Typical ART Sweden Executive Search Scenarios

Our emphasis in this kind of search is to find managers who perform well in accordance with the business culture of the foreign company. In addition to being fluent in their native language (Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian) and English, ART has candidates in certain industry sectors who are fluent in other European, Asian and Mideast languages, allowing for stronger communications between HQ and the local market. Scandinavian candidates who are truly fluent in more than one Nordic language are especially valued.

Whenever possible, for this kind of search we seek candidates who have worked at their best in this role at foreign firms. We take particular care to try to find people who are accustomed to working in a business model that resembles that of the client company. A person who works well at a top, large Swedish firm, for example, might not be the right person as employee #1 at a medium-sized foreign greenfield business unit in Sweden.

Our objective in this search is to find candidates who are sensitive to both the business culture of the home company and to that of the local Swedish, Danish, Finnish, or Norwegian customers. The objective is to find a leader whom the foreign company can trust to run their business, while effectively reaching local customers in a way that they will find comforting.

Searches might be at the national level, Nordic level, pan-European level, or EMEA level.

 

Fast-paced, internationally oriented Swedish-, Danish-, Finnish-, or Norwegian-speaking managers for Nordic firms that need to change their management style to reflect a more outward, pan-European or global management style, in order to compete more effectively globally

Very large Nordic corporations, medium sized public corporations, as well as traditional medium sized privately-owned Nordic firms, that might need to find a change-agent senior manager to help their long range business growth plans.

 

Foreign managers, some fluent in Swedish, Danish, Finnish, or Norwegian as well as English and the local language, who can be trusted to manage Swedish-, Danish-, Finnish-, or Norwegian-owned business units in Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America, Africa or the Middle East

When expanding overseas, many Nordic firms do not know where to find local managers who have a high enough standard of training to properly manage their business. ART candidates in other countries, some trained in Europe, have been tested as managers at leading world companies, and they could be the best way for Nordic companies to expand abroad.

ART's approach to executive search is to avoid risks whenever possible and to find candidates who bring the best long term benefits to the client company.

Unlike most recruitment firms based in Scandinavia or Finland, which have to depend upon outsourced recruiters and unclear partnerships with foreign recruiters for overseas searches, ART does 100% of all our own recruitment. We recruit directly in over 100 countries, and we never use any other recruitment company to find our candidates. In this way, we are able to deliver excellent candidates with the same level of efficiency and quality of service that is expected in our clients' home countries.

We also recruit Swedish, Danish, Finnish, or Norwegian managers outside of the Nordic region. Most of these managers have strong business experiences in the target area, language and market. Because many of these managers have effectively localized, they often do not require expatriate benefits. 

 

OUR RECRUITMENT FOCUS
Industrial Products and Industrial Equipment	Packaging Equipment, Packaging Technology, Material Handling Equipment, Machining Equipment, Metalworking Equipment, Processing Equipment, Metrology Equipment, Industrial Automation, Motion Control Systems, Robotics, Sensors, Hydraulic Pumps, Valves, Actuators, Safety Equipment
Chemicals, Metals, Advanced Materials	Specialty Coatings, Polymers, Resins, Electrochemicals, Steel, Metal Alloys, Ceramics, Composite Materials, Plastics
Automotive	Automobile, Tier 1 & Tier 2 Automotive, Automotive Electronics, EV Technologies, Autonomous Vehicles, Automotive Entertainment Systems, Heavy Equipment, Trucks, Off-road vehicles
Food + Consumer Products (CPG) + FMCG	Packaged Foods, Dairy, Snacks, Beverages, Cosmetics (Skincare, Haircare), Household Disposables, Petcare; Clothing, Footwear, Sporting Goods
Consumer Durables	Furniture, Refrigerators, Washers, Dryers, Household Appliances
Consumer Services	Luxury Goods, Retail, Hospitality, Delivery Services
Financial Services & B2B Services	Fintech (E-banking, Mobile banking, Digital payments), Insurance, Bank Cards, Wealth Management, Family Offices, E-Commerce, Environmental Services
Logistics + Supply Chain Services	Freight Forwarding, Material Handling, Fulfillment Services, Warehousing, Intermodal Logistics, Air Cargo, Marine Cargo, Trucking, 3PL, 4PL, 5PL, Recycling
IT Services + Software + Communications	Enterprise Software, ERP, Data Centers, Network Services
Medical Devices & Medical Equipment	Medical Disposables, Medical and Health Sciences Instrumentation, Medical Imaging Equipment, Surgical Instruments, Implantable Devices, Diagnostic Equipment, Dental Equipment

ART IS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT LAW & INTERNATIONAL TREATIES:

• ART is not in any way involved in the hiring, payroll, visa/immigration details, or employment of candidates referred by ART to a client-company, as would an employment agency. The Employer of Record would be our European client-company's legal entity or another local European established company entity chosen by ourclient-company.
  
• For non-EU providers like a US firm like ART, the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and bilateral agreements (e.g., US-EU Trade and Technology Council discussions) allow cross-border supply of business services, including executive search as advisory, without local establishment.  (see: CPC 865 under WTO classifications)