To your interviewed shortlist
A focused start to your search, with timing agreed to suit the mandate.
PHELPS SABIO · TRANSATLANTIC EXECUTIVE SEARCH
One partner.
Your culture.
Two continents.
A search partner who understands your business and engages passive leadership talent across functions, North America and Europe.
14 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. A MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO HIRE.
Transparent digital client portal
See search progress and target companies in your dedicated portal, supported by regular updates.
Replacement guarantee
Confidence beyond the appointment, backed by our agreed replacement terms.
14 yearsExecutive search experience
< 3 monthsAverage time to placement
90%Placement rate
25Countries of search experience
ONE RELATIONSHIP. LASTING BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE.
Your culture is the constant.
The search can go further.
Every new hire should build on what your search partner already knows about your company. Keep that understanding across leadership functions and across the Atlantic.
Finance, HR, commercial, operations or technology: different expertise, the same understanding of your business.
We take time to understand how your organisation works, what your leaders need to deliver and the people who thrive in your environment. Then we approach relevant passive candidates directly—including leaders who are not applying to job adverts—across North America and Europe.
Greater efficiency
Less repeated briefing and fewer handovers. Each assignment builds on established knowledge, helping the search move faster while staying aligned with your culture.
Clearer accountability
One partner and a transparent digital client portal give you a consistent view of progress, with direct answers and clear next steps.
A consistent employer brand
Candidates hear a coherent story about your company, its culture and the opportunity—across functions, markets and every stage of the search.
Better cost efficiency
A competitive fee structure and less duplicated briefing, coordination and administration help reduce the total cost of hiring.
PRIVATE EQUITY & PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
Leadership aligned
with the investment plan.
When a portfolio business needs to scale, transform or enter a new market, the leadership appointment matters. Phelps Sabio supports investors and management teams with focused executive search across Europe and North America.
Executive search for private equity ↗Build the leadership team
Appoint leaders against the business priorities and the demands of the role.
Support transformation
Search for the experience required to lead change, integration and growth.
Expand across the Atlantic
Find local leadership for European and North American operations.
WHERE WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Critical roles.
A clear path to appointment.
Focused search support for the moments when the right leadership makes a lasting difference.
Executive search
Find the senior leaders who match your business priorities, culture and stage of growth. Direct research reaches candidates beyond the usual networks.
Our search process ↗Transatlantic hiring
Build leadership capability on either side of the Atlantic, with a search shaped around the market you are entering and the business you are building.
Explore our expertise ↗Confidential search
Manage a critical replacement or a discreet leadership appointment with targeted approaches, careful communication and clear accountability.
Discuss a confidential brief ↗THE PHELPS SABIO APPROACH
A different approach
to executive search.
Phelps Sabio combines 14 years of executive search experience with speed, a transparent digital client portal and a competitive fee structure. One accountable partner carries your company knowledge from one assignment to the next, across functions and borders.
See how we work ↗14 years of experience
Experienced judgement throughout your search, with a partner who understands your culture, leadership expectations and business priorities.
A two-week target
An interviewed shortlist targeted within two weeks, with timing agreed for each mandate.
Visible progress
A dedicated client portal and regular updates on the market, candidates and next steps.
A beneficial fee structure
Competitive, transparent fees agreed before the search begins, backed by a one-year replacement guarantee under the agreed terms.
PROOF IN THE APPOINTMENTS
Searches completed.
Businesses moving forward.
01
Global Vice President of Customer Success - UK
Accepted offer in 2 months after a 15-month vacancy.
View assignment ↗02Chief Digital Officer - EMEA
Shortlist in under 2 weeks. Accepted offer in 3 months.
View assignment ↗03Head of Internal Audit- Switzerland
Confidential leadership search completed in 4 months.
View assignment ↗EUROPE ↔ NORTH AMERICA
Two markets.
One search partner.
Local understanding for international appointments.
Based in Paris, Phelps Sabio brings an American and European perspective to senior hiring. From industrial and technology businesses to life sciences and consumer markets, the search starts with what your organisation needs to achieve.
About Phelps Sabio ↗YOUR NEXT LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENT