Executive Search

Relationships are at the heart of our business, driving highly engaged and long established Client and Candidate Associations. We only expect to be rewarded for providing exceptional service and results to our Customers. 


To provide the best service, we invest significantly in People, in our technology and in our brand. 


We have a deep understanding of what it takes to attract a diverse candidate pool and take positive action on every role. Diversity in Action is at the core of our service and embedded into the industry through our award winning pro-bono initiative -

Putting the G Into Gaming. 


Our dedicated Executive Search function was established in 2019 and is headed up by Stig Strand. Since then we have built a successful track record of engaging highly skilled senior management talent for Games studios in roles including CEO, CFO, CMO, COO, CTO, HRD & CIO. 

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We conduct extensive research to build a profile of your ideal executive and agree on a handpicked pool of custom-matched executive talent. 



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Executive Search methodology

Our step-by-step methodology ensures that your assignment is managed through 5 key stages, supported by full reporting and MI throughout.


  1. We conduct extensive research to build a profile, job description and market pitch to attract your ideal executive.
  2. We develop diverse shortlists using methods and tools to ensure we leave no stone unturned, bringing the very best to each role.
  3. We approach and engage executive talent as your trusted representatives.
  4. You conduct interviews of selected, interested and highly skilled executives.
  5. You make your final selection, and we manage all recruitment and negotiation.


You hire an experienced, hand-selected executive, within an agreed timeline and each approved candidate approach list is retained by the client after the assignment is concluded.

What are the benefits of Executive Search? 

Senior-level executives have a significant impact on an organisation, so making the right executive appointment is critical. 


We will match talent to the specific needs of your organisation, considering the goals you are trying to accomplish as a business and seeking out people with the right mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities to help you achieve those goals.

It can be easy for organisations to fall into the trap of recruiting people who fit the same profile as their predecessors, but we can help you to find people who will help your business to grow and evolve.


Acting as an extension to the Client as a trusted partner - approaching and sounding out suitable candidates on your behalf, confidentially. 


If you'd like to learn more about this service, please Get In Touch.

News & Advice

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CREATING CULTURES THAT WIN: LESSONS FROM THE GI.BIZ BEST PLACES TO WORK AWARDS

By Stig Strand • October 10, 2025
The recent announcement of this year’s Gamesindustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards once again shines a spotlight on companies that understand what every executive knows but not all act on: culture is not a ‘nice to have,’ it is a growth strategy.
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CEOS ARE NO LONGER TRUSTED… A GUIDE TO REINVENTION

By Liz Prince • September 10, 2025
Caroline Stokes is described as a leadership strategist for the ‘5th Industrial Revolution’. And some of you may know her from her days working in the games industry at Sony, where she helped to launch the original PlayStation, plus Virgin Interactive and Nokia. In more recent years, she’s evolved from executive headhunter to an authority on psychological and strategic leadership reinvention via her executive coaching business FORWARD – and she has just authored a new book - AfterShock to 2030: A CEO’s Guide to Reinvention in the Age of AI, Climate, and Societal Collapse. I’ve had the pleasure of talking to Caroline about her background, her work and the blueprint her new book offers to the progressive and forward-thinking C-Suite…
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By Stig Strand • August 11, 2025
In today’s era of social media scrutiny, it’s no longer enough for a company to emblazen its values on a website or in corporate messaging. As we’ve seen from news reports in recent weeks, for senior leaders, every handshake, every reaction, every off duty moment can become tomorrow’s headline.
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