David Burton

Senior Partner

David Burton

David Burton holds the distinguished role of Senior Partner and Owner at Wilton & Bain. He plays a pivotal role within the Global Professional and IT Services practice. With an impressive career spanning over 25 years in executive search, David brings a wealth of experience. This experience is across various domains including management and technology consulting, technology services and systems integration, Big 4 accounting, tax, and advisory services, as well as business services, legal, and HR sectors. His expertise is underscored by his successful completion of numerous international assignments. Often these are at the Managing Partner/Partner and EVP/SVP/VP levels, spanning diverse industry sectors, functions, and horizontal competencies.

Prior to joining Wilton & Bain in 2015, David spent eight years with CTPartners. Here he held the role of European Head of Professional & Technology Services and was a key member of the firm’s Global Leadership Team. Before CTPartners, he spent eleven years at Korn Ferry International as a Senior Client Partner in the Global Technology & Professional Services Practice.

David graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Wales and began his career with Arthur Andersen. He spent three years there before transitioning into the executive search industry.

Based in London and operating on an international scale, David is tasked with scaling Wilton & Bain’s Professional & Technology Services business. He concurrently leads and nurtures several of the firm’s major global client relationships. David has been instrumental in forging new client partnerships since his tenure began and serves as a Client Account Leader (CAL) for some of Wilton & Bain’s largest accounts.

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