We help growing SMEs to appoint senior leaders on a permanent, interim and fractional basis. We recruit at senior management to board level.
How we help you appoint high performing leadership talent
We treat our clients and candidates as individuals, not numbers on a database. From our first conversation with you, our aim is to be considered a true business partner and trusted adviser.
Freshwood is not a high volume 'agency', meaning our clients can expect us to invest the appropriate time and resources, to ensure we understand their requirements, company culture, challenges and opportunities.
Likewise, we engage with candidates beyond their CV, taking the time to understand their story so far, career aspirations, strengths, and values.
Please don't hesitate to contact us to discuss your specific requirements or the market in general.
Private Equity
Leading a private equity–backed business demands a rare blend of strategic clarity, operational rigour, and relentless execution.
Leaders must navigate ambitious value-creation plans, often with limited resources and under intense scrutiny from investors. Timelines are compressed, priorities shift quickly, and success hinges on the ability to make decisions at pace.
We work closely with investors and management teams to identify senior talent with the resilience, pace, and commercial edge to succeed in high-change environments.
Our experience includes placing CFOs in complex carve-outs, interim COOs to lead operational turnaround, and Sales Directors to drive growth in international markets. We've also supported buy-and-build strategies with Heads of FP&A and scaled management teams post-investment with experienced HR and transformation leads.
Future Leaders
We begin by investing the time to understand our client's business model, culture and specific leadership needs. We do this via thorough discovery sessions with key stakeholders to define the ideal candidate profile.
We map the market, build a targeted longlist of prospects and we begin our discreet approach work. We provide regular progress updates, we screen shortlisted candidates in depth and we provide detailed reports on each candidate.
We operate a zero 'off limits' policy, so our clients can be confident that we have scoured the entire market.
Our Partners manage the entire process, from initial briefing through to completion.
Interim
We help ambitious businesses appoint CEOs, COOs, and MDs who lead with vision, drive performance, and inspire teams.
Whether you’re scaling, transforming, or planning succession, we’ll help you find the leadership to get there.
Our search model is built to deliver leaders who shape strategy and accelerate growth. We work closely with founders, boards, and investors to identify, attract, and appoint the right people in the right roles.
We operate a zero 'off limits' policy, so our clients can be confident that we have scoured the entire market.
Our Partners manage the entire process, from initial briefing through to completion.
