Executive search and specialist team builds for companies that want to do better...

A boutique firm delivering tailored solutions and expertise for over 30 years. 

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Expert Support for Boards and CFOs

Executive Search - CFO / FD level.

Finance Team Build - Permanent, Interim and Fractional.

Listed, PE backed, venture, private and family owned

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Expert Support for Boards and CFOs

We help companies build outstanding Finance teams.

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Executive search and specialist team builds for companies that want to do better...

We help you build outstanding Finance Teams.


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Welcome to Freshwood


Freshwood specialises 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.



What we bring


Our main objectives for assignments at all levels



  • Deliver a painless experience for all stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate our expertise and professionalism from the first conversation.
  • Gain a thorough understanding our clients requirements, resulting in an achievable plan to ensure the best possible outcome.
  • Produce a shortlist of qualified, relevant and motivated candidates, some of whom will be sitting under the radar.. 
  • Establish credibility and Trusted Advisor status. 

 

We're focused building lasting relationships - based on trust and positive outcomes. 



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 Track Record

While we're proud of all of these achievements, we are grateful to the clients, who trust us to act for them on multiple occasions. 

80+

Years of experience


1100

Candidates we've placed


450+

Clients


85%

Repeat business


What we do

How we find the best....

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. 


With any new assignment it's essential that we develop a clear understanding of our clients business, their culture and the specific nature of the role. We invest the necessary time in order to understand the organisational structure, leadership dynamic, and what will be expected of the successful candidate. 


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



Our Team


We bring a highly personal and expert perspective to every project. 



Phil Grinhaff

Partner

Fiona Hartfield

Partner

Phil Grinhaff

Partner

Fiona Hartfield

Partner

Suzanne Day

Associate Partner

James Young

Associate Partner

Ted Bates

Intern

Chris Grove

Advisor

Phil Grinhaff

Partner

Fiona Hartfield

Partner

Suzanne Day

Associate Partner - APAC

James Young

Associate Partner - APAC

Chris Grove

Advisory Board

Phil Grinhaff

Partner

Fiona Hartfield

Partner

Suzanne Day

Associate Partner, APAC

James Young

Associate Partner, APAC

Chris Grove

Advisory Board

Ted Bates

Intern

Phil Grinhaff

Partner

Fiona Hartfield

Partner

Suzanne Day

Associate Partner, APAC

James Young

Associate Partner, APAC

Chris Grove

Advisory Board

A selection of our clients