New York executive search for luxury and consumer businesses.
Retained executive search for New York-based luxury, premium and consumer leadership. We define the role’s local, Americas or global remit before mapping relevant candidates from London.
The leadership brief
Leadership search for New York and Americas briefs.
New York may be the base for a brand, a regional team or the stakeholders commissioning a search. We clarify whether the role serves the US, the Americas or a global business, then map the appropriate leadership market. Fashion, beauty, retail and consumer briefs can require distinct channel and regional experience. Assignments are led from London; we do not claim a New York office.
Define the New York remit
For a New York appointment, establish the channels, stakeholders and decisions tied to the city. A headquarters executive, a regional brand leader and the head of a domestic business may have different responsibilities even when their offices are close together.
American luxury and premium consumer businesses, and the US operations of global houses, require leadership that understands this market’s particular dynamics: its pace, its channels, its consumer, and its distinct relationship with heritage and newness.
Businesses appointing in New York
A New York brief can arise from a domestic business, an international group or an investor. The relevant scope may include:
- American luxury and premium consumer brands and groups
- US operations and leadership of global luxury houses
- Investor-backed and founder-led consumer businesses
- Retail, digital and brand leadership for the US market
- Businesses connecting US growth with European or global headquarters
Transatlantic and global search
A New York brief can require US-market leadership, international experience or both. We agree what must be understood locally and how the executive will work with stakeholders elsewhere. The research geography follows those requirements.
Defining this mandate
Use New York as the context for a specific leadership brief, not a shorthand for the entire United States. Establish whether the role leads a local business, an Americas team or a global function.
How retained search worksFrequently asked
Is the search limited to New York-based candidates?
Only where the role requires that location. The research can cover other relevant US and international markets, with mobility expectations agreed in the brief.
How does this differ from a US-wide mandate?
A New York appointment may serve particular stakeholders, channels or headquarters responsibilities. National US search starts with the wider business remit and may focus on a different talent market.
Do you have a New York office?
No. US assignments are led from London. Time-zone arrangements, access to stakeholders and the delivery plan are agreed before work begins.
Appointing leadership in the US?
Speak with us in confidence about a mandate in New York or across the United States.