Building Brilliant Teams
Developing world-class teams through executive search, growth advisory and human capital services
Welcome
Delivering expertise and leadership talent into top tier management consulting firms around the world.
River Partnership is an executive search firm whose mission is to assist leading firms and corporations to significantly improve performance by attracting, recruiting, retaining and developing the most talented people in the market.
The firm specialises in executive search and associated recruitment services across financial services, corporates, utilities, the professional services/advisory sector and the burgeoning renewables sector.
Specialist delivery across central management functions.
At River Partnership, we specialise in delivering exceptional talent solutions across key business areas critical to organisational success. Our expertise spans a wide range of disciplines, ensuring that we can support our clients in driving growth, innovation, and operational excellence. Explore our areas of specialism:
Previous Assignments
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Senior AI & Data Partner Hire – DACH Financial Services Consulting Firm
A leading financial services consultancy across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland required a Partner-level leader to build and scale the offering locally.
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P&C Strategy & Transformation Partner Rebuild (Americas)
River was engaged to provide senior-led market coverage, objective benchmarking, and the ability to run multiple Partner searches in parallel while maintaining pace, candidate confidence, and decision discipline.
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Technology M&A Equity Partner Hire – Big 4 Advisory Firm in Switzerland
The transactions leadership of a leading consulting firm in Switzerland appointed River to fulfil a critical hire in an IT M&A Partner to lead and grow its Swiss capability.
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UK CEO Appointment – Global Digital Bank
River were exclusively retained by the Global CEO of a major digital bank to appoint a UK Chief Executive and lead full market mapping.
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Building an Insurance Practice from the Ground Up in France & Benelux
A global consulting firm with a strong Banking presence sought to expand into the Insurance sector in France and Benelux.
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Building a North American Leadership Team
A European private equity boutique looking to expand its presence in the U.S. market sought River's expertise to build out their leadership team.
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Building a Founding CFO Advisory Leadership Team
River retained to define the foundational leadership model of a new global CFO advisory business.
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Hiring Two Managing Directors to Transform a PE-Backed Beauty Business
A Private Equity–backed beauty group retained River to appoint two Managing Directors to take full P&L and leadership responsibility, with geographical challenges and urgency.
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Building a North American Consulting Practice
Retained by the North American Consumer Leader of a $1.6bn global consultancy to build a senior strategy and transformation team across Food & Beverage.
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Head of Financial Crime Appointment – Major European Bank
Retained by the Group Head of Financial Crime at a major European bank to appoint a Head of Financial Crime and strengthen senior leadership capability.
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Launching an Energy Practice from Zero in France & Benelux
A Leading Digital transformation firm wanted to launch a brand new Energy offering in the French/Benelux market. Not known in this industry or market, they were seeking an entrepreneurial Partner to build and launch this new service line from nothing.
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APAC Leadership Team Build – China
Retained by Global Leadership to build a Senior Partner platform in China within one of its most strategically important growth markets.
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Building a North American Consulting Practice
The North American Consumer Leader of a global consultancy ($1.6 billion revenue) enlisted our services to recruit Partner and Principals with a focus on strategy and transformation in the food and beverages sector
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Delivering Growth across the MENA region for a Global Strategy Consultancy
River was commissioned a global Management Consultancy to hire a Public Sector Partner in Dubai, leading onto 4 more successful Partner & Associate key hires.
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Building a US Financial Services Consulting Practice
River entered a Partnership with the Global Head of FS to build out capabilities in New York and Charlotte across Banking, Wealth and Asset Management and Climate Risk.
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3 x Leadership Team hires for a Global (re)insurance Leader
The Group CFO at a leading insurer retained River to conduct a search for 3 x Leadership Team hires
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APAC General Manager
A major name beauty brand, owned but managed independently from its parent company was looking to accelerate growth in Greater China and APAC region.
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Global Leadership Build for Consumer Products Client
River was instructed by a Global Consumer Products leader to recruit a global leadership team for one of its newly acquired brands
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VP, SVP and MD search for a Global Bank
River Partnership were retained by a Global Bank to assist with the build out of their internal consulting team.
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European Leadership Team Build
River mapped and identified a target market of 161 leadership candidates in strategy and transaction services across Europe
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Assisting a Global Finance Advisory Firm with Potential Acquisition
Given River’s reputation and previous successes in identifying acquisition targets on behalf of international technology funds, River were asked to assist a Global Finance Advisory firm with a potential acquisition.
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AI Partner for a Digital transformation firm
A Leading Digital transformation firm had ongoing projects touching on AI topics, identified a gap in their offering and were keen to hire a AI focused Partner to develop and strengthen their offerings, sizing the rise in demand
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M&A Consulting Partner Hire
River Partnership to introduce Partners with a specialisation in technology M&A consulting.
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Leadership Team build – Wealth Asset Management
A Leading Digital transformation needed to provide the next level or Leadership for the Wealth and Asset Management practice.
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UK Boutique Consulting: Succession Planning and Leadership team hire
River was mandated by the Chair of a leading UK Infrastructure consulting and advisory boutique to help plan for the succession to the founders.
- 400+Successful leadership search completions.
- 87%We’re proud that the majority of our new business comes from repeat clients.
- 27xSuccessfully delivered search assignments in 27 countries across 4 continents.
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River identified me as a candidate for my current role. Their energy sector knowledge and ability to match candidates to clients' requirements and culture result in successful outcomes for both.
Associate Partner
The Advisory House -
River were excellent. Proactive, responsible and eminently sensible. I would definitely use them again. They were head and shoulders above the other search firms we have used at that level.
Chief Strategy Officer
Asia Pacific, Global Asset Management Firm
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