Luxury recruitment, conducted as retained executive search.
We are not a recruitment agency in the ordinary sense. Luxury Executive conducts retained search for the luxury sector at board, chief executive and C-suite level, working with luxury houses, brands and groups on the appointments that genuinely shape a business.
Why this is not ordinary luxury recruitment
The term “luxury recruitment” is widely searched, but it does not describe what we do. Luxury Executive is a retained executive search and leadership advisory firm. We do not maintain a job board, post vacancies or trade CVs; we conduct confidential, exclusive searches for the most senior appointments in a luxury business.
For board, chief-executive and C-suite roles, the strongest leaders are never on the market. They are identified, approached discreetly and assessed against a precise brief — the discipline of retained search, not the volume model of recruitment.
What luxury leadership demands
Leading a luxury business is a distinctive challenge: protecting heritage and desirability while finding new growth, holding creative and commercial tension, and earning the trust of clients, artisans, investors and often a founder or family. Generic leadership does not translate; luxury demands leaders who understand the codes.
The senior roles we search
Across the luxury sector, our mandates span the full leadership team:
- Chair, non-executive and board appointments
- CEO, President and Managing Director search
- CFO and senior finance leadership
- CMO, brand and client-experience leadership
- COO, operations and supply-chain leadership
- Creative, digital and commercial leadership
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
Is Luxury Executive a recruitment agency?
No. We are a retained executive search and leadership advisory firm. We conduct exclusive, confidential, founder-led searches for board and C-suite appointments — a different discipline from contingency recruitment.
What does retained search mean for a luxury business?
It means one firm conducts one defined search to completion, with full senior focus and confidentiality — the right approach for senior, sensitive luxury appointments.
Which luxury sectors do you cover?
Fashion and luxury goods, jewellery and watches, beauty and wellness, luxury retail, hospitality, and the wider premium consumer and lifestyle economy.
Appointing leadership for a luxury business?
Speak with us in confidence about a board, CEO or C-suite mandate in the luxury sector.