hand-picked
adjective
HR(alsohandpicked)ukusused todescribesomeone who has beencarefullychosenfor aparticularjoboractivity:
The 74 year-old hascededday-to-daycontrolof thecompanyto ahandpickedteamofmanagers.
be handpicked for sth/to do sthThe 35-year-old Australiancitizenwashandpickedfor thepost.
be handpicked by sbManyboardswere hand-picked by the veryexecutivesthey weresupposedtooversee.
ahand-pickedsuccessor