# Field notes on leadership across the US–Mexico industrial corridor. > Articles, posts, and news from Silvia Flores of Alder Koten on executive search and manufacturing leadership across the US–Mexico industrial corridor. Canonical HTML: https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/ Insights Field notes on executive search, manufacturing and supply chain leadership, and building teams that hold across the US–Mexico industrial economy. ## Articles Field notes on executive search, manufacturing and supply chain leadership, and the frameworks behind The Dynamic Fit Method™. - ![Editorial illustration of a plant floor with a single leader silhouette centered between a US-parent office and a Mexican production line.](https://www.silviaflores.info/insights/plant-manager-recruitment-mexico-2026/plant-manager-recruitment-mexico.jpg) September 2, 2026 ### Plant Manager Recruitment Mexico: Why US Imports Fail Plant manager recruitment Mexico in 2026: the profile, scope, and interview signals that decide whether the plant leader you hire will still be running the site 18 months from now. [Plant Manager Recruitment Mexico: Why US Imports Fail](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/articles/plant-manager-recruitment-mexico-2026/) - ![Flat editorial illustration: small graphite figures at the base of an oversized production ramp with a single Alder Koten orange marker at the top, on a cool gray field.](https://www.silviaflores.info/insights/executive-search-nearshoring-mexico-leadership-bottleneck/executive-search-nearshoring-leadership.jpg) August 26, 2026 ### Executive search nearshoring Mexico: the leadership bottleneck Executive search nearshoring Mexico: site selection is solved, plant leadership isn't. What foreign HQs actually need to hire in 2026. [Executive search nearshoring Mexico: the leadership bottleneck](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/articles/executive-search-nearshoring-mexico-leadership-bottleneck/) - ![Editorial illustration of three executives gathered around a stylized map of the Monterrey industrial corridor with the Sierra Madre silhouette behind and a single orange node highlighted, on a warm gray field.](https://www.silviaflores.info/insights/executive-search-manufacturing-monterrey-plant-leadership/executive-search-manufacturing-monterrey.jpg) July 8, 2026 ### Executive search manufacturing Monterrey: plant leadership How executive search manufacturing Monterrey works in 2026 — what a retained firm evaluates for plant leadership in Mexico's largest industrial corridor. [Executive search manufacturing Monterrey: plant leadership](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/articles/executive-search-manufacturing-monterrey-plant-leadership/) [Read more articles](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/articles/) ## Posts Shorter takes on hiring, leadership, and industrial operations across the US–Mexico corridor. - ![Editorial illustration of a board around a table evaluating the profile of an operations director for Mexico — ak-graphite figures on an ak-stone field with a restrained ak-orange accent.](https://www.silviaflores.info/insights/operations-director-recruitment-mexico-board-hire/operations-director-recruitment-mexico.jpg) July 29, 2026 ### Hiring an Operations Director in Mexico: What Boards Should Evaluate Hiring an operations director in Mexico: what a board evaluates before authorizing a retained search — corridors, reporting line, 90-day commitment. [Hiring an Operations Director in Mexico: What Boards Should Evaluate](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/posts/operations-director-recruitment-mexico-board-hire/) - ![Editorial illustration of a bilingual VP Operations bridging a Mexican plant floor and a US headquarters, in Alder Koten palette.](https://www.silviaflores.info/insights/executive-search-manufacturing-mexico-bilingual-vp-operations/executive-search-manufacturing-mexico-bilingual-vp-operations.jpg) July 15, 2026 ### Executive Search Manufacturing Mexico: The Bilingual VP Bottleneck Executive search manufacturing Mexico in 2026: capital keeps arriving but bilingual VP Operations profiles are the scarcest hire. What actually screens for one. [Executive Search Manufacturing Mexico: The Bilingual VP Bottleneck](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/posts/executive-search-manufacturing-mexico-bilingual-vp-operations/) - ![Flat editorial illustration: two executives with clipboards inspect a curved aircraft fuselage section with visible ribs and rivets on a warm neutral background; a small paper airplane in the upper right.](https://www.silviaflores.info/insights/aerospace-executive-search-mexico-leadership-bottleneck/aerospace-executive-search-mexico.jpg) July 12, 2026 ### Aerospace executive search Mexico: the leadership bottleneck Aerospace executive search in Mexico faces an AS9100 and NADCAP leadership bottleneck as the sector expands from $11B to a projected $22.7B by 2029. [Aerospace executive search Mexico: the leadership bottleneck](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/posts/aerospace-executive-search-mexico-leadership-bottleneck/) [Read more posts](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/posts/) ## News Announcements, partner meetings, and industry updates from Silvia and Alder Koten. - [Farnborough 2026 — Day 5 Field Notes July 25, 2026](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/news/farnborough-airshow-2026-day-5-field-notes/) - [Farnborough 2026 — Day 2 Field Notes July 22, 2026](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/news/farnborough-airshow-2026-day-2-field-notes/) - [Farnborough 2026 — Day 1 Field Notes July 21, 2026](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/news/farnborough-airshow-2026-day-1-field-notes/) - [At Farnborough 2026 with the IMD Aerospace Practice July 8, 2026](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/news/farnborough-airshow-2026-imd-aerospace-practice/) - [Top Skills for Manufacturing Jobs in 2024 August 1, 2024](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/news/top-skills-for-manufacturing-jobs-in-2024/) - [The Evolution of Executive Search in Monterrey Mexico May 23, 2024](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/news/the-evolution-of-executive-search-in-monterrey-mexico/) [Read more news](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/insights/news/) --- Site guide for agents: https://www.silviaflores.info/llms.txt · Sitemap: https://www.silviaflores.info/sitemap-index.xml