Gaines International

Gaines International recruits senior executives and board members on a retained basis. Alongside search, it provides interim leaders, leadership consulting and coaching. The firm has offered executive search consulting since 1996.

What Gaines International offers

• Executive search — retained searches for C-suite roles, run through its Foresight process.
• Interim leadership — interim executives and project consulting for short-term needs.
• Leadership advisory — programmes on team performance, communication, facilitation and organisational health.
• Executive coaching — one-to-one coaching for senior leaders.
• Board services — finding and advising board directors.

Who it works with

• Roles such as chief executive, finance, HR, information, legal, marketing, operations and supply chain officers, plus diversity leaders.
• Sectors including architecture and construction, professional services, consumer and retail, energy, financial services, industrial, life sciences and healthcare.
• Nonprofit, education and government bodies, private equity and venture capital firms, and technology, media and telecoms companies.

Key facts

• Founded: Executive search since 1996
• Model: Retained search
• Methods: Foresight process, Total Performance Leadership and Communication IQ programmes