Market · Miami and South Florida
Executive search in Miami for wealth, hospitality and the Americas.
Board and C-suite executive search serving luxury, hospitality, family-office and private-wealth businesses in Miami and South Florida.
The market in view
Miami connects US growth, Latin American wealth, hospitality, real estate, yachting, art and a rapidly developing business base. It is both a market in its own right and an operating bridge for organisations serving the Americas.
Clients we serve
Luxury and lifestyle brands, hospitality and branded-residence businesses, family offices, wealth managers, investors and Latin America-facing organisations.
Leadership priorities
- CEO, president and Americas leadership
- Miami and Latin America market leadership
- Family-office and private-wealth appointments
- Hospitality, real-estate and client experience
- Commercial, brand and business development
- Finance, operations, people and digital
What travels — and what does not
We assess local network credibility, cross-border cultural range and the ability to build an institution rather than rely on relationships alone. Spanish or Portuguese capability may be important where the mandate extends into Latin America.
Questions shaping the brief
- Is Miami the headquarters, a market or a gateway?
- Which client communities and regions define success?
- Does the role require wealth, luxury or hospitality depth?
- How should the team support cross-border growth?
A London-led, international search
Cross-border search is not a matter of widening a database. It requires a clear view of which experience will travel, which relationships matter locally and where an adjacent market may offer the stronger leader. We lead the mandate from London, research internationally and assess every candidate in the context of the market they are being asked to enter.
- Define the decision: agree the business outcome, governance and constraints.
- Build the field: examine direct, adjacent and international talent markets.
- Engage with discretion: approach people chosen for the brief, not simply those looking for a role.
- Test the evidence: assess judgement, achievement, motivation and context.
- Stay through appointment: advise on selection, references, negotiation and transition.
Practical questions
How is the engagement structured?
Board and C-suite searches are accepted on an exclusive retained basis. The mandate covers research, market mapping, confidential approach, assessment, referencing and advice through appointment.
Will the search extend beyond luxury?
Where the brief calls for it. We consider relevant leaders in consumer, hospitality, technology, financial services and investment, then test whether their experience will travel. Adjacency is useful only when the evidence is convincing.
Can the work be international?
Yes. Luxury Executive is headquartered in London and conducts cross-border assignments across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Is Luxury Executive based in Miami and South Florida?
Our headquarters are in London. Assignments in Miami and South Florida are led from London and draw on market-specific, cross-border research. Luxury Executive does not claim a local office in this market.
What is the first step?
A confidential client enquiry or a call to the London office. We will discuss the decision, timing and whether search, succession advice or market intelligence is the right starting point.
The geography is only the beginning of the brief.
Tell us where the business is going and the leadership market it needs to reach.
Brief a confidential search