Adastrum Consulting

Adastrum Consulting is a London-based executive search and leadership advisory firm that specialises in appointing technology-focused C-suite executives and interim leaders into organisations undergoing growth or transformation. The firm operates across executive search, interim management, leadership assessment, and team development, distinguishing itself through a problem-first approach where every mandate begins with the question: what problem is this appointment meant to solve? Rather than relying on generic job descriptions, Adastrum combines rigorous behavioural assessment with deep market experience to identify leaders who bring strategic insight, operational rigour, and emotional intelligence to shape high-performing teams.

Adastrum serves clients across seven core sectors: technology, legal, hospitality, healthcare and life sciences, education, energy and utilities, and retail. Within technology, the firm appoints leaders in digital transformation, data, cyber, product, engineering, and enterprise technology roles, as well as board-level executives including CEOs, CFOs, and COOs. In legal, the firm focuses on operational, technology, and transformation leadership rather than practising fee-earners. Across hospitality, the firm places commercial, digital, and operational leaders in multi-site and branded groups. In healthcare and life sciences, Adastrum appoints commercial, operational, and technology leaders across life sciences, biotech, medical technology, and care providers. The education sector receives support for executive, commercial, and technology leadership across both traditional universities and EdTech companies. Energy and utilities clients benefit from Adastrum's expertise in appointing leaders who navigate capital programmes, regulatory negotiations, and operating-model changes. In retail, the firm places board-level, commercial, digital, and transformation leadership.

Clients choose Adastrum because the firm combines evidence-based leadership assessment with genuine human connection and measured judgement, delivering what the firm describes as a smarter approach to executive search. Operating from its London headquarters, Adastrum maintains long-term relationships with C-suite and technology executives, allowing the firm to engage the market with credibility and discretion. The firm's integrated approach, which combines executive search, interim leadership, behavioural assessment, and team development, ensures that appointments are supported well before and well after the offer is signed, with onboarding and team development programmes that extend through the first hundred days and beyond.