Executive search & recruitment services

Find talented & capable executives to lead in disrupted markets

New Street Consulting Group can help with your executive search requirements. With more than 40 years’ experience in the industry, no one is better placed to find the leaders you need to ensure your business prospers.

In a pandemic-impacted world, it’s more important than ever to get executive hiring right. You need confidence the leader you choose will thrive in their new role, despite a disrupted global economy and the as-yet-unknown challenges they are certain to face. That’s where a premier executive search firm like New Street Consulting Group can help.

Our team is here to take a smarter approach to your search for c-suite and senior leaders. We are specialists in finding high-performing CEOs, MDs, CFOs, COOs, CMOs, CCOs, CHROs, general managers and senior functional/specialist leaders. What stands us apart from other executive search firms is our ability to pinpoint the specific skills and traits that determine success, helping predict future performance.  

A leading search business for over 40 years

Formerly part of Wickland Westcott, our executive search team was established over 40 years ago. Through the decades, we’ve placed over 2,000 senior leaders in organisations of every shape and size in the UK and overseas, from SMEs to large corporates across the public and private sectors.

Our focus is always the goals and outcomes you want to achieve as an organisation. The sophistication of our approach magnifies the likelihood of the achievement against those goals through clear and effective leadership aligned to organisational values and culture.

99% client satisfaction
98% candidate satisfaction over the last 5 years
Assignment completion rate of 96%
95% of candidates placed are still in their role after a year

A data-driven approach to executive search

We don’t believe in offering advice or solutions without substantiation. Instead, we take a data-led approach that delivers clear, objective evidence of which is the best path forward. We use a wide range of methods and tap into a wealth of resources, including behavioural science techniques, to inform our decisions. We leave no stone unturned and once we have all the information at our disposal, our executive search team can deliver precise, insightful solutions to the challenges you face.

Working to streamline your executive search

There are plenty of candidates conducting an executive job search at any one time. You need to be able to pinpoint those individuals who are perfect for the role, and that’s where our approach can prove invaluable. Having listened to your requirements about the desired qualities in an ideal candidate, our stringent leadership assessment processes will narrow down the focus and identify those who we think will prove the right addition to your organisation. That detailed, meticulous approach contributes to your success and enhances our reputation as one of the country’s premier executive search firms.

Why choose us?

Intelligence: we draw on the latest intelligence in performance benchmarking, career drivers, competitor/market analysis and employer brand research. 

Accountability: our consultants own full delivery of the assignment cycle, end to end. 

Objectivity: we put data and behavioural science at the heart of candidate assessment, through structured/targeted interviewing, psychometric testing and focused referencing.  

Advocacy: we see ourselves as an extension of your brand and reflect this strongly in the way we manage candidates, including regular communication and constructive, timely feedback.  

Candidate care: to us, the candidate start-date is not the end of the assignment; we stay close to the client and candidate through onboarding and beyond. 

Experience: together, our consultants draw on a true breadth and depth of experience across industries, company-types and geographies. 

Why choose us as your executive search firm?

Leadership assessment for tomorrow’s leaders

Through in-depth interviews, simulations and progressive assessment techniques, we build a holistic understanding of each leader’s aspirations, skills, personality and values. This creates a true picture of their fit for the roles they will be expected to perform.

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Explore our industry sector expertise

Together, our consultants, specialists, interims and candidates bring a depth of industry expertise gained through first-hand experience in every major sector of the UK economy.

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