Grace Whitfield leads Kessler's consumer and retail practice, delivering commercial, marketing, and people leadership searches across consumer brands, retail, and lifestyle organisations. She joined Kessler in 2018 after roles at a leading consumer search firm in Boston and a brand role at a fast-growing lifestyle company.
Grace studied at the University of Cambridge and completed an MBA at MIT Sloan. She is responsible for the firm's consumer and retail leadership mandates, and leads the assessment methodology that informs the practice's standards. Her work placing the leadership of several fast-growing consumer brands set a benchmark for consumer search in the US and UK.
- 14 years of experience in consumer and retail search across commercial, marketing, and people leadership.
- Leads consumer and retail search strategy across the firm's entire portfolio.
- Specialist in CEO, CMO, and founding-team appointments for consumer brands.
- Member of the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC).
- Member of the Marketing Society leadership network.
- Regular speaker at Shoptalk and the Festival of Marketing.
