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International award-winning
executive search consultancy

Hanson Search is a globally recognised, award-winning talent advisory and headhunting consultancy. We excel in helping businesses recruit world-class, transformative talent for business-critical roles in areas of revenue, reputation, and risk management.

Our expertise lies in building successful ventures worldwide through our recruitment and executive search processes for consultancies and in-house teams across industry sectors in communications, sustainability, public affairs and policy, digital marketing, and sales. Over our two-decade history, we have successfully hired C-suite executives, curated boards, and built teams that drive growth and transformation for start-ups, scale-ups, established organisations and brands, non-profits, and governments.

Our reach has no boundaries, we have recruited roles across all continents, with a network of consultants and research function based across the UK, Europe, the US, and the Middle East, providing local and global talent and market insights.

Our Values

We are pushing boundaries and promoting better ethics in the industry.

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Approach

Employing the best talent is a prime source of competitive advantage.

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Introducing
Our Experts

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                    Global CEO, Regional Head of MENA                
    
                
    
                    Alice Weightman                
    
            
    
            
    
                Alice Weightman: CEO and Global Executive Search Professional Alice established Hanson Search in 2002 and has since become one of...            
    
            
            
                
                 
                 
            
        
    
        
    
    

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                    Managing Partner, UK & Europe, Global Public Affairs Lead                
    
                
    
                    Janie Emmerson                
    
            
    
            
    
                Janie Emmerson: Janie leads Hanson Search’s UK & European based teams. From the London office, she guides and supports their...            
    
            
            
                
                 
                 
            
        
    
        
    
    

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                    Principal consultant, Sales and Marketing                
    
                
    
                    Nils Gerardin                
    
            
    
            
    
                Nils Gerardin: Nils brings over seven years of experience in executive search and talent management, with a strong focus on...            
    
            
            
                
                 
                 
            
        
    
        
    
    

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                    Managing Partner, MENA                
    
                
    
                    Felice Hurst                
    
            
    
            
    
                Felice Hurst: With nearly twenty years of experience in search and recruitment, and a decade of experience working in MENA,...            
    
            
            
                
                 
                 
            
        
    
        
    
    

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                    Managing Partner, Global Corporate Affairs                
    
                
    
                    Katie Simpson                
    
            
    
            
    
                Katie Simpson: Having previously spent 10 years in communications, Katie brings real industry insights into the hiring process. Taking her...            
    
            
            
                
                 
                 
            
        
    
        
    
    

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                    Global Communications Partner                
    
                
    
                    Amy Hayer                
    
            
    
            
    
                Amy Hayer: Amy is an expert recruiter in the Communications and Marketing space. With over 15 years of experience in...

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