Luxury executive search in Europe — the heartland of the maisons.
Europe is the historic heartland of luxury, from the maisons of Paris and Milan to Swiss watchmaking and the DACH consumer market. We conduct retained board, chief executive and C-suite search across these markets, with the local fluency each one demands.
Europe is where luxury was defined
Europe is the historic heartland of luxury — the maisons of Paris, the fashion houses of Milan, Swiss watchmaking and fine jewellery, and the premium consumer and design businesses of the DACH region and beyond. Much of the world’s luxury leadership talent is trained, based and networked here.
For leadership search, Europe is both the deepest talent pool and the most demanding standard. The leaders who define European houses set the benchmark the rest of the world hires against.
Who we serve across Europe
Our European mandates span the houses and businesses at the heart of luxury:
- Luxury houses and maisons across France, Italy and Switzerland
- Watchmaking, jewellery and fine-craft businesses
- Premium consumer and design businesses across the DACH region
- Groups managing leadership across multiple European markets
- European leadership for businesses headquartered elsewhere
Cross-border European search
European luxury leadership moves fluidly across borders — a Milan-trained leader for a Paris house, a Swiss executive for a German group. We map and approach leaders across the continent, with the multilingual, cross-cultural fluency these searches require, while maintaining a single standard of discretion and rigour.
A retained search, conducted with discipline.
Mandate definition
The business, the board and the decision come first — never the candidates.
Market mapping
A structured, confidential view of the credible leaders in the relevant market.
Targeted approach
Discreet, personal approaches to leaders who never see an advertisement.
Assessment
Careful assessment against the brief and the culture.
Shortlist & advisory
A considered shortlist with honest counsel, not a stack of CVs.
Appointment
Support through offer, negotiation and onboarding.
Frequently asked
Which European markets do you cover?
We conduct searches across Europe, with particular depth in France, Italy, Switzerland and the DACH region — the historic centres of luxury.
Do you handle cross-border European searches?
Constantly. European luxury leadership moves across borders, and we map and approach leaders across the continent with the cultural and linguistic fluency required.
Can you build local pages for Paris, Milan or Switzerland?
Yes — dedicated market pages for Paris, Milan, Switzerland and the DACH region are a planned next step, each with genuine local context rather than a name change.
Appointing leadership across Europe?
Speak with us in confidence about a mandate in the heartland of luxury.