Executive Search US — Manufacturing & Industrial Leadership

The US industrial economy and its Mexican operating base are one system, not two markets. Executive search in the US, run from Houston with corridor depth, is the way to hire leaders who will actually work at that seam. Silvia Flores leads the manufacturing, supply chain, and industrial sales practice at Alder Koten across both ends of the US–Mexico corridor.

Where a US-based search fits

Foreign OEMs, US-headquartered manufacturers, private-equity-backed industrial platforms, and family-owned industrial groups all share one hiring problem: the leaders who succeed in the US and the leaders who succeed in Mexico are not the same profile. A US-based retained search that understands the Mexican side avoids two failures — importing a US leader into Mexico who cannot read the plant floor, and promoting a Mexican leader into a US HQ role without the cross-border discipline it needs.

Roles the practice covers

President and GM of US industrial businesses, VP Operations across US and Mexico plants, VP Supply Chain running cross-border logistics under USMCA, Country Manager Mexico reporting to a US HQ, Chief Commercial Officer and VP Industrial Sales for B2B industrial companies, and CFOs of manufacturing companies with meaningful Mexico exposure. See the full role hub for a deeper cut.

Industries the practice serves

Automotive OEMs and tier-ones, industrial equipment and machinery, metals and heavy industry, food and beverage manufacturing, medical devices, electronics and electromechanical, industrial distribution, aerospace, consumer goods, and the private-equity-backed platforms that consolidate these categories. Silvia works the industrial economy of the US–Mexico corridor as a single practice — see Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Industrial Sales for the discipline-specific hubs.

How the search runs

Every engagement follows The Dynamic Fit Method™ — Ability, Capability, and Capacity assessed against the rate of change the role will carry — delivered as a seven-step retained search process from Alder Koten's Houston headquarters, supported by the Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara offices for corridor coverage. For companies running or building US–Mexico footprints, see also Cross-Border Executive Search.

Executive Search US — questions

Why hire a bilingual, bicultural search partner from the US side?

US manufacturers with plants or supplier bases in Mexico rarely fail on strategy — they fail on the leadership seam between a US parent and a Mexican operation. A partner who works both ends of the corridor screens for that seam directly, in the language and cadence each side actually uses.

Where in the US does the practice work?

Alder Koten is headquartered in Houston and works with parent companies and operators across Texas, the Midwest manufacturing belt (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin), and the Southeast — anywhere a US industrial company is running or planning Mexico operations.

What roles fit an Executive Search US mandate?

President or GM of a US industrial business, VP Operations across US and Mexico plants, VP Supply Chain running cross-border logistics, Country Manager Mexico reporting to a US HQ, Chief Commercial Officer for industrial sales, and CFOs of manufacturing companies with USMCA exposure.