAMERICAS

Head of LATAM

Pest management technology company

Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Country Manager, Brazil

Biosolutions company · Brazil

71people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsEMEA

Chief Financial Officer

Microbial discovery company · United Kingdom

95people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAPAC

Chief Scientific Officer

Precision fermentation dairy company · Australia

111people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
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Climate and clean technologyAPAC

Country Manager, Australia

Carbon removal technology company · Australia

67people mapped
6presented
Placedretained search
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AgTechAMERICAS

Chief Financial Officer

Vertical farming company · United States

119people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Chief Executive Officer

Biostimulants and biopesticides company · United States

90people mapped
Placedretained search
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Commercial and sales

Commercial leaders and the sales teams behind them, from launch markets with no local team to established territories.

Role types Sales Director · Head of Sales · Key Account Manager · Regional, Territory and District Sales Manager · Business Development Manager · Technical Sales

BiologicalsAMERICAS

Key Account Manager, first US commercial hire

European biocontrol company · United States

73people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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Animal healthAPAC

Nutrition Sales Manager

Animal nutrition business of a food group · Australia

165people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

Sub-Region Head, Nordics and Baltics

Global crop protection company · Nordics and Baltics

74people mapped
3presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAPAC

Director of Commercial Operations, ANZ

Biostimulants company · Australia and New Zealand

85people mapped
9presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

Key Account Manager, distributor channel

Global crop protection major · Netherlands

180people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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AgTechEMEA

First Key Account Manager DACH

French agricultural robotics manufacturer · Germany

238people mapped
6presented
Placedretained search
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AgTechEMEA

European Account Executive

In-field sensing and analytics company

81people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Technical Sales Support Lead

RNA biotechnology company · Mexico

Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAPAC

Commercial Manager

Clean ammonia business of a global crop nutrition company · Singapore

Placedretained search
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BiologicalsEMEA

Regional Sales Manager, Poland, Romania and Hungary

Biostimulants company · Central Europe

Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Account Manager, Upper Midwest

Plant nutrition company · United States

158people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Technical Sales Support Lead, Pacific Northwest and Midwest

RNA biotechnology company · United States

74people mapped
9presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsEMEA

Technical Sales Support Lead, Europe

RNA biotechnology company · Italy

41people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsEMEA

Territory Sales Manager, Italy

Plant nutrition company · Italy

53people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Technical Sales Support, US Southeast

RNA biotechnology company · United States

243people mapped
9presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Technical Sales Support Lead, Pacific Northwest

RNA biotechnology company · United States

165people mapped
3presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Territory Sales Lead, West Coast

RNA biotechnology company · United States

380people mapped
13presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Plant Health Sales Representative, Mexico

RNA biotechnology company · Mexico

129people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Technical Sales Support Lead, US West

RNA biotechnology company · United States

99people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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AgTechEMEA

Business Leader, Channel Partners

Spray technology manufacturer

82people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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AgricultureAMERICAS

Senior Trader and Head of North America

Fertilizer trading business of a global group · United States

159people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAMERICAS

Digital Sales Lead, US

Postharvest technology company · United States

398people mapped
14presented
Placedretained search
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Animal healthAMERICAS

Territory Sales Manager

Animal feed additive company · United States

209people mapped
8presented
Placedretained search
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Animal healthAPAC

Key Account Manager

Animal nutrition ingredients company · Australia

160people mapped
8presented
Placedretained search
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Regulatory and public affairs

Regulatory leaders, registration specialists and public affairs professionals who keep products on the market.

Role types Global Regulatory Director · Regulatory Affairs Manager · Registration Manager · Toxicologist · Public Affairs

BiologicalsGlobal

Global Regulatory Manager

RNA biotechnology company

69people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAMERICAS

Regulatory Manager, North America

Postharvest technology company · United States

208people mapped
16presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAPAC

APAC Regulatory Director

Climate technology company

83people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

Head of Regulatory Affairs, EU and CIS

Global crop protection company

101people mapped
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsGlobal

Global Regulatory Director

Biosolutions company

325people mapped
12presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Global Head of Regulatory Affairs

Microbial biotechnology company · United States

114people mapped
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

Regulatory Manager, Nordics

Crop protection company · Germany

Placedretained search
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Crop protectionAPAC

Public Affairs, Global Issues

Global crop protection company · India

Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Public Affairs Manager, Brazil

RNA biotechnology company · Brazil

Placedretained search
View case study
Food and sustainabilityEMEA

Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager

Mycelium food company · Germany

136people mapped
9presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionGlobal

Global Regulatory and Public Affairs Manager, Food Value Chain

Global crop protection company

231people mapped
13presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAPAC

APAC Regulatory Specialist

Postharvest technology company

76people mapped
8presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionAMERICAS

Head of Regulatory Affairs

Venture-backed crop protection technology company · United States

117people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionGlobal

Global Regulatory Affairs Manager

Global crop protection company

163people mapped
8presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

Toxicologist

Global crop protection company · United Kingdom

163people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Public Affairs Manager, California

RNA biotechnology company · United States

157people mapped
10presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Regulatory Affairs Manager

Biological insecticide company · United States

214people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Regulatory Affairs Manager

RNA biotechnology company · United States

166people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsGlobal

Global Regulatory Manager

Semiochemical pest control company · United States

80people mapped
6presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

Public Affairs Director

Global crop protection company

61people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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Climate and clean technologyAMERICAS

International Regulatory Director

Carbon removal technology company · Canada

158people mapped
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionAMERICAS

Toxicologist

Global crop protection company · United States

348people mapped
18presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

Head of Regulatory Affairs, EMEA

Crop protection company · Belgium

159people mapped
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Regulatory Affairs Manager

Biological insecticide company · United States

52people mapped
Placedretained search
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Marketing and product

Marketing heads, portfolio leaders and product managers who turn pipelines into revenue.

Role types Head of Marketing · Portfolio Director · Head of Product · Product Manager · Marketing Communications

BiologicalsEMEA

Head of Product

Soil biologicals company · United Kingdom

160people mapped
9presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAPAC

Head of Product

Food ingredient company · Australia

70people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionGlobal

Global Marketing Communications Head

Global crop protection company

232people mapped
8presented
Placedretained search
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AgTechAMERICAS

Product Manager, Argentina

Digital agriculture company · Argentina

Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

Head of Strategic Marketing DACH

Global crop protection company · Switzerland

160people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAPAC

Executive Director of Product

Synthetic biology company · Australia

Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Head of Product

Biological insecticide company · United States

59people mapped
10presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionGlobal

Global Product Manager

Global crop protection company

111people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionAMERICAS

Head of Marketing and Product Strategy, North America

Global crop protection company · United States

227people mapped
11presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

AgTech Lead, Northern Europe

Global crop protection company

118people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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AgTechAPAC

Product Specialist, Western Australia

Precision spraying technology company · Australia

150people mapped
9presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionGlobal

Global Marketing Communications Head

Global crop protection company

226people mapped
25presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

European Marketing Manager

International crop protection company

136people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAMERICAS

Product Specialist, Mexico

Postharvest technology company · Mexico

84people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
View case study
AgTechAPAC

Product Manager

Virtual fencing company · Australia

141people mapped
8presented
Placedretained search
View case study
Food and sustainabilityEMEA

Marketing Specialist

Bio-based materials company

79people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
View case study
Food and sustainabilityAMERICAS

Product Specialist, Peru

Postharvest technology company · Peru

50people mapped
8presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Head of Americas Marketing and Business Development

Protein-based biocontrol company · United States

79people mapped
12presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

Head of Country Marketing, Germany

Global crop protection company · Germany

151people mapped
3presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Biosolutions Business Head

Global crop protection company · United States

147people mapped
12presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

AgTech and Sustainable Solutions Manager, Southern Europe

Global crop protection company

59people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Portfolio Lead and Head of Americas Marketing

Protein-based biocontrol company · United States

76people mapped
6presented
Placedretained search
View case study
Crop protectionAMERICAS

Marketing Communications Manager, North America

Global crop protection company · United States

150people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
View case study
BiologicalsEMEA

Technical and Marketing Lead, Northern Europe

Soil biology company

101people mapped
6presented
Placedretained search
View case study

Technical and R&D

R&D leaders, scientists and field development teams across chemistry, biology and digital agriculture.

Role types R&D Director · Head of Innovation · Research Agronomist · Formulation Chemist · Field Trials Manager · Data Scientist

AgTechAMERICAS

Senior Data Scientist

Postharvest technology company · United States

180people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionGlobal

R&D Director, Plant Health

Global crop protection company

104people mapped
9presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

Research Agronomist, Fungicides

Global crop protection company

152people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
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Animal healthAPAC

R&D Lead Scientist and Site Manager

Livestock methane reduction company · New Zealand

130people mapped
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionAMERICAS

Research and Development Station Manager

Global crop protection company · Mexico

43people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAPAC

Executive Director, Science and Innovation

Synthetic biology company · Australia

Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

Field R&D Database Lead

Global crop protection company

144people mapped
12presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionGlobal

Head of Global Technical Management

International crop protection company

74people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionAMERICAS

Global Head of Innovation

Crop protection and chemicals group · United States

111people mapped
Placedretained search
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AgTechEMEA

Full Stack Engineer

Digital agriculture company · Italy

182people mapped
20presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAPAC

Nutrition Technical Manager

Food manufacturer · Australia

101people mapped
8presented
Placedretained search
View case study
Food and sustainabilityGlobal

Global Equipment Innovation Manager

Postharvest solutions company · United States

164people mapped
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionAMERICAS

Formulation Chemist

Formulation technology company · United States

457people mapped
13presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityEMEA

Senior R&D Manager

Food technology company · Belgium

167people mapped
12presented
Placedretained search
View case study
Climate and clean technologyAPAC

Technical Services Engineer

Carbon removal technology company · Australia

65people mapped
Placedretained search
View case study
BiologicalsGlobal

Global Head, Biology and Development

Biological crop protection company

Placedretained search
View case study
Crop protectionEMEA

Technical Specialist

Global crop protection company · United Kingdom

85people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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AgTechAMERICAS

Automation and Controls Engineer

Vertical farming company · United States

225people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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AgTechEMEA

Senior UX Designer

Dairy farm intelligence company · Netherlands

110people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAMERICAS

Agronomy Manager

Postharvest technology company · United States

160people mapped
18presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAMERICAS

Formulations Scientist

Postharvest technology company · United States

99people mapped
6presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAMERICAS

Senior Postharvest Scientist

Postharvest technology company · United States

41people mapped
3presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAMERICAS

Pilot Technician

Postharvest technology company · United States

109people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAMERICAS

Sensor Engineer

Postharvest technology company · United States

85people mapped
3presented
Placedretained search
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Operations and corporate

Operations, quality, HR and finance leaders who keep a growing business running.

Role types Operations Director · Quality Assurance · Process Engineering · Supply Chain · Finance · HR Director

BiologicalsGlobal

Global Director of Quality Assurance

RNA biotechnology company

114people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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BiologicalsAMERICAS

Operations Director

RNA biotechnology company · United States

55people mapped
10presented
Placedretained search
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Animal healthAPAC

Senior Operations Start-up Specialist

Livestock methane reduction company · Australia

120people mapped
11presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityEMEA

Lead Process Engineer

Fermentation scale-up company · Austria

147people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAPAC

Global HR Manager

Biomaterials company · China

210people mapped
5presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionAMERICAS

Head of HR, North America

Global crop protection company · United States

149people mapped
Placedretained search
View case study
Climate and clean technologyEMEA

Senior Process Engineer

Carbon mineralization company · Netherlands

103people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
View case study
Life sciencesGlobal

Global Head, ESG and Sustainability

Global dermatology company · Switzerland

125people mapped
14presented
Placedretained search
View case study
Animal healthAPAC

Health and Safety Coordinator

Livestock methane reduction company · Australia

73people mapped
6presented
Placedretained search
View case study
Climate and clean technologyAMERICAS

Project Director

Biomass supply chain company · Canada

84people mapped
6presented
Placedretained search
View case study
Food and sustainabilityEMEA

Mill Manager

Bio-based materials company

112people mapped
12presented
Placedretained search
View case study
Food and sustainabilityGlobal

Global Logistics Lead

Postharvest technology company

119people mapped
12presented
Placedretained search
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Animal healthAPAC

Processing Operator

Livestock methane reduction company · Australia

91people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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AgTechAMERICAS

Director of Finance

Agricultural investment platform · United States

89people mapped
4presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionEMEA

Finance Controller, Northern Europe

Global crop protection company · Germany

90people mapped
6presented
Placedretained search
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Animal healthAPAC

Site Construction Manager

Livestock methane reduction company · Australia

112people mapped
6presented
Placedretained search
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AgTechAMERICAS

Financial Analyst

Vertical farming company · United States

71people mapped
7presented
Placedretained search
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InvestmentEMEA

Investment Professional

Venture capital firm · Belgium

195people mapped
13presented
Placedretained search
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Animal healthAPAC

Aquaculture Supervisor

Livestock methane reduction company · Australia

135people mapped
6presented
Placedretained search
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Animal healthAPAC

Aquaculture Systems Operator

Livestock methane reduction company · Australia

73people mapped
8presented
Placedretained search
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Crop protectionAMERICAS

HR Director

Global crop protection company · United States

216people mapped
10presented
Placedretained search
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Food and sustainabilityAMERICAS

Financial Manager

Postharvest solutions company · United States

120people mapped
3presented
Placedretained search
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Animal healthAPAC

Processing Operator

Livestock methane reduction company · Australia

93people mapped
Placedretained search
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Animal healthAMERICAS

Sustainability Manager

Livestock methane reduction company · United States

90people mapped
Placedretained search
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Questions

Specialist search, answered.

Do you only recruit executives?

No. We fill critical roles at every level, from board directors, CEOs and VPs to country managers, key account managers, regulatory specialists and technical specialists. The same mapped, evidence-led search applies to every hire.

What is Executive Assessment?

An optional layer on any retained search. We assess finalists for how they think, decide and respond under pressure, then give your panel plain-English interpretation, board-ready outputs and a verbal debrief, so you can commit with confidence.

Is your search retained or contingent?

We offer two models. Retained Search lets us map the full market, approach the best people rather than the available ones and report to you at every stage. Priority Search is an exclusive, success-based model for clearly defined mandates where speed to hire is essential.

What levels do you recruit?

Every level: board directors and senior executives through to functional leaders, managers and technical specialists, across commercial and sales, key account management, marketing and portfolio, regulatory and R&D and data and digital agriculture.

What happens if a placement does not work out?

Every Retained Search and Priority Search placement carries our 12-month written guarantee: a free replacement search to the end of month three, 50% off the replacement fee to the end of month six and 25% off to the end of month twelve.

How do you keep us informed?

Every Retained Search client has 24/7 access to a live pipeline in our client portal, weekly update meetings and a reply to every communication within 24 hours.

A typical search, by the numbers

Every shortlist is the tip of a full market.

The median search in our published track record, measured from activity in our search system.

106
people mapped and screened
24
in-depth conversations
7
assessed candidates presented
1
appointment, guaranteed for 12 months

What you can hold us to

21 working days
Target for an assessed shortlist from briefing
Weekly
Written update on every live search
12 months
Written guarantee on every Retained Search and Priority Search placement
One working day
Response to every new brief

Brief us on your next critical hire.

A partner will respond within one working day with a view on the market, the approach and the timeline.