Crescent Search

Crescent Search is a niche executive search firm founded in 2020 by Chris Cleland, specialising in supporting ambitious businesses with their strategy, transformation, and commercial excellence talent requirements. The company combines deep functional knowledge with rigorous, data-led evaluation techniques to provide clients with a competitive edge in their recruitment practices. Crescent Search's extensive market insight enables them to advise clients on how to successfully identify and attract the right skills to allow their teams to flourish, with searches typically ranging from Senior Associate to Managing Director level at basic salary levels between £80,000 and £150,000.

Crescent Search works with private equity and venture capital funds, their portfolio companies, and listed businesses across all major industry sectors. The firm specialises in recruiting for strategy roles including Chief Strategy Officer, Strategy Director, and Head of Corporate Strategy positions, commercial excellence positions such as Head of Commercial Excellence and Commercial Director, and transformation roles including Transformation Director and VP Portfolio Operations. Their expertise spans functional disciplines including Chief Executive, Operating, Strategy, Commercial, Financial, and Human Resources Officer positions as well as Managing Directors, Investment Directors, and team leaders within those disciplines.

With partners who have worked with over 100 clients across 10 countries and successfully completed over 300 assignments, Crescent Search operates from London and serves clients globally across Europe, Asia, and the USA. The firm maintains a diverse global network of over 5000 regularly updated current and ex-strategy and management consultants, providing clients with access to their future leadership talent. Clients choose Crescent Search for their transparent approach, market specialisation, diverse thinking, and commitment to building long-term relationships, combined with their proven track record of delivering outstanding service and data-led executive search solutions.