A Chief Operating Officer for a large IT services group, appointed under a confidential mandate. The appointed executive is a technology leader with 25 years and more across FMCG, fintech and diversified industrial groups. Executive identity protected under NDA.
Board and governance: non-executive directors and advisory appointments.
Senior functional leadership: Group heads of technology, finance, operations and human resources.
Country and regional leadership for organisations entering or scaling in the UK, the Gulf and South Asia.
How a search runs
Executive search is not database retrieval. The people worth appointing are rarely applying for anything. The work is mapping a market, approaching people discreetly, and assessing them properly.
Mandate and specification. We agree the remit, the reporting line, the commercial context and what success looks like in the first year.
Market mapping. We build a picture of who holds equivalent responsibility across the relevant sectors and geographies, including people who are not visible.
Discreet approach. Candidates are approached confidentially. Your name is disclosed only when it is appropriate to do so.
Assessment. Structured interviewing against the specification, not a CV screen.
Referencing and close. Formal referencing, offer management and support through resignation and notice.
Why organisations use us for this
Speed without shortcuts. A tight weekly cadence from brief to shortlist to offer, without skipping assessment or referencing.
Discretion by default. Every mandate runs under NDA. Client and candidate identities are protected.
Three jurisdictions. Registered entities in the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, so cross-border appointments are handled properly.
Direct partner contact. You work with the founding team, not an account manager.
On confidentiality. Most of our search work cannot be named. References from completed mandates are available on request, under NDA.
Discuss a mandate
Tell us the role and the context. Initial conversations are confidential and without obligation.
