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My name is Octavio Lepe-Camarena, and as Executive Vice President at Barbachano International, I help organizations across the global food and agriculture industry build exceptional leadership teams that drive transformation from seed to fork.
In today’s complex food ecosystem, finding the right executive talent is more critical and more challenging than ever. Leadership missteps can disrupt supply chains, impact food safety, and cost organizations millions. Vacant leadership roles can stall production, weaken customer relationships, and erode competitive advantage.
That’s where Barbachano International makes the difference.
ecognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Executive Search Firms for nine consecutive years, we specialize in identifying and placing proven food industry leaders. We go beyond traditional search methods to connect you with executives who understand regulatory complexity, family business dynamics, and cross-border operations—leaders with the cultural intelligence and strategic vision to elevate your organization in the global food industry.
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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"Barbachano International guided us through a smooth CEO succession and helped us strengthen our leadership bench. The executives they brought in elevated our culture and our performance in a meaningful way."
Founder & CEO, Leading U.S. Food Manufacturing Company
"During a period of rapid expansion in the U.S. and Mexico, Octavio helped us attract leaders who could grow with the business. His understanding of our industry and vision played a central role in our success."
Founder & CEO, High-Growth AgTech Company (U.S. & Mexico)
"Barbachano International supported us through a pivotal leadership transition, including recruiting our first external U.S. CEO. Their guidance also helped us strengthen our commercial and supply chain structure as we evolved into a vertically integrated organization."
CEO, Leading Fresh Produce Company (Mexico & U.S.)