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Direct Executive Search Inc. is a boutique recruitment firm dedicated to the solar power and energy storage markets, partnering with industry leaders across North America from its base in Folsom, California. The firm specializes in retained executive search and senior-level permanent recruitment for IPPs, developers, utilities, EPCs, OEMs, and investor-backed clean energy platforms, bringing disciplined execution and deep sector fluency to every engagement. Led by President & CEO Seth De La Riva—an experienced search leader in renewable power, CleanTech, and private equity—the team has built high-impact leadership benches and critical functions for organizations scaling rapidly in renewable power, energy storage, and smart grid technologies. Their completed work spans commercial and corporate leadership, technical and legal, and specialized finance roles, including Chief Commercial Officer; SVP, Head of Development; Senior Asset Manager; Head of Construction; Head of Legal; Project Development Director; VP Asset Management; and multiple Structured Finance, M&A, and Asset Management appointments at leading platforms such as Lightshift Energy, Pine Gate Renewables, Trina Solar, Starwood Energy Group, NRG Energy, ET Capital, Nautilus Solar Energy, and DEPCOM Power. Current searches reflect the breadth of their mandate, with assignments such as VP Origination and VP Development in energy storage, Director/Sr. Director of Origination, community solar origination leaders, Accountant/Sr. Accountant, and technology leadership including Head of IT & Cybersecurity and Head of Data Engineering. DES employs a rigorous, systems-based approach that starts with discovery of culture and objectives, develops precise position specifications, conducts targeted market mapping and research, executes structured screening and evaluation interviews, and delivers curated shortlists with detailed candidate write-ups, compensation insights, and risk flags. The process extends through reference and background checks, offer structuring and negotiation support, and resignation and transition management with clear communication to non-selected candidates. In addition to executive search, DES supports scale-up initiatives by assembling entire teams and providing targeted strategic consulting and HR support to accelerate growth while maintaining hiring quality.
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