Zenith Hunting

Founded in 2009 by a practitioner who had seen what conventional executive search gets wrong, Zenith was designed from the start to serve organizations where leadership quality is a strategic variable; not a staffing question.

Back to what headhunting truly is.

OUR CONVICTION

✦ The Right Leader
Changes Everything.

Most executive search firms are built for volume. They measure success in mandates filled and fees invoiced. Zenith was built around a different question: how many of the people we place are still in post and performing at 24 months?

Our answer: 97% is not an accident. It is the result of a methodology that treats each search as a unique problem, a partnership model that gives each client direct access to a senior partner throughout, and a candidate network assembled over 15 years of relationship-first outreach. We do not pitch. We work on mandates we believe we can win and we bring our full network and institutional knowledge to every one of them.

Discretion as infrastructure.

Every engagement is confidential by default. We treat information about your organization and your candidates with the same care that a lawyer treats privileged communication.

Long-term accountability.

We track retention at 12, 24, and 36 months. If a placement doesn't work, we want to understand why and we've built our process around preventing it.

OUR STORY

✦ 28 Years, one Standard.

Most executive search firms are built for volume. They measure success in mandates filled and fees invoiced.

13/06/2009

London

Zenith founded in London by Sophia Reinhardt with a mandate to transform C-suite search for European private equity.

21/03/2013

Frankfurt

Frankfurt office opened. Industrial and infrastructure practice established under Marcus Webb.

21/03/2020

Covid

Navigated COVID-19 without furlough. Delivered 34 placements in 12 months under confidential and compressed timelines.

25/12/2024

500th

500th senior placement completed. 97% retention rate at 24 months sustained across the full portfolio.

INDUSTRIES

✦ Where we operate

We work exclusively with organizations that hold complexity as a competitive advantage: sectors where leadership quality is non-negotiable.

Technology & SaaS

Professional Services

Financial Services

Healthcare Systems

Infrastructure

Energy & Utilities

Industrial & Manufacturing

Private Equity

CLIENT VOICES

✦ Trusted by those who set the bar.

We work exclusively with organizations that hold complexity as a competitive advantage; sectors where leadership quality is non-negotiable.

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"We had tried two other firms. Zenith found our CFO in six weeks. He was our first and only shortlist candidate."

Petra Lindqvist
CEO, Scandinavian Logistics Group

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"Zenith's level of market intelligence was unlike anything I'd experienced. They knew our industry from the inside."

Marcus Delaney
Managing Partner, Meridian Capital

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"The search was highly sensitive. We needed both speed and total discretion. Zenith delivered on both without question."

Dr. Inge Hoffmann
Board Chair, MedTech AG

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"Our new COO was not available on any platform. Zenith reached her through their network and she accepted within 48 hours of our final interview."

James Okafor
Executive Chairman, Okafor Infrastructure

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"What sets Zenith apart is their refusal to pad a shortlist. We received three names. All three were exceptional. We hired the best one."

Camille Beaumont
CFO, Groupe Beaumont Industries

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"They understood the political dynamics of our board before we even finished the briefing. The cultural fit of our new CEO is extraordinary."

Rajan Mehta
Lead Independent Director, Mehta Energy

✦ Our biggest references

We work exclusively with huge organizations that hold complexity as a competitive advantage; sectors where leadership quality is non-negotiable.