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Case
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2009
Who is the Fairest of Them All? Choosing a Leader at Deronde International
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Nitin Nohria and Martha Spaulding
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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.
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management;
Diversity Characteristics;
Management Succession;
Management Teams;
Product Development;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
France;