Struan W. Scott
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Luke Rauch
During my time at Morgan Samuels, Struan was both a supervisor and a mentor. His analytically-driven approach to search permeated all of his teams, and drove results-oriented execution often resulting in engagement duration well under industry average. Personally, Struan always pushed me to think beyond the tactical needs of a client, and to consider how it might fit into and impact their broader business strategy. Combined with an innate ability to build relationships both internally and externally, Struan often ended up knowing what the client wanted before the client knew. Overall, working with Struan helped shaped my early career and enabled a successful transition into graduate school and my current career.
James Banta
I have both been recruited by Struan and have hired him for filling hard to fill senior roles. My experience working with Struan on either side has been excellent and would hire him again (or gladly be recruited by him again). Struan recruited me to lead Partnerships at Capital One. He first found me in London, a long way from Capital One's HQ in VA. He personally screened me via video conference and then walked me through the very in-depth Capital One recruiting process including testing, case interviewing and 3 separate interview days. He established a strong rapport with me and established trust. He took ownership of my experience, and provided very valuable guidance that led to a successful move. For example, I was a novice to case interviews and he worked with me to prepare me for that new experience. Lastly he has continued to follow up to ensure my move worked for me. In short, Struan is great working with candidates because he takes ownership for their success long term, builds trust, and provides critical guidance and coaching throughout the recruiting process. I also hired Struan to find candidates for a senior role where we wanted a candidate with a unique combination of consultative, selling and analytical skills. We also were looking for candidates from a broad set of industries. The search resulted in a great hire in about 60 days - very fast but also very thorough. Struan and team screened hundreds of candidates from which we had a steady flow of attractive prospects. He was very diligent in recording and following up on next steps. Most impressive was his constant desire for feedback on candidates and the role to continually fine tune the search. This search would not have been successful without Struan and team, they take ownership of both process and results!
Luke Rauch
During my time at Morgan Samuels, Struan was both a supervisor and a mentor. His analytically-driven approach to search permeated all of his teams, and drove results-oriented execution often resulting in engagement duration well under industry average. Personally, Struan always pushed me to think beyond the tactical needs of a client, and to consider how it might fit into and impact their broader business strategy. Combined with an innate ability to build relationships both internally and externally, Struan often ended up knowing what the client wanted before the client knew. Overall, working with Struan helped shaped my early career and enabled a successful transition into graduate school and my current career.
James Banta
I have both been recruited by Struan and have hired him for filling hard to fill senior roles. My experience working with Struan on either side has been excellent and would hire him again (or gladly be recruited by him again). Struan recruited me to lead Partnerships at Capital One. He first found me in London, a long way from Capital One's HQ in VA. He personally screened me via video conference and then walked me through the very in-depth Capital One recruiting process including testing, case interviewing and 3 separate interview days. He established a strong rapport with me and established trust. He took ownership of my experience, and provided very valuable guidance that led to a successful move. For example, I was a novice to case interviews and he worked with me to prepare me for that new experience. Lastly he has continued to follow up to ensure my move worked for me. In short, Struan is great working with candidates because he takes ownership for their success long term, builds trust, and provides critical guidance and coaching throughout the recruiting process. I also hired Struan to find candidates for a senior role where we wanted a candidate with a unique combination of consultative, selling and analytical skills. We also were looking for candidates from a broad set of industries. The search resulted in a great hire in about 60 days - very fast but also very thorough. Struan and team screened hundreds of candidates from which we had a steady flow of attractive prospects. He was very diligent in recording and following up on next steps. Most impressive was his constant desire for feedback on candidates and the role to continually fine tune the search. This search would not have been successful without Struan and team, they take ownership of both process and results!
Luke Rauch
During my time at Morgan Samuels, Struan was both a supervisor and a mentor. His analytically-driven approach to search permeated all of his teams, and drove results-oriented execution often resulting in engagement duration well under industry average. Personally, Struan always pushed me to think beyond the tactical needs of a client, and to consider how it might fit into and impact their broader business strategy. Combined with an innate ability to build relationships both internally and externally, Struan often ended up knowing what the client wanted before the client knew. Overall, working with Struan helped shaped my early career and enabled a successful transition into graduate school and my current career.
James Banta
I have both been recruited by Struan and have hired him for filling hard to fill senior roles. My experience working with Struan on either side has been excellent and would hire him again (or gladly be recruited by him again). Struan recruited me to lead Partnerships at Capital One. He first found me in London, a long way from Capital One's HQ in VA. He personally screened me via video conference and then walked me through the very in-depth Capital One recruiting process including testing, case interviewing and 3 separate interview days. He established a strong rapport with me and established trust. He took ownership of my experience, and provided very valuable guidance that led to a successful move. For example, I was a novice to case interviews and he worked with me to prepare me for that new experience. Lastly he has continued to follow up to ensure my move worked for me. In short, Struan is great working with candidates because he takes ownership for their success long term, builds trust, and provides critical guidance and coaching throughout the recruiting process. I also hired Struan to find candidates for a senior role where we wanted a candidate with a unique combination of consultative, selling and analytical skills. We also were looking for candidates from a broad set of industries. The search resulted in a great hire in about 60 days - very fast but also very thorough. Struan and team screened hundreds of candidates from which we had a steady flow of attractive prospects. He was very diligent in recording and following up on next steps. Most impressive was his constant desire for feedback on candidates and the role to continually fine tune the search. This search would not have been successful without Struan and team, they take ownership of both process and results!
Luke Rauch
During my time at Morgan Samuels, Struan was both a supervisor and a mentor. His analytically-driven approach to search permeated all of his teams, and drove results-oriented execution often resulting in engagement duration well under industry average. Personally, Struan always pushed me to think beyond the tactical needs of a client, and to consider how it might fit into and impact their broader business strategy. Combined with an innate ability to build relationships both internally and externally, Struan often ended up knowing what the client wanted before the client knew. Overall, working with Struan helped shaped my early career and enabled a successful transition into graduate school and my current career.
James Banta
I have both been recruited by Struan and have hired him for filling hard to fill senior roles. My experience working with Struan on either side has been excellent and would hire him again (or gladly be recruited by him again). Struan recruited me to lead Partnerships at Capital One. He first found me in London, a long way from Capital One's HQ in VA. He personally screened me via video conference and then walked me through the very in-depth Capital One recruiting process including testing, case interviewing and 3 separate interview days. He established a strong rapport with me and established trust. He took ownership of my experience, and provided very valuable guidance that led to a successful move. For example, I was a novice to case interviews and he worked with me to prepare me for that new experience. Lastly he has continued to follow up to ensure my move worked for me. In short, Struan is great working with candidates because he takes ownership for their success long term, builds trust, and provides critical guidance and coaching throughout the recruiting process. I also hired Struan to find candidates for a senior role where we wanted a candidate with a unique combination of consultative, selling and analytical skills. We also were looking for candidates from a broad set of industries. The search resulted in a great hire in about 60 days - very fast but also very thorough. Struan and team screened hundreds of candidates from which we had a steady flow of attractive prospects. He was very diligent in recording and following up on next steps. Most impressive was his constant desire for feedback on candidates and the role to continually fine tune the search. This search would not have been successful without Struan and team, they take ownership of both process and results!
Experience
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Breitlane
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner
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2016 - Present
At Breitlane we help companies scale. We work with private equity-backed companies to fill leadership roles that are critical to driving topline growth and EBITDA. Aggressive competition, new models of distribution, and sophistication around data analytics have radically changed the way consumer-focused companies do business - and what they need from their leaders. Our functional areas of expertise: CEO/COO CFO, COO, President, CMO, Digital Officers, and Business Intelligence Leaders. At Breitlane we help companies scale. We work with private equity-backed companies to fill leadership roles that are critical to driving topline growth and EBITDA. Aggressive competition, new models of distribution, and sophistication around data analytics have radically changed the way consumer-focused companies do business - and what they need from their leaders. Our functional areas of expertise: CEO/COO CFO, COO, President, CMO, Digital Officers, and Business Intelligence Leaders.
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Bodhi Tree Talent, Inc.
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Staffing and Recruiting
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Partner
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2012 - Dec 2017
Bodhi Tree Talent was originally an executive search firm focused on C-level searches for PE-backed portfolio companies. We are no longer conducting searches under the Bodhi Tree Talent brand. Bodhi Tree Talent transitioned to become an investment vehicle. Bodhi Tree Talent was originally an executive search firm focused on C-level searches for PE-backed portfolio companies. We are no longer conducting searches under the Bodhi Tree Talent brand. Bodhi Tree Talent transitioned to become an investment vehicle.
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The Lancer Group
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner
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2012 - 2016
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Morgan Samuels Company
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Partner
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2008 - 2012
Most recently led the Private Equity practice. At various times also led the Healthcare and Financial services/ Real Estate practices and was heavily involved in the Consumer Driven, Media, and Industrial practices.
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Chief Financial Officer
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2008 - 2009
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Morgan Samuels Company
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal
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2005 - 2007
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Senior Consultant
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Apr 2004 - Apr 2005
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Bain & Company
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Case Team Leader
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Mar 1996 - Mar 2004
At Bain & Company, I assisted clients in many industries including financial services, semiconductors, consumer electronics, IT services, telecommunications, retail, health & nutrition, non profit, manufacturing and entertainment. I successfully advised clients on many different issues including product line review, market entry strategy, supply chain design, process reengineering and cost reduction. I improved client’s profitability, with benefits including revenue enhancement (up to $200M growth) and cost reduction (up to $150M reduction). Additionally, clients benefited from lead-time reductions of up to 75% and product availability improvements of up to 55%. My career at Bain was strongly international in flavor; during my consulting career, I was based in each of Bain’s San Francisco, Sydney, Johannesburg, London, Paris and Los Angeles’ offices.
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Education
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2000 - 2001
Harvard Business School
MBA, General Management -
1991 - 1995
Monash University
BEng, Chemical Engineering -
1977 - 1990
Brighton Grammar School
VCE
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