Leadership
The pressure on boards and leadership teams appears relentless and growing. So expectations are high, failures costly and proven top leadership is a powerful strategic asset.
With this imperative, Aston Fisher works with listed, PE and privately owned businesses to identify, assess and attract exceptional leadership for main and operational board positions.
Our consultative approach focuses firstly on helping our clients to develop a clear view of the skills, competencies and experience required to support the business strategy. We then leverage our considerable executive relationships and exhaustive research techniques to deliver a qualified short list of high potential candidates to drive your business forward.
Recent Leadership Assignments include:
Search
Divisional MD - FTSE 250
Divisional President, FTSE 250
COO (FTSE 250 Retail)
Director of M&A (FTSE250)
Search
Group HR Director (FTSE 250)
European CFO (Fortune 500)
Chief Commercial Officer, (Private Equity)
Group HR Director (Private Equity)
Interim
European HR Board Advisor (Private Equity)
Aston Fisher have helped us recently with 2 senior interim appointments at very short notice. Their turnaround time is exceptional both in terms of sourcing candidates and arranging interviews and meetings at very short notice.
The candidate CVs have been very high quality and a good match to our requirements, including cultural match. Aston Fisher clearly know their candidates well and get to know their clients quickly. Having worked with many search firms over the years Aston Fisher stand out.
Hitachi Europe worked with Aston Fisher to hire our European CFO and I found them to be extremely engaging, responsive and pro-active in their delivery, maintaining clear communications with all parties, to ensure there were no surprises during the vital offer stage. Their rapid understanding of our business was impressive and I would recommend them to others looking to hire strong senior talent with the minimum of fuss.
I have used Aston Fisher to hire senior interims for our business as they quickly grasp our requirements and have a stable of excellent interim managers who they are able to rapidly deploy to meet our needs. For anyone looking to engage a search partner who works tirelessly to get the job done, Aston Fisher is a great choice. They are driven to deliver and also a real pleasure to deal with.
Finding strong senior reward talent is tough, but Aston Fisher have twice delivered excellent individuals for my team through focussed search. Their shortlists in both instances showed that they not only grasped the brief, but that their research team were thorough in hunting down talent. I have known members of the business for a number of years and would recommend them as being engaging to deal with and understanding the market.
Aston Fisher was recommended to me for my search for a Chief Commercial Officer. As we embark on a period of transition and growth this new role was a key hire to the business, therefore the right calibre and fit were obviously crucial for this pivotal position. Aston Fisher took time to understand the role and tmgroup, they were proactive in their approach and kept me well informed throughout the process, taking on-board my feedback. Their rapid turnaround in producing an outstanding shortlist was impressive, I would have no hesitation in recommending them.
As a candidate I found the team at Aston Fisher extremely professional and well informed about the role and company I was being approached for. They were great at communicating throughout the process and took time to build a good rapport with me.
I have worked with members of the business for a number of years and am delighted with the tenacity they have shown in hiring me some excellent individuals for my leadership team.
Aston Fisher really took the time to partner with me to understand Ed Broking, the role and our needs and as a result we were presented with a strong shortlist of credible individuals who were a clear fit for the business. They worked closely with me to schedule weekly updates and advised me on potential trade-offs which added a lot of value to our conversations and helped me make an informed decision. I wouldn’t hesitate to work with them again.
Ed Broking
FP&AAston Fisher delivered a number of leadership positions for me at Greene King. In the world of search, they are a rare beast, as they think laterally and actually get things done.
Rooney Anand
Greene King - CEOAston Fisher were recommended to me to find a Digital Transformation Director, a critical hire for London & Country Mortgages as we entered a redefining business transformation. Aston Fisher quickly developed a clear understanding of our business, the role, our transformation journey and our culture.
Phillip Cartwright
London & Country Mortgages - Managing DirectorWe worked with Aston Fisher to carry out the search for our Head of Global HR Operations, having built up a relationship with James over time. The Aston Fisher team invested the time necessary to gain a deep understanding of our needs and the culture of our business and established the right balance of contact through the search with informal updates and much deeper reporting and insight regarding lead candidates.
Richard Drury
Lloyds Register - Group HR DirectorAston Fisher are highly commercial in their approach. I have enjoyed the partnership that we have created in a number of searches and rate very highly the quality of the candidates that they have provided for me. Aston Fisher are flexible and really focused on my needs, and have delivered completely to my expectations. I look forward to a continuous business partnership with them.
Susan Berlevy
ED Broking
