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Where the World’s Best Companies
Find High Impact Talent
My name is Fernando Ortiz-Barbachano, and as the President & CEO of Barbachano International, I help organizations across North America and Latin America build world-class executive leadership teams that drive performance across borders — without compromising on quality.
Finding the right executive for cross-border operations is a significant challenge. The demand for leaders who can navigate complex, multicultural business environments is higher than ever, and a mis-hire can be costly. When key leadership roles remain vacant or misaligned, it can result in stalled growth, cultural friction, and missed market opportunities.
This is where Barbachano International excels.
As a Forbes-ranked executive search firm, we specialize in identifying and placing high-impact leaders with the cultural intelligence, strategic vision, and cross-border experience to lead effectively in diverse environments. We go beyond traditional search methods to connect you with executives who not only meet your technical requirements but also thrive in multicultural contexts — helping your organization achieve sustainable success across the Americas.
Barbachano International and its affiliates have served over 50% of Fortune 500 Companies, and are rated higher in client satisfaction – we outperform the industry in every meaningful category of performance measure.
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Trusted by Over 800 Companies
for Nearly Three Decades
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“Fernando and his team at Barbachano did a great job of recruiting us top leaders for our Operations. They matched our requirements and culture, provided great candidates, and facilitated the negotiation, ensuring a smooth transition for the candidates and our company. We value their quality and speed and trust them as our strategic partner.”
VP, Manufacturing Operations, HP Inc.
Fernando and his organization have been instrumental in revamping our leadership team, resulting in a "winning team" that has impacted our bottom line. The quality and attention to detail has been second to none and we have truly partnered with another "winning team”, Barbachano Int’l.
VP HR, General Dynamics
'Fernando demonstrated exceptional professionalism, insight, and dedication in ensuring the perfect alignment between myself and Amphenol. His career coaching expertise was instrumental in landing my dream job."
Sr Regional Operations Director, Amphenol
"I have never been more impressed with a group of senior manufacturing leadership candidates in my career – great job Fernando, you’re making me look good!"
SVP Human Resources, HFI
"We want to highly complement you and your firm. Every one of the short listed candidates we talked to have been solid and could frankly hire any of the three. It was obvious your selection process was effective and is saving us time."
CEO, Pivot Int'l.