Who is the Fairest of Them All? Choosing a Leader at Deronde International
Posted: 12 Jun 2009
Date Written: May 28, 2009
Abstract
Alain Deronde, the CEO of a French personal care company has to choose a successor to head global product development from a diverse set of candidates with different backgrounds, strengths, and weaknesses. The candidates include Elise Bernier, Vice President of Marketing for Skin Care Products , Antoine Lambert, General Manager of Coeur Tendre (an ex-entrepreneur whose company Deronde had bought), Yang Jianguo, Country Manager of Deronde International's Chinese subsidiary, and Yves Saurac, Vice President of Product Development for Developed Markets.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Nohria, Nitin and Spaulding, Martha, Who is the Fairest of Them All? Choosing a Leader at Deronde International (May 28, 2009). HBS Case No. 409-113, Harvard Business School Organizational Behavior Unit, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1417952
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