Alex Coghlan
Alex joined HC Group in 2012 and is the Director for the Agriculture and Nutrition practice, based in Houston.
The practice is focused on leadership assignments across agriculture, animal nutrition and health and food ingredients. Alex is passionate about helping clients transform their businesses by hiring talent that can bring new ideas and accelerate a company’s growth.
We help companies that feed the world. For me, playing a small role in that mission keeps me passionate and excited about the future of the food industry.
Area of Focus
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Food Start-Ups & Talent: Finding The Needle In A Haystack
The proliferation of start-ups across many sectors has intensified the battle for talent in recent years.
Food: Demand, Inflation & the Agri Markets with Soren Schroder
Demand for food is growing, and changing, with population increases and demographic change.
The Fertilizer Market: the intersection of commodities with Andres Santacruz
Will fertilizers finally get a vibrant derivatives market?
Revolutionizing Agriculture: machines, software and genetics
Technology is revolutionizing agriculture and its markets.
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How Can the Bioindustry Scale Up While Attracting Talent?
HC Insider examines some proposed solutions to tackle this challenge.
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Demand for green products drive further M&As
Recent M&A deals in the food and agricultural industry are consolidating companies’ plans in strategic segments.
Talent Trends in Plant Protein
Vegan and vegetarian consumers once made up most of the consumption of alternative protein.
The New Merchants of Grain with Jonathan Kingsman
What differentiates agri trading from the other commodities?
Global probiotics market trends and opportunities
With relatively few probiotic suppliers, the talent pool remains small and highly sought after.
How far has data science come in agriculture trading?
Different commodity companies are at different levels of maturity when it comes to data science.
Talent trends and lessons from China’s pet care industry
HC Insider highlights the key themes affecting the pet care industry and how they will influence talent trends in 2021.
Digitalization and change in the agri markets with Dario Maffei
What differentiates the ags markets in South America compared to Europe and North America?
Exclusive Interview: Frederico Humberg, CEO, Agribrasil
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Global trade disruptions and the agri markets with Kevin Brassington
How has trade wars and tarrification changed the landscape and opportunity for incumbent global independent traders?
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