About Us

H.I. Executive Consulting (HIEC) is a leading global executive search firm focused on hiring Board, CEO and Senior-level executives globally. HIEC was established by several senior partners from the leading global search firms to disrupt the traditional approach to executive search by placing a premium focus on hiring transformational leaders across the sectors we serve – Digital & Technology, Financial Services & Real Estate, Industrial & Automotive, Consumer, Retail & Leisure, and Business & Professional Services.

Rapid globalization has given rise to new types of disruptive leaders, spread across the globe, in the traditional and transformative functional areas. At HIEC, we are devoted to connecting the world’s leading corporations, Private Equity, and Venture Capital portfolio firms with this new wave of leaders to help our clients scale and win in the digitized economy.

Operating across 13 offices in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, unified by one global P&L and delivery model, we have cultivated a new professional standard that challenges the competitors in our field. Our agile, borderless team structure enables us to deliver bespoke services from an integrated group of consultants working as one team focused on one goal: to deliver exceptional services and outstanding results in our clients’ best interests.

Solutions And Expertise

Finding and attracting the right talent to move your business forward

Our global reach makes hiring across borders and industries a seamless process.

Solutions
  • Advisory Services
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Data Analy./Mrkt. Intell.
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Search
  • Executive Tracker
  • Org. Chart Mapping
  • Recruitment Research
  • Succession Planning
Industries
  • Advertising/Marketing
  • Aerospace/Defense
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemicals
  • Clean Tech./Sustain.
  • Cloud Based
  • Commercial Banking
  • Communications
  • Construction
  • Consulting
  • Consumer Products
  • Consumer Services
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data & Analytics
  • Devices
  • Energy
  • Engineering & Archit.
  • FinTech
  • Global Markets
  • Healthcare Services
  • Hedge Funds
  • High Tech
  • Industrial Products
  • Internet
  • Investment Banking
  • Investment Mgmt.
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Luxury
  • Machine Learning
  • Manufacturing
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Medical Devices
  • Mobile
  • Natural Resources
  • Oil & Gas
  • Payments/Processes
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Private Banking
  • Private Equity
  • Real Estate
  • Restaurants
  • Retail
  • Software
  • Sports
  • Supply Chain
  • Transportation
  • Travel, Hosp. & Leisure
  • Utilities
  • Venture Capital
Functions
  • Advertising
  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • CEO/President
  • Communications/PR
  • Consumer Services
  • Data/Analytics
  • Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Research & Develop.
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain

News Briefings

Why Talent is Key to a Post-Pandemic Retail Sector Resurgence

These are revolutionary times for retail with COVID-19 having accelerated some fundamental trends across the sector. This has in turn created a fertile environment for the most able executives to set themselves apart and chart a course for a successful, digitally focused future, according to a new report by Melissa Reed, a  consumer and retail

H.I. Executive Consulting Expands in New York

H.I. Executive Consulting (HIEC) has expanded with the additions of Matt Schwartz as a partner and Randi Sperber as a consultant in New York. “We are absolutely thrilled to have Matt and Randi join our growing North America and global team,” said Tim Robson, global managing partner. “They are outstanding talents in their own right and they share

What the New Normal Might Look Like for Companies After COVID-19

As countries around the world ease their lockdown restrictions, workers are looking forward to getting back to normal. But what will “normal” look like in the post-COVID business environment? In two new reports, Philippe Tschannen, global managing partner of H.I. Executive Consulting, outlines major changes your company can expect and explores the impact this will have on digital

Press Releases

H.I. Executive Consulting Welcomes New North America Partner, Brian Donohoe

(May 19, 2021) H.I. Executive Consulting (HIEC), a leading global executive search firm, welcomes Brian Donohoe as a Partner. Based out of Atlanta, Georgia, he will focus on Digital and Technology, Private Equity and Enterprise SaaS. Prior to joining HIEC, Brian worked for a US executive search boutique focused on the technology sector, firstly operating

Driving Sustainable, Scalable and Repeatable Growth

(Jan. 12, 2021) HIEC recently teamed up with Hg, one of Europe’s leading software and services investors, to host a live discussion looking at driving sustainable, scalable, repeatable growth in high potential SaaS businesses. On request, we would be delighted to share a video of the event and the invaluable content provided by Luca Smuraglia

HIEC Welcomes New North America Consumer & Technology Partner Matt Schwartz, and Consultant Randi Sperber

(Nov. 17, 2020) H.I. Executive Consulting (HIEC), the leading global executive search firm, welcomes Matt Schwartz as a Partner and Randi Sperber as a Consultant. Based out of New York, Matt and Randi will focus on delivering value for consumer-focused clients in Financial Services, Consumer Goods and Private Equity across the global platform. Matt will

H.I. Executive Consulting Ranked Top 100 Executive Search Firm for 2nd Consecutive Year by Forbes

(July 1, 2020) H.I. Executive Consulting (HIEC), a leading global executive search firm focused on hiring Board, CEO and Senior-level executives globally, is proud to announce that for the second consecutive year, the firm has been ranked in the top 100 on Forbes’ America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms for 2020. A total of 200 firms are ranked

How Can We Leverage Technology and data Analytics to Make Great Hiring Decisions, Even at a Time When Traditional Business Processes Are Disrupted

(April 7, 2020) Face to face interviews are always an integral part of important hiring decisions. Although recent research has questioned the added value of unstructured interviews, it would be hard to find an organization that feels comfortable making decisions without this step. Traditionally, face-to-face interviews are used to learn more about the values, competencies,