At this level, the brief goes beyond the role description.
Executive & Board appointments shape direction, governance, succession and long-term consequence. This work is retained, with both directors involved throughout.
The practice model
Retained search exclusively.
Search begins with a committed briefing, defined mandate and appropriate discretion before market engagement.
Michael de la Torre and Roberta de la Torre remain directly involved from initial briefing through appointment.
Appointment contexts
The circumstance defines the search.
Enterprise leadership
Chief executive, managing director, enterprise C-suite and general management appointments defined by authority and organisational consequence.
Board and governance
Chair, board director and governance appointments shaped by organisational context, board dynamics and stakeholder expectations.
Specialist non-executive capability
Specialist NED and committee appointments requiring relevant governance, functional or sector capability.
Succession and leadership transition
Confidential replacement, board renewal and transition where discretion, continuity and confidence shape the mandate.
Beyond the position description
The brief must resolve more than experience.
The mandate is shaped by the authority, governance environment and organisational consequence surrounding the appointment.
The strategic mandate
Authority and accountability
Leadership presence and cultural alignment
Governance, board and stakeholder expectations
Succession or transition context
Long-term organisational and commercial consequence
Joint director involvement
Both directors. From briefing through appointment.
Michael de la Torre and Roberta de la Torre establish context before market engagement and retain responsibility for the relationships, judgement and recommendation.
The search lens
Context before market engagement.
Define the mandate
Establish authority, governance context and the result required.
Map the relevant market
Consider enterprise, functional, sector and adjacent leadership environments.
Engage discreetly
Use direct approaches, trusted relationships, considered referrals and confidential conversations.
Introduce deliberately
Maintain measured shortlists and present people whose context warrants consideration.
Begin with the brief