The Fairfield Perspective
Executive search insights, consumer industry trends, and leadership perspectives from Fairfield Partners.
When Should a CPG Brand Hire a CFO?
When should a CPG brand hire a CFO? Learn the key growth, cash flow, retail, investor, and fundraising signals that indicate it’s time for a CPG CFO.
When Should a Growing CPG Brand Hire a VP of Sales?
Wondering when your CPG brand should hire a VP of Sales? Learn the key signs, skills, and experience to look for when hiring a sales executive for a growing consumer brand from Fairfield Partners Executive Search.
CPG Executive Search: What Consumer Brands Should Know Before Hiring a Leadership Team
Learn what CPG executive search is, when growing consumer brands should use an executive search firm, how the process works, and what to look for in a CPG executive recruiting partner.
The Biggest Executive Hiring Mistakes Growing Consumer Brands Make
Growing consumer brands often make costly executive hiring mistakes—from hiring for today instead of tomorrow to prioritizing credentials over leadership fit. Learn the key executive hiring mistakes to avoid and how to build a leadership team equipped for your company's next stage of growth.
What Executive Roles Does a Growing CPG Brand Need?
What executive roles does a growing CPG brand need? Explore the key leadership roles—including CMO, CFO, COO, commercial, digital, and operations leaders—and when consumer brands should add or strengthen each function.
What Executive Should a Founder Hire First When Scaling a Consumer Brand?
Learn which executive a growing consumer or CPG brand should hire first. This guide breaks down when to hire a COO, CFO, CMO, CRO, or operations leader based on your company’s biggest growth challenges.
How to Build an Executive Leadership Team for a Growing Consumer Brand
Learn how growing consumer brands can build the right executive leadership team, identify critical leadership gaps, and hire the executives needed to scale. Explore a strategic approach to leadership hiring from Fairfield Partners, a leading consumer and CPG executive search firm.
Executive Search FAQ: Everything Consumer Brands Need to Know About Hiring Leadership Teams
Discover how growing consumer brands can build high-performing leadership teams, from hiring the right first executive to attracting experienced CPG leaders. Learn what to look for in executive talent and how a specialized consumer executive search partner like Fairfield Partners can help you find the leaders to scale your business.