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WELCOME

Freshwood is a boutique firm that provides executive search services for board positions and functional leadership roles. 


We work with companies from a range of industry sectors and ownership structures.




Welcome

We specialise in executive search for board-level positions, including CEO, CFO and other leadership roles.  We also help CFOs to build high performing finance teams. 


The companies we partner with are privately held, private equity backed and listed on the main and junior markets.



TRACK RECORD

Our track record, so far...

OUR APPROACH

What to expect from us.

WELCOME

Insight & advice to help our clients appoint exceptional talent.

Freshwood is a boutique executive search and talent advisory firm. 


We work with companies from a range of industry sectors, to deliver board and director level roles and the senior management teams that sit below. 


WELCOME

Expert insight & solutions that help our clients appoint exceptional talent.

Freshwood is a boutique executive search and talent advisory firm.


We work with companies from a range of industry sectors, to deliver board level appointments (main and operating board), and the senior management roles that sit below.   


Our clients are privately held, PE backed, listed and family owned.   


What sets us apart from the larger firms in our market is our personal approach.  Our partners deliver assignments from inception to completion.  Which means our clients and candidates have one point of contact, who brings at least 20 years of experience to the process. 

WELCOME

Expert insight & solutions that help our clients appoint exceptional talent.

Freshwood is a boutique firm that provides executive search services for board positions and functional leadership roles.



We work with companies from a range of industry sectors, to deliver executive search and assessment services for board level, roles and the senior leadership that sits below.


Our clients are


  • Start up / early stage
  • Family owned
  • Private Equity Backed
  • Publicly Quoted



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TRACK RECORD

Our track record, so far...

Partners with decades of experience.




We believe in relationships that are based on trust, integrity, expertise and care. The majority of our business comes directly or indirectly from people who've known us for years.  The team at Freshwood have collectively been in the executive search and recruitment industry for decades, and I think we've seen it all at some point. 


Our extensive networks and rigorous assessment approach, ensures you meet candidates who bring both proven success and future-ready leadership capabilities.

Hiring talent, at any level, is competitive and, at times, stressful, which is why we will always go the extra mile for our clients. It is also why we believe companies benefit from trusting a boutique firm, to look after their most critical hires.


Clients that appoint us can expect quality at every stage, highly attentive partners, a tailored approach, and honest, open feedback.


Our aim is to earn trust quickly, by delivering sound advice, drawn from decades of experience.   

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EXPERTISE

Services.

We combine the quality, structure and processes of a large firm, with the flexibility, creativity and relationship focus of a boutique. 


Our services include

  • Executive Search.
  • Functional Leadership.
  • Interim Management.
  • Fractional Executives.
  • In House Support



The companies we act for range from start-up to established enterprise. 


Across the following ownership

  • Early Stage / Founder Led.
  • Private Equity Backed.
  • Family Owned.
  • Publicly Quoted.

Broad sector coverage.

  • Business Services.
  • Consumer.
  • Hospitality and Leisure.
  • Industrial.
  • Tech - SaaS, AI, Security, Manufacturing.
  • Media and Marketing.
  • Healthcare - Life Sciences, Pharma, Care Services.
  • Real Estate.
  • Financial Services.


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We help you build outstanding Finance Teams.


WHY US

Experienced & personal.

The team at Freshwood have collectively been in the executive search and recruitment industry for decades. 


We believe in relationships that are based on trust, integrity, expertise and care. The majority of our business comes directly or indirectly from people who've known us for years. 


What sets us apart from the larger firms in our market is our personal approach. Our partners deliver assignments from inception to completion.

MEET THE TEAM

Phil Grinhaff

Partner

Fiona Hartfield

Partner

TEAM

Experienced and Personal.



We believe in relationships that are based on trust, integrity, expertise and care. The majority of our business comes directly or indirectly from people who've known us for years. The team at Freshwood have collectively been in the executive search and recruitment industry for decades, and I think we've seen it all at some point. 


Phil Grinhaff

Partner

Fiona Hartfield

Partner

Suzanne Day

Associate Partner, APAC

James Young

Associate Partner, APAC

Chris Grove

Advisory Board

Ted Bates

Intern

Clients.


Below is just a snapshot of the companies with have acted for. You will see a broad range of industry sectors, size of company and ownership. 


Not only do we take the time to understand our client, but also the markets they operate in. All of which helps us to efficiently identify candidates, who will bring value to our client. 

Clients.

Below is just a snapshot of the companies with have acted for.  You will see a broad range of industry sectors, size of company and ownership.


Not only do we take the time to understand our client, but also the markets they operate in.  All of which helps us to efficiently identify candidates, who will bring value to our client.