Keller Executive Search Case Studies
We are pleased to showcase placements that exemplify our passion for search.
- Physician Group Practice
- Industrial Services
- Waste Management
- Mission Critical Construction
- Laboratory Automation
- Workplace Technology
- Automotive Manufacturing
- Online Marketplace
- Disability Services
- Public Contracting
- Government Technology
- Automotive Logistics
- Healthcare
- Property Development
- Unmanned Aerial Systems
- Defense Technology
- Commercial Vehicle Components
- Automotive
- Food Service
- Corporate Catering
- Oil and Gas
- Public Sector
- Specialty Insurance
- Outdoor Living
- Building Products
- Paper and Packaging Distribution
- Defense Manufacturing
- Aerospace
- Food Manufacturing
- Professional Engineering Services
- Clean Energy
- Consumer Products
- Arts & Culture
- Wealth Management
- Creative Advertising
- Wildlife Attractions
- UAV Software Specialist
- Photogrammetry
- Facilities Technology
- SaaS
- Technology
- Engineering
- Nonprofit
- Commercial Cleaning
- Consumer Electronics
- Real Estate
- Infrastructure
- Entertainment Development
- Financial Services
- Energy
- Travel
- Defense
- Legal Services
- eCommerce
- Transportation & Logistics
- Manufacturing
- Medical Technology
- Government
- Education
- Construction
- Healthcare Services
- Food & Beverage
- Cargo Securement
- Environmental Consulting
- Government Affairs
- Political Consulting
- Distribution Transformers
- Energy Infrastructure
- Hygiene Manufacturing
- Personal Care
- Adventure Parks
- Leisure
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical
- Family Office
- Temporary Surveillance
- Security Technology
- Government Services
- Public Libraries
- Private Boarding Schools
- International Education
- Land Development
- Specialty Foods
- Chief People Officer
- Senior Government Proposal Manager
- VP of Business Development
- VP of Operations
- Director of Innovation and Engineering
- Director of Business Development
- General Manager LATAM
- US Sales Manager
- Geological Services
- Head of Human Resources
- Principal Geologist
- Executive Assistant
- Compensation Manager
- Director - Global Talent
- Director of NA Human Resources
- Country Manager
- General Manager
- Managing Director
- Assistant Director - Cultural Programs
- Vice President of Risk Management
- Head of Builder Sales
- Maintenance Coordinator
- Finance Director
- Controller
- Office Manager
- VP of Modular Execution
- Business Support Manager
- Commercial Director
- Associate Financial Advisor
- Account Director
- Strategic Growth Marketing
- Regional Sales Manager
- Sales Executive
- Group General Manager
- Vice President of Talent Acquisition
- Head of Operations
- HR and Finance Director Americas
- Operations Leader
- VP of Engineering
- Area Manager
- People Experience Partner
- Chief Information Security Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Integrator CEO
- Accounting Manager
- Director of Accounting
- Operations Manager
- Senior HR Leader
- Regulatory Affairs Specialist
- Director of Finance
- Director of Operations
- Sales Manager
- HR Manager
- VP of B2B Sales
- Supply Chain and Inventory Manager
- HR Manager Belgium
- Director of Information Technology
- Head of School
- Director of Human Resources
- International Sales Representative
- Head of Recruitment
- Senior Operations & Advocacy Leader
- Head of Sales
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Financial Controller
- Head of CFO Services and Senior Relationship Manager
- Director of Production Sales
- VP of Building Operations
- Director of e-Commerce
- Director of Software Engineering
- Employee Benefits Producer
- Director of Purchasing
HR Director for a Multi-State Maryland Land Developer
The search produced a Director of Human Resources with the multi-state HR experience and employee relations depth required. The chosen candidate had a pragmatic leadership style that was a good fit for the company culture. The leadership team supported the appointment, with a good offer accepted and an almost immediate start date agreed. Within weeks of her arrival, the new Director engaged Keller Executive Search to start sourcing an HR Generalist, an early sign of momentum and the confidence to start building the function she had been hired to lead.
First International Sales Rep for a Specialty Food Exporter
The right profile was found in Indonesia: a professional with commercial experience whose market positioning was directly in line with the company’s ASEAN expansion priorities. The cross-border nature of the engagement meant the role was structured on a consultant basis, which allowed active sales representation to begin without the complexity of establishing foreign payroll infrastructure. The agreement was signed, and an immediate start was arranged. Within days of joining, the new Sales Representative attended the SIAL Shanghai trade show alongside the company’s Director of Sales, turning an appointment into active market engagement with little delay.
Building the Talent Foundation for a High-Growth Family Law Practice
A focused search resulted in a Head of Recruitment being placed with the law group. The appointee had the legal industry experience, entrepreneurial mindset, and Seattle market knowledge the position required. The appointment was confirmed and became effective in January 2026.
Anchoring a Health Equity Nonprofit’s Expansion into New Territory
After a comprehensive search, a deputy director was hired. The chosen leader brought both the Arkansas community roots and the mission alignment that the role called for. The appointment was accepted and formalized within the agreed timeframe.
The Director of Operations Who Had Scaled Commercial Operations Across Multiple States
The appointed Director of Operations had more than 18 years in commercial cleaning, accumulated across two companies, where his role was to build the operation from the ground up. At a commercial cleaning company in the Southwest, he led the business through a sustained growth period, expanding the account base to more than 900 clients and the workforce to more than 1,500 across three states while growing annual revenue past $7 million. He transitioned the business from manual tracking to a unified ERP platform covering field operations, billing, and sales, added mobile geo-verified quality inspections across the account portfolio, and drove client retention from 92% to 97%. He took the company into a public sector account as well, personally managing the staffing plan, level 2 background clearance compliance, and operational launch of a government facilities contract. He also co-founded and built a commercial cleaning and building services company from inception to approximately $8 million in annual revenue, operating across four states and Puerto Rico as co-owner for more than eight years.
The HR Manager Who Led Belgian Works Councils Through 2 Successive Acquisitions
The designated HR Manager had managed Belgian labor structures in a range of organizations with different union configurations and had led several HR functions through structural change. He established the HR operation from scratch for a new affiliate of an international container terminal operator in Zeebrugge, handling over 100 hires across technical, logistics, and management disciplines, building out the HRIS, legal compliance, and labor relations infrastructure simultaneously. He served as acting HR Director in a clinical research laboratory in Belgium, with full strategic and operational HR responsibility for Belgian and international operations. He was in charge of HR in a Belgian fleet management technology company with locations in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Ireland, leading the HR function through two successive acquisitions by global automotive groups. He handled the elections of the social bodies, the works council, and the syndical delegates over both transitions, renegotiated collective labor agreements, and reorganized the workforce at the time of the contraction of the automotive sector. Most recently, he led the Belgian HR function of a consumer goods group that had spun off from its parent. He managed the payroll vendor migration and kept union engagement alive while the new company was setting up independent operations. He is a native Dutch speaker, has an advanced level of French, and is fluent in English. He holds a Master’s degree in Psychology and a graduate certificate in Corporate Economics from KU Leuven.