Nielsen Grey

Nielsen Grey is a specialist recruitment firm focused on securing high-impact CFO and C-suite finance talent for private equity-backed businesses across the UK and Nordics. The company works with PE firms investing in companies valued at approximately GBP 20 to 200 million, primarily in services, technology, education and industrial sectors. Nielsen Grey specialises in placing finance leaders who can execute value creation plans, drive performance and deliver on exit timelines within lean, fast-moving PE-backed environments.

The company recruits across CFO roles in both permanent and interim capacities, as well as finance director, VP finance, financial planning and analysis leadership, and financial control leadership positions. Nielsen Grey also provides finance team build-outs and recruitment support. The company's approach emphasises hands-on operators as CFOs who execute rather than simply manage, professionals with leveraged PE background and exits experience, and executives with deep local market access across UK and Nordic regions. The company builds curated candidate networks rather than providing long candidate lists.

Nielsen Grey operates across the United Kingdom and Nordic regions, providing targeted shortlists of fully vetted candidates in approximately seven days. The firm positions itself as a trusted partner for finance leadership recruitment, with client feedback emphasising consistent delivery of quality candidates and strong professional relationships built over time.