CLIENT TESTIMONIAL

Global EHS & Engineering Leadership Hire – Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

Allerton Bishop was engaged by a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation to appoint a Global EHS & Engineering Director, operating across a multi-site European footprint.

This was a critical leadership hire, requiring a technically credible engineering professional capable of shaping and executing group-wide strategy across Engineering, Maintenance, Capital Investment and EHS, while influencing stakeholders across complex, regulated manufacturing environments.

The Requirement

Role: Global EHS & Engineering Director
Scope: Multi-site global operations

The mandate required a leader with:

Proven experience in Capex governance and capital project delivery
Strong track record in maintenance strategy and asset reliability
Deep expertise in EHS compliance, safety leadership and regulatory frameworks
The ability to operate strategically while remaining close to operational delivery
Credibility to influence across senior leadership, site teams and investors

Our Search Approach

We delivered a targeted, cross-border European search across:

United Kingdom
Spain
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Ireland

The search focused on talent within leading global pharmaceutical CDMOs and mid cap pharmaceutical organisations with significant internal manufacturing capability.

The Process

Job briefing to discuss the rare mix of Engineering and EHS combine within the role. Shared insight on the European market and where to access pharmaceutical engineering talent including the pros and cons of international mindset by location.
Detailed market mapping and targeted headhunting of senior or global pharmaceutical engineering leaders.
Identification of candidates with strong technical engineering foundations and demonstrable safety leadership.
Assessment of international communication capability and strategic influencing skills.
Multi-country shortlist delivery aligned to both technical, cultural and budget requirements.
End-to-end process management across C-suite stakeholders and Private Equity investors.
Structured interview delivery, candidate preparation, final-stage diligence and offer management focused on matching expectations.

Our approach ensured a highly calibrated shortlist of candidates capable of operating at both strategic and operational levels across a complex European network. Our high touch advisory support enabled our client to get results first time.

Client Feedback

"Working with Andrew and Allerton Bishop, it is easy to see why they are recognised leaders in the field of executive recruitment."

"In my recent experience, they achieved in 4–6 weeks what traditional recruitment approaches had been unable to deliver in 4–6 months."

"More importantly, the quality and calibre of the candidates presented were closely aligned to both the requirements of the role and the needs of the organisation."

Global Head of Technical Operations, April 2026

Outcome

A successful process resulting in three high-calibre candidates progressing to final interview, with a preferred candidate selected and appointed.

The outcome delivered a technically strong, strategically capable engineering leader, aligned to drive group-wide EHS, Engineering and Capex performance across the organisation’s European footprint.

Why Clients Partner With Allerton Bishop

Deep expertise across pharmaceutical manufacturing and technical operations
Proven delivery of complex, multi-site and cross-border mandates
Strong technical assessment across Engineering, EHS and Capex leadership
Experience managing senior stakeholder groups including C-suite and Private Equity
Focus on long-term, high-impact hiring outcomes