Executive Search
& Boards.

For organizations hiring

Retained search for senior leadership and board placements across North America, Europe, and Africa. Often paired with advisory work to onboard the leader through their first twelve months.

The premise

The best operators almost never apply to job posts. They take calls from people they trust, about companies they've been quietly watching. Fifteen years in, that's the network this practice draws from.

Who this is for

You're probably the right fit if:

01Founders making their first VP-level hire
02Boards filling C-suite or director seats
03PE/VC firms staffing portfolio companies
04Organizations expanding into a new geography

The process

How the work unfolds.

Week 1

The brief

We pressure-test the role itself before we touch a single candidate. Half the searches that fail were poorly defined on day one.

Weeks 2-6

Outreach & shortlist

Direct, named outreach to a curated list, not a database scrape. You see a calibrated shortlist of 4-6 candidates, with my unvarnished read on each.

Weeks 7-10

Selection & close

I run reference loops, support compensation conversations, and stay in the room through offer and acceptance.

Months 4-12

Embed

Quarterly check-ins with both the hire and the hiring leader for the first year. Searches don't end at signature.

What you leave with

Outcomes.

→A senior hire who is in the seat, and producing, within 90 days
→A clean, defensible process you can show your board
→A 12-month embed window that catches problems early
→A relationship you can come back to for the next seat

The shape of it

Format.

Length: 8-12 weeks, typical
Geography: North America, Europe, Africa
Levels: VP, C-suite, board
Investment: Retained, structured in three tranches

Honest disclaimer

If you need contingent recruiting, mid-level individual contributors, or a posting on LinkedIn, there are excellent firms for that. I'm not one of them.

Think there's a fit?

Thirty minutes, no pitch. We'll figure out together whether this is the right next move.

Start a conversation

Other engagements

Also available.

Leadership Advisory.

For founders & senior executives

Twelve-week and ongoing coaching for founders, CEOs, and senior executives navigating scale, transition, or transformation. Including leaders making major cross-border moves, into North America, into new markets, into the next chapter of their career.

Read about leadership advisory →

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