Executive search · Board advisory
Impact Circle Executive Search
Connecting exceptional talent with great opportunities. We help ambitious organisations appoint the senior leaders and directors who shape what comes next.
- ✓ Senior consultants on every search
- ✓ Your details shared only with consent
- ✓ No fees for candidates
Partner-led
Who runs your search
A senior consultant stays with you from the first brief to the signed offer.
Researched
How we find people
Every shortlist starts with a full map of the market, not a database search.
Discreet
How we handle names
No candidate or client is identified without explicit permission.
Free
For candidates
Our fees are paid by hiring organisations — never by the leaders we represent.
What we do
Three ways we make an impact.
01
Leadership Search
We find, assess and present senior leaders for roles that shape your organisation's direction — from heads of function to the chief executive.
02
Board & Director Appointments
We help chairs build balanced boards, sourcing independent directors and committee members with the right mix of skills.
03
Career Representation
We help experienced leaders weigh their next move, prepare well and approach the right opportunities with confidence.
Our approach
A more thoughtful way to appoint leaders.
A great appointment is about far more than a matching job title. It depends on understanding the organisation's ambitions, the team the leader will join, and the moment the business is in.
That's why every Impact Circle search is research-led and personally managed — so clients see fewer, stronger candidates, and candidates only hear about roles that genuinely fit.
Meet the teamUnderstanding before searching
We spend time on the brief — the real challenges, the team and the culture — before we approach anyone.
Assessment before introduction
Candidates are interviewed and referenced by us before their names reach a client.
Candour throughout
Honest feedback in both directions, so no one is left guessing where they stand.
How it works
From first conversation to first day.
01
Brief
Agree the role, the success measures and the ideal profile together.
02
Search
Map the market and approach the strongest leaders directly.
03
Assess
Interview, reference and present a short, evidenced shortlist.
04
Appoint
Support offer, transition and the first months in role.
Sectors
Where we search.
Financial Services & Fintech
CFO · Risk · Treasury · Investment
Technology & Digital
Engineering · Product · Data & AI
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Medical · Clinical · Commercial
Energy & Infrastructure
Operations · Projects · ESG
Consumer & Retail
General Management · Marketing · Supply Chain
Public Sector & Non-Profit
Chief Executive · Programme · Governance
Open roles
Opportunities we're filling now.
Financial Services · Full-time
Group Chief Financial Officer
Pan-African payments company · Lagos, Nigeria · On-site
Lead finance, treasury and investor relations through the next stage of regional expansion.
Technology · Full-time
Head of Engineering
Growth-stage software business · London, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Build and scale a distributed engineering organisation of 120+ people.
Logistics · Full-time
Chief Operating Officer
Regional logistics group · Dubai, UAE · On-site
Own operations across ports, warehousing and last-mile delivery.
Energy · Board
Independent Board Director
Listed energy producer · Remote · Remote
Join the audit and risk committee of a listed energy business.
Our people
Meet your consultants.
Adaeze Okafor
Managing Partner
Lagos, Nigeria
Leads board and CEO appointments across West Africa.
Leila Haddad
Principal, Financial Services
Dubai, UAE
Advises banks and fintechs on finance and risk leadership.
Ready to talk about your next leadership hire — or your next move?
Every first conversation is private and without obligation.
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