We draw on our partners’ extensive insights on every assignment. Based in London, our team is among the most experienced in the executive search industry.
We approach each brief with creativity and wide-ranging thinking, prioritising diverse perspectives alongside skills and geography to help organisations stay competitive in a quickly changing environment.
Board Search
Our strength lies in our experience, working closely with listed and privately owned businesses to build highly effective, representative Boards aligned with your goals and objectives.
As established and highly respected leadership advisors, the Partners of ISP bring extensive expertise in appointing Chairs, Non-Executive Directors, Chief Executives and Chief Financial Officers to the Boards of companies across the UK and internationally.
We assist businesses in managing transitions to maximise medium and long-term success, and of course, manage risk. Our strength lies in our experience; working closely with listed and privately-owned businesses to construct highly effective and representative Boards, aligned with your goals and objectives.
Our extensive networks ensure we are able to attract both established business leaders alongside the Board-ready fresh perspectives of up-and-coming talent, to ensure your Board is best equipped to succeed, whatever challenges or opportunities you are facing.
We invest time to build a strong understanding of your business, its challenges and ambitions, together with shareholder aspirations and requirements.
Executive Search
We operate at the Board, Executive Committee and Senior Leadership levels across almost all functional areas. We invest time in every search to build a strong understanding of your business, its challenges and ambitions and stakeholders’ aspirations and requirements.
CEO & Divisional Managing Directors: We help businesses manage CEO transitions to maximise medium- and long-term success and, of course, manage risk.
Commercial Officers: Chief Commercial Officers, Chief Customer Officers, Chief Strategy Officers and Chief Marketing Officers. We have vast experience appointing customer, digital and data savvy senior level executives into private, plc and PE backed entities.
Digital & Technology: CIO, CTO, CISO, data, digital and transformation. We recognise that leaders in Digital and Technology drive technology strategy, innovation, and transformation, ensuring secure, data-driven, and scalable solutions that align with business strategy and objectives.
Financial Officers: CFO and senior finance leadership appointments. We are experts in senior finance leadership appointments, encompassing diverse functions such as tax, treasury, internal audit/risk, IR, M&A, group finance roles [GFC/GFD], transformation, and partnering positions [FP&A & FD roles].
Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain: We have extensive experience in appointing senior leaders in Operations, Procurement, and Supply Chain who are responsible for ensuring efficient, resilient, and sustainable end-to-end delivery, driving transformation, managing risk, and aligning operational performance with strategic objectives.
People & Culture: CPO appointments and high-potential leaders who are experts in Talent Management, Development and Acquisition, Learning and Development, Organisational Design and Effectiveness, Inclusion, Reward, Employee Relations, HR Operations and Analytics.
Sustainability: This is a leadership priority and a driver of long-term performance. We help clients appoint senior leaders who can embed ESG into strategy, governance and culture, enabling responsible growth, resilience and stakeholder trust.
Interim: We regularly support clients with senior interim roles, either in isolation or in conjunction with a permanent appointment.
Leadership Advisory
We work with organisations to strengthen leadership performance, offering clear, evidence-based insight to support executive selection, development and transitions.
Our team specialises in assessing leadership potential, accelerating career progression through focused coaching, and improving the effectiveness of senior teams.
Executive Leadership Assessment: We deliver tailored executive assessments that give you the insight needed for confident selection, promotion, and development decisions. Our experienced psychologists provide objective evaluations of leadership capability, supported where appropriate by discreet referencing.
Leadership Development: We design development programmes that enhance the impact of senior teams and individual leaders. Our work includes supporting leaders to shape culture, strengthen identity and build adaptability across both large global organisations and smaller businesses.
Executive Coaching & Transitions: We help senior leaders thrive in new roles or progress within their organisation. Our coaching aligns with business goals and follows a structured process that makes performance improvements visible and measurable.