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Industry Practices
e-business
Areas
- Business & Professional Services
- Consumer Products & Services
- Energy & Utilities
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Industrial Products & Services
- Technology
Another brave new world!
From entrepreneur to global company executive, all believe their organization has to be on the web. For their enterprises to succeed, they must be part of the e-business charge--selling products, marketing services, creating value chains and alliances with suppliers and other constituencies, sharing or brokering knowledge, or redesigning internal processes to save time and money. Projections about utilization and the Internet's effects on business are phenomenal. e-business is the salvation for any company -- fledgling, failing, or fantastic.
Unfortunately, after the initial venture into e-business, many are disappointed. Results are average at best. The investment was significant; the return, minimal. E-business is yet another business tool. How it is used and its success depends on executive talent. Companies reaping rewards from e-business invest in leadership who understand its ongoing, evolving potential; inspire and guide a creative, aggressive team; and implement perpetual change in a manner consistent with culture and corporate goals.
Expectedly, those who continually lead innovation, conquer challenges presented by the cyberworld, and possess the business skills and personal attributes to help companies capitalize on e-business are rare. e-Business companies and those incorporating it as a strategic advantage often turn to the professionals in Ray & Berndtson's global e-business practice to recruit the executive talent they need.
Around the world, members of the e-business practice have assisted their clients in building top leadership teams since the phenomenon's inception. They understand the urgency of attracting the right person for the specific opportunity. In the unforgiving, instantaneous brave new world of e-business, the right hire propels the company in front of the pack; the wrong one can seal its fate.
e-business - Representative Searches
A great technology wave is sweeping the world, creating a critical demand for management talent. e-business companies and those incorporating it as a strategy turn to Ray & Berndtson to recruit the executive talent they need.
Recent "E-Business" assignments closed include:
| Designation | Assignments |
| Board Member President & Chief Financial Officer Chief Executive Officer New Internet Venture |
for a directory, advertising and publishing company |
| Chief Executive Officer | for a developer of graphics technology to facilitate fast loading, rich media graphics to on-line users |
| Chief Executive Officer | for an on-line superstore for insurance products |
| Chief Executive Officer | of an automated healthcare data capture and process analysis software products company |
| Chief Executive Officer | Board Member for a multinational producer of automotive products |
| Chief Executive Officer | of an emerging growth company positioned to capitalize on the personal digital assistants market |
| Chief Executive Officer Vice President Product Development |
for a provider of Internet software and devices for distributed Internet systems |
| Chief Operating Officer | for a provider of Internet based application services to the automotive supplier community |
| Chief Operating Officer | for a publicly traded company engaged in the production of traditional and Internet yellow pages |
| Chief Operating Officer | for an innovative web based business |
| Chief Operating Officer Consumer Internet Service Managing Director |
products company with market capitalisation of £3.5 billion |
| President & Chief Executive Officer | of a U.S. on-line retail bank |
| President | of an E-auctioneer and E-liquidator of industrial equipment and excess merchandise through interactive live and on-line auctions |
| President, e-Supply | for a leading health care supply management company in North America, e-Commerce |
| Board Member Chief Financial Officer |
for a leading global knowledge company with best-selling technology, business and how-to books and computer-based training tools |
| Chief Financial Officer | for a leading online media company targeting the Internet generation |
| Chief Financial Officer | for an Internet service provider |
| Chief Financial Officer | for an on-line media company targeting the Internet generation |
| Chief Financial Officer | of a Canadian on-line shop engine |
| Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Sales |
for a service provider of end-to-end financial billing and payment services for commercial enterprises |
| Chief Editor and Business Development Manager | for a health Internet venture |
| Director, e-Commerce | for a large Canadian based courier company |
| e-Commerce Director of Marketing |
for an industrial supply company starting an e-Commerce division |
| Marketing Director e-Commerce |
enterprise for the unit of a major retail bank, involved in on-line auto sales and financing |
| Multiple executives | for an exciting new e-Commerce music site targeted to different music genre groups |
| Senior Vice President Innovations |
for a financial services organization developing an e-Commerce strategy and approach to branding |
| Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales |
for an Internet-based conferencing service product |
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