How Agility Executive Search Solved a Complex Cross-Border Board Mandate with Altrata’s BoardEx 

Altrata’s BoardEx gave Agility Executive Search the search depth to surface board candidates no other platform could reach 

Client’s goals

Agility Executive Search recruits directors on boards, work that depends on finding people who meet a precise and often unusual set of criteria. The team needed a research platform that would handle everyday board searches reliably and also stand up to briefs that fall well outside standard parameters. 

The Altrata difference

Agility has used Altrata’s BoardEx for more than 15 years, across the full range of board search workflows. In the team’s experience, it consistently delivers. 

Its value showed most clearly on a recent mandate for a Japanese company. The brief called for board candidates who were living in the United States, had been born in Japan, and held public company board experience. Combining nationality, current location and governance history in a single search is the kind of request most platforms simply cannot answer. 

Using BoardEx’s detailed search functions, the team built a qualified candidate list against all three criteria, surfacing individuals who would otherwise have taken extensive manual research to find, if they could be found at all. 

Impact

Altrata’s BoardEx turns difficult briefs into solvable ones for Agility Executive Search. On a mandate combining nationality, location and public company governance experience, the team identified qualified candidates that other sources could not surface. After more than 15 years of use, it remains the platform the team turns to when a search demands precision. 

Client: Agility Executive Search

Region: United States

Altrata products: Altrata’s BoardEx