--- title: Sourcing Tomorrow's Materials Leaders description: Discover how global shifts in the materials industry are redefining leadership needs and the traits required for tomorrow's executives with insights from Ron Malachuk of JM Search and Kendall Justiniano of Growth Arc Advisors. image: https://www.growth-arc.com/hubfs/Malachuk%20Bio%20Picture.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.growth-arc.com/articles/sourcing-tomorrows-materials-leaders#main-content) [![GA_Web+Logo-01](https://www.growth-arc.com/hubfs/GA_Web+Logo-01.png)](https://www.growth-arc.com) - [Home](https://www.growth-arc.com) - Consulting - [Sales & Marketing](https://www.growth-arc.com/commercial-excellence) - [Innovation](https://www.growth-arc.com/innovation) - [Strategy](https://www.growth-arc.com/strategy) - [Case Studies](https://www.growth-arc.com/cases) - Executive Coaching - 1 on 1 Coaching - [Group Mastermind](https://www.growth-arc.com/breakthrough) - [Exec Roundtable](https://www.growth-arc.com/roundtable) - [Articles](https://www.growth-arc.com/articles/tag/executive-development) - About - [Results](https://www.growth-arc.com/clients-results) - [Case Studies](https://www.growth-arc.com/cases) - [Our Firm](https://www.growth-arc.com/about) - [Contact](https://www.growth-arc.com/contact-us) - Newsletter - [Subscribe](https://www.growth-arc.com/subscribe) - [Business Growth](https://www.growth-arc.com/articles/tag/business-growth) - [Exec Career](https://www.growth-arc.com/articles/tag/executive-development) - [Roundtable](https://www.growth-arc.com/roundtable) Search Growth Arc - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Sourcing Tomorrow's Materials Leaders [Kendall Justiniano](https://www.growth-arc.com/articles/author/kendall-justiniano) 25 February Sourcing Tomorrow's Materials Leaders 1:36 At the next **Executive Roundtable for Materials Growth**, Ron Malachuk, a Partner at JM Search, will join Kendall Justiniano to unpack how slowing demand, geopolitical shifts, and shifting growth drivers are redefining leadership needs. Through a structured, 60-minute live interview and moderated Q&A, attendees will gain practical insights into the traits and strategies that tomorrow’s materials leaders must embrace—from talent positioning to transformative strategy execution. Register below to join. ![Ron Malachuk, Partner at executive search firm, JM Search](https://www.growth-arc.com/hubfs/Malachuk%20Bio%20Picture.jpg) ## **- Sourcing Tomorrow's Materials Leaders -** --- ### with Ron Malachuk - The global materials industry is undergoing significant upheaval and change. Slowing global demand and rapidly changing geopolitical dynamics are impacting the industry worldwide. Corporate priorities are shifting as once reliable sources of growth vanish. As a result companies are faced with new realities that require new leadership.  Partner at JM Search, Ron Malachuk and I discuss the seismic global shifts occurring today in Materials and the impact on current demand for Executive roles. We also look at what characteristics the next generation of executive leaders will need, and what makes executive search unique from other forms of recruiting. Ron Malachuk is a Partner and a member of JM Search's Chemicals and Process Industry Practice. Over his career as an executive search and talent consultant, Ron has conducted C-Suite (CEO, CFO & COO), and Senior Advisor searches and leadership projects across multiple sectors. His clients include global industrial conglomerates, the Fortune 500, middle market manufacturing organizations, and portfolio companies of leveraged buyout and venture capital firms. ​ ### Who should listen? - Executives who want to understand trends shaping the needs for  tomorrow’s materials leaders. - Executives staffing leadership teams for the new realities of the materials industry. ### Show Notes - [Ron Malachuk on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-malachuk-ab51113/) - Executive Summary (coming soon) - [Slides shown](https://www.growth-arc.com/hubfs/Roundtable%20Handout%20Malachuk.pdf) - Replay link - note: current season replays are available to Roundtable members. Click the link below to become a member. ### [![- Join the Discussion -](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19923746/interactive-186971123775.png)](https://www.growth-arc.com/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLLYN7Se5hAfMGTOmKqsM4w3b9gXIWmumlDK63YxtXZdbplS2%2BhxgTsdYXLoQ6mh72xrfFsgURu3KBs%2FA%2FbyOmgx1xxkQAiWFEeaCMaWAVDffJDecILDWaoJhMKE2es109w0R1FjEgzrdEq42IIew6EocLR94vyx66sVTxjVZ%2FvFlTQx62ypnv0%3D&webInteractiveContentId=186971123775&portalId=19923746)   [![Ron Malachuk, Partner at JM Search](https://www.growth-arc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Malachuk%20Bio%20Picture.jpg?width=290&height=406&name=Malachuk%20Bio%20Picture.jpg)](https://jmsearch.com/team/ron-malachuk/) Ron Malachuk **Guest Speaker** Partner, JM Search Ron Malachuk is a Partner at JM Search and a member of the Firm’s Chemicals and Process Industry Practice. His expertise is in providing talent-advisory services across multiple sectors, including agribusiness, chemicals, engineering and construction, materials, packaging and plastics. He has also authored several white papers on the emerging technology and digital trends disrupting the process industries.​ Over his career as an executive search and talent consultant, Ron has conducted C-Suite (CEO, CFO & COO), and Senior Advisor searches and leadership projects. His clients include global industrial conglomerates, the Fortune 500, middle market manufacturing organizations, and portfolio companies of leveraged buyout and venture capital firms.  Prior to executive search, Ron’s experience includes mergers integration, corporate strategic planning, and project management with Wells Fargo, General Motors and Exelon Corporation, respectively.  Ron earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering and his M.S. in Environmental Management from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and his MBA from the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business. 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