PRACTICES

Deep sector knowledge, quietly applied

Each practice is led by partners who have held senior roles in the industries they now advise.

Cantilevered concrete balconies against a dark sky

Board and Chair

We build boards that challenge, not just approve. Our board practice advises on composition, succession and evaluation as well as appointments.

  • Chair
  • Senior Independent Director
  • Audit Committee Chair
  • Remuneration Chair
  • Board evaluation
  • Succession planning

Financial Services

From global systemically important banks to specialist insurers, we appoint leaders who can balance growth with regulation.

  • Group CEO
  • Chief Risk Officer
  • CFO
  • Head of Wealth
  • Chief Investment Officer
  • General Counsel

Private Capital

We work alongside investors from pre-deal to exit, finding operating partners and portfolio leaders who create value fast.

  • Investment Partner
  • Operating Partner
  • Portfolio CEO
  • Portfolio CFO
  • Chair for exit
  • Leadership due diligence

Technology

Technology leaders who can run a platform and speak to a board. For scale-ups, corporates and public institutions.

  • CTO
  • Chief Product Officer
  • CIO
  • CISO
  • Chief Data Officer
  • Transformation Director

Family Enterprise

Discreet counsel for family-owned groups on succession, governance and the first non-family CEO.

  • Non-family CEO
  • Family council advisor
  • Governance design
  • Next-gen development
  • Family office leadership
  • Independent chair

HOW A SEARCH RUNS

Fourteen weeks from brief to appointment

  1. 01

    Brief

    A partner meets your board to define the role and what success looks like.

  2. 02

    Map

    We map the full market, including people who are not looking.

  3. 03

    Approach

    Confidential conversations with 60 to 120 potential candidates.

  4. 04

    Assess

    Structured interviews, references and leadership assessment.

  5. 05

    Decide

    A shortlist of three to five, with a clear recommendation.

  6. 06

    Integrate

    Onboarding support for the first twelve months.