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Executive Search for Senior and C‑Suite Execs

As a leading executive search firm, we partner with you to identify proven leaders who accelerate success.

Exceptional Executive Search

The right leadership can transform a business. Through dedicated data-driven insights, our C-suite executive search process delivers leadership that aligns with your organization's values and goals.

Our candidates drive growth, inspire teams, and shape cultures. At Wilson, we support you every step of the way, from sourcing to onboarding effective executive candidates.

Finding the right leader to balance your organization's commercial needs alongside driving its culture is critical. Our global executive recruiters provide the high-touch service, and the in-depth industry experience you expect when engaging for critical senior hires. With executive team members based in twelve countries across NAM, EMEA and Asia Pac, we bring local market and cultural understanding, alongside a comprehensive technology capability, meaning you're covered across people, process, and tech every step of the way.

We hire leaders from Director to C-Suite across sectors, including:

Consumer & Retail
Financial Services
Healthcare & Life Science
Industrial & Manufacturing

Media & Advertising
Professional Services
Property & Construction
Technology & Software

Executive search

A retained, research-driven executive recruitment solution bolstered by the full in-house capability of our firm to produce the best possible candidate shortlist. Comprehensive reporting, data driven analysis, and our expert advice then combine to deliver the right hire for your team.

Professional search

A non-retained selection service provided by our global team focusing on connecting you with top talent, often delivered in a compressed timeline. A high touch solution to sourcing the right executive talent, executed by our industry specialist consultants.

Market intelligence

We undertake bespoke market research projects designed to help you make informed and strategic decisions. This is an outcome-oriented service that focuses on competitor analysis, compensation, headcount, organizational structure, and operating models.

Fractional/Interim executive

Access interim professionals with sector or project-based experience on short notice or for a temporary timeframe through our C-suite executive search. This fractional solution helps organizations fill critical skills gaps or accelerate business transformation.

Today’s high-growth companies can’t afford transactional hiring. They need a strategic, partnership-driven approach to executive search—one that aligns talent to the business model, growth plan, and value-creation roadmap. When search is treated as a true partnership, not a process, leaders are hired with intention, clarity, and long-term impact.

Ryan Moore

VP, Executive Search at Wilson

With teams in 12 countries, we combine global reach with local expertize to find the right executive talent.

We take a personalised, high-touch boutique approach aligned with your culture and leadership goals.

Our technology stack and client portal provides real-time analytics and complete visibility throughout the process.

We combine real-time market intelligence with recruitment analytics, helping you make smarter hiring decisions.

Our results speak for themselves, with 23 years of experience delivering measurable outcomes for clients across 65 countries.

Faqs

What is executive search?
Does Wilson work with international clients or conduct global searches?
How does Wilson approach the executive search process?

Our C-suite executive search strategy combines search-driven methodology, market insight, and the expertise of seasoned executive recruiters to deliver high performing leadership candidates. Our process includes sending confidential outreach to prospects, in-depth assessments and checks, and onboarding support. We provide regular, high-touch updates to ensure successful leadership placements every time.

In our fast-paced and high-growth industry, Wilson helped us obtain top talent in 3 niche leadership roles across multiple functions. The team assessed the market and partnered with our HR and C level teams on the strategic direction of the search. The team worked on each of these roles with knowledge, urgency and commitment and brought the highest caliber of talent to the candidate slate.

Director of human resources | Healthcare company

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Fractional vs Interim Executives: What's the Difference?

When organizations face leadership gaps, both fractional and interim executives can play a role — but the two aren’t interchangeable.

Watch this webinar to learn more about the growing demand for flexible leadership models, the differences between fractional and interim roles, and how organizations can evaluate which approach best fits their needs.

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Executive search is one part of a broad range of talent solutions in our integrated model. This approach gives a holistic view of your hiring needs.

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