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Finding a CFO for an Enterprise Client After Two Failed Internal Promotions
The Challenge
An enterprise client had twice promoted a senior internal candidate into the CFO role, and both appointments struggled with the step up to board-level reporting and investor relations. The business needed an external search that could assess candidates specifically against board-level finance leadership, not just technical accounting strength.
Our Approach
Alliance International's executive search team built a candidate profile around board exposure and investor-facing experience specifically, screening out strong technical finance leaders who lacked that exposure rather than repeating the business's earlier mistake. Shortlisted candidates were assessed through a case-based interview modelled on the business's actual board reporting cycle, with the outgoing board involved in final-round interviews.
The Outcome
The business appointed a CFO with prior board-level experience at a comparable-sized company, who took over investor reporting within the first quarter without the transition issues the two internal promotions had faced.