About office
Our New York office in Midtown, leading the US financial services and consumer search practice.
Our New York office on Madison Avenue opened in 2014 and leads the firm's US financial services and consumer practice. It serves clients across North America, from Midtown institutions and Wall Street desks to consumer brands scaling out of Brooklyn and beyond.
Naomi Bennett leads the office and the firm's financial services practice from here. Her long-standing relationships across US banking, asset management, and fintech are the foundation of every search the office runs, and they are the reason clients come to Kessler for mandates that others find difficult to fill.
What this office does
- Leads retained executive search across US financial services and consumer brands.
- Runs C-suite and front-office mandates for banks, asset managers, private equity firms, and fintech.
- Delivers board, non-executive, and advisory appointments for regulated and investor-backed businesses.
- Coordinates with the London and San Francisco offices on transatlantic and multi-market searches.
Where it specialises
- Capital markets and front-office leadership across sales, trading, and origination.
- Investment leadership for private equity, venture capital, and asset management.
- Risk, compliance, and finance leadership, including CRO, CCO, and CFO mandates.
- IPO-ready finance leadership for businesses preparing for the public markets.
- Commercial, marketing, and people leadership for growing consumer brands.
Visiting
- Open Monday to Friday, 9:30 to 18:30. Weekend meetings by appointment.
- Direct line to Naomi Bennett via newyork@kessler.example.
- Located in Midtown Manhattan, a short walk from Grand Central Terminal.
