Luxury ExecutiveThe Gulf
Group Chief Executive
Family investment group
Built for the business of luxury and private wealth.
Executive search, specialist recruitment and advisory for luxury houses, family offices, principals and the institutions that serve them, in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
For boards, families and offices
Appoint a leader
Chief executives, family office and C-suite leadership, found in confidence.
Begin a mandate For executivesConsider your next role
Confidential conversations about the houses you admire.
Register in confidence For investors and partnersBuild with the house
Partnerships, advisory engagements and investment in luxury professional services.
Start a conversationThe house
Specialist by market. Institutional by design.
Luxury is not one market. It connects the maisons, the families who own them, the offices that steward their wealth and the private banks that serve them. We find, place and advise the people trusted with all four.
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From the boutique to the board
Generalist recruiters stop below the C-suite; global search firms start at it. One house covers both, with the same depth in luxury.
02
One economy, read as one
A family office, a private bank and a luxury house often serve the same principal. We know the people who move between them.
03
Senior people do the work
No briefing chain and no hand-offs. The person who takes the brief makes the approaches.
The practices
Three practices, one standard.
Retained executive search
For boards, and the families who own them. We appoint chairs, chief executives and C-suite leaders for luxury houses, family offices, private banks and investor-backed businesses.
luxuryexecutive.com- Chair and non-executive
- Chief executive and president
- C-suite and creative director
- Succession and leadership mapping
- Family office, principal and private bank mandates
Specialist luxury recruitment
Permanent, contract and interim appointments below the C-suite, on contingent or retained terms, in the houses we have known since 2007.
luxuryrecruit.com- Retail, clienteling and commercial
- Marketing, CRM and digital
- Design, merchandising and product
- Finance, people and operations
EIL ADVISORY
Strategy and delivery
Senior counsel on growth, market entry, organisation and transformation, alongside a search or on its own.
Discuss an engagement- Growth and market entry
- Organisation and operating models
- Commercial assessment and integration
Board and C-suite appointments sit with Luxury Executive. Everything below sits with Luxury Recruit.
Family offices and private wealth
For families, principals and their offices.
Families appoint for generations, not quarters. We advise principals, single- and multi-family offices and the institutions that serve them on the appointments that carry their interests forward, with the discretion and patience that continuity requires.
The family office
Chief executives, chief investment officers, chief operating officers and finance leaders for single- and multi-family offices.
The family’s businesses
Leaders for the operating companies, holding structures and luxury assets a family owns.
Succession and governance
Next-generation leadership, independent directors and board appointments for family enterprises.
Institutions serving UHNW clients
Heads of private clients and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) leaders for private banks, wealth managers, aviation, yachting, art and concierge.
The wealth centres
Geneva, Zurich and Lugano · London, Monaco and Luxembourg · Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Doha · Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai · New York and Miami
Family office executive searchPrivate wealth and private banking
Many of these mandates are never announced. Neither are our clients.
Speak to us in confidenceWhere we work
Headquartered in London. Appointing worldwide.
Europe
London, Paris, Geneva, Zurich, Monaco, Milan and the Nordic houses.
The Americas
New York, Miami and beyond: luxury houses, family offices and founder-backed brands.
The Middle East
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Doha: family groups, investment offices and luxury retailers.
Asia-Pacific
Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo, and the region’s fastest-growing markets.
The record
Nineteen years in the luxury economy.
2007Founded in London
198Placements since 2020
85%Of our fees come from clients who return
8Markets, from fine jewellery to family offices
Selected appointments
Clients are named only with their permission
Luxury ExecutiveEurope
Creative Director
European design and home brand
Luxury ExecutiveAsia-Pacific
EVP Strategy & Asia-Pacific
Prestige beauty group
Luxury ExecutiveThe Gulf
Chief Executive
Diversified international group
Luxury ExecutiveUK and Europe
Chief Operating Officer
Luxury fashion
Luxury ExecutiveInternational
Associate Partner, private office
Family office of a leading real-estate developer
Luxury RecruitHong Kong
International E-commerce Director
Fine jewellery
Luxury RecruitTaipei
General Manager, Taiwan
Fashion and jewellery house
Luxury ExecutiveEurope
Marketing and Brand Partnerships Director
A principal’s private office
What happened next
Appointments judged by what they built.
A premium lifestyle brand
CEO for the next stage
A chief executive for a family-owned group’s handcrafted helmet and lifestyle brand, appointed to lead its next stage.
A Gulf luxury group
Two leaders, one group
Two leaders for one of the region’s leading jewellery retailers. One went on to lead the parent group.
“He takes time to get to know the client and really understand the brief and then acts quickly.”Former Executive Chairman
A principal’s private office
Beyond the brief
A director across a principal’s private interests who, a year on, has taken on far more than the original role.
“Personal fit mattered as much as the CV.”Chief of Staff to the principal
Our purpose
To put the right people at the head of the great houses and the families behind them, and to be trusted with what that requires.
For candidates
Your next role, in the houses you admire.
We treat senior executives as future clients, not commodities. Register once with Luxury Recruit and we will call when a role is genuinely right, and say so honestly when it is not.
Consent comes first
Your details reach a client only with your explicit agreement.
No speculative CVs
We never trade CVs or circulate profiles on the chance of a fee.
Personal approaches
Every approach comes from a person who knows the brief.
A relationship, not a role
If a role is not right, we say so, and we stay in touch.
The Luxury Leadership Brief
Four letters a year on who is moving, and why.
Leadership moves, succession and pay across the luxury and private wealth economy, written by the house for owners, boards and senior executives.
Quarterly. No marketing lists, and you can leave at any time.
Questions we are asked
Before you enquire.
What is the difference between Luxury Executive and Luxury Recruit?
Luxury Executive handles board, chief executive and C-suite appointments on a retained basis. Luxury Recruit handles permanent, contract and interim roles below the C-suite, on contingent or retained terms. If you are unsure which you need, enquire here and we will route it.
Do you recruit outside the United Kingdom?
Yes. We are headquartered in London and appoint leaders across Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, including Geneva, Zurich, Monaco, Paris, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei and New York.
How quickly can you present candidates?
On a Luxury Executive search, first candidates are typically presented within two weeks and a shortlist within four to five weeks. Timings are agreed for each mandate.
Do you recruit for family offices?
Yes. We appoint chief executives, chief investment officers, chief operating officers and finance leaders for single- and multi-family offices, and leaders for the businesses families own, with the discretion that work requires.
Do you recruit for private banks and wealth managers?
Yes. We appoint private-client and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) leaders for private banks, wealth managers and the businesses that serve the wealthiest families, including aviation, yachting, art and concierge.
How do candidates register?
Through Luxury Recruit, in confidence. Your details are never shared with a client without your explicit consent.
Private enquiries
Begin with a private conversation.
Every enquiry is read by a senior member of the house and answered in confidence, usually within one working day.
Board and executive searchinfo@luxuryexecutive.com
Recruitment below the C-suiteinfo@luxuryrecruit.com
Telephone+44 (0)20 7965 7128
HeadquartersLondon, working internationally