Practice Areas

Because of our vast global reach and our international connectivity, we are able to offer clients expertise in a wide variety of industries.

We are retained by clients to recruit senior-level talent where leadership and strategy are the most critical selection criteria. We specialize in Board, VP and C-level positions.

Industrial Specialties:

The Global Energy industry is a core component of our executive search practice in Houston. We specialize in operating companies, service providers and equipment manufacturers across the entire energy spectrum: upstream, midstream and downstream.

• Agriculture
• Chemical (Bulk & Performance)
• Construction
• Energy

• E&P
• Oilfield Services      
• Equipment Manufacturing        
• Midstream

• Food Ingredients
• Manufacturing
• Mining & Metals
• Packaging & Forest Products
• Transportation & Logistics
• Utilities

Consumer Specialties:

Boyden’s Consumer Goods (CPG) specialists have extensive expertise, with many of them having had direct experience as line level executives with highly respected consumer products companies, including Procter & Gamble, The Coca-Cola Company, Kimberly-Clark, Nestle, PepsiCo, Unilever, and Colgate Palmolive—to name a few.

We regularly conduct searches for Director, VP and C-level executives in the Consumer Goods/Retail sector. Our clients rely on our ability to assess and deliver qualified candidates for positions in a broad array of consumer industry sectors. These sectors include:

Industry

• Consumer Goods (Food/non-Food)
• Consumer Goods (Durable/Hardlines)
• Apparel
• Retail

Functional

• Marketing
• Sales
• Operations/Manufacturing
• Supply Chain and Logistics
• Retail Operations
• Finance and Accounting
• Human Resources

Board Services:

Our mission is straightforward: add value to Boards of Directors and their shareholders by identifying, evaluating and presenting exceptional Board candidates.

We collaborate with other members of our Board Services practice, located in major cities around the world, and with specialists from Boyden's key functional and industry practices, to create a highly committed and knowledgeable team for each client assignment.

• Director Search & Selection
• Board & Committee Evaluation
• Board Succession & Leadership (The Model Board™) 
• Management Succession