Executive Search

Connecting great leaders with great opportunities.

The Executive team works with senior leadership to increase resilience in times of organisational change.

Our Executive team works with senior leadership professionals to increase organisational resilience in times of change. Moon Executive Search offers C level recruitment across all sectors. Our team of executive recruiters use their reach and understanding from over two decades of executive recruitment to secure candidates who can bring growth to your organisation.

Moon Executive Search

Executive Vacancies

Here is snapshot of our Executive Search campaigns for you to explore.  

Our mission is to provide a first-class service to all our contacts. We treat you with the respect you deserve and give you the support and advice you need to realise your professional aspirations and business goals.

We take our core values very seriously, to be distinctive, ethical and approachable in all of our undertakings.

Talent Pool

Executive Talent Pool

The team at Moon Executive Search understand that timely, effective Board and Non Exec recruitment is essential to a great outcome. We are pleased to welcome you to our latest snapshot of Executive and Non-Executive Talent Pool summaries.

 We have created a unique system where clients can peruse our Talent Pool when they are thinking of hiring. The profiles cover the full range of C Suite, CEO, CFO, CMO, CDO and Non-Exec, Chair candidates that we have relationships with.

Visit our Executive Talent Pool page to find out more.

Case Studies

The team works with organisations to place talented candidates to ensure robust succession planning for our clients.

Each assignment is approached on its own merits; starting with deep discussions to understand the organisation, products, services, market position and culture.

The consultants provide bespoke solutions for client services with a network of senior executives consisting of national and international reach as our Executive Case Studies page shows.

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Listed Expertise

Moon Executive Search works with FTSE 300 and AiM-Listed companies at both Executive and Non-Executive level. We have had significant exposure to the listed markets for over 20 years of identifying key leaders and Non-Executives to join these Boards.

We are recognised as trusted advisors by our PLC clients and bring a UK wide network. Many of our clients are either listed, or about to list, and we also have great links with the advisory community including corporate brokers, advisers and membership groups, such as the QCA.   

Non-Executive Directors

The Non-Execs challenge, question and monitor the CEO and senior management; they bring an independent perspective to decision-making; they hold senior management to account.

The experience Moon Executive Search has with NEDs gives the team a deep understanding of the demands for Non-Execs in commercial and marketing affairs, strategy, operational management, organisational structure and corporate governance.

Visit the NED page to find out more.

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Private Equity

Moon Executive Search has an active standing in the business community. The clients benefit from a proven and impressive track record of delivery across the sectors.

The team deals with firms that are ambitious and look to make positive changes in businesses. The consultants at Moon have deep experience with the leaders that provide growth and value for the shareholders.

Visit our Private Equity page for more information.

Professional services

Professional Services

Here at Moon Executive Search, we have long understood the critical importance of attracting and retaining top talent into Professional services firms. This market place can be competitive and fast paced and we bring a knowledgeable and pragmatic approach to search.

Our clients come from many areas of professional services, including leading national and regional Law and Accounting Firms, and our work covers many disciplines from Partner level executives to entire team moves.

We bring a deep understanding of this sector and our business mirrors the understanding that client service is critical as is the requirement for strategic leaders.

Global Corporates

Global Corporates

We bring a global network and have successfully conducted many international head hunts over the last twenty years. We find that many roles in today’s connected world involve some element of international responsibility and we have both the reach and capability to conduct search campaigns across the globe.  

We have managed campaigns in Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, offering retained Executive Search services to many global branded corporates, from manufacturing to professional services and retail.

Public Sector

Public Sector

We work with many public sector and consulting groups including local and central government. We understand the critical services that the public sector provides and the governance frameworks that leaders operate within.

We understand the need for a formal process and commitment for transparency, as well as aligning to the client’s equality and diversity guidelines.

Our searches range from board level appointments covering C-Suite, Chair and Non-Executive roles, to specialist positions within Economy, Transport, Health and Social Care and the Environment.  

Family businesses

Family and Owner Managed Businesses

Moon Executive Search is extremely proud of our long lasting relationships with many family and owner managed businesses. We understand the unique nature of these businesses, bringing our distinctive and approachable style and our expertise and experience to each search instruction.

We also truly understand that unique family values and culture often exist and are proud of our successful track record when it comes to supporting succession planning, managing often unique board dynamics and guiding on key non-family appointments.

These searches are often conducted under strict Non-Disclosure Agreements and each brief is unique in nature and our response delivers a tailored solution, based on listening and offering impartial guidance to achieve the right appointment.

  • “We know Vanessa and Simon left no stone unturned in their search, and their expertise in providing insightful commentary on each candidate that considered our board dynamics, certainly helped us make our decision more easily.”

    Zap Map

  • "We were pleased with the shortlist of candidates for the role that Moon Executive Search presented. Vanessa and Simon were incredibly thorough in their approach and presented an outstanding selection of candidates with national and international backgrounds."

    Micrima

  • "We were very pleased with the shortlist presented by Moon as well as the care and attention we received during the campaign..…Thank you to Vanessa, and her team at Moon for their advice and guidance throughout the process."

    Connect Assist

  • "Both Vanessa and Simon offered us an invaluable insight into the executive finance market, were transparent in all their communications with us and were highly detailed in their research. They understood that it was critical to us to attract technically competent, commercial astute and high calibre individuals for all roles and their shortlist gave us a great base from which to make our final selections."

    Pennon

  • "It was a pleasure to work with Vanessa and her team. They took time to understand the complexities of our business and our aspirational growth plans and our desire to attract in a global ‘name’ as our new Chair."

    Erlang

  • "Completing an assignment of this magnitude so professionally speaks volumes for Moon’s approach to Executive Search. We had not worked with the business previously, but they came highly recommended and we were pleased to have been introduced."

    Confidential