Exeter Search

Exeter Search is an executive search company built around search and selection in communications and corporate affairs, and a proud member of the Corporate Affairs Search Alliance. The company works from the belief that reputation is critical to business success, and that companies facing continual transformation, closer scrutiny of social responsibility and intensified stakeholder engagement need the right people to manage those reputational challenges. As many organisations move towards an integrated function, Exeter Search characterises corporate affairs as covering every area of a company's external reputation and internal engagement. Its search approach is referral led as well as insight and analysis driven, and the site is published in both English and French.

The practice is dedicated to corporate affairs, marketing and investor relations, and covers government relations, public affairs and internal engagement within that remit. Functional benchmarking keeps its market knowledge current so the team can act as trusted adviser and counsel to business and function leaders. Published case studies include the creation of an EMEA communications and public affairs team, a corporate affairs leadership team, a Director of Communications and Public Affairs for France, and a Global Head of Communications. The company also treats a diverse workforce as a strategic advantage, arguing that diversity brings greater innovation, competitive edge, better management of risk and improved business performance.

Exeter Search works with global and local businesses of all industries, all shapes and all sizes, and its long history of international search mandates has produced an ecosystem of global, long term relationships. The team leverages that extensive global network alongside local knowledge and insight to find the right talent wherever it sits, partnering with clients to find their "perle rare". A background in partnering clients within complex, global businesses gives the company visibility of how these functions really operate. Enquiries go to [email protected].