Executive Search
Executive recruitment is about so much more than finding your ideal candidate. It’s about recalibrating and understanding what you really need from your next leader(s). It’s about discretion and sensitivity. It’s about looking where others don’t to find the expertise others can’t.
That’s retail executive search with Zachary Daniels.
Executive Search
Executive recruitment is about so much more than finding your next CEO. It’s about recalibrating and understanding what you really need from your leader(s). It’s about discretion and sensitivity. It’s about looking where others don’t to find the expertise others can’t.
That’s retail executive search with Zachary Daniels.
We understand what executive recruitment is really about
Not long ago, a legendary fashion house approached us with a challenge. Theirs was a brand built on an industry-renowned figurehead, but now it was time for that figurehead to step aside.
Our challenge wasn’t simply to launch an executive search exercise for the person who would lead the business for the next decade or more. It was to do it in a thoughtful, respectful way: a way that didn’t trample the reputation of the outgoing CEO. A way that quietly delivered the calibre of candidate our client expected without making waves. A way that didn’t spook the market.
At Zachary Daniels, we understand that succession planning is about more than finding the right successor; it’s about doing it in the right way.
Executive recruitment for what comes next
Every retailer is grappling with their approach to a changing world. Inflation. Supply chains. Climate change. Digital transformation. Hybrid working. PR in a social media-driven and hyper-sensitive age. For many of the brands we work with, these are all issues that have grown dramatically in prominence in just the past few years. And they will likely have changed your approach to appointing a new member for your top team.
Now, you may need someone who understands the technology-enabled world. You may need someone who can forge the right partnerships in a new international landscape. Someone who implicitly knows changing trends. Who really ‘gets’ sustainability? Who understands the Gen Z consumer – and the Gen Z employee?
Zachary Daniels helps organisations understand the true nature of the executive they need to appoint. Then we go out and find them.
Why make ZD your retail executive search partner?
- Real expertise: ZD executive search specialists combine retail industry know-how with serious search expertise. The result is a team designed to take your search to places other recruiters simply can’t reach.
- Real experience: Luxury brands. Big box retailers. Niche specialists. UK market entrants. We’ve recruited senior team members for them all.
- Real support: What’s possible in the market right now? What trends do you need to tap into? What package do you need to offer to attract the best? We’ll help you calibrate your offer to attract the ideal candidates, supported by market mapping and in-depth competitor insight.
- Real results: Our testimonials speak volumes about the way we work. Far more telling in terms of our executive recruitment performance is this: once we appoint senior leaders to an organisation, they invariably return to us a few months later and ask us to find the key people to help them deliver their vision.
Executive search at ZD: a proven model of success
It’s a pivotal appointment, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a daunting or frustrating one. With more than a decade of expertise in finding C-suite leaders for major brands, we’ll help make the process more rewarding.
Brief: Inspirational leadership is a given. But what more do you want from this appointment? Whether the ambition is global growth, cultural change or preparation for merger and acquisition, we go beyond the headline requirements of the role, understanding your operating landscape and organisational motivations, so we can represent you in an authentic way.
Identify: Careful research. Discreet exploration of our networks. Informal referencing to ensure that, when you reach formal referencing, there are no surprises. Every ZD executive search is a subtle search designed to keep you off competitors’ radars.
Assess & shortlist: Before we introduce candidates to you, we evaluate every one. We interview, probe, and explore. Then we provide a comprehensive report, matching our recommendations against your criteria.
Interviews: Open, transparent communication is a core feature at every stage of executive search with ZD. Nowhere is that more important than at interview stage, when we’ll liaise with shortlisted candidates on your behalf, manage logistics and provide post-interview feedback.
Offer: We help smooth negotiations, then support the candidate during their departure from their existing employer, maintaining contact until they are secure in their new role.
Let’s talk. Find your next leader with Zachary Daniels.
What’s it like to work with us?
Simple, honest and straightforward, from the first call to post-filled – that’s what we aim for. To find out what our clients and candidates think about how we achieve it, check out our testimonials. Then find out more about our approach.