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Chief Risk Officer for electric utility
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New position created because CEO wanted more risk-aware culture
Internal executives not well-informed on risk issues
CEO wanted position to be a thought leader within the firm on quantitative issues
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Initial presentation was made on types of risk organizations and risk people in energy to inform and to create comfort level for execs who would interview candidates.
Rockwood identified a candidate who had both a PhD in Finance and well-developed leadership skills.
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Director, Quantitative Research & Valuation
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New position reporting to a new senior manager
Very diverse and demanding audience who didn’t agree on the job criteria
Compensation constrained because of corporate salary structure
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Rockwood partnered with senior hiring manager to develop structured interviewing process with standard criteria.
Found diverse candidate panel at various compensation levels so that interviewers were able to effectively balance compensation limitations with desired candidate experience.
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Senior Transmission/LoadFlow Analyst at hedge fund
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Firm needed a candidate with Financial Transmission Rights(FTR's) experience in the new Midwestern Independent System Operator (MISO) region
Firm wanted to be well-positioned in a dramatically changing physical marketplace
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Conducted in-depth search of all MISO knowledgeable people.
Found candidate who combined technical skills to carry out network analysis, but who also had the commercial understanding to talk to traders.
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