# Executive Roles

> The executive roles Silvia Flores places — CEO, COO, CFO, CHRO, Country Manager, and Commercial Director — across industrial businesses in the US.

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By role

The roles that carry industrial and manufacturing work — CEO, COO, CFO, CHRO, Country Manager Mexico, and Commercial Director.

Silvia Flores leads C-suite and senior operating searches for industrial, manufacturing, supply-chain, and cross-border businesses across the US and Mexico. The practice naturally tilts toward the roles that carry the operation — the COO, the Country Manager for Mexico, and the leaders they build around them.

## CEO / President

Chief Executive and President searches for industrial and manufacturing businesses across the US and Mexico — founder-led, family-owned, and sponsor-backed platforms.

-   Full P&L accountability for industrial mid-market platforms
-   Founder / family-succession transitions
-   Sponsor-backed portfolio-company CEO in a value-creation plan
-   US parent naming a President for its Mexico operation

## COO / VP Operations

Chief Operating Officer and VP Operations searches — the operator who carries manufacturing, quality, engineering, and supply chain end-to-end. This is the practice's tilt.

-   COO for multi-site industrial platforms
-   VP of Manufacturing / VP of Operations for OEM and Tier businesses
-   Plant Director / General Manager for greenfield and turnaround sites
-   Head of Quality (IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP) and Head of Engineering

## CFO / Finance Director

CFO and Finance Director searches for industrial businesses — bilingual and bicultural CFOs comfortable in both US GAAP and Mexican regulatory environments.

-   CFO for industrial platforms with US and Mexico operations
-   Finance Director for Mexican subsidiaries reporting into US parents
-   Controller and FP&A leaders with manufacturing depth
-   Value-creation CFOs for private-equity-backed platforms

## CHRO / HR Director

CHRO and Human Resources leadership for industrial businesses — with real command of Mexican labor law (LFT), industrial relations, and cross-border people strategy.

-   CHRO for industrial platforms across US and Mexico
-   Site HR / Industrial Relations Directors for manufacturing plants
-   Talent, Total Rewards, and Organizational Development leaders
-   HR leadership for greenfield and nearshoring launches

## Country Manager Mexico

Country Manager Mexico — the role that runs the Mexican operation for a US or global parent. Requires bilingual, bicultural judgment and an operating spine.

-   Country Manager for US-headquartered industrial businesses
-   General Manager for a Mexican legal entity with multiple plants
-   Launch Country Manager for nearshoring and reshoring programs
-   Integration Country Manager after cross-border M&A

## Commercial / Sales Director

Commercial and Sales Director searches for industrial and manufacturing businesses — the leader who carries revenue, key accounts, and the customer relationship across the corridor.

-   VP of Sales / Commercial Director for industrial businesses
-   Key-Account and Business Development Directors serving OEMs and Tiers
-   Cross-border commercial leaders selling from either side of the border
-   Industrial sales leadership for private-equity value-creation plans

## How the searches run

Every search runs through [The Dynamic Fit Method™](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/methodology/), Alder Koten's work-first search and evaluation model — Ability, Capability, and Capacity assessed against the rate of change the role will carry — delivered via Alder Koten's seven-step retained search process. Explore the industries where these roles land: [manufacturing](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/manufacturing-executive-search/), [supply chain](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/supply-chain-executive-search/), [automotive](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/automotive-executive-search/), [nearshoring](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/nearshoring-executive-search/), [US–Mexico cross-border](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/us-mexico-cross-border-executive-search/), [private equity](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/private-equity-executive-search/), and [industrial technology](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/executive-search/).

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