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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is considered the most important role in any business. They are responsible for the profitability, efficiency, and productivity of the company. In an ever-changing market and increasingly complex economy, it has become even more important to ensure the employment of highly skilled, experienced chief executive officers.
Keller has decades of experience identifying and recruiting skillful CEO talent with excellent strategic foresight for companies around the globe. As premier C-level executive recruiters, we help bring companies and talented executive candidates together to ensure their success.
Keller takes great pride in our team of CEO recruiters with vast recruiting experience. Our highly knowledgeable and effective team has over 20 years of combined recruitment experience. As a trusted member of NPAworldwide, our executive recruitment services are regarded as among the best in the industry. Our speciality is discovering and acquiring exceptional CEOs for firms worldwide.
Keller’s success originates from our thorough and meticulous approach to CEO recruitment. As top-tier C-suite recruiters, the team at Keller prioritizes first getting a sense of the executive needs of our clients through a comprehensive evaluation of the organization, its culture, its operations, and any gaps that need to be filled. This provides us with valuable insights needed to find the ideal executive candidate.
Our expert recruiters ensure that the CEO profile we design meets your current and future leadership objectives by conducting extensive market research and employing cutting-edge talent analytics. We can identify any leadership gaps by comparing these criteria to those of your present executive team.
With this information, we can begin our C-level executive search process. We have access to a vast network of high-quality executives and professionals seeking work, and we hand-select the talent best tailored to the individual needs of our clients and their teams.
We leverage our broad network and cutting-edge application tracking tools to identify qualified candidates throughout the recruiting process, including those not actively looking for new opportunities. We can reach out to passive candidates because of our strong industry ties, offering you access to a diverse pool of high-caliber CEOs.
As soon as prospective individuals are identified, our extensive examination procedure begins. This includes extensive reference, criminal, and background checks. Advanced psychometric testing is another tool our expert recruiters use to ensure candidates can lead and fit in with your organization’s culture.
After the assessment, we begin a comprehensive search to identify the best CEO talent available. Using our resources and knowledge, Keller’s professional recruiters are committed to finding highly qualified and diverse candidates as part of our hiring process’s inclusivity.
As we conclude our search, we provide a carefully curated shortlist of the top CEO possibilities to meet the specific leadership needs of your company.
At Keller, our expert C-level recruiters excel in identifying top professionals for a wide range of industries. Some of the sectors we find placements for are:
Keller specializes in finding quality candidates for various leadership positions, including:
These lists showcase a small portion of the industries and C-suite roles we fulfill. Our highly qualified recruiters are multi-skilled and have significant experience filling any empty C-suite position in any industry.
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Over the years, Keller has gained a global reputation for our top-notch services and commitment to ensuring a positive customer experience. Among our competitors, we stand out for our reliable and prompt outcomes.
Additionally, the entire team at Keller is dedicated to building and maintaining enduring relationships with our clients by providing continuous support during and after the executive search process.
Keller stays up to date with the latest shifts in the industry, which, in turn, ensures that we are able to pair every client with the perfect candidate for their available CEO role.
At Keller, our team of expert CEO recruiters highly regard confidentiality and privacy. We strive to conduct each executive search responsibly and discreetly and, in doing so, protect our client’s information while finding their ideal match.
We are known around the globe for sparing no effort in upholding our high standards and fulfilling the executive search needs of our customers.
Keller’s highly skilled and qualified recruiters help you find an ideal CEO candidate with the skills and experience to accelerate growth in your organization and lead it to new heights.
We ensure that prejudices against applicants based on gender, age, race, or religion are removed from our CEO selection process, which is solely concerned with their professional credentials. This vow ensures that our placements are objective while fostering diversity and inclusivity in leadership.
We think that every placement demonstrates our competence as a top recruitment firm, thus we are devoted to going above and beyond your company’s particular executive hiring requirements.
As part of this commitment, we will replace any CEO candidate at no additional cost who performs poorly or departs within the first three months of joining your company.
Contact Keller today to speak to an expert recruiter on our team.
Keller's team made our search for a new CEO a success. They offered us several top-tier options and demonstrated a thorough understanding of our company's needs and culture.
- Jane L., Chief Operating Officer
Keller identified a new CEO for our company with professionalism and efficiency, which we appreciated. Each applicant was incredibly qualified and ideal for our needs.
- Mahesh P., Director of HR
Keller aided us in our hunt for a new CEO, and we were impressed by how quickly they were able to produce a shortlist of outstanding prospects. The surgery proceeded smoothly and successfully.
- Mei L., HR Manager
Finding a CEO often takes three to six months, depending on the industry and the position’s complexity. This timeline allows for in-depth assessments such as background checks, interviews, cultural fit evaluations, extensive market research, and candidate sourcing. The process may take longer if specialist expertise or certain leadership skills are required. The purpose is to ensure that the applicant matches the firm’s strategic goals as closely as feasible.
Hiring a recruiting firm for CEO recruitment provides access to a huge pool of qualified applicants, including passive prospects not actively hunting for new opportunities. Agencies save firms time by offering specialized knowledge and thorough assessments of leadership talents, cultural fit, and long-term potential. Their industry ties, market expertise, and cutting-edge recruiting tools help streamline the hiring process and attract top individuals well-suited to the company’s specific needs.
When Keller first started recruiting, we adopted a more traditional hiring procedure, which resulted in placing candidates with good credentials but who did not fit into our customers’ corporate cultures. This technique overlooked critical factors required for long-term success, such as team dynamics, role-specific nuances, and managerial style.
These issues caused us to reconsider our approach. To maximize the number of successful placements for our customers, we decided to invest in establishing a unique headhunting approach that prioritizes cultural fit, leadership style, and seamless team integration.
Our skilled recruiters now view each request individually, crafting tailored recruitment strategies to ensure we find the best fit for our clients.
Gain a preview of shortlisted candidates after we conduct in-depth interviews.
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We provide salary benchmarks, reference checks, behavioral/cognitive assessments
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Our dedicated senior consultants provide attention to detail at every stage of the search process, ensuring tailored results that exceed expectations.
Leveraging our extensive network, we identify and attract world-class leadership candidates from diverse backgrounds and locations.
We offer expert guidance to optimize your HR processes, enhancing efficiency, reducing workloads, and boosting employee retention and engagement.
Our consultants work to expedite search executions. Minimizing time-to-hire while seeking the best talent in the market.
Beyond recruitment, we provide value-added services from organizational health to leadership development programs.
Keller follows the highest industry standards when searching for leaders for its clients.
We contractually commit to replacing any hire that doesn't meet expectations.
We provide comprehensive evaluations, including personality insights, for all shortlisted candidates.
We protect our clients' interests by making their leadership teams off-limits for candidate sourcing. As trusted consultants, we prioritize our clients' organizational success.
A senior consultant and their team serve as your primary point of contact throughout the search process and maintain communication with you and the new hire.
We perform extensive background checks including credit, education, criminal, and employment history verification. We also process security checks where necessary.