Boards and CEOs
We have handled Board and CEO-level appointments for a wide range of clients based all over the world.
Our work has also allowed us to experience the interplay between management and governance in the context of many different sectors, and we therefore have a strong understanding of the factors that help this crucial dynamic to function effectively. We appreciate the relentless pressure that many organizational leaders exist under today, in terms of both the public and regulatory spotlight, and the increasingly relentless pace of change. We also understand that 21st Century governance is not just about scrutinizing, but also about empowering, horizon-scanning and being a more meaningful critical friend.
Although our methodology for recruiting a CEO is quite different from the methodology we use when recruiting to a Chair or Non-Executive post, both types of assignment have certain key elements in common. Firstly, appointments at this level are always high-stakes and very visible. As such, they require peak levels of precision, discretion and advocacy from an executive search partner. Secondly, every appointment at this level comes with considerable nuance and complexity. It’s therefore vital that a search partner genuinely listens to those nuances (be it the leadership style required in your new CEO, or the skills/experience/diversity mix required on your Board) and that they shape their search strategy accordingly.
Sample Appointments
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Stonewall, Chief Executive
Stonewall has appointed Nancy Kelley as its new Chief Executive.
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Wac Arts, Chair of the Board of Trustees
Justina Cruickshank is joining Wac Arts as their new Chair of the Trustees
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Brooksby Melton College, CEO & Principal
Following and extensive national search, Dawn Whitemore has been appointed as the next CEO...
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Centre for Youth Impact, Chair
Martin Houghton Brown takes over from Thomas Lawson, who stepped down to focus on his new...
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Financial Sector Deepening Uganda, Executive Director
Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSDU) appoints Rashmi Pillai as its new Executive Direc...
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Leap Confronting Conflict, Chief Executive
Leap is an award-winning national charity that supports young people to manage conflict in...
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Two new members for University of Sussex Council
Following a search by Society, two new independent members join the governing body of the...
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Membership Solutions Limited, CEO
Membership Solutions Limited, who provide end-to-end student engagement solutions in the H...
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AKES Kenya, Chief Executive
Society is delighted to announce the appointment of Apollo Gabazira, currently Country Dir...
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Trustees, Warwick Students’ Union
Society has assisted Warwick Students’ Union to appoint two new Trustees with a focus on...
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CAST, Treasurer
Prue Quarcoo joins CAST as Treasurer
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Dreams, Non-Executive
Noeline Sanders, CFO of Digital Catapult and a veteran financial leader within cutting edg...
Contact Our Team
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Simon Lucas
+44 (0)203 653 0462
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Clare Davies
+44 (0)203 653 0463
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Tanya Stevens
+44 (0)203 653 0467
tanya.stevens@society-search.com