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International award-winning
executive search consultancy

Hanson Search is a globally recognised, award-winning talent advisory and headhunting consultancy. We excel in helping businesses recruit world-class, transformative talent for business-critical roles in areas of revenue, reputation, and risk management.

Our expertise lies in building successful ventures worldwide through our recruitment and executive search processes for consultancies and in-house teams across industry sectors in communications, sustainability, public affairs and policy, digital marketing, and sales. Over our two-decade history, we have successfully hired C-suite executives, curated boards, and built teams that drive growth and transformation for start-ups, scale-ups, established organisations and brands, non-profits, and governments.

Our reach has no boundaries, we have recruited roles across all continents, with a network of consultants and research function based across the UK, Europe, the US, and the Middle East, providing local and global talent and market insights.

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          Our Values

          We are pushing boundaries and promoting better ethics in the industry.

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          Introducing
          Our Experts

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                    Global CEO, Regional Head of MENA                
            
                
            
                    Alice Weightman                
            
            
            
            
            
                Alice Weightman: CEO, Global Executive Search Leader, and UAE Market Expert: Alice Weightman is the Founder and CEO of Hanson...            
            
            
            
                
                 
                 
            
        
            
        
    
            

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                    UK & Europe Managing Partner, Global Head of Public Affairs                
            
                
            
                    Janie Emmerson                
            
            
            
            
            
                Janie Emmerson: Janie leads Hanson Search’s UK & European based teams. From the London office, she guides and supports their...            
            
            
            
                
                 
                 
            
        
            
        
    
            

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                    Principal consultant, Sales & Marketing                
            
                
            
                    Nils Gerardin                
            
            
            
            
            
                Nils Gerardin: Nils Geradin is a seasoned executive search and recruitment consultant with nearly ten years of experience placing senior-level...            
            
            
            
                
                 
                 
            
        
            
        
    
            

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                    Managing Partner, MENA                
            
                
            
                    Felice Hurst                
            
            
            
            
            
                Felice Hurst: With nearly twenty years of experience in search and recruitment, and a decade of experience working in MENA,...            
            
            
            
                
                 
                 
            
        
            
        
    
            

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                    Managing Partner, Global Head of Corporate Affairs                
            
                
            
                    Katie Simpson                
            
            
            
            
            
                Katie Simpson: Having previously spent 10 years in communications, Katie brings real industry insights into the hiring process. Taking her...            
            
            
            
                
                 
                 
            
        
            
        
    
            

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                    Partner, Global Head of Healthcare & Communications                
            
                
            
                    Amy Hayer                
            
            
            
            
            
                Amy Hayer: Amy brings over 15 years of experience in executive search, with a focus on healthcare communications and international...

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