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About Us

At Leathwaite, we specialize in placing enterprise leaders who think business first, function second—leaders who don’t just manage their domain but actively push forward progressive functional agendas. While our searches align with business areas, what truly defines our work is the leadership expectations—navigating transformation, accelerating change, and operating at pace.

We don’t just match candidates to job titles; we identify leaders with the agility, foresight, and growth mindset to thrive in evolving environments. By understanding both the business context and the leadership capabilities required, we take a creative, strategic approach to executive search—finding enterprise leaders who move businesses forward.

With deep market insight, a broad industry perspective, and a commitment to excellence, we don’t just fill roles—we build leadership teams that shape the future.

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From finding your future leaders and sourcing executive talent to equipping you with boardroom insights that give you an edge, we are committed to helping you create meaningful change. This is underpinned by our culture of distinctiveness, humility and collaboration; local experts with a global outlook to support your long-term growth.

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Solutions And Expertise

Leathwaite partners with clients to deliver executive search and leadership talent across a broad spectrum of industry sectors.

Increasingly clients need to gain a global perspective on leadership talent, often hiring from different global locations and industry sectors.

Leathwaite’s global footprint enables it to access a diverse range of talent across the world, ensuring our clients can recruit the very best leaders to meet their strategic needs.

Solutions
  • All Solutions
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Career Services
  • Consulting Services
  • Corporate Talent Acquisition
  • Culture Advisory
  • Culture Shaping
  • Data Analy./Mrkt. Intell.
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Flex RPO
  • Interim
  • Leadership Consulting
  • Leadership Develop.
  • Mgmt. Consulting
  • Onboarding
  • Outplacement
  • Talent Acquisition Strategy
  • Talent Mapping
  • Temporary Staffing
Industries
  • Advertising/Marketing
  • All Industries
  • Alt. Investments
  • Asset Management
  • Commercial Banking
  • Communications
  • Consulting
  • Consumer
  • Consumer Products
  • Consumer Services
  • Corporate Banking
  • Financial Services
  • FinTech
  • Global Banking
  • Global Markets
  • Hedge Funds
  • Insurance
  • Investment Banking
  • Investment Mgmt.
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Payments/Processes
  • Portfolio Management
  • Private Banking
  • Private Equity
  • Professional Services
  • Quantitative Finance
  • Technology
  • Trade Finance
  • Venture Capital
  • Wealth Management
Functions
  • All Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • Business Leaders
  • C-Level
  • C-Suite
  • CEO/President
  • CFO
  • Chief Marketing Officer
  • CHRO
  • Consumer Services
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Government
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Management/Staff
  • Marketing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Operations
  • People & Talent

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News Briefings

Agentic AI: Why CIOs and CTOs Must Rethink Their Operating Models Now

The emergence of agentic AI represents a pivotal moment for technology leaders. For years, CIOs and CTOs have delivered incremental transformation, digitizing services, migrating to the cloud and embedding data into decisions, according to a recent report from Leathwaite’s Heather Barnes. “Agentic AI does not offer an increment,” the study said. “It introduces a different paradigm

CHRO Perspectives: Looking Ahead to 2026

There is a real bullishness from senior HR leaders about the impact and value they can add to organizations going forward, according to a recently released report from Leathwaite. This is starkly juxtaposed with the prevailing sentiment in 2023 and 2024 when HR leaders felt over-stretched and burnt out. Senior HR leaders now feel personally

Leathwaite Appoints New Partner

London-based executive search firm Leathwaite has named Tim Dunn as a partner, based between New York and Philadelphia. “Tim brings deep experience and a strong track record of building world-class leadership teams in the high-pressure, high-growth portfolio company environments where our private equity clients invest,” said Hypatia Kingsley, president of the Americas. “His arrival adds tremendous horsepower

The Futurist Role That Chief Talent Officers Are Suddenly Taking On

As talent becomes increasingly recognized as the crucial lever in the broader success and value of a company, the significance of the chief talent officer role has grown exponentially. Chief executives and boards now concede the influence that talent plays in executing broad business objectives. And, according to a new report from Leathwaite, with this shift

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Press Releases

Leathwaite welcomes Partner Kersty Bletso to global technology and digital practice

Leathwaite is proud to announce Kersty has joined the firm as partner in the global technology and digital practice. In this role, Kersty will primarily focus on executive interim, advisory, and digital Non-Exec Director roles.  Kersty is an executive search industry veteran bringing more than twenty years of experience. She has worked in the ever-evolving technology and

Leathwaite names Martha Harvey-Jones and Tom Pemberton as the firm’s new co-managing partners

Leathwaite, the functional search specialist, today announces leadership updates, naming Martha Harvey-Jones and Tom Pemberton as the firm’s new co-managing partners effective as of 2 October 2023. Co-founder, Andrew Wallace, who has served as Managing Partner since 2017 will step into the chair role as successor to Martin Leuw.  All four founders, Martin Phillips, James Rust, Neil Ejje and Andrew Wallace, will continue to be

Leathwaite is pleased to welcome Tim Spriggs

12 Jun 2023 Leathwaite is proud to announce the addition of Tim Spriggs as Partner in the firm’s global HR practice. Tim brings over fifteen years of global search and advisory experience in HR and Human Capital across a wide range of industries in both public and private enterprises. Based in London, he will play

Leathwaite Expands Team in Singapore

Following the establishment of its Singapore office in November 2022, Leathwaite recently welcomed Amanda Cowley and Yuting Goh to their Asia team, both based in Singapore.   Amanda joins as a Director to lead the Asia HR practice and will cover the full spectrum of HR senior leadership talent. Amanda partners with leading global and regional businesses

Leathwaite Expands Asia presence into Singapore

(November 28, 2022) Leathwaite, global executive search firm, has announced the establishment of its Singapore office. This marks another step in its continued investment in the Asia region. Having also recently set up its Asia Advisory Board – to provide regional senior advice through a strategically critical period of expansion and growth – the firm