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180one is excited to announce the recent collaboration with Terra Dynamics, culminating in the successful placement of a new Chief Executive Officer! For over 35 years, Terra Dynamics (“TDI”) has delivered an environment of excellence to their clients through successful delivery of park and field construction, wetlands mitigation, landscape architecture, and greenspace enhancement projects. With experience in public works - and a commitment to quality, performance, and safety—Terra has secured one of the finest reputations in the industry. They lead the industry in innovation, application, technology and performance. The differences are the belief that one company should be everything you need in a commercial landscape construction contractor as well as the knowledge and experience to deliver the best to their clients. In 2023, Terra expanded their footprint with the acquisition of Paul Brothers Inc, a 3rd generation owned commercial landscaping company based in Boring, Oregon. Together these companies have a combined 85 years of experience delivering top quality projects while making a lasting impact on parks, playgrounds, schools and more around the Pacific Northwest. Congratulations to Terra Dynamics!

Business Unit President ABOUT THE COMPANY In business for over 80 years, Research Products Corporation is a large, privately held, national leader in indoor air quality solutions that creates healthy environments where we live, work, learn, and play. Through our companies AprilAire, DriSteem, Anden, and RP Filters we seek to provide customers with exceptional service and superior products for both residential and commercial applications. ABOUT THE ROLE The President will lead our commercial HVAC IAQ businesses: DriSteem, Anden and RP Filters. Reporting to the CEO Research Products, the President will be fully accountable for the P&L of these businesses. The role will ensure the commercial businesses meet or exceed annual revenue and profitability goals, as well as provide leadership to grow, prepare for, and achieve longer term growth objectives. This includes driving growth using each of the four RP growth strategies – Core - Build – Innovate - Partner. Direct reports to this role include the President of DriSteem , the General manager of Anden, and the General manager of RP filters. This commercial team is focused on business strategy, growth, and optimization that includes support from functional leads in RP operations, engineering, finance, HR, and IT. This team will foster and promote our vision for leadership, double digit growth and our mission to deliver healthy more productive indoor air environments where we work, learn, and play. They will demonstrate a bias for process and actions to identify synergies that support growth, operational excellence, and reinforce a One Team RP winning culture. DELIVERABLES Set growth and execution strategy for the overall commercial group as well as the business entities within the group. Formulate and implement a strategic and annual operating plan that will drive profitable growth for the business while working closely with the CEO, other members of management, to meet long-term objectives and financial targets including double digit revenue and EBITDA growth. Lead, develop and build a high performance level 1 and 2 leadership team and supporting cross-functional teams to support double-digit revenue and EBITDA growth. Identify and develop internal talent and future leaders for succession planning of key leadership roles within the group. Establish a growth mindset. Bring a hands-on approach to creating and maintaining customer relationships, understanding industry trends and opportunities to position the company for strategic growth with existing and new customers. Effectively manage these customers and look for areas to increase both the depth and breadth of those relationships. Align direct and indirect support resources across functional teams to support business priorities for the commercial group overall while collaborating with other RP entities and supporting the overall RP vision, strategy and mission. Develop and execute short and long-term sales, marketing, and product plans and ensure brand alignment. Develop and execute short and long term margin improvement plans that include rigorous pricing, cost, and productivity management. Raise the performance bar by energizing the organization around a high standard of operational excellence to drive improved cost, quality, and on-time deliveries, while still bringing a market-oriented perspective. Provide financial forecasts, implement controls to operating plan to optimize revenue and profit, minimize risk, and oversee the allocation of resources to ensure optimized overall profitability of the group. RESPONSIBILITIES Lead the Commercial businesses to meet or exceed annual revenue and profitability goals. P&L responsibility for entire IAQ commercial group. Provide leadership to prepare the business to achieve longer term growth objectives including innovation initiatives to drive growth in new, adjacent and existing markets. Manage, align, and develop a multi-site and expanding team including support from Operations, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Human Resources and Finance to develop and execute strategies. Drive positive cultural change in the organization to achieve improvements in growth, productivity and financial performance from a single digit to a sustainable double digit performance level. Promote collaboration with RP and Aprilaire. Leverage synergies and integrate where it makes sense for win/win business strategy alignment. Demonstrate a results-oriented management style that measures and evaluates individual performance against clearly defined accountable competencies, responsibilities, and objectives. Support M&A due diligence and the process of acquiring complementary businesses. Successfully lead integration of those acquisitions. Ensure that the outstanding record of safety, quality, health, and environmental performance of the company is maintained or improved, and implemented in line with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. Represent and advocate the company externally at meetings with customers, government officials, community, financial lenders, and other key external constituents. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS 15+ years’ senior leadership experience with ultimate accountability for a P&L. Demonstrated history of double digit profitable revenue growth with P&L exceeding $100M revenue. Experience developing and executing strategic and commercial business plans. Experience in HVAC or other commercial building systems industries, and/or closely related industries. Experience in product line management, go-to-market commercial, and operations management. Extensive experience developing financial forecasts, managing revenue and operating expense plans at leadership level. Experience building, leading and expanding a commercial business including internal resources, external strategic partnerships, capital infrastructure plans and presenting to Board of Directors or investors. Preferred experience participating in the M&A process. Strong prioritization, project management and communication skills with the ability to manage diverse, simultaneous projects of varying complexities. Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration – strong in forging relationships across groups and driving buy-in and commitment towards solutions that may be challenging or new. Strong influencing skills working across functions and geographically dispersed teams. Demonstrated ability to make quality and timely decisions, even amid ambiguity. Results-oriented, organized, able to handle changing priorities in a high-growth environment. Humble, unselfish leadership style. Derives satisfaction from player/team development Interested in Learning More? 180one is a retained search firm and has been engaged by Research Products Corporation to manage this search. If interested in learning more about the opportunity, please contact Tom Haley / 503-334-1350 / tom@180one.com

180one is thrilled to announce the recent collaboration with Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC), culminating in the successful placement of a new Chief Executive Officer. Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC) is the industry steward of Oregon’s nationally recognized beverage container redemption program. We help keep Oregon beautiful by providing outstanding services to our partner distributors, retailers, and to the public for the recovery, reuse, and recycling of beverage containers. OBRC serves as a not-for-profit statewide operator with full vertical integration, making the co-op a major employer and providing more than 500 clean economy jobs in Oregon. Through our statewide fleet operations, OBRC collects more than 2 billion containers annually for recycling across a network of 2,000+ retail stores, 27 redemption centers, 90+ bag drop locations, and transports them for counting, sorting, and processing across 6 statewide processing centers preparing these containers for Grade-A domestic recycling. At a dime per container, the value of refunds adds up fast. This requires speed and accurate reimbursements for retailers and payments directly to consumers and nonprofits. OBRC manages the flow of deposits and container refunds, paying out over $200 million annually to Oregon consumers. No similar system in America has consumers and the beverage industry working so closely together to achieve outstanding results, and Oregon’s Bottle Bill is popular with consumers. OBRC is proud to serve as the industry steward of Oregon’s Bottle Bill ensuring Oregon’s beverage container redemption program continues to produce positive results for Oregonians and inspiring positive change beyond our borders as a model program across the globe. Congratulations to OBRC, and the 180one Search Team on a successful executive placement!

180one is pleased to have collaborated with Relay Resources, a prominent nonprofit organization in Portland, in the recruitment of a new Chief Executive Officer. Following an extensive search in both nonprofit and for-profit sectors, Jennifer Luebke was selected for the role. Relay Resources is dedicated to fostering meaningful employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Instead of simply placing individuals in jobs, Relay Resources collaborates with its customers, identifying their business needs and delivering tailored solutions. The organization actively engages with a community of willing and able workers who have encountered challenges in securing consistent employment. Through training, job placements, and housing initiatives, Relay Resources empowers these individuals to lead more fulfilling and independent lives. Continuing our partnership with Relay Resources and other community-focused organizations in Portland, 180one is proud to contribute to the strengthening of our community. Congratulations to Relay Resources on this significant hire!

180one recently partnered with BASCO and are proud to announce the executive placement of a new President. If you’re in need of executive search services contact the top retained search firm in the pacific northwest 180one.  Our Company was founded by the Cronin family of Portland, Oregon who have been in business in the Pacific Northwest since 1878. Now a fifth-generation family-operated business, BASCO Appliances is Oregon’s premiere appliance retailer. BASCO has two showrooms, one located in the heart of Portland’s Pearl District, and one located in Lake Oswego, along with an Outlet Store. Each showroom features over a dozen live kitchen appliance displays where customers can inspect all of the working features. We carry over 60 brands including Viking, Thermador, Dacor, Miele and much more, plus BASCO is Oregon’s largest Wolf-Sub Zero-Cove dealer with many models currently on display in our showrooms. BASCO is the choice for homeowners undergoing a remodel, and for the building community serving the upper end markets.

180one recently partnered with Organically Grown Company to help them identify and select a new CEO to lead the company. Check back soon for more details! About the Company Founded in 1978 by a few gardeners, small-scale farmers, hippies, environmental activists and dreamers living near Eugene, OR, today Organically Grown Company (OGC) buys, aggregates and distributes fresh, organically grown produce to retailers and eaters across the Pacific Northwest region. The organic produce industry is not for the faint of heart but will steal yours if you aren’t careful. We work really hard each and every day to bring the best organic produce to market from hundreds of awesome farms. Our aspirations are simple: To actively cultivate a diverse, sustainable and engaged organic trade from farm to marketplace. It’s through this mission that we continue to pursue our vision of an equitable and regenerative organic agricultural system for global health. In 2018, we transitioned our ownership to a Perpetual Purpose Trust (PPT), whose main purpose is not to extract a profit, but rather to help us and other like-minded businesses fulfill our mission to serve sustainable food and agriculture communities. We look for people who share our passion for organic agriculture and sustainable business practices; who value teamwork, candor, transparency and an egalitarian workplace; and who engage others with joy and gratitude. Our products are “just in time,” need careful handling and change by the season. Our coworkers embrace that challenge and strive to provide exceptional customer experiences while in pursuit of operational excellence. We do all this with gratitude, integrity, collaboration, resiliency and grit. We believe in doing things a little differently here at OGC and living our values authentically. 

180one recently partnered with Systainer Systems NA to help them identify a General Manager to lead this unique joint venture. Check back soon for more details! Company Background The Bott Group is a European market leader of Premium Workshop and Vehicle Enhancement Equipment for B2B, encompassing Listed Corporations and International Fleet Operators right through to Professional Technicians and Tradesmen. With a strengthening market position in Europe, Bott has increased its global footprint in recent years with successful representations in Australia, South Korea, Singapore and Mexico. The Bott Group generates an annual revenue of USD $175 million with about 1300 employees. TTS / Festool offers high quality, high performance power tool systems and solutions for professional craftsmen in specific trades. Festool has seen rapid growth over the past years both in Europe and in North America. We strive to offer products and solutions to our customers, that help them get their jobs done faster and more profitably. TTS / Festool generates about USD 700 million in sales with about 3000 employees worldwide. The Company TTS / Festool and Bott are currently establishing a joint venture company named Systainer Systems North America LLC that develops and drives the sales and distribution of: a) Smartvan in-vehicle equipment (mainly via a new US-specific online configurator – refer to UK version www.bottsmartvan.co.uk b) Tanos plastic container and Systainer systems for professional and industrial customers ( www.tanosus.com ) ( www.systainer3.com ) The two brands with their respective product offerings are forming a one-stop-shop end-user proposition based on synergic solutions that become increasingly system relevant for customers within the following customer segments: a) craftsman like carpenters, re-modellers, wood workers, painters and decorators (typical Festool users) b) qualified tradesmen like electricians, plumbers and heating, air-conditioning and ventilation engineers / fitters. c) mobile service technicians working in industries like forklift trucks, construction machinery, elevators, wind turbines, etc. Furthermore, each brand will promote its products for other typical customer segments. The company projects an annual sales volume of USD $20 million, including 3.000 sets of in-vehicle equipment within the next 5+ years.

180one recently partnered with Oregon Tool to help them identify and select a new President to lead the company’s CCF business unit. Check back soon for more details! About the Company Oregon Tool is a global manufacturer and marketer of replacement parts, equipment, and accessories for the forestry, lawn, and garden; farm, ranch, and agriculture; and concrete cutting and finishing markets. Oregon Tool sells its products in more than 110 countries around the world. As a leader in innovation and quality, Oregon Tool produces saw chains, bars and sprockets that are well respected in the chainsaw and forestry industries and outdoor equipment accessories and parts for the garden and landscape industry. In fact, Oregon Tool is the market leader in manufacturing saw chain and guide bars for chainsaws. As a diversified company, Oregon Tool also manufactures concrete chain saws and diamond chain, which have revolutionized concrete cutting in the construction industry. As the world leader in Diamond Chain Technology™, these products are offered under the ICS® brand, known worldwide for its industry-leading innovations. ICS pioneered Diamond Chain Technology™ so that professionals and homeowners have tools that will cut through the toughest stuff ever made. Our concrete-cutting diamond chains are designed and manufactured in Portland, Oregon. All ICS chains can be used with our best-in-class guide bars and powerheads to give you a cutting system that can plunge cut up to 25 inches deep with clean corners and no overcuts. Due to internal promotion we are excited to search for the next President of the Concrete, Cutting and Finishing unit of Oregon Tool. This is a premium product category with significant strategic position and contributions to overall organizational success. 

180one recently partnered with Quickbox to help them identify and select a new Chief Executive Officer. Check back soon for more details! About the Company FAST order fulfillment and client services help support your thriving e-commerce business. QuickBox (the “Company”) works quickly and efficiently to pack your orders the same day and quickly deliver orders to your customers, positively impacting your customer service experience and driving repeat business. In the fast-paced world of e-commerce sales, the QB team also works quickly to find solutions to your daily fulfillment and inventory needs so that you can focus on other important business aspects. FRIENDLY customer service with your team and for your customers. The QB customer service team understands that friendship is a valuable part of any successful partnership. Here your team is considered a friend that we’ll support through all initiatives. This friendly service is especially important when your customer needs additional support. ACCURATE inventory management and order fulfillment to inform your product production and consistently deliver customers precisely what they want. The success of your business is dependent on your ability to accurately fill the orders you generate. The QB team is 99.98% accurate in order fulfillment. Your inventory is also closely monitored so that you can manage product overhead appropriately.

180one congratulates Power Systems West on their successful search and hiring of Brad Lyons as their new President. Based in Portland, Oregon, Power Systems West is an authorized KOHLER distributor, offering total system integration. From diesel and gaseous generators to transfer switches, switchgear, controls, and all related accessories, they ensure every part of your power system is engineered to work together. With his MBA from Loyola University Chicago and his BS from Purdue, Brad has been in the power industry for nearly 20 years. Most recently, he was the VP of Sales & Service at Palmer Johnson Power Systems based in Hayward, CA. 180one enjoyed partnering with Power Systems West and we are excited to see Brad take on this new role! 

180one congratulates OFD Foods on their successful search and hiring of Joe Folds as their new Chief Executive Officer. Based in Albany, Oregon, OFD Foods (OFD) is one of the largest and most technically sophisticated freeze-dryers in the country, freeze-drying a wide variety of foods and other products for numerous end markets, in its facilities in Albany, Oregon. The Company’s Mission is to enhance people’ s lives by using their technology to make adventures, health and nutrition better. Joe has had a fruitful, nearly 25-year career with Campbell Soup Company and its subsidiaries, holding an impressive number of executive leadership roles through the years, domestically and internationally. Most recently, Joe was the President of Pacific Foods here in Oregon, which perfectly situated and prepared him for this wonderful opportunity. 180one always enjoys partnering with OFD Foods and we are excited to see Joe take on this new role!