Recently, we were contacted by one of our Private Equity clients about doing a replacement CEO search for one of their CleanTech portfolio companies.

Our Human Capital practice has recently worked on several strategic HR executive searches, both full-time and fractional, to closely partner with the CEO and top management.

Join Matt Sitter, Kris, and fractional HR consultants Lonnie Brewer and Monica Jenkins join us to share their experience working with companies in this capacity.

Since the start of the executive search firm 2 decades ago, Westwood & Wilshire now focuses on 3 practice areas: Life Sciences, Technology, and HealthCare. The newest addition is AccelPeople, offering progressive people practices and DEI consulting.

Replacing a founder represents a major milestone for any organization. When the founder in question is retiring after 20+ years of leading an award-winning company as CEO/CTO and successfully bootstrapped the company with no outside investment, finding a replacement becomes particularly daunting.

“Our dream is big—we want to become the next-generation e-commerce search standard—and we needed someone with the technical expertise to help us achieve that dream,” Ji Fang said.

“The Westwood & Wilshire folks focus on co-creating a team rather than just filling individual positions,” Tyla said. “They understand that especially in a startup, it’s crucial that people be flexible, resilient, and able to handle a fast-paced environment—while exhibiting a high level of EQ and complementing each other’s abilities.”

Kristin Speer was interviewed for two articles in May (by Authority Magazine and UpJourney), where she shared her advice on hiring – and being hired – with tech companies and job candidates.

Speakers over the two-day conference presented insightful ideas for attracting and retaining top-performing tech talent; unlocking the full potential of tech employees; adapting to changes including remote or hybrid workforces; and building inclusive, innovative cultures within tech organizations.

Westwood & Wilshire offers sympathies and avenues for humanitarian support.

Westwood & Wilshire’s Kristin Speer will serve as a panelist on September 22 at 11 AM ET/ 2 PM PT in a conversation with Jorey Ramer, CEO of Super.

Jim Rottman, Founding Practice Leader for AccelPeople, will moderate a discussion for HRSF titled “Using HR Analytics to Drive Change.”

Today, our very own Kris Speer will make an appearance as a panelist in a Q&A Session on startups, as a part of CoFoundersLab’s StartUP Accelerator Program

This announcement came just before Westwood & Wilshire’s official placement of Susan Mackin as the Head of Care Delivery at Cadence.

Westwood & Wilshire is currently supporting Ramon Space on key additions to their leadership team.

Westwood & Wilshire first partnered with Calico in 2016. Over the years, we have made seven placements at the company, including Bill Cho, the Head of Clinical Sciences, and more recently Jonathan Powell, Head of Oncology Research.

Westwood & Wilshire is currently engaged in two searches for Nimbus, Chief Medical Officer and SVP of Non-Clinical Development. With this round of financing going to funding the advancement of the pipeline, including multiple clinical programs, it’s an exciting time for development at Nimbus.

Replimune, a client of Westwood & Wilshire, will have its President and Chief Research & Development Officer, Robert Coffin, join a panel at the William Blair Biotech Focus Conference 2021.

On July 15, 2021 Jim Rottman, founding Practice Leader of AccelPeople, will be leading a CEO roundtable on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through Advantage Foundry Network. This is the first in a series of CEO roundtable talks that AFN will be putting on in July.

We are excited to share that our client, Gossamer Bio, a clinical stage company with current programs in oncology, immunology, and inflammation, has promoted Richard Aranda, M.D. to Chief Medical Officer.