Hi, how are you? I would like to introduce myself. Perhaps redundantly, but I hope we can be of help to each other. My name is David Shelton, and I am an Associate Partner at High Touch in the United Kingdom, where I have been working for several months now. Prior to this role, [...]
I’ve read the book with great pleasure. Although he’s eccentric and sometimes considered a bully, Elon Musk’s biography offers a wealth of leadership lessons, drawn from his work in transforming multiple industries with companies like Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company. Musk’s leadership style is distinctive, controversial, but undeniably effective in achieving audacious goals. [...]
During my holiday in Italy, while enjoying a delicious Primitivo, I got into an animated conversation with Søren, a young Chief Communications Officer (CCO) from Denmark. He shared that he had recently started working for a large international food company and was thrilled about his new role. “You know, Wilko, I was very impressed [...]
In the past (never thought I would ever say it—yes, in the past), finding suitable candidates was a slow, paper-driven process. You would receive a profile for a candidate and usually place an advertisement. Then, the waiting for applications would begin. If you had international clients—those seeking candidates worldwide—you could spend significant time just [...]
Recently, I spoke to my good friend Robert again during a simple yet tasty lunch in the middle of the country. At the time, Robert did not choose the food sector but instead opted for a position in construction. And he is now doing so with considerable success. Calmly and deliberately, he is building [...]
High Touch has successfully combined the advantages of a small-scale boutique firm with the reach and resources of an international network. This enables us to provide our clients with specialized, high-quality services on a global scale. With an ultra-flat organizational structure, we limit our executive search services to the agri, food, and FMCG sectors—industries [...]
By Wilko Grievink High Touch offers executive search services from field-to-fork for companies in the agrifood sector seeking senior management, board-level candidates, and specialists. To achieve this, we have one clear mission: to find the ideal candidate who will make a company better, more humane, and led by driven leaders who inspire their employees. [...]
Slowly but surely, we are heading for a new year. Towards the end of the year, I usually take a moment to reflect on the new things that are coming our way. This makes me realize that we are in the process of leaving the era of authoritarian leadership, profiteering, micromanagement, digital aversion and [...]
How to carefully choose a new CEO The succession of a CEO is a crucial process for an organization. To achieve the best results, a wide variety of factors must be considered. "Each and every one of them is important and essential in the selection process," says Wilko Grievink, CEO of High Touch Executive [...]
A specialized executive search agency is a firm that specializes in finding and recruiting top talent in a specific field or industry. For example, if you're looking for a CFO for your finance department, it would be wise to work with an executive search firm that has experience placing CFOs into similar roles at [...]
