Hanson Search is a senior-led C-suite executive search firm placing Chief Officers globally for over two decades. Our C-suite recruitment practice spans CEO, CFO, CCO, CMO, CSO, CTO and other senior C-level appointments across communications, sustainability, technology, financial services, consumer and regulated industries.

Specifically, we partner with multinationals, scale-ups, founder-led businesses and boards where the right Chief Officer hire genuinely changes how the company performs. Furthermore, we run permanent C-suite searches, interim C-suite leadership mandates, confidential succession planning and board advisory engagements.

Above all, every C-suite executive search we run is owned end to end by a senior consultant. Notably, there are no handoffs to junior researchers and no automated databases. As a result, our clients work with the same senior point of contact from briefing through to onboarding.

Inside the Modern C-Suite

The composition of the c-suite has changed significantly over the past decade. Specifically, three shifts are reshaping how boards and CEOs think about senior leadership hires.

First, the c-suite has expanded. Traditional CEO, CFO and COO roles now sit alongside Chief Communications, Sustainability, Marketing, Revenue, Digital and increasingly AI Officers — each with a strategic, board-facing remit.

Second, the lines between roles have blurred. CCOs own elements of strategy once held by the CEO. CSOs shape commercial decisions rather than reporting on them. Likewise, CMOs and CROs operate as a single commercial unit. Consequently, fit between Chief Officers matters as much as the individual hire.

Third, scrutiny has intensified. Regulators, investors and the media now hold c-suite leaders personally accountable for performance, conduct and reputation. As a result, our c-suite executive search practice assesses candidates on a wider set of capabilities than was standard even five years ago.

How We Approach C-Suite Recruitment

Three things shape every c-suite search we run.

First, we take time on the brief. Specifically, we test the assumptions behind the role before going to market. As a result, we often help clients reframe a brief that would otherwise have produced the wrong shortlist.

Second, we map the talent comprehensively. Our c-suite recruitment work draws on a network built over two decades across communications, regulation, revenue and reputation. Furthermore, we routinely identify Chief Officers who would not appear on a conventional shortlist.

Third, we stay close after the appointment. C-suite onboarding is rarely simple and retention matters as much as recruitment. Therefore, we follow through with our clients long after the contract is signed.

We work globally. Our consultants are based across London, Europe, the USA and the Middle East. Consequently, we run c-suite executive search mandates locally, regionally and globally — always with one senior point of contact.

Speak to Our C-Suite Recruitment Team

If you would like a confidential conversation about C-suite executive search, our team would be pleased to hear from you. We advise on permanent Chief Officer appointments, interim c-suite leadership, confidential succession planning, board composition and senior compensation benchmarking.

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