Bysted & Partners

Bysted and Partners is an international executive and lean search consultancy firm based in Denmark. It dedicates itself to a true and long-lasting cooperation with its clients and candidates, all of whom it says must gain value from the interaction with its teams and from the process it offers. Its service range runs well beyond search: executive search and lean search sit alongside mapping, talent pool work, assessment and testing, consulting, HR services, workshops and seminars, and outplacement. The firm also provides board consulting, talent management and onboarding of new candidates, which it describes as adding important value at every interaction.

The firm is experienced and specialised in locating, attracting and hiring C-level executives and specialists, as well as members for boards, working across sectors and geographies rather than within a single vertical. Its purpose in doing so is to ensure clients always have competitive executive power available in a timely manner. It argues that with every candidate a client also gains significant insight into the relevant market and into their own position as a brand seen from the candidate's point of view. Clients quoted on the site come from energy, technology services, legal and industrial businesses, including E.ON in Denmark, ECIT Solutions A/S, CO:PLAY LAW and Wareco International A/S, covering roles from a head of finance upwards.

Bysted and Partners operates primarily in Scandinavia and Northern Europe, drawing on extensive experience, expertise and a personal global network which it uses to continuously redesign and adapt its services for each individual client. The firm has strengthened its partner group with the addition of Christian Bjerg, combining search experience with commercial weight and a particular focus on Østjylland. Clients describe processes that are professionally and clearly managed from start to finish, structured and adaptable, with regular updates on progress and room to adjust along the way. One client notes that for a highly specialised role with no existing pool of obvious candidates, the firm was persistent, curious and receptive to feedback from both sides, and ultimately produced two strong candidates rather than one.