Activity

It was an uncompromising brief, but within four weeks, our candidate was appointed as Chairman and subsequently became CEO.

Our involvement continued. Aggio provided counsel, facilitated introductions with investment groups and fostered business development opportunities. Input from Aggio helped to shape the make up of the executive team as the company developed out of its academic origins into a successful commercial enterprise.

At short notice, Aggio helped the company secure an interim financial director in order to seal a partnership with a major pharmaceutical company. In the early stages of the negotiations, additional financial modelling and analysis had been required and, within 24 hours, Aggio responded with the successful individual.

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The pioneering nature of the company meant no one to date had yet successfully addressed the key regulatory challenges, so the skill set required did not necessarily exist within the UK or Europe.

Using a lateral approach, within six weeks Aggio presented a shortlist to the client. The CEO faced a very difficult choice between two of the shortlisted candidates. The appointed candidate had an unusual background, having not considered a senior executive post within the smaller biotech as a viable alternative.

The new COO was appointed as a Board Director of the company.

Activity

A global search was initiated to recruit a Board Director with direct relevant experience within the medical device market.

The parameters were challenging: the candidate needed strong relevant commercial expertise and international experience, particularly in taking products through development, manoeuvring regulatory hurdles and championing the products with the industry to successfully move them forward.

The shortlist comprised candidates from across the US and Europe and the candidate of first choice was appointed.

Activity

A global search was initiated to recruit a Board Director with direct relevant experience within the medical device market.

The parameters were challenging: the candidate needed strong relevant commercial expertise and international experience, particularly in taking products through development, manoeuvring regulatory hurdles and championing the products with the industry to successfully move them forward.

The shortlist comprised candidates from across the US and Europe and the candidate of first choice was appointed.

Activity

The President would help formulate the strategy and build a biologics capability from the ground in a location in Central Europe. The individual was required to have direct, relevant experience of taking and developing novel biologics from discovery through registration and market launch, and the ability to adapt quickly to a fast-changing regulatory landscape.

Within six weeks, Aggio presented a shortlist of six potential candidates from across Europe. The preferred candidate had an issue with the current employer's retention policy. Aggio coached the candidate to successfully retain the entire value of the equity incentive plan, and provided support to the family during and after relocation.

Activity

The brief was challenging. Multinational expertise and a strong understanding of regulatory and cGMP manufacturing guidelines were required, not to mention effective management skills. The right candidate needed to be a strong leader with the drive and energy to motivate a work force who might underperform and who did not appreciate the quality needed to compete globally. International experience in EU and US was a pre requisite. Finally, within the particular region of Europe, attracting international management experience was recognised to be a significant issue.

Deploying in-depth search and profiling skills, Aggio identified a core group of 20 candidates from the US, Europe and Far East, The candidate started within 12 weeks from commencement, relocating his family to the region.