Executive search across hospitality, leisure and travel. We find the leaders who excel in exceptional organisations — and we do it with rigour, discretion, and genuine sector depth.
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It is an act of judgement."
Executive search is the art of finding leaders who are thriving. The executives who will transform your business are rarely active. They require a discreet, personal approach — through a network built on trust, and a process built on rigour.
Every search is led by a Partner, conducted with full attention, and delivered at pace. We work across all disciplines at C-suite and senior leadership level — placing the leaders who define strategy, culture, and commercial outcomes in hospitality, leisure and travel organisations worldwide.
Leadership
Managing Directors and Chief Executives across hospitality, leisure and travel organisations of all scales.
Finance
Finance Directors, Financial Controllers, and Commercial Business Partners who deliver commercial rigour and robust accounting.
Commercial
Growth and Sales Directors who drive revenue strategy, partnerships, and growth across complex multi-site businesses.
Board Governance
Chairs, Senior Independent Directors, Advisors, and Non-Executive Directors who shape strategy and provide independent challenge at board level.
Operations
Operations and Regional Directors who deliver operational excellence at scale across hotels, restaurants, leisure and travel.
Marketing
Marketing and Digital Directors who build brands, define guest experiences, and lead transformation in a digital-first world.
People
People and Human Resources Directors who build culture, retain talent, and lead organisations through growth and transformation.
Technology
Chief Information Officers driving tech and digital transformation, innovation, and platform strategy in hospitality and travel.
Supply Chain & Procurement
Supply Chain and Procurement leaders who drive cost efficiency, supplier strategy, and sustainable sourcing across hospitality, leisure and travel.
Stephen Beederout, Chief Supply Chain Officer
Franchise & Development
Franchise, Property, Development and Acquisition Directors who identify, negotiate, and deliver growth opportunities across hospitality and leisure.
Revenue & Pricing
Leaders across revenue management, pricing, and distribution who optimise commercial performance across hospitality and travel businesses.
Operating Partner
Asset Managers and Operating Partners across real estate, family offices, private equity, and other asset classes.
Our process
We begin with a conversation about your organisation, your strategy, culture, and the kind of leader who will thrive and deliver in your environment.
A thorough, discreet mapping of the candidate pool. Approaching candidates through our network and through research.
Each candidate undergoes rigorous evaluation. We present only those we would confidently recommend. A shortlist, not a long one.
We manage the process through to offer stage and beyond, supporting both parties through negotiation, transitioning, and onboarding.
A placement is not the end of our involvement. It is, in fact, the beginning. We remain in contact throughout the entire duration of their appointment.
Our commercial model
Every search is led by a Partner and is supported by an experienced research and delivery consultant, allowing us to conduct thorough work that consistently delivers the right result, at pace.
Our dedicated research and delivery consultants are long-standing servants to their sectors — not fresh graduates learning their trade, on your search.
Our commercial four-stage fee structure is transparently linked to agreed milestones, and aligned to joint success.
Every mandate is owned and executed by a Partner and is supported by an experienced research and delivery consultant. Never delegated, never diluted.
We carry a deliberately select number of searches at any time — so each receives the attention it deserves.
Our four-stage fee structure is transparently linked to agreed delivery milestones — aligned to your success.
All placements carry a distinct guarantee. Long-term success is the only measure we care about.
We work in hospitality, leisure and travel. Every relationship, every search, every insight — built entirely within these sectors.
Boutique by nature, broad in capability. Our delivery is grounded in rigorous research across all relevant sectors and disciplines.
Reputation is our currency. We treat every candidate and every client as a long-term relationship, not a transaction.
Our track record speaks quietly. 94% completion rate. 100+ placements. 80% repeat business. 30+ countries.
An active global network of senior hospitality, leisure and travel executives. A reputation built through years of genuine engagement.
Every search is conducted with complete confidentiality. Candidates are never approached without your knowledge. Clients are never named without consent.
Whether you are looking to discuss a search, or establish a relationship for the future — we would be delighted to hear from you. Every conversation is treated with complete discretion.