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The role of organisations in society is changing. We find the people who will lead this. And then go beyond search to support powerful connections between their organisation’s purpose and their people We offer a broad range of talent, people and communications solutions across a diverse blend of clients, including public listed companies, government and wider public sector, private equity, challenger brands, start up and mutuals.
  • Executive Search

    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.

  • People and Culture Solutions

    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.

  • Leadership Services

    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.

Consumer

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.

Financial Services

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, FinTech 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.

Industrial

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.

Life Sciences

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.

Technology

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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