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Senior search across three sectors

Technology, financial services, and consumer brands. Each led by a partner who knows the market, the talent, and the leaders worth approaching.

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One partner, every stage
Discreet search by default
Shortlists built to last

Services

Senior leadership across technology, financial services, and life sciences.

94% offer accept
Retained executive search for senior leadership
Secure the senior leader your next stage depends on, assessed, referenced, and guided from the first brief through to a signed offer and onboarding.
180+ searches completed
94% offer accept
Retained Executive Search
01.
62+ assessments
Leadership assessment for critical hiring decisions
Know exactly who you are hiring before you commit, with structured evidence, psychometrics, and market benchmarking chosen over first impressions.
62+ leaders assessed
62+ assessments
Leadership Assessment
02.
38+ pipelines
Succession planning for leadership continuity
Prepare the bench and the plan so no critical leadership role is ever left exposed, with internal readiness and external market mapping combined.
38+ pipelines designed
38+ pipelines
Succession Planning
03.
Avg. 11 weeks
Board and non-executive director search
Strengthen the board with the independent expertise and challenge it is missing, through chair, non-executive, and committee appointments run with rigour.
26+ board appointments
Avg. 11 weeks
Board & NED Search
04.
Avg. 9 days
Interim leadership for organisations in transition
Put proven leadership in place within days when a departure, transformation, or leadership gap cannot wait for a full retained search to conclude.
32+ interim placements
Avg. 9 days
Interim Leadership
05.
120+ maps
Talent mapping, market intelligence, and benchmarks
See the whole market before you move, with named leaders, live compensation benchmarks, and documented intelligence built for confidential planning.
120+ markets mapped
120+ maps
Talent Mapping
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Difference

An independent executive search firm placing senior leadership across sectors.

Placements that stay and thrive

Recognised across the industry

Independent since the start

Searches delivered end to end

Leaders placed across borders

Placement retention

96% retained
Of placements still in role at two years.
Placement retention

Industry recognition

48+ awards
Across search industry programmes since 2003.
Awards won

Years in practice

Since 2003
Independent, partner-led, deliberately small.
Years in practice

Manifest

Senior leadership across technology, financial services, and life sciences.

Recognised practice

Recognised practice

Repeated recognition in the Recruiter, TIARA, and Hunt Scanlon awards over the past decade, acknowledged for retained search quality and placement success.

End-to-end engagement

End-to-end engagement

Kessler is appointed for full retained search from brief through to onboarding. The same consultant you brief leads the search to placement and beyond.

Partner involvement

Partner involvement

Partner involvement defines the firm. The managing partner remains the primary contact and lead consultant on every senior search that the firm accepts.

Transparency

Transparency

Fees are agreed in writing at the outset of every search, with clear scope and stage definitions. There are no hidden charges at any stage of the engagement.

Research-driven

Research-driven

Kessler's process begins with rigorous research into market, role, competency, and compensation. Shortlists follow only once the search is fully mapped.

International reach

International reach

Searches delivered across technology, financial services, and consumer briefs, with local knowledge through the London, New York, and San Francisco offices.

Principles

Principles

Deep specialism is what separates a shortlist from a list of names.

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Recognised practice

Recognised search firm with international standing

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Repeated recognition in the Recruiter, TIARA, and Hunt Scanlon awards over the past decade, acknowledged for retained search quality and placement success.

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End-to-end engagement

Engaged from initial brief through placement

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Kessler is appointed for full retained search from brief through to onboarding. The same consultant you brief leads the search to placement and beyond.

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Partner involvement

Lead partner involved in every search

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Partner involvement defines the firm. The managing partner remains the primary contact and lead consultant on every senior search that the firm accepts.

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Transparency

Clear, honest pricing with no surprises

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Fees are agreed in writing at the outset of every search, with clear scope and stage definitions. There are no hidden charges at any stage of the engagement.

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Research-driven

Every search grounded in research, not contacts

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Kessler's process begins with rigorous research into market, role, competency, and compensation. Shortlists follow only once the search is fully mapped.

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International reach

Offices in London, New York, and San Francisco

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Searches delivered across technology, financial services, and consumer briefs, with local knowledge through the London, New York, and San Francisco offices.

Placement retention
96% retained
Measured across executive and board placements still in post two years after appointment, tracked through structured post-placement reviews with every client.
Awards won
48+ awards
Cumulative search industry awards received since 2003 across the Recruiter, TIARA, Global Recruiter, and Hunt Scanlon executive search awards programmes.
Years in practice
Since 2003
Founded in 2003, Kessler has built a specialist executive search firm over 23 years of focused work in technology, financial services, and consumer leadership.
Completed searches
180+ searches
Completed executive and board searches across the firm's London, New York, and San Francisco offices since the practice was founded in 2003.
Countries
12 countries
Countries across the US, UK, and Europe where Kessler has completed senior searches, with active mandates underway in three further markets across the continent.

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