We are trusted by clients across a wide range of industries to identify and recruit exceptional leadership talent globally. We bring a highly consultative approach and rigor to the search process with clear focus on developing a deep understanding of the client’s strategic goals, business challenges, culture and requirements and executing a strategy to provide. This enables us to produce exceptional outcomes and is why clients come to us time and again – our repeat business is over 80% of our work. Our Partners are supported by an exceptional research team who deliver global reach and deep analytical capabilities.
In a world of relentless change, high levels of engagement are critical to unlocking the support and effort needed from employees to respond effectively. We support ambitious leaders with the communications, capability and culture solutions to create highly aligned and engaged organisations.
Miles Advisory has developed a suite of leadership solutions that help clients build competitive advantage and leadership capability.
These solutions span the broad remit of talent strategy including Executive Interim and Consulting, Board Services, Leadership Assessment, and Talent Insights.
For over 30 years our Partners have advised consumer companies at all stages of their development. Providing clients with consultative support and access to the best talent during growth, transformation and consolidation phases of their business cycles. We identify, assess and secure access to talent in increasingly global markets, where constantly changing markets and matrix structures make pace and accuracy especially critical.
Constant change, driven by the relentless innovation powered by developing and new technologies mean industry leading executive sustainability is essential to win. Never before has human capital been such a key competitive advantage. Miles Advisory partners with clients on complex and strategically important assignments globally; to locate and land diverse talent that will make the difference. We bring the highest industry standards with an entrepreneurial flair that delivers solutions that drive clients’ corporate performance, value, profitability and sustainability.
Miles Advisory helps financial services organisations build diverse, strong, multidisciplinary leadership teams and Boards. We work closely with a defined number of UK and international clients including banking (retail, private, commercial and SME); consumer finance; building societies; asset finance intermediaries; insurance; business services and wealth management. We partner with organisations from FTSE 100, and major mutuals to challenger brands and PE backed start-ups. We are well known to key influencers and keep informed of regulation by speaking directly with the Bank of England.
Our Fintech practice works across geographies, segments and functions, with specialisms in client facing, operational and compliance roles. We advise on tailored GTM strategies for clients looking to expand their global footprint, supporting their growth initiatives and managing risk. We are able to connect the best talent in fintech by continually networking with both highly skilled professionals and innovative clients. Recent senior placements have been into front and back office, buy and sell side, exchanges, vendors and professional consultancy firms.
Our Industrial Practice combines expert search resources with a deeply consultative approach. We have deep vertical experience in every industry sector and specialty area with a strong track record across infrastructure, construction, services, defence, aerospace and manufacturing. We have originated and delivered on executive search assignments in addition to leadership benchmarking, organisational development, assessment and employer value. Our client base includes FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 organisations, along with private equity backed and family-owned businesses.
Our Life Sciences Practice has been built on our track record of supporting leading life sciences companies globally to quickly build successful leadership teams. In both developed and emerging markets. We understand the context Life Sciences clients operate within. New advances in research, a focus on operational efficiency and pricing pressure, combined with M&A activity mean that operating in an environment of constant change. The global marketplace for talent is more competitive than ever before. Traditional demarcation lines between pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generics, device and healthcare are disappearing. We understand these drivers and trends, able to advise companies on how to navigate their way to the top talent. Increasingly bringing expertise in talent mapping and insight to our clients’ horizon scanning activity. Miles Advisory partners with clients on complex and strategically important assignments globally; to locate and land diverse talent that will make the difference. We bring the highest industry standards with an entrepreneurial flair that delivers solutions that drive clients’ corporate performance, value, profitability and sustainability.
Our Technology, Innovation and Digital Practice works with clients ranging from disruptive challengers bringing new technology and products, to existing, market leading blue-chips responding to new commercial opportunities and threats.
Change and innovation are relentless, and industry leading boards and executive sustainability is essential to win in these increasingly dynamic global markets. Never before has human capital been so vital.
Miles Advisory partners with clients on complex and strategically important assignments globally; to locate and land diverse talent that will make the difference. We bring the highest industry standards with an entrepreneurial flair that delivers solutions that drive clients’ corporate performance, value, profitability and sustainability
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Chris is a Partner and has a wealth of experience leading senior search assignments across consumer, services, life sciences and technology sectors both in the UK and internationally.
Additionally, Chris has advised clients on Board transition, effectiveness, and a broad range of leadership solutions.
Clients include both publicly listed companies and private equity.
Chris began his career in recruitment in the consumer goods sector before moving into Executive Search in 1998.
Deborah is a Partner and Head of the Board Services and Financial Services Practices.
She advises Boards in the recruitment of Non-Executives (including Chairman and Chairs of Risk and Audit) and is experienced in appointing CEOs, MDs and C-Suite executives across a variety of functional leadership roles.
She brings depth and breadth to her financial services experience and diverse corporate knowledge having worked with the FTSE100, challenger brands and start-ups/fintechs. Deborah’s strong relationships with regulators and other key sector stakeholders are critical in highly dynamic environments and markets undergoing major change.
Previously, Deborah worked with international search firms Heidrick and Struggles and Norman Broadbent and boutiques The Miles Partnership & Warren Partners. Her earlier career was in OD within financial services.
In his more than 20 years’ experience Derek has gained wide experience in brand management, HR and strategic communications.
He has written and delivered change and engagement programmes on vision and direction, strategy and goals, purpose, organisation culture and values, ways of working and behaviours, employer value proposition, employer brand and key employment experiences including performance management, induction, learning and reward.
He has led effective programme outcomes for a wide range of organisations including: The Kellogg Company, PepsiCo, Glasgow City Council, National Nuclear Laboratory, ASDA, Co-operative Bank, Boots, London Underground, United Utilities, Shop Direct and VW Group.
Derek holds a degree and post graduate diploma in Strategic Communications from UCLAN and recognition for his work has included awards in HR Excellence, CIPD and Personnel Today and the coveted Employer Brand of the Year award for his work with The Kellogg Company.