We find exceptional

For over 20 years, McLean has been helping clients around the world appoint high calibre leaders. We partner with organisations from sector leading multi-nationals to fast-growing small firms. And our projects range from strategic individual hires to full business build-outs.

What we do

We help clients find and hire executive, senior management and non-executive leaders for permanent and interim positions. We commit to helping you secure the best talent for your organisation, and we’re known for solving complex or persistent hiring challenges with accurate communication. Our Partners offer strategic, board-level advice on M&A, growth, international expansion, business diversification and leadership transitions, as well as broader market insights.

Executive Search

Our Partners are deeply experienced sector specialists with extensive international networks. They can precisely and efficiently meet a broad range of recruitment needs, from executive hires to team acquisitions and complete business build-outs.

Executive Search

Board Practice

Our expert team will help you find high calibre chairs, non-executives and advisers across international markets. Using our carefully cultivated relationships with leadership talent, we help deliver candidates who fit your culture and strategic goals.

Board Practice

Interim & Consulting

This service helps you hire for strategic projects and key interim roles with speed, care and precision. With our global connections, we can find high quality advisers, senior leaders, and experts who align with your goals. We deliver at short notice to the highest standards.

Interim & Consulting

Strategic Advice

We can help your organisation develop its growth strategy with actionable market insight and intelligence. Our areas of expertise include M&A research, succession plans, competitor analysis, risk assessment, country expansion, and remuneration benchmarking.

Strategic Advice

EDI Advisory

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion services include audits, projects and training to support your journey towards best practice. Our unique expertise can help you build more representative leadership, strong stakeholder relations, and a culture of belonging.

EDI Advisory

Both clients and candidates value our objectivity. We work on projects we believe in, and advise against decisions we think are not in your interests. We believe long-term relationships are built on trust and understanding, not short-term transactions.”

Nick Gebbie, CEO

Financial Services  – Public Markets

Financial Services – Private Markets

Industrials

Consumer Markets

Higher Education,  Research & Innovation

Our specialist areas

We believe in the power of offering multiple services, with many clients also using our sister businesses for HR support (McLean HR), public sector hiring (McLean Public), and economic analysis (Lazarus). Over 30 of our clients use at least two McLean Group services.

Financial Services  – Public Markets

Financial Services – Private Markets

Industrials

Consumer Markets

Higher Education,  Research & Innovation

Client success stories

Higher Education, Research & Innovation

Board Practice

Worldwide impact

We help clients find the highest calibre leaders around the world, and engage with organisations across six continents and over 30 countries. We have offices in London, Frankfurt and Madrid and over half our projects are international in scope.

Worldwide impact

Who we are

Our team comprises highly-regarded sector specialists. The majority of our Partners have been with us for over a decade, making us a consistent and reliable partner to clients.

John Widdowson

Partner

Lauren Bromley

Executive Assistant

Toby Gebbie

Partner

Silvia Maseda

Partner

Paul Soothill

Managing Director

Florence Krief

Consultant

Rebecca Gulliver

Partner – HR & EDI

Caius Freeman

Associate Partner

Dr Graham Little

Partner

Julian Ehrhardt

Partner

Zoe Harris

Partner & Head of Research

Madi Bloxham

Researcher

Nick Gebbie

CEO

Edward King

Partner

Maisie Soundy

Team Assistant

Gary Belchem

Finance Director

Miles Budgen

Associate

Paul Young

Partner

Giuseppe Feniello

Associate Partner

Synergistic businesses

McLean Public

Executive search for leaders in government, public enterprise and publicly-funded entities. Helping you find talent that fits your culture and goals.

McLean HR

To complement your HR team, we can help recruit, onboard, investigate, resolve disputes, develop talent, manage change, and strengthen staff relations.

Lazarus

Rigorous and detailed analysis of comprehensive indicators across the major economies. Timely and accessible assessment of financial events.

McLean Public

Executive search and Interim Management for leaders across government, public enterprise and innovation bodies.

McLean HR

To complement your HR team, we can help recruit, onboard, investigate, resolve disputes, develop talent, manage change, and strengthen staff relations.