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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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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, and the senior management roles that sit below.   



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TRACK RECORD

So Far....


VALUES

What to expect from us.

We help you build outstanding Finance Teams.


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 in the market.   

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.




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

80+

Years of combined experience


1100

Candidates we have helped


450+

Clients


85%

Repeat business


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.



ABOUT

Experienced and Personal.

We help you build outstanding Finance Teams.



Each of our partners each brings their own unique personality and style to a search.  Decades of experience, across a diverse client base, is our differentiator. 

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EXPERTISE

What we do.

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.
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We help you build outstanding Finance Teams.



Broad Sector Coverage


  • Support 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.


Phil Grinhaff

Partner

Fiona Hartfield

Partner

Phil Grinhaff

Partner

Fiona Hartfield

Partner

Suzanne Day

Associate Partner, APAC

James Young

Associate Partner, APAC

Chris Grove

Advisory Board

Ted Bates

Intern

We instructed Freshwood on a role that we have historically found difficult to fill. We worked very closely, and they were able to advise us on the best approach and found us the perfect CFO.

Chief People Officer

PE Backed Media Group

I was very impressed with the whole process; I found Freshwood to be knowledgeable, easy to work with and focused on delivery. Would definitely use them again.

Group CFO

Travel PLC

Freshwood were creative in their approach, stayed in regular contact and were quite prepared to challenge us when they felt it was necessary. We successfully appointed a CFO, who supported the CEO in an exit process within 12 months.

Partner

UK Mid Market PE Firm

We instructed Freshwood on a role that we have historically found difficult to fill. We worked very closely, and they were able to advise us on the best approach and found us the perfect CFO.

Chief People Officer

PE Backed Media Group