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Strategic Pivots: Redefining Your Career Path in 2026 - A BlueSteps Webinar featuring Boyden's Cathy Sutherland
Cathy Sutherland brings 30 years of executive search experience recruiting exceptional leaders for clients. She specializes in the consumer sector and has placed leaders at companies that are fast growing, middle market to global, multi-national companies.
Professional Focus
- 30 years’ experience in executive search with specialization in the consumer sector.
- Successfully placed senior leaders from the C-suite to Director level across General Management, Marketing, Sales, R&D, and Communications. Industry categories include food and beverage, household products, personal products, and office products
- Proven expertise in the Human Resources function, with successful appointments to CHRO, Total Rewards, Human Resources Generalist, Human Resources Operations, and talent management roles across industries
- Advocate for women in business with experience moderating and participating in panel discussions at GSK Consumer, PepsiCo, and other industry events
- Prior to joining Boyden, worked for several US and global executive search firms as part of the Consumer & Retail practice groups
Business Expertise
- Founder of Sutherland Gets Talent, a retained search firm focused on serving small to medium-sized consumer clients
- Principal in the Consumer & Retail Practice at a leading executive search firm with private equity clients
- Managing Director and Executive Search Consultant at a global talent advisory and executive search firm
- Executive Vice President and Search Consultant with Kensington International
- Founder of cgsQuest, Inc., an executive search firm
Additional Expertise
- Global Public Affairs & Communications
- Sales & Marketing
- General Management
- Industrial Sector
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor of Science – Providence College, Providence Rhode Island
Affiliations & Awards
- Cathy is an advocate for the promotion of women in business with experience moderating and participating in panel discussions at GSK Consumer, PepsiCo, and other industry events.
- Board Member, Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey (2022-2023)
- Board Director, YMCA of Greater Monmouth County, NJ (2019-2021)
- Steering Committee and Sponsorship Committee Member, Network of Executive Women (2015-2020)
- Board Member, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago (2008-2012)
Case Studies
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Fulfilling Transformation: Tabacalera USA's Journey to Supply Chain Excellence
Discover how Tabacalera USA, a leader in the premium cigar market, partnered with Boyden Miami to revolutionize their supply chain operations, navigating challenges and achieving unprecedented success in record time.
Empowering Innovation: Appointing a Regional R&D Leader in FMCG
Boyden places a high-impact R&D executive to drive innovation and transformation across a global consumer goods portfolio
Strategic Renewal: Building Leadership to Unlock Growth
Boyden helped a mid-cap European food company overcome operational challenges at its new U.S. facility by recruiting a transformative Head of U.S. Operations, enabling stability, accountability, and long-term growth across its American business.
Thought Leadership
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Articles & Papers
AI in CPG Leadership: Transforming Executive Roles
Explore how AI in CPG leadership is reshaping executive roles and driving operational, marketing, and sales innovation across the industry.
Blog
US Population Shifts: Revolutionizing Healthcare and Home Care
The US senior population is booming, driving explosive growth in home and post-acute care. Programs like PACE are expanding fast, offering innovative, in-home solutions and digital health advancements. This shift presents huge opportunities for healthcare providers to lead the future of senior care.
Boyden Report Series
Decoding Tech Trends and Leadership in the Digital Age
Technology Report 2024: Analyzing markets, studies, and trends reshaping business with expert insights from Boyden's Global Technology Practice Members
Articles & Papers
FinTech Trends Report: PE/VC
Perspectives from Boyden’s FinTech Experts
News & Events
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In the Media
Unilever joins Big Food shake-up
Unilever’s potential exit from its Foods division could reshape Big Food, triggering supply‑chain shifts, leadership changes, and major competitive realignment.
In the Media
Big Food’s race to reinvent as market shifts
Big Food is rapidly reinventing itself through accelerated M&A, rebranding, and wellness‑driven product innovation. Boyden Partner Doug Ehrenkranz provides expert insights on the rising demand for protein-rich, nutrient‑dense, and gut‑friendly foods shaping today’s CPG strategies.
Contact Cathy Sutherland today and let's get started