Luxury executive search across Europe — Paris, Milan, Geneva and the heartland of luxury.
Retained, founder-led executive search across Continental Europe. Luxury brands, UHNW families, family offices and PE operating partners. Delivered from London with deep personal networks in Paris, Milan and Geneva.
Why Europe
Continental Europe is where luxury was born and where the world’s most valuable luxury businesses remain headquartered. LVMH, Kering and Hermès in Paris. Prada, Armani, Ferragamo and Bulgari in Milan. Richemont, Chopard and Rolex in Geneva. The leadership talent pool for global luxury is concentrated in these three cities.
Geneva holds additional significance as the global centre for UHNW family offices, private wealth management and sovereign investment vehicles. The intersection of luxury expertise and private wealth stewardship is most concentrated in the Paris–Geneva–Milan triangle.
We deliver luxury executive search across Continental Europe from our London base, with personal relationships spanning every major European luxury market. Our founder has completed placements in Paris, Milan and across Continental Europe for luxury maisons, PE-backed brands and UHNW-backed ventures.
What we deliver across Europe
Board and C-suite: Chairman, CEO, CFO, COO, CMO, Creative Director, Chief Brand Officer, Maison President, Regional Director.
Client types: Luxury conglomerates, independent maisons, PE-backed portfolio companies, family-owned houses, UHNW families, Geneva-based family offices, sovereign-backed investors.
Markets: Paris, Milan, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, Madrid, Amsterdam, Brussels, Stockholm, Copenhagen.
Cross-border luxury search from London
European luxury leadership appointments are inherently cross-border. A CEO for an Italian fashion house may be recruited from Paris. A CFO for a Swiss watch brand may come from London. A Creative Director for a French maison may be based in Milan. The search partner must have personal relationships across all European markets simultaneously.
Our London base provides geographic neutrality — we are not a Parisian firm presenting French candidates, or a Milanese firm presenting Italian candidates. We identify the best leader for the mandate regardless of nationality or location, drawing on twenty years of personal relationships across every European luxury capital.
Founder-led from brief to placement. No off-limits conflicts. Shortlist within 6–8 weeks. 12-month guarantee.
Track record
Placements across Continental Europe for luxury brands including Christian Dior Couture (LVMH), Georg Jensen (Fiskars Group), Piaget (Richemont), Chopard and Roberto Cavalli. Advisory relationships with Geneva-based private offices, multi-billion dollar family conglomerates and sovereign-backed investors across Europe.
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