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Executive

Leadership appointments, handled confidentially and research-led.

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01

Retained search

  • Mandate
  • Market map
  • Approach
  • Assessment
  • Shortlist
  • Referencing
  • Offer

You see the research, not just the outcome.

Leadership hires are rarely won by advertising. The strongest candidates are performing well elsewhere, are in no database as available, and will only engage in a confidential conversation.

02

What we understand

  • Board and founder mandates
  • Confidential replacements
  • Original market mapping
  • Written candidate assessment
  • Regulated appointment timelines
  • Compensation structuring
  • GCC & SEA market entry
  • Institutional sales leadership
03

What we screen for

Have they operated at your stage?

Scaling from 30 to 150 and running a 600-person function are different jobs. We calibrate on the transition the mandate actually requires.

Sold to this buyer before?

For commercial leadership, selling to a bank risk committee is not the same as selling to a mid-market CFO. We screen for the specific buyer, cycle length and deal size.

Would they pass your board?

We present written assessment against the mandate, including the risks worth probing, rather than a CV and an opinion.

04

Where these hires go wrong

Advertising a leadership role and reading the applicant pool as...

Advertising a leadership role and reading the applicant pool as the market.

Hiring a CPO when the gap is a senior PM who can run delivery.

Hiring a CPO when the gap is a senior PM who can run delivery.

Recruiting a country manager before confirming the licensing...

Recruiting a country manager before confirming the licensing path in that market.

Letting a confidential search leak because it was run like a...

Letting a confidential search leak because it was run like a normal vacancy.

FAQ

Frequently asked

Which roles do you handle as executive search?

CEO, CTO, COO, CPO, CRO, VP Engineering, Head of Payments, Head of Compliance, senior MLRO, Country Manager, Regional Director and Managing Director appointments.

Can you replace someone still in post?

Yes. Confidential replacement searches are standard. We manage the process so the incumbent, the wider team and the market are not alerted.

Why retained rather than contingency?

The research is the product. Mapping a leadership market properly takes weeks before any candidate is approached, and that only happens under a retained mandate.

The question

Who are you missing?

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