Jakob | Spring - Executive Search in Food & Health

With over 15 years in executive search and talent pipeline building, we specialize in the Food & Health industry across Europe and the US. Our global reach connects clients with top international talent, bridging geographical gaps, fostering kind connections with the best candidates, no matter where they call home.

Matchmaking of international assignments with global talent on cultural-, organisational- and functional level contributing to long-term company growth and individual career success.

Food Ingredients & Formulation

Consumer Health, Nutrition & Microbiome

Biotech & Pharma

Agri Food Systems

FMCG & Consumer Brands

We bring energy, dedication, and optimism to every search, creating dynamic and reliable partnerships that go beyond finding candidates – it’s about building lasting connections that drive success.

“I have had the pleasure working with Miranda both as a candidate and as the hiring manager and in both roles I experienced the same excellent focus and desire to understand what the client is asking for and what the role encompasses. Miranda is a person who is easy to build trust with and she has a lot of knowledge and personal international industry connections. She is also highly available and drive the process forward in a professional way. To give an example we were looking for a talent and had failed with another recruitment company and Miranda found a very good international candidate with a perfect fit for the job and the team. As a candidate myself I was match with a good position and have since I joined the company been promoted in multiple steps. I can highly recommend Miranda.”

Linda Neckmar, Senior Vice President Human Health, Chr. Hansen

"Working with Miranda means entering a world where energy and respect, meet her convincing style that is driven by strong values. At KennedyFitch and through the 12 years of working together, we have seen Miranda win and solve a multitude of challenging international search assignments in the Food and Bioscience Industry. Miranda’s approach to search projects made her naturally become part of the client-team. Candidates experienced a caring partnership, from the onset of a search, all the way through the process, including the care for their accompanying family members when an international move was concerned."

Margaret & Ruud Rikhof, founders KennedyFitch

I know Miranda for over 6 years and we worked together on several occasions: as a candidate, when she guided me to take a position at Novozymes, and then supporting me to find a candidate as hiring manager. In all cases she made the process smooth and successful, taking the time to understand the expectations of all parties so as to match the right candidate with the role. Her professionalism, enthusiasm and genuine interest in people really makes a difference. Interestingly, she does more than connecting candidates and roles, as she acts as a career coach throughout the process, guiding people toward the decision that is best for them.

Richard Ben Soussan, VP Commercial, Doehler

"In my role as VP Commercial, I have had the pleasure of working with Miranda since 2015. We took a chance with KennedyFitch and Miranda by engaging her in a new region, North America. Miranda did an outstanding job in the hiring process for a number of positions at different levels. Miranda has taken a very proactive approach to identify candidates and has managed to match changing expectations and requests with a broad set of candidates. Concretely, she identified and narrowed several hundred candidates down to a handful of solid candidates that all were highly relevant. In addition, she has successfully identified candidates with my team that have all been high performers and promoted since being hired. I would describe Miranda as proactive and engaged, adaptive and effective in adjusting and redefining tasks, good at reading individuals and understanding company culture. On a personal level very positive, professional, trustworthy and pleasant to work with.

Peter Halling, CEO, Health industry

Welcome to Jakob | Spring

Your trusted executive search partner in Food & Health

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Testimonials from our clients

"Miranda has a strategic mindset that allows her to understand critical business needs, she builds strong connections with clients and candidates, and has the sensitivity to identify the right cultural fit. She is a reliable business partner to build talent within organizations. "

A selection of our clients