Leadership for What’s Next
Digitalization, sustainability, automation, and geopolitical shifts are prompting unprecedented transformation for industrial companies today. Companies at the intersection of technology, operations, and capital demand a new kind of leader – one who can align people, capital, and strategy.
Success depends on leaders who can bridge these worlds – executives who turn complexity into growth and transformation into advantage. We partner with organizations across the industrial technology spectrum to deliver leaders who thrive where innovation meets execution. Whether optimizing a mature platform or scaling a new one, we bring precision, agility, and insight to every engagement.
Where We Work
Caldwell serves the full breadth of the industrial technology landscape, spanning established global enterprises to innovative scale-ups shaping the future of industry.
- Advanced Manufacturing & Automation
Automation, robotics, additive manufacturing, and digital production systems driving the next generation of industrial performance. - Climate Tech & Cleantech
Technologies accelerating decarbonization, energy efficiency, and circular industrial models across global supply chains. - AgTech & Food Systems
Innovations improving yield, resilience, and sustainability through precision agriculture, controlled environments, and food technology platforms.
- Industrial IoT & Smart Infrastructure
Connected systems integrating data, analytics, and automation to enable predictive maintenance, smart facilities, and digital twins. - Mobility, Materials & Robotics
Breakthroughs in mobility platforms, advanced materials, and intelligent machines transforming how goods are produced and moved.
Leadership for Every Ownership Model
Our team delivers search and advisory solutions across ownership models, growth stages, and asset classes—helping clients anticipate disruption and lead with confidence.
Global Multinationals
Legacy infrastructure meets digital disruption. We help global industrial enterprises modernize operations, integrate innovation, and scale sustainably. We deliver global operators with digital-first mindsets, executives who transform legacy systems into competitive advantages and leaders who align transformation with operational excellence.
Public Companies
Public boards and executive teams rely on Caldwell to identify leaders who can perform under scrutiny while driving growth and transformation. We deliver public-ready CEOs, CFOs, and P&L leaders, digitally fluent board directors and executives skilled in risk, compliance, and investor relations.
Private & Family-Owned Enterprises
We understand the nuances of privately held and founder-led industrial firms—where trust, continuity, and alignment matter most. We deliver executives who fit founder-driven cultures, leaders who scale without losing identity and operators who build systems and teams for the next generation.
Private Equity–Backed Companies
PE firms trust Caldwell to identify leaders who deliver transformation and value creation within compressed timelines. We deliver portfolio-ready operators and growth architects, integration and bolt-on specialists and executives aligned with exit strategy and ROI.
Venture & Growth-Stage Innovators
We help early-stage and growth-phase industrial tech ventures scale from prototype to platform. We deliver founder-friendly executives with commercialization experience, infrastructure builders across engineering, operations, and GTM, and deep-tech leaders fluent in investor, customer, and product ecosystems.
Why Industrial Technology Is Different at Caldwell
Built for Disruption. Aligned for Growth.
We understand the industrial technology ecosystem because we’ve helped build it. Caldwell’s cross-sector expertise combines deep industrial insight with emerging tech fluency, ensuring every placement delivers measurable business impact.
Assessment-Driven Precision
We leverage predictive behavioral tools—Hogan, Predictive Index, EQ-i 2.0, and our proprietary LEADERS™ framework—to identify leaders who will perform, adapt, and endure in fast-changing markets.
Cross-Ownership Agility
Every ownership model—from public to venture-led—requires a tailored leadership profile aligned to innovation and execution. Our teams collaborate across practices to ensure cultural and strategic alignment in every search.
Proven Experience
Caldwell team members have completed more than 500 leadership assignments in industrial technology over the past five years—placing executives across automation, clean tech, advanced materials, and digital infrastructure.
Ready to Build What's Next
From established manufacturers digitizing operations to venture-backed platforms redefining industry frontiers, Caldwell combines leadership insight with analytical rigor to help you engineer what’s next in industrial technology.
