Confidential Pre-IPO Board Build Out of Private Equity Owned Company
Client's Challenge
The client is a leader in the software industry, with more than 200,000 customers across six continents and owned by one of the world's largest technology private equity firms. Customers include many of the world's largest insurance companies.
The client's challenge was to build a world-class board capable of supporting a planned NYSE stock listing.
Level 5's Solution
Seeking an alternative to traditional retained search, the client turned to Thomas Aprill, Level 5's CEO, to develop a strategy to conduct and execute a confidential and global executive search. The search was to identify and place 5 board members with Fortune 500 credentials, histories of successful corporate exits, service on existing public company boards, and who also possessed strong experience within the client's Industry.
Impact on the Client
Through a consulting-driven approach, Mr. Aprill and his team developed a framework to segment the globe by Industry and geography. They researched and created a list of nearly 100 executives that met the client's criteria, and confidentially approached and recruited several for the CEO's consideration.
About Level 5 Partners
Level 5 Partners is the Industry's first consulting-driven executive search firm, built on vertical industries and led by experienced operating executives and consultants. Our Industry Vertical Leaders come from the commercial sector and are senior members of the global technology and the business community. These executives are transformational thought leaders who have maintained a pinnacle stature in their respective Industries. They advise based on current and future economic and geopolitical trends that shape tomorrow. Our advisors are career executives, and all of the executives understand what drives your business. We believe our executive placements are tomorrow's Level 5 leaders.