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For various reasons, we chose not to bring this candidate to the next step of the recruiting process, however, we would like to correct several misstatements from her review of her experience interviewing at Engaged.
In 2024, we began a search for a new CCO. The search was motivated by our then current CCO, whom most of the team had worked with for over 15 years (at two firms), informing us that he was turning 70 and was interested in voluntary retirement. We engaged two recruiters to help us identify and recruit a CCO who had material experience working with blue chip firms, preferably in a similarly focused equity strategy to Engaged Capital. We interviewed 10-12 candidates and eventually made a strong hire.
Our search was focused on highly qualified, diverse candidates, almost all of whom were female, who would thrive in a high energy, fast-paced culture. Almost every employee (male and female) at Engaged Capital has a family and our culture reflects a healthy work-life balance to ensure all colleagues remain happy and satisfied. We were shocked and dismayed to learn that a candidate’s failure to advance in our recruitment process was repaid by her attempt to discredit our firm through a series of outrageously false statements. Importantly, further diligence of this candidate during our process uncovered a pattern of behavior at prior employers which we found extremely concerning.