HB International

International Executive Search, trading as HB International, is a leading specialist in private banking executive search delivering high-profile placements across the Middle East, EMEA and Asia for over 25 years. Founded in 1998 and led by Stephen Heal, the firm brings decades of experience and deep market insight into private wealth management and banking sectors. The company provides highly personalised service to identify, assess and appoint senior private banking professionals including leadership, specialist client advisors and ultra-high-net-worth relationship managers.

The firm specialises in complex and confidential mandates within private banking, leveraging a strong Middle East network and global market insight to identify exceptional candidates. HB International maintains a proven track record, with a 100 percent success rate on all retained mandates and over 50 senior private banking professional placements across the Middle East, UK, Switzerland and Africa in the past 18 months alone. The company serves clients including banks, family offices and global corporations seeking sophisticated talent solutions.

HB International offers single-hire retained assignments for critical senior appointments, rolling retainer programmes for multiple hires and ongoing team scaling, and contingent search for targeted candidate identification. The firm's expertise spans private wealth management, private banking expansion, leadership team building and international private banker placements.