"LF
Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of Li & Fung Limited,
a global consumer products sourcing company.
"Adam
has done a great job recruiting for a number of our portfolio companies.
He is thorough, conscientious, and hard working. Starting with an exacting
position profile, finding a benchmark candidate to fine tune the search,
giving periodic updates, performing reference checks and negotiating
the offer, Adam is an exceptional professional in the search
industry. I would recommend him highly."
-Mike
Hsieh
President,
LF Venture Capital
"Horizon
Holdings is a private equity firm that invests in consumer product companies
with revenues between $10 million and $50 million. Horizon's principals
work with the key executives at each of its companies to build long-term
equity value.
"I
highly recommend Adam Thacher as an executive search consultant. We
have retained Adam twice and would not hesitate to do so again. Our
first project was the recruitment of a CFO for one of our portfolio
companies; the second was a Vice President of Marketing and Sales for
another. In both cases, we were very pleased with the results and
the search process. We recruited two highly qualified candidates.
Adam completed both projects quickly (the second in 60 days) and was
a pleasure to work with. He was sensitive to our needs as well as those
of our CEOs. We appreciated his regular communication and his high level
of involvement through out."
-Jim
Shorin
Managing Member
Horizon Holdings
"Studio
Direct is a Li & Fung Company. The company allows smaller retailers
to develop complete private label apparel programs with the same pricing
and great product selection as the largest retailers.
"I
retained Adam to recruit a Vice President of Sales for us and was extremely
pleased with both the results and the process. Adam helped us recruit
a first class individual and I found him to be very "hands on"
throughout the entire engagement. I have worked with many executive
recruiters in my career; Adam demonstrated more flexibility and provided
a higher level of service than most. In particular, he did not hand
off my project to junior recruiters as soon as our project was initiated.
"I
would not hesitate to use Adam again."
-Maureen
MacInnis
Vice President of Human Resources
Studio
Direct
"Adam
Thacher provided recruiting services for 3DV Systems, an early stage
company of which I am an investor. Adam recruited 3DV's vice President
of Marketing and Sales when the company only had one full time employee
in the United States, with the balance of the company based in Israel.
The company had no customers, limited proof of concept and was it the
midst of a round of funding. Adam was able to recruit an individual
who had:
- 20 plus
years in the consumer electronics industry (the industry we wanted someone
from) building new business within a large multi-national company.
- Previously
turned around a nearly bankrupt company that had been written off by
investors.
- Strong
strategic thinking skills to compliment his sales and marketing abilities.
- Extensive
international sales and marketing experience (many of the customers
for the company will be in Japan and Europe).
"I
was absolutely astounded by Adam's dedicated pursuit for the best talent
available. I will use Adam as an executive recruiter again and recommend
him highly."
-Jeff
Braun
Founder, Maxis, Inc.
"As
chief Executive Office of Aroma Candle and Scent, I recently retained
Adam to complete a search for a Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
I was extremely satisfied with both the process and the results.
"Throughout
my career at IBM, ROLM and a number of other companies, I have had the
opportunity to work with many executive recruiters. Adam distinguishes
himself from his peers by his professionalism, commitment and personal
involvement. In addition, his many years of operating experience
in industry provide a breadth of experience which is both unique and
extremely valuable.
"To
initiate the search, Adam helped us to formulate an effective position
description, solid recruiting strategy and appropriate compensation
package. Throughout the recruiting process Adam was personally involved
on a daily basis and was successful in sourcing highly qualified, available
and interested candidates. Finally, he was valuable in selecting
and attracting the right individual. The results were excellent. We
hired a great person in record time (60 days).
"Adam
is responsive, professional and articulate. I found him a pleasure to
work with. I would readily retain Adam for future search assignments
and have no hesitation in recommending him."
-Mike
Nelson
Chief Executive Officer
Aroma Candle and Scent
A Tangent Fund Company
"Dolby
Laboratories is a privately held company with 550 employees worldwide
and annual revenues of approximately $150 million. It is the world leader
in noise reduction systems for improving sound quality in a variety
of professional and consumer environments.
"I
enjoyed reflecting on the search we did with you to recruit our current
Vice President of Licensing Operations, Richard H. As you know, Richard
was originally recruited as General Manager, but I promoted him one
year ago to Vice President. Richard has been here for four years and
has helped us triple the revenues of Dolby's Consumer Division to $125,000,000.
In addition to his outstanding business results, I am also very pleased
with Richard's skills as a manager.
"Thank
you for your work on this endeavor. In retrospect, there were a number
of aspects of your work on that project which I greatly appreciated:
- The search was completed in less than 90 days.
- You communicated well: I was always kept 100% informed.
- The project stayed on track during a week-long trip
I made to Asia at a critical phase in the search, due to your persistence
and attention to detail.
- You identified a great candidate early on; Richard
was the first one I met.
- You
researched company relocation policies for us and gained consensus
inside the company for the adoption of a new policy that was needed
to recruit high-level employees such as Richard."
Ed
Schummer, Senior Vice President
Dolby Labs
Consumer Division
The
primary emphasis of our business is recruiting senior executives for private
companies with revenues of up to $200mm. Very often these companies
are manufacturers and marketers of consumer products. If they are technology
companies, the product/service typically touches the consumer in one way
or another.
