Retained, mapped search
A comprehensive map of the relevant talent market — not just active candidates, but the leaders who are not looking and would never appear in a database search.
Executive Search
Senior leadership, management and specialist appointments.
Overview
Our Executive Search practice is built for the appointments that define an organisation — board directors, chief executives, functional leaders and business-critical specialists. These are decisions where the cost of getting it wrong is measured in years, and where a confidential, evidence-led process is not a luxury but a necessity.
Who it's for
Boards, chief executives, chairs and investors making senior leadership, succession or replacement appointments where confidentiality, rigour and reputational care are paramount.
What we deliver
A complete, evidence-led engagement.
Structured assessment
Competency- and evidence-based assessment against a brief we define with you, supported by referencing and, where appropriate, psychometric and leadership profiling.
Confidential engagement
Discreet approaches that protect your strategy and the candidate's standing, managed end-to-end by a senior consultant.
Succession & benchmarking
Internal-versus-external benchmarking and succession mapping so you appoint with full visibility of the field.
Our process
How an engagement runs.
- 01Engagement briefing — strategy, mandate, success profile and stakeholder map
- 02Research & market mapping — the full landscape of relevant leaders
- 03Discreet approach & qualification of a longlist
- 04Evidence-based assessment and structured shortlist presentation
- 05Interview support, referencing and offer management
- 06Onboarding check-ins and a placement guarantee period
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Our other services
Permanent Recruitment
Contingent and engaged search for professional, technical and management roles, combining deep market networks with a structured, candidate-respectful process.
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Data-led advisory that maps markets, benchmarks reward, defines talent strategy and de-risks critical hiring decisions before a search begins.
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Let's discuss your next critical hire.
Whether you are building a leadership team or exploring your next executive move, our consultants bring the market intelligence and discretion the moment deserves.