Colin O’Keeffe is a member of the firm’s global Consumer Practice, leveraging his functional expertise to identify and place commercial leaders across the consumer sector and related industries. He specializes in executive search and C-suite leadership succession engagements for the consumer products industry, with category focus on the food/beverage, wine/spirits, personal care, ingredients, consumer durables and industrial products/distribution sectors. His extensive experience in the consumer products industry encompasses a diverse array of clients, including public companies, private equity-backed firms, and family-owned businesses. He previously worked in the firm’s Stamford and London offices.
Helping consumer companies hire transformative leaders
- Colin has completed over 150 executive search and C-suite leadership succession engagements while at Spencer Stuart.
- He has successfully managed several high-profile assignments in the consumer products industry, including recent chief commercial officer, president/general management and chief executive officer engagements, partnering with clients across a range of ownership models.
Colin earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Wesleyan University, where he was a four-year member of the varsity golf team and NESCAC All-Academic scholar. He also completed studies at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is a genLOVE member of God’s Love We Deliver, a New York-based charitable organization providing medically tailored meals to people living with severe illness.