Calibre One

About Us

Calibre One is a leading boutique executive search firm with more than 25 years’ experience building leadership teams for technology companies and innovation-led organisations across Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer, Sports & Entertainment, and Industrials & Infrastructure. Founded in 1999, the firm operates from London, San Francisco, and New York, combining global reach, deep sector expertise, and a Partner-led approach. Often described as a “super boutique”, Calibre One delivers the scale, specialist networks, and international capability of a larger search firm while maintaining the agility and personal service of a boutique.

New Guide: Hiring a Software CMO in 2026

100% of our CMO searches in ’25/’26 required AI as a key skillset. The marketing leader’s role is changing fast. CMOs in Software: A Role in Flux breaks down what that means for how you hire, from compensation benchmarks to the reasons appointments fail. It’s an essential read for anyone looking to benchmark the CMO role.

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Solutions And Expertise

Calibre One specializes in technology and the sectors being reshaped by it. Their practice areas include Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer, Sports & Entertainment, and Advances Industrials & Infrastructure.

Their dedicated practice groups combine functional precision with sector fluency, giving clients the advantage of speed, accuracy, and insight. Whether identifying transformational leaders for a SaaS scale-up, a digitally enabled consumer brand, or a data-driven healthcare platform, they bring deep functional expertise, industry knowledge, and credibility. Their practice structure ensures true domain specialization, not only in technology, but also in the industries most shaped by it. This model delivers a distinct advantage for investors, founders, and corporate leaders alike: faster access to high-impact talent, aligned with sector dynamics and strategic priorities.
Solutions
  • Advisory Services
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Search
  • Executive Tracker
  • Leadership Consulting
  • Recruitment Research
Industries
  • Advertising/Marketing
  • Alt. Investments
  • Asset Management
  • Biotechnology
  • Clean Tech./Sustain.
  • Clinical Research
  • Cloud Based
  • Colleges/Universities
  • Commercial Banking
  • Consulting
  • Consumer Products
  • Consumer Services
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data & Analytics
  • Devices
  • FinTech
  • Global Markets
  • Healthcare Services
  • Hedge Funds
  • High Tech
  • Insurance
  • Internet
  • Investment Banking
  • Investment Mgmt.
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Life Sci./Healthcare
  • Luxury
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Medical
  • Medical Devices
  • Mobile
  • Payments/Processes
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Private Banking
  • Private Equity
  • Real Estate
  • Retail
  • Software
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Trade Finance
  • Travel, Hosp. & Leisure
  • Venture Capital
  • Wealth Management
Functions
  • Advertising
  • All Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • CEO/President
  • Communications/PR
  • Customer Service
  • Data/Analytics
  • Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Government
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Invest. Mgmt./Banking
  • Investor Relations
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Medical/Clinical
  • Research & Develop.
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain

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News Briefings

Calibre One Names Co-Leader of Global Real Estate Practice

New York City-based Calibre One has named Rebecca Wilson as a partner in the firm’s financial services practice. Based in New York, she will also co-lead the global real estate practice alongside managing partner David Schumer. “Rebecca combines decades of senior experience in financial services with a strategic consultant’s perspective and a proven track record

Calibre One Recruits CPO and Chief Technology and Information Officer for Production Resource Group

Calibre One has placed Jennifer Caserta as chief people officer and Joe Simon as chief technology and information officer at PRG (Production Resource Group) in New York City. “We are building PRG for a bigger future, and that means investing across every part of this business: our leadership, crews, talent development, and the equipment, technology and

Calibre One Assists Cibus with CEO Search

Calibre One has helped to recruit board member Craig Wichner as the new CEO for NASDAQ-traded Cibus, Inc. in San Diego, CA. Peter Beetham, who has served as the company’s interim CEO, will continue his role as the company’s president and chief operating officer. Concurrently, both Mr. Wichner and Dr. Beetham resigned from the Cibus board of directors as part

Winning the Mandate in the New Era of Business Development

As competition intensifies across the executive search landscape, firms are rethinking how they originate and win new business. Success is increasingly tied to a more disciplined, insight-driven approach that goes beyond traditional networking and relationship management. In this environment, firms that combine data, technology, and market intelligence with strong client engagement are setting a new

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Press Releases

Calibre One Launches New Guide to Hiring CMOs in Software

New report examines how AI is reshaping the CMO role, why appointments fail, compensation benchmarks and what software businesses should consider when hiring their next marketing leader. LONDON, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CMOs in Software: A Role in Flux draws on Calibre One’s experience of hiring CMOs and senior marketing leaders into technology companies. The 17-page report explores how AI,

Calibre One Adds New Partner in London Office

LONDON, ENGLAND, Aug. 2, 2018 – Calibre One, a global boutique executive search firm specializing in building leadership teams for technology companies and companies undergoing digital transformation, today announces Hannah Joyce has joined as a Partner in its London office. Joyce will apply her expertise in placing Chair, CEO and C-level executives for public and private companies

Calibre One Adds New Partner and Strengthens Financial Services Capabilities

NEW YORK, NY, March 13, 2018 – Calibre One, a global boutique executive search firm specializing in building diverse leadership teams for technology innovators and companies undergoing digital transformation, today announces it has hired David J. Schumer as a partner in its New York office. Mr. Schumer will further strengthen Calibre One’s global financial technology practice

Calibre One Places CEO at YourMechanic

SAN FRANCISCO, January 4, 2017 — Anthony Rodio may have finally found the perfect company to lead. The Hillsborough resident has held leadership roles at Amazon, Procter & Gamble, StubHub and the Home Depot. He has managed operations and advised several other start-ups leveraging technology to deliver better services. He has even served as CEO of Redbeacon, a

Calibre One Places Samir Kapoor as VP, Engineering for Fitbit

SAN FRANCISCO, December 5, 2016 — Samir is now VP of Firmware Engineering at Fitbit and is responsible for firmware on all Fitbit products. Prior to his time with Fitbit, Samir spent 10 years with Qualcomm, where he was VP of Engineering and held multiple leadership roles in software engineering and wireless technology development for mobile and consumer

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