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Chemical Search International has successfully worked for a large number of companies, from multinationals to technology spin-outs and everything in between. We have many testimonials, here are just a few. Overall across 25+ years our clients have been consistently impressed by:

Our ability to source candidates internationally across many countries
Our keen understanding of client needs and the accuracy of candidates
Our speed of working and willingness to do more to please our clients
Our ability to find winning candidates for even “impossible” positions
Consistent high quality of our work. We benchmark against the best

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Testimonials

CEO, Prom Biocides, USA

“We have worked with Chemical Search International before with success and recently asked them for a particularly challenging confidential search. […]

Managing Director, Axcentive, Nice, France

“Chemical Search International has a well thought out and professional approach. We found their candidate analyses to be insightful, highly […]

Group HR Director, Selena FM S.A., Poland

“We worked with Chemical Search to fill a particularly challenging technical role in Poland. The requirements were exacting and the […]

Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain, GTM International, Houston / Shanghai

“I want to congratulate you and your team for an excellent job helping us find the right candidate for the […]

Managing Director, Bitrez

“Thank you for all your help, and for finding us excellent candidates for this Commercial Director role. It really was […]

Director, Porous Liquid Technologies, Ireland

“I wanted to commend Chemical Search for a great job in finding our Technical Business Development Manager (who was subsequently […]

Head of Projects & People Transformation, Iyris Technology, UK

“We engaged Chemical Search International for a critical search to hire our Head of Technology for our additives-based business.” The […]

NED, Plastics company, UK

“Chemical Search carried out an executive search project for me while I was Non-Executive Director of a plastics company. We […]

Vice President, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals Europe, Germany

“We presented CSI with an exacting German-wide search. We were delighted with the professionalism of their process, excellent support staff […]

CEO, DryLube, Scotland

“I can recommend Chemical Search very highly. I have worked with them a number of times and always been impressed […]

Director of International HR , Nexant, UK

“We have worked with Chemical Search International for many years and recently engaged their services to appoint a senior executive […]

HR Manager, Optimum Medical, Leeds, UK

“After a long and difficult search, we approached Chemical Search to help us find a highly specific individual for a […]

Group Chief Executive Officer, Basic Chemical Industries, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

“I inherited a relationship with CSI upon taking over as CEO of BCI and was initially concerned we were using […]

Chairman, Xampla, Cambridge, UK

“I had the pleasure of working with Chemical Search International to secure a new CEO for our business Xampla at […]

VP HR - EMEA & India, AOC Formulations, Switzerland

“We recently partnered with Chemical Search to recruit a Site Manager for our UK operations, and the experience was excellent […]

Managing Director , TER Nordic ApS, Denmark

“I engaged Chemical Search to fill a particularly challenging role in Denmark as part of our business evolution in chemicals […]

Chief Operating Officer, Domino Printing Sciences, UK

“Chemical Search impressed us with their understanding of the brief and its challenges and their thoroughness and persistence in a […]

Executive Chairman, Janex S.A., Switzerland

“We first worked with Chemical Search International in 2000. More recently we engaged them to source some senior roles in […]

Managing Director, James Robinson, UK / Germany

“Chemical Search impressed us with the skill and professionalism of their whole team – both front and back office. They […]

Former, Sales Operations Director, Avery Dennison, Belgium

“Avery Dennison’s Performance Tapes division worked with Chemical Search to recruit an Account Manager in Europe. The search and initial […]

Director HRM, EP Minerals, USA

“I wanted to personally thank you for the great job you and your team and Chemical Search did in assisting […]

Associate Director, EMEA / US Fibers, S&P Global, UK

“I’m glad to share that I’ve started my S&P Global journey 2 weeks ago and feel very inspired with the […]

Chief Executive Officer, Metaux Speciaux, France / China

“We presented Chemical Search International with both a highly challenging brief and deadline to find us a senior executive to […]

HR Director Europe, Solutia Europe S.A, Brussels, Belgium

“Chemical Search International was recommended by industry contacts and impressed us. Theyinvested the time to understand our needs, culture and […]

Commercial Director, GFB Europe, B.V, Netherlands

“We engaged Chemical Search International to source a Business Development Team for our US operations. Working to exacting specifications and […]

Former General Manager, Ahlia Industrial Projects, Kuwait

“I have worked with Chemical Search now in several capacities. They are highly professional, able to find an excellent range […]

Ex Global Head of Petrochemicals & Feedstocks, Cargill International SA, Switzerland

“I have worked with Stephen Mothersole of Chemical Search several times and recommend him as a first class headhunter. Lateral […]

Former President, Troy Chemical Company, Germany

“Chemical Search has performed outstanding work for our company in Director-level recruitment and we recommend them. They are highly effective […]

Former Sales Director, Vitasheet Group, UK

“Chemical Search impressed us in several areas. In performing a pan-European search we found their planning to be excellent, communication […]

References

Testimonials

Claus Prom

CEO, Prom Biocides, USA

Paul van Lenthe

Managing Director, Axcentive, Nice, France

Izabella Naliwajko

Group HR Director, Selena FM S.A., Poland

Jorge Squier

Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain, GTM International, Houston / Shanghai

Mark Dominik

Managing Director, Bitrez

Dr Tony Bastock OBE

Director, Porous Liquid Technologies, Ireland

Leanne Lloyd

Head of Projects & People Transformation, Iyris Technology, UK

George Hosking OBE

NED, Plastics company, UK

Mike George

Vice President, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals Europe, Germany

Ian Wylie

CEO, DryLube, Scotland

Elizabeth Joseph

Director of International HR , Nexant, UK

Clare McDowell

HR Manager, Optimum Medical, Leeds, UK

Ala’ Al Shaikh

Group Chief Executive Officer, Basic Chemical Industries, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Pete Hutton

Chairman, Xampla, Cambridge, UK

Verena Sunday

VP HR - EMEA & India, AOC Formulations, Switzerland

Emmanuel Kann-Tsavaris

Managing Director , TER Nordic ApS, Denmark

Rachel Hurst

Chief Operating Officer, Domino Printing Sciences, UK

Stuart Miners

Executive Chairman, Janex S.A., Switzerland

Brendan Catlow

Managing Director, James Robinson, UK / Germany

Matthew Ottaway

Former, Sales Operations Director, Avery Dennison, Belgium

Steve Blackhall

Director HRM, EP Minerals, USA

Tatiana Bondar

Associate Director, EMEA / US Fibers, S&P Global, UK

Bruno Gastinne

Chief Executive Officer, Metaux Speciaux, France / China

Peter Van Molle

HR Director Europe, Solutia Europe S.A, Brussels, Belgium

Daniela Ribezzo

Commercial Director, GFB Europe, B.V, Netherlands

Brian Dawes

Former General Manager, Ahlia Industrial Projects, Kuwait

David Paul

Ex Global Head of Petrochemicals & Feedstocks, Cargill International SA, Switzerland

Mark Gwillim

Former President, Troy Chemical Company, Germany

David Jones

Former Sales Director, Vitasheet Group, UK