Executive Search
Non-executive Search
Management Due Diligence
Market Mapping
Remuneration Benchmarking
Psychometric and Ability Testing
Executive and Non-executive Education
Built Environment and Support Services
Consumer
Energy Transition
Engineering and Manufacturing
Financial Services
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Professional Services
Public Sector and Not For Profit
Technology and Life Sciences
Chair and Non-Executive Director
CEO
CFO and Financial Management
Operations and General Management
Commercial
Human Resources
IT, Digital and Technology
Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Logistics
Legal and Governance
Contact the team at FWB to discuss your individual or company requirements, or to discover more about our specialist services.
Multi-sector specialists
Executive Leadership Programmes
We’re experts in executive search and senior leadership development
Headquartered in Edinburgh, FWB is a leading UK wide boutique Executive Search & Board Advisory firm. In addition to working with clients in all industry and business sectors on search mandates, we deliver a variety of services including management due-diligence, remuneration benchmarking and executive education through our partnership with the University of Edinburgh Business School.
We’re experts in executive search and the development of senior talent via assessment, development programmes and maximising the value of professional networks. Across our delivery teams we have both deep sector and discipline knowledge and we have been providing the results our clients require of us for over 30 years.
We put our clients at the core of everything we do and have offices in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Newcastle and London with clients in almost every part of the world. Our range of services and consultative approach are geared to supporting our main purpose and that is to enable our clients to recruit the senior talent they require to meet with their corporate and organisational objectives.
We believe in being straightforward, easy to work with and engaging. Our communication style is equally straightforward, jargon free and our approach is proven to be highly effective and successful.
We deliver results.
Meet our team
Our global reach
FWB has recruited candidates in over 50 countries across the world, providing a truly global service. Some of our key placements are highlighted below.
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Director of Operations
Ireland
Given our comprehensive experience and track record within both the drinks and wider consumer good markets, Beam Suntory engaged FWB to identify a new Director of Operations to run its fully integrated distilling, bottling and distribution operation in Ireland. This newly created role was to assume responsibility for the development of all Irish whiskey production and the growth of the business unit for the Group. The search attracted a wide range of candidates in the UK, Irish and North American markets, with the successful candidate relocating to take up the post.
Head of India Operations
India
Having worked with Sky to recruit a number of key appointments throughout the UK within Customer, Sales, Digital and Operations, FWB were approached to carry out a global search for the appointment of the Head of Operations in India. The search included local, international relocation and remote based candidates with outsourced customer operations experience and a successful and diverse hire was made who has since been promoted into a new role within Sky.
Chief Scientific Officer
Kenya
With a strong track record in both Life Sciences as well as the Not for Profit Sector FWB was appointed to conduct a global search across Galvmeds key locations in Kenya, India and Scotland to recruit their next Chief Scientific Officer. A truly international search, including many of the top life sciences and animal health and vaccinology organisations, resulted in a diverse shortlist of candidates from 7 different countries and a successful appointment in Kenya being made.
CFO
Texas, USA
Working closely with energy technology private equity firm, Energy Ventures, FWB were tasked with appointing a CEO to lead their portfolio company, Morphpackers, through a significant phase of growth and subsequent exit. Operating in a niche technical area, this search was a highly specialised, targeted process whereby the focus was on identifying and attracting a small pool of relevant candidates from the competitor landscape across the US. Our search resulted in a successful appointment being made in Houston, Texas.
