Family office executive search.
Retained executive search for single- and multi-family offices, and for the businesses families own, for principals in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the Gulf, Asia and the Americas.
Who we appoint
The people trusted with a family’s interests.
Families appoint for generations, not quarters. The right leader understands the family as well as the portfolio, and is still the right choice when the next generation takes its seat.
Leading the office
Chief executives, managing directors and heads of family office for single- and multi-family offices.
Investment
Chief investment officers, heads of direct investment, private markets and real estate.
Operations and finance
Chief operating officers, chief financial officers, and heads of risk, reporting and governance.
The private office
Chiefs of staff, heads of the private office and leaders across the principal’s personal interests.
Beyond the office
Succession, governance and the family’s businesses.
The family’s businesses
Chief executives and senior leaders for the operating companies, holding structures and luxury assets a family owns.
Succession
Next-generation leadership, transition planning and the appointments that bridge founder and successor.
Boards and governance
Independent directors, chairs and family council advisers for family enterprises.
Investors and holding groups
Leadership across the luxury and consumer holdings of family investment groups and sovereign and state-backed investors.
How we work
Discretion is the method.
A family office appointment is rarely announced and never advertised. The person who takes the brief makes every approach, and nothing about the family is shared without agreement.
Retained, and staged
Fees are agreed in stages before the search begins. We do not take family office mandates on a contingent basis.
Confidential by default
Code names, signed confidentiality where it is wanted, and no candidate profile shared without consent.
The principal, not only the role
We learn how the family decides, who else must be comfortable, and what continuity means to them.
Pace without pressure
First candidates typically within two weeks and a shortlist within four to five, agreed for each mandate.
The wealth centres
Headquartered in London. Appointing worldwide.
Switzerland
Geneva, Zurich and Lugano
London and Europe
London, Monaco, Luxembourg and Paris
The Gulf
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Doha
Asia
Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo
The Americas
New York, Miami and the West Coast
Questions we are asked
Before you enquire.
What does a family office executive search firm do?
A family office executive search firm finds and approaches the leaders a family office needs, such as a chief executive, chief investment officer or chief operating officer, usually people who are not looking for a new role. EIL runs these searches on a retained basis, in confidence, through its Luxury Executive practice.
Which family office roles do you recruit?
Chief executives and heads of family office, chief investment officers, chief operating officers, chief financial officers, heads of direct investment and real estate, chiefs of staff and heads of the private office, and leaders for the businesses families own.
Where do you recruit for family offices?
We are headquartered in London and appoint across the main wealth centres: Geneva, Zurich and Lugano, London and Monaco, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Doha, Singapore and Hong Kong, and New York and Miami.
How do you keep a family office search confidential?
Every search can run under a code name, with signed confidentiality where wanted. The family and the office are described to candidates only as far as agreed, and no candidate profile is shared without that candidate’s consent.
How are family office searches charged?
On a retained basis, with the fee agreed in stages before the search begins. We do not take family office mandates on a contingent basis.
Private enquiries
Begin with a private conversation.
Every enquiry is read by a senior member of the house and answered in confidence, usually within one working day.