Female Executive Search

Female Executive Search is a global executive recruitment service that specialises in placing senior women leaders in C-level, board, interim and consulting roles. It is the women-leadership specialisation of CEO Worldwide, an international executive recruitment firm founded in 2001, and draws on a community of vetted executives that it puts at more than 28,000 people across 183 countries.

The company places executives in roles such as CEO, COO, CFO, CMO, CTO, CIO and CHRO, as well as senior management, non-executive board director and interim assignments. Its mandates span industries including IT, software, telecommunications, consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, healthcare and financial services. It says it delivers a shortlist within 7 to 10 days and charges a milestone-based fee of 25% of the executive's gross annual salary, paid in three instalments, with no upfront retainer.

Clients can submit a search mandate, use an online search engine of candidate profiles, or post a senior role anonymously to a pool it puts at more than 5,000 vetted women executives for a fixed monthly fee. It reports strong candidate coverage in the USA, UK, France, Germany and India. France Dequilbec is named as managing director.