What Makes Leathwaite Distinctive?
As the world’s leading executive search firm for corporate functions, we deliver an interconnected range of talent, business intelligence and advisory services from our strategically placed global offices.
From finding your future leaders and sourcing executive talent to equipping you with boardroom insights that give you an edge, we are committed to helping you create meaningful change. This is underpinned by our culture of distinctiveness, humility and collaboration; local experts with a global outlook to support your long-term growth.
Our 8 core principles
We have a 'purpose'
We are guided by one clear purpose: To Create Meaningful Change Through Exceptional People. This drives the culture and behaviours of our teams as well as reflecting the people we place with our clients.
We are domain specialists
As specialists in the Enablement, Control and Transformation functions, we provide superior insight and knowledge on the most talented leaders across our different sectors and geographies, giving our clients faster access and higher quality shortlists.
Our client and employee tenure
We believe that the team pitching for the work should deliver the work. It’s the key reason we complete 85% of the assignments we take on, why most clients have been with us for up to 20 years, and why our average consultant tenure is more than 8 years.
LCAM
The Leathwaite Clarity Assessment Model (LCAM) is our proprietary assessment framework. We use it to evaluate and compare candidates’ cultural fit and experience level, to deliver a consistently high level of suitable talent.
Our metrics and transparency
Our results are measured and reported with complete transparency. Our latest available metrics include:- 85% placement rate
- 122-day average search duration
- NPS from Clients +60; from Candidates +70
International boutique
Active in 26 different countries and with 593 global placements in the last 3 years, we have the international reach to source and place executive talent anywhere in the world. We have unrivalled reach while still being small enough to care about every client.
Our executive talent focus
Our core business is the same as it’s always been: executive search and interim management. We focus on finding you the best leadership talent for your business, not trying to sell you add-on services.
Commitment to our community
Our community of clients, candidates and partnerships means everything to us. Global industry body, the AESC, recognised us with their annual Commitment to the Community Award for our on-going community work with many local and global charities.
Business Awards
Leathwaite’s exceptional team, who, through their on-going commitment to our core purpose, have enabled the company to receive an increasing number of global, national and industry-specific business awards in recognition of our volunteering activities, charity work, internal culture and overall performance. Including, being listed on the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200, the 2020 AESC Community Award Winner ans most recently; Best Companies UK Top 50 Best Company To Work For in the UK and Top 25 Best Small Company To Work for in London.
Delivering industry leading levels of customer service to clients and candidates
To continuously improve the way we work, we always ask for feedback from everyone we engage with, represent and advise.
Each client is called in person, by our Managing Partner Andrew Wallace, 40 days into an assignment to gain live feedback on how well we are meeting the expectations of the client. This touchpoint is a crucial part of our quality process to ensure we are meeting the needs of the client.
Furthermore, we then contact every candidate who have been interviewed by our clients to understand how we, the opportunity we put them forward for, and the process they experienced with our client, met their expectations.
The feedback we receive is continuously assessed and we are proud to share our latest Net Promoter Scores below.
How are Net Promoter Scores calculated?
A Net Promoter Score is calculated on a scale of 0 to 10 in answer to one question: How likely are you to recommend our people, products and services? NPS ranges between −100 (all respondents are “detractors”) and +100 (all respondents are “promoters”).
Our Offices
Contact us
Ruttonjee House,
Ruttonjee Centre,
11 Duddell Street,
Central,
Hong Kong
HK Agency Licence Number 63011