Adjacency Executive Search

Adjacency Executive Search is a disciplined specialist recruitment agency operating across the UK and Mainland Europe, with 14 years of proven experience in mid-management to executive board search and selection. The team brings 169 combined years of recruitment expertise and has successfully placed over 1,821 candidates, building exceptional candidate networks and talent pools that enable faster and more successful placements. Adjacency works tirelessly to uncover the best talent in the market, not just those actively seeking roles, and maintains an industry-leading 98.5% success rate on exclusive retained roles, significantly outperforming the industry average of under 35%.

Adjacency specialises across multiple core sectors including human resources, sales and marketing, finance and accountancy, general management and operations, professional services, legal services, finance and insurance, and charity and not-for-profit organisations. The agency's disciplined approach to candidate matching focuses on both technical capability and cultural fit, ensuring placements that make a genuine difference to client organisations. Clients spanning FTSE 100 engineering groups, financial services firms, healthcare providers, FMCG brands, and legal practices have consistently praised Adjacency's deep market knowledge, insightful candidate challenges, and transparent communication throughout the recruitment process.

Based in Cheltenham with a London office, Adjacency serves clients throughout Gloucestershire, the South West, and beyond. The agency is renowned for being exceptionally well connected across these regions and for its conscientious, professional approach to both employer and candidate support. As an ethical recruiter, Adjacency practises genuine diversity and inclusion, with recent placements reflecting 54% female to male ratio and 9.8% ethnic minority representation. Clients choose Adjacency for their willingness to provide ongoing recruitment strategy, market insights, benchmarking data, and candidate feedback, combined with a commitment to supporting candidates and employers at every stage of the hiring journey.