Pacific International Launches Leadership Coaching and Onboarding Service 

September 16, 2026 – London-headquartered executive search firm Pacific International Executive Search has launched its new leadership coaching & onboarding service. This will support senior leaders through the highest-stakes moments of their careers. “The first months in a new leadership role, a step-change in scope, the pressures of C-suite leadership – these are just a few examples where an experienced coach can turn potential into value faster while avoiding undue pressure,” the firm explained. “The service deliberately extends Pacific’s retained search practice, from finding exceptional strategic leaders to supporting the success of those already in the seat.”

The formal launch follows a soft launch last year, during which Pacific worked behind the scenes with a small number of key clients on the initial coaching assignments, proving the approach before opening it more widely.

Research from the International Coaching Federation indicates that leaders who receive coaching show, on average, a 70 percent increase in individual performance and leadership effectiveness, alongside a 48 percent improvement in organizational performance and a 72 percent increase in employee engagement. Organizations typically see a five to seven times return on their investment in coaching, with measurable gains in performance and retention.

“For over 28 years, our work has centered on finding extraordinary leaders, but finding the right person is often only the beginning,” said David Howells, group chief executive officer at Pacific International. “The first months in a senior role are where value is created or lost, and too often that period is left to chance. This new service lets us stand alongside the leaders we place, and the leaders our clients already have, to turn potential into performance faster. It reflects everything we believe about being a trusted advisor and supporting the success of our clients.”

“A senior appointment is one of the most consequential decisions a business makes, and the transition that follows carries real risk,” added Adam Nuzie, group chief commercial officer at Pacific International. “This service is about de-risking that moment by giving a newly appointed leader a confidential thinking partner to help navigate unfamiliar ground. For our clients, it deepens the partnership well beyond the placement; for the leaders themselves, it shortens the path to full impact. It is a natural extension of the standards we already hold in delivery.”

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Grounded in the principle that “finding talent is the beginning,” the service addresses leadership transitions. “Even highly capable executives can underperform in their first 90–180 days if they do not quickly build credibility, align with culture, and clarify expectations,” Pacific International explained. “Leadership coaching and onboarding is designed to reduce that risk, accelerate time to impact, support the development of internal leadership pipelines, and protect the significant investment a senior hire represents.”

Three Solutions for Three Leadership Scenarios

The service is delivered through three tailored coaching solutions:

• Leadership Onboarding Coaching: accelerates time to impact in the first 90–180 days, reduces early-stage derailment risk, and provides a confidential sounding board for a newly appointed leader during a politically sensitive period.
• Strategic Leadership Coaching: supports leaders stepping up in scope, scale, or complexity, helping them shift from expert or individual contributor to enterprise leader and strengthening the succession pipeline.
• C-Suite & Executive Coaching: provides a trusted, independent thinking partner at the most senior level, supporting executives through high-stakes decisions, board dynamics, and major strategic shifts such as transformation, restructuring, and M&A.

Leadership coaching and onboarding is available now to Pacific International clients worldwide, both for leaders placed through Pacific’s executive search practice and for senior leaders already within a client organization. Engagements begin with a short scoping conversation to understand the leader, the business context, and the outcomes the sponsoring organization is looking to support.

Pacific International is a retained executive search firm that is dedicated to empowering Fortune 500, FTSE 100, and high-growth enterprises in building C-suite, senior-level, and strategic leadership teams. Since 1997, the firm has had a track record of successful C-suite and mid- to senior-level leadership project delivery across many key industries globally. With regional offices in Philadelphia, PA, and Düsseldorf, Germany, Pacific International also offers services beyond executive search such as diversity and inclusion strategies, leadership skills assessment, and succession planning.

Pacific International’s practices include: Automotive & aerospace; banking, financial services and insurance; electronics and semiconductors; consumer goods; chemicals and process industries; industrial goods and engineering; pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences; renewable energy and cleantech; professional services; technology, media and telecommunications; and transportation and logistics.

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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor  – Hunt Scanlon Media