Q3 Consumer Placement Highlights

Charles Southwick

Senior Vice President & Principal

Chief People Officer for a $2 Billion Food Company

The Chief People Officer, reporting to the CEO, is a key strategic partner and member of the Executive Leadership Team. This role drives human capital strategies and programs across the company to build an inclusive, high-performance culture. The position oversees critical HR processes and leverages talent strategies to support business objectives, implement organizational change, and ensure the company has the leadership and bench strength to achieve growth and profit goals. Key priorities include cultivating trust with the CEO, Board, and senior management, acting as a confidante on sensitive issues, and serving as an HR visionary and thought leader.

Head of Walmart for a Global Packaged Foods Company

 
The Head of Walmart, reporting to the Chief Customer Officer, is the leader responsible for managing the company’s largest customer and driving top-line revenue growth across all categories. This role leads sales strategy, execution, trade marketing, sales planning, and operations, category management, and customer penetration. The position evaluates current sales activities, optimizes trade spend, and develops go-to-market strategies informed by shopper insights and market trends. Key priorities include creating strategic business and customer plans, providing analytical input to the executive team, and ensuring sales initiatives align with overall organizational growth objectives.

Chief Operating Officer for a Regional Specialty Food Distributor

 
The Chief Operating Officer, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, is an operational and strategic leader guiding the company through its next phase of growth and transformation. This position is responsible for translating strategy into execution, building scalable systems and infrastructure, and driving performance across all operational functions. Overseeing areas such as supply chain, logistics, marketing, IT, HR, and customer service, this role ensures alignment and accountability across the business. The COO also champions operational excellence and fosters a performance-driven culture designed to accelerate growth and position the organization for long-term success.

Chief Financial Officer for a Specialty Frozen Food Manufacturer

 
The Chief Financial Officer, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for driving financial performance, scaling infrastructure, and supporting long-term enterprise growth. This role oversees all aspects of financial strategy and operations, from capital allocation and M&A execution to forecasting and performance optimization. The position requires a hands-on, collaborative executive who can build and elevate a high-performing finance team while maintaining cultural alignment and operational excellence. With deep public company experience and a proven record of profitable growth, this leader ensures the organization is well-positioned for continued expansion and value creation.

Chief Human Resources Officer for a Leading Building Product Manufacturer

 
The Chief Human Resources Officer, reporting directly to the President and CEO, is a strategic partner to the CEO, Board, and senior leadership team. This role leads the company’s people strategy, designing programs that drive growth, performance, and a thriving workplace culture. The position oversees all aspects of HR, from business partnerships to Centers of Expertise, while building scalable processes that align talent with the company’s goals. Key priorities include workforce planning, leadership development, employee engagement, and guiding smooth integration of acquisitions.

Chief Information Officer for a Private Equity-Backed Global Manufacturer

 
The Chief Information Officer, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, is a pivotal executive leader responsible for defining and executing the company’s global IT strategy, digital transformation roadmap, and cybersecurity governance. This role drives the modernization of enterprise systems, including ERP, MES, and CRM platforms, to enhance integration, efficiency, and visibility across manufacturing and commercial operations. The position oversees global data architecture, cybersecurity, and technology enablement to support analytics, automation, and AI-driven insights. This role represents an exciting opportunity to build the digital backbone of a rapidly growing international manufacturer and shape its technology vision for the future.

Chief Supply Chain Officer for a Global Electrical Solutions Provider

 
The Chief Supply Chain Officer, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, is a key strategic leader responsible for driving the vision, strategy, and execution of a global supply chain and manufacturing network. This role oversees critical functions including sourcing, logistics, planning, quality, real estate, and operational excellence to enable significant enterprise growth. As a newly created position, it reflects the company’s commitment to elevating supply chain as a central business priority. The CSCO is accountable for building an integrated, high-performing global network and partnering across divisions to ensure collaboration, innovation, and scalability in support of the company’s ambitious growth goals.
 
 

Senior Vice President, Sales for a Vertically Integrated Agriculture Company

 
The Senior Vice President, Sales, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for driving top-line growth and overseeing all sales and marketing functions. This role leads sales strategy, execution, trade marketing, category management, and customer engagement to expand market share and strengthen key partnerships. The position also manages sales planning, operations, training, and compensation design to optimize performance and accountability. As a core member of the executive team, this role contributes to broader business strategy while ensuring the organization meets revenue and profitability goals.