Publications
Publications
- May 2009
- HBS Case Collection
Who is the Fairest of Them All? Choosing a Leader at Deronde International
By: Nitin Nohria and Martha Spaulding
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; Management Succession; Diversity; Management Teams; Product Development; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; France
Citation
Nohria, Nitin, and Martha Spaulding. "Who is the Fairest of Them All? Choosing a Leader at Deronde International." Harvard Business School Case 409-113, May 2009.