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From the ACE Executive Search Roundtable

What are presidents seeking in their vice presidents?


March 8, 2010

Briefing: Executive Search Roundtable,
ACE national conference – Phoenix, AZ

A panel of presidents, Bob Kustra, Boise State, David Maxwell, Drake University, and Ernest Colderón, president of the Arizona Board of Regents, in speaking at the Executive Search Roundtable meeting as part of the ACE annual conference articulated what they were seeking in a cabinet level hire—a vice president or dean appointment.

  • Relevant experience for the position—not having done the exact position but professional experience that captures the essence of the position

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