Top Notch Finders is a specialized executive search firm serving OEMs and Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers across Mexico, the CaliBaja corridor, the Americas, Latin America, and global operations.

Led by Fernando Espinosa, with 32 years of cross-border experience, the firm has delivered more than 1,300 leadership placements and maintains an 89% retention rate at 24 months.

The composite automotive leader now demanded by the market—bilingual, AI-fluent, multi-platform (ICE and EV), P&L-owning, and capable of operating across borders—is one of the scarcest profiles in the entire ecosystem. This playbook documents how Top Notch Finders builds the leadership teams required to perform across each of the five markets it serves.

Mexico now ranks as the world’s 7th-largest vehicle producer and 4th-largest auto parts producer, with a supplier universe of roughly 2,500 to 2,600 companies, most of them multinational organizations running simultaneous and overlapping leadership mandates. As of early 2026, 81% of automotive employers in Mexico reported an inability to find the executive talent they urgently needed.