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OUR EXECUTIVES
Hands-On, Seasoned Operating Executives Deliver Results

Our group of 80+ Operating Partners and Executives consists of successful CEOs, Presidents, COOs, CFOs and Operational Leaders in their field. Each Forte Executive has spent an average of 25+ years in C-level positions – they are not consultants, they are operators.

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Why Forte Executives are Unique
Over the years we have vetted hundreds of high caliber people and have identified the key skills and personality attributes necessary to succeed – every time. Our talent managers accept only a very small percentage of the C-level people we interview into the group. Our commitment to maintaining this caliber of people provides our clients with several advantages over hiring permanent management to implement change:

  • Speed: We bring the right people in quickly. Very few companies can afford to spend months recruiting a key executive and/or to take the risk that he or she isn’t a right fit and the search begins anew.
  • The Right Skills to Implement Change: Different business cycles require different types of leadership. Often, the person most qualified to implement change is different than the one most qualified to maintain momentum. Our Business Assessment unearths those needs and optimizes each role.
  • Cost: The cost of a ForteONE Operating Partner and Executives is usually less than the fully loaded cost of a permanent hire. Plus, hiring mistakes cost serious money and valuable time.
    • Did You Know: In Topgrading, the widely regarded tome on hiring well, Bradford D. Smart, Ph.D. cites studies calculating “the average cost of mis-hiring is fifteen times base salary.”

One of the keys to our success is matching teams to our clients’ needs, whether that is in an advisory role to work with owners in developing strategy for sustainability and growth, or in an interim leadership role to address complex, time-sensitive problems that require rapid results.

The company we keep tells our story of success. ForteONE Operating Partners and Executives have held leadership roles at companies such as:
 

  LaSalle Partners Limited
  Chas. Levy Company   Latex International
  Coopers & Lybrand   Lawson Products
  Dean & Deluca   Leapfrog Enterprises
  Deloitte & Touche   L’Oreal
  Elizabeth Arden   Nalco
  Ernst & Young   Ogilvy & Mather Advertising
  Golden Bear/Jack Nicklaus Enterprises   PwC
  Helene Curtis   Revlon
  Holly Hunt   Starbucks
  Johnson Controls   Tellabs
  Juno Lighting   Taylormade Adidas Golf
  Keebler Foods Company   U.S Equities Realty
  Land O’Lakes   Wilson Sporting Goods
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