Placed Executive Leadership Roles in the USA and North America

Successfully placing executive leaders requires experience, market insight, cultural understanding, and substantial resources. For more than 20 years, we have advised shareholders, boards, and investors on filling key leadership roles across the United States and North America.

The leadership team ultimately determines the success or failure of an organization. For more than two decades, we have supported shareholders, boards, and investors in the placement of executive leadership roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The following selection highlights successfully completed Executive Search engagements for internationally active companies. Our work centers on senior functional leadership roles with significant responsibility, including CEO, CFO, COO, and General Management positions, as well as key roles across Finance, Financial Leadership and Governance, Operations, Plant Management, Sales, Engineering, and Transformation.
Many of these engagements involved building or further developing North American organizations, often with regional or full North American P&L responsibility, multi-site operational structures, and complex international reporting lines.

Past Performance as an Indicator of Future Success

Many of these engagements were characterized by complex leadership environments, including international reporting structures, matrix organizations, cultural interfaces, and the establishment or expansion of U.S. operations from abroad. Our structured Executive Search approach ensures alignment between leadership capability, cultural fit, and long-term organizational impact.

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Recruited Position Industry
Chief Executive OfficerDrive Technology
Chief Executive OfficerAutomotive Supplier industry
Chief Executive OfficerElectrical Connection Technology
Chief Executive OfficerElectronic Equipment Manufacturer
Chief Executive OfficerAutomotive
Chief Executive OfficerConstruction / Landscape Architecture
Chief Executive OfficerElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Chief Executive OfficerIndustrial Automation
Chief Executive OfficerIndustrial Machinery
Chief Executive OfficerIndustrial Manufacturing
Chief Executive OfficerLife Sciences / Biotechnology / Lab Equipment
Chief Executive OfficerLifesciences
Chief Executive OfficerMaterials Manufacturing
Chief Executive Officer & President Steel Manufacturing
Chief Executive Officer & President / HoR AmericaIndustrial Automation
Chief Executive Officer / General Manager Industrial Manufacturing
Chief Executive Officer / General Manager NAFTAAutomotive and Industrial Lubricants
Chief Executive Officer / Plant ManagerAutomotive Supplier industry
Chief Executive Officer MexicoIndustrial Manufacturing
Chief Executive Officer North AmericaIndustrial Automation
President / Chief Executive OfficerChemicals - Inks and Lubricants
President / General Manager Test and Measuring Solutions
PresidentAnalytical Instruments
PresidentChemicals
PresidentComputer Software
PresidentElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing
PresidentIndustrial Machinery
PresidentPower Transmission
PresidentAutomotive Components
PresidentAutomotive Gantry Systems
PresidentAutomotive Tier 1
PresidentIndustrial Machinery Manufacturing
Managing DirectorIndustrial Switches / HMI
Managing Director USAAutomotive
Country ManagerMilitary Systems
Country ManagerIndustrial / Locking Systems
Country Manager CanadaIndustrial Components
Country Manager USAAlternative Energy/Solar
Country Manager USAHeavy Electrical Equipment
General ManagerAnalytical Instruments
General ManagerAutomotive Tier 1
General Manager / Chief Executive OfficerTextile Manufacturing
General Manager / Country ManagerIndustrial Manufacturing
General Manager / Country ManagerIndustrial Manufacturing
General Manager / Country Manager USAConsumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
General Manager of Corporate DevelopmentLifesciences
Executive Vice President of Sales - Future CEOIndustrial Manufacturing
Executive Vice President of Sales - Future CEO Machine Tools
Chief Executive OfficerCargo Handling Equipment
Chief Executive OfficerConsumer Electronics
Chief Executive OfficerConsumer Goods / Retail
President & General ManagerIndustrial Manufacturing - Blowers & Compressors
President & General ManagerIndustrial Process Machineries
President & General ManagerIndustrial Manufacturing - Blowers & Compressors
President & General ManagerIndustrial Process Machineries
President / General ManagerIndustrial Machinery
Managing DirectorBuilding Materials
Managing DirectorElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Managing DirectorIndustrial Manufacturing
Managing DirectorTextile / Threads
Country Manager USA (CEO)Industrial Heating Equipment industry
General ManagerIndustrial Automation
General ManagerIndustrial Laser Systems/Laser Technology
General Manager - APACBattery Storage
General Manager - BrazilElectronics Manufacturing
General ManagerIndustrial Manufacturing
General ManagerPhotonics / Research
General Manager CanadaIndustrial Tools Distribution
General Manager Corporate Development and SalesLifesciences
General Manager USAElectronics / Building Materials
Chief Executive OfficerAlternative Energy
Chief Executive OfficerAlternative Energy/Solar
Chief Executive OfficerConstruction / Landscape Architecture
Chief Executive OfficerBeauty Product
Chief Executive OfficerLogistics
Chief Executive OfficerRenewable Energy
Managing DirectorRenewable Energy
Managing DirectorAlternative Energy/Solar
Managing Director EU+UKRenewable Energy
Managing Director, Federal Business DevelopmentRenewable Energy
Country Manager USAAlternative Energy/Solar
General ManagerAlternative Energy/Solar
General Manager DevelopmentRenewable Energy
General Manager DevelopmentAlternative Energy/Solar
General Manager North America, MMSElectrical Products
General Manager Solar TexasRenewable Energy
General ManagerConstruction Equipment
General ManagerElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing
General ManagerIndustrial Machinery
General ManagerMedical Devices
General ManagerOil & Gas
General ManagerPhotonics / Manufacturing
General ManagerPlastic Manufacturing
General ManagerRenewable Energy
General ManagerRetail
General Manager, USAAnalytical Instrumentation
General Manager / Country ManagerIndustrial Machinery
Vice presidentIndustrial Machinery
Chief Financial Officer Precision Machinery & Engineering
Chief Operating OfficerBuilding Materials
Chief Operating OfficerIndustrial Manufacturing
Chief Sales OfficerElectrical Product Wholesale
General Manager / Director of SalesIndustrial Manufacturing
General Manager / EVP Business Development and Sales Industrial Manufacturing
General Manager / Head of BD and Sales Industrial Automation
General Manager / Head of DevelopmentRenewable Energy
General Manager / Head of SalesIndustrial Automation
General Manager / Head of SalesRenewable Energy
General Manager / Head of SalesPackaging Machines
General Manager / Vice President Medical Devices
General Manager / Vice President of SalesElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing
General Manager / Vice President of SalesRenewable Energy
General Manager / Vice President of SalesPhotonics / Research
General Manager / Vice Presidentt Sales Engineered Products North AmericaIndustrial Machinery
General Manager CommercialElectronic Manufacturing
Head of Distribution SalesRenewable Energy
Head of SalesIndustrial Automation
Head of SalesIndustrial Machinery
Head of SalesDefense
Head of SalesRenewable Energy
Head of SalesTest and Measurement
Head of Sales & Corporate Development NAIndustrial Automation
Head of Sales / Country ManagerMilitary Systems / Defense
Head of Sales and Business DevelopmentEngineering / Fluid Systems
Executive Vice President of Sales & Business DevelopmentIndustrial Manufacturing
Executive Vice President of Sales & Business Development Industrial Lubricants
Executive Vice President of Sales and MarketingElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Executive VP Sales & Business Development / General ManagerOil & Gas
Senior Vice President of WholesaleElectrical Product
Vice President / Director SalesIndustrial Automation
Vice President of SalesLife Sciences / Biotechnology / Lab Equipment
Vice President of SalesMetal Construction
Vice President of SalesLaboratory Equipment
Vice President of SalesLife Sciences / Biotechnology / Lab Equipment
Vice President of Sales Industrial Machinery
Vice President of Sales Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Vice President of Sales AmericasIndustrial Machinery
Vice President of Sales and Business DevelopmentChemicals - Adhesives
VP Market DevelopmentConsumer Goods
VP of Account Management (Product Sales)Building Automation
VP Sales & Business DevelopmentSoftware
National Director of Business DevelopmentElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Director of Business DevelopmentIndustrial Machinery
Director of Business DevelopmentManagement Consulting
Director of SalesIndustrial Manufacturing
Director of SalesIndustrial Machinery
Director of SalesRenewable Energy
Director of SalesElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Director of Sales - CanadaPower Generation
Director of Sales and MarketingIndustrial Machinery
Director of Sales Home TextilesConsumer Goods / Retail
Director of Sales, Key Accounts North AmericaRenewable Energy
Plant and Country Manager - BrazilElectrical Equipment
Plant ManagerIndustrial Manufacturing
Plant Manager Automotive
Plant Manager / General ManagerElectrical Product Startup Plant
Plant Manager / General ManagerAutomotive
Plant Manager / General ManagerRenewable Energy
Plant Manager / GMIndustrial Manufacturing
Head of OperationsElectrical Products Greenfields
Vice President OperationsElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Manager of Contract Manufacturing - CanadaElectrical Product
Operations ManagerElectrical Product Distribution/High Volume
Operations Manager Steel Manufacturing
Production ManagerPharmaceutical
Head of Accounting & Controlling Surface Materials Industry 
Head of Accounting and Controlling Printing / Paper / Decor Printing
Head of Busindess Developmnent and SalesIndustrial Automation
Head of Commercial Market DevelopmentLogistics - Smart Technology
Head of Controlling Aerospace & Defense
EVP Finance Solar Technology
Vice President Finance & Admins Machine Tools
Vice President Finance and Administration Automotive Supplier industry
Vice President Finance Machinery (Harvesting Equipment) Agriculture
Vice President Finance Power Storage
Vice President of Finance Alternative Energy/Inverter Manufacturer
Vice President of Finance Digital Channel Consumer Goods / Lawn & Garden
Vice President of Finance Industrial Coatings
Vice President of Finance Renewable Energy / Energy Storage
VP Finance and Administration Automotive & Electronics Manufacturing
VP Finance and Administration Industrial Machinery
Director Finance & Accounting USA Solar Energy
Director of Corporate Finance Renewable Energy Projects
Director of Finance & Accounting Alternative Energy/Solar
Director of Finance and Accounting Energy Products
Director of Finance Alternative Energy/Inverter/ Modules Solar
Director of Finance High Volume Manufacturer
Director of Payment Systems, NAElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Finance Director Americas Information Technology / Computer Software
Finance Director Battery Manufacturing
Finance Director IT / Network Security
Finance Director Metal Component Manufacturing
Senior Manager of Finance and Administration Automotive Manufacturer
Director of ManufacturingMedical Devices
National Sales ManagerLifesciences
National Sales ManagerIndustrial Automation
National Sales ManagerMetals
National Account ManagerChemicals
National Sales Manager - AfricaBattery Storage
National Sales Manager - CanadaConstruction
Sr. Key Account Manager (East Coast)Electronics industry
Origination ManagerElectronics industry
National Sales Manager - CanadaPower Transmission
Sales ManagerSteel
Senior Manager Customer & Product ServicesRenewable Energy
Senior Sales Manager Textile Machinery
Senior Sales Manager Off-Grid MarketsPower Transmission
Sales Manager West CoastAnalytical Instruments
Regional Market ManagerBattery Storage
Sales Manager - NYCConstruction
Sales Manager - NYCBuilding Materials
Sales ManagerRenewable Energy
Sales ManagerEnergy Storage
Sales ManagerFurniture
East Sales ManagerFurniture
Regional Sales Manager Southeast / Key Account ManagerIndustrial Minerals / Composites
Sales and BD ManagerIndustrial Manufacturing
Sales Manager - Material StorageIndustrial Machinery
Sales ManagerMetals
Sales Manager EastHeavy Plate
Sales Manager West Steel Beams
Regional Sales ManagerPower Transmission
Regional Sales Manager- Mid-AtlanticPhotovoltaics
Regional Sales Manager Northern CaliforniaRenewable Energy
Regional Sales Manager Southern CaliforniaPhotovoltaics
Regional Sales Manager NorthwestPhotovoltaics
Regional Sales Manager - MidwestSolar Energy Systems
Sales Manager - East Coast CentralSolar Modules
Regional Sales Manager West Renewable Energy
Sales Manager, EastRenewable Energy
Sales Manager Northern CaliforniaSolar Modules
Regional Sales Manager - North EastSolar Modules
Regional Sales Manager- East CoastSolar Modules
Northeast Sales ManagerSolar Modules
Regional Sales Manager West CoastSolar Modules
NE Account ManagerSolar Modules
New England Account ManagerSolar Modules
East Regional Sales ManagerSoftware
Inside Sales ManagerSteel
Inside Sales Project ManagerSteel
Regional Sales Manager, USATextile
Business Development Manager - RailwayElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Regional Sales ManagerElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Senior Account ExecutiveRenewable Energy
Sales Representative- Southern CaliforniaBuilding Envelope
Business Development ManagerRenewable Energy
Manufacturing ManagerEnergy Storage
Mechanical Design EngineerPower Conversion
Supply Chain ManagerPower Conversion
Customer Service / Operations ManagerFurniture
Production ManagerLifesciences
Manager of Contract Manufacturing - CanadaElectronic Assembly
Technical Product ManagerRenewable Energy
Project ManagerRenewable Energy
Operations ManagerPower Conversion
Solar Thermal Project ManagerSolar Thermal
Operations ManagerSteel
Application EngineeringBuilding Automation
Technical Sales Trainer Energy Storage
Technical WriterEnergy Storage
Land Acquisition Agent/ LandmanUtility Scale Solar
Senior Project EngineerUtility Scale Solar
Performance EngineerPower Transmission
Transmission Planning EngineerRenewable Energy
Product PV EngineerPhotovoltaics
Electrical Engineer - Power TransformersPower Transformer
Mechanical Design EngineerFenestration
Product Development TechnicianRenewable Energy

All roles are presented in anonymized form. They are intended to illustrate our experience in the sustainable placement of executive leadership roles in North America. Comparable mandates and our approach can be discussed in detail during a confidential conversation.

Considering a similar executive leadership appointment in the USA or North America?

We would be pleased to advise you confidentially on structure, search strategy, and leadership options.

Our unique value proposition

Why do companies retain TH Bender?

Avoid suboptimal investments
Long-term employee retention
Vacancies filled in less than 90 days
Reduction of opportunity costs
95% Success rate
Lower staff turnover
Promotion rate of 57%
High cost / benefit ratio