Alain Deronde, the CEO of a French personal care company, has to choose a successor to head global product development. He is considering four candidates for the position. He has asked you (a competent

Alain Deronde, the CEO of a French personal care company, has
to choose a successor to head global product development. He is
considering four candidates for the position. He has asked you (a
competent, up and coming leader in the company, to assess the
situation and four candidates and give him your best
recommendation.
Your paper should organized in the two page memo format
outlined below (including headings).
Topic
Key Competencies:
o What are the most important competencies
required for the SVP for Global Development
position and why? Point
Value
30 Candidate Assessment:
o Identify the 4 candidates strengths and
weaknesses
o What are the pros and cons of hiring each of them? 30 Recommendation:
o Who should Alain promote to the position and the
reason they are the best choice? 30 Next Steps:
o What should Alain do next? 10 Total 100 Points will be deducted for misspellings and/or
incorrect punctuation/syntax.