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Management company COO, CFO and financial officers

Stuart Higson, Tom Pemberton, Chris Smith, Tim Spriggs 24 Nov 2025

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Many alternative asset managers are within and are coming to a natural leadership transition, as founders and their teams consider the next phase of their careers.

Where this is being felt most acutely is within the non-investment functions, a critical cog in the growth of firms across the private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate and hedge fund community, and yet often underinvested in from a talent perspective.

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Stuart Higson

Stuart Higson

Stuart is a Partner in Leathwaite’s New York office, leading the Financial Officers practice across North America and specializing in placing Chief Financial Officers, Chief Auditors and their direct reports. Stuart has been with Leathwaite since 2014, spending five years…

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Tom Pemberton

Tom Pemberton

Tom is the co-CEO of Leathwaite, alongside his colleague Martha Harvey-Jones. As co-CEO, he sets the firm’s global strategy and vision and works closely with the whole partnership to ensure the firm is operating and growing in line with its…

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Chris Smith

Chris Smith

Chris is a Partner and global sector leader with Leathwaite responsible for the strategy, performance and growth of the firm’s corporate and private equity clients globally. Functionally, Chris leads the global HR practice supporting the appointment of impactful HR leaders…

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Tim Spriggs

Tim Spriggs is a Partner with Leathwaite based in the London office. Tim is a key member of the global Human Resources practice and also helps drive the firm’s ongoing growth and diversification across sectors. Tim brings over fifteen years…

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