Attract change-agent leaders for stronger cultures and companies

Attracting the right leader to nurture and enhance the culture of your organization while delivering on your strategic goals is one of the biggest challenges companies face. To attract transformational leaders, our expert executive search team works with you to provide diverse candidates quickly. Candidates who will build upon your organization's culture, expanding it through diverse lived experiences, and lead with vision. Gallagher's Executive Search team offers a proven record of attracting leaders who help build organizational wellbeing and profitability.

As one of the top 50 recruiting firms,* Gallagher helps clients attract, engage and develop transformational leaders who impact organizational results.

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Proven executive search processes that move your business forward

Gallagher's executive search advisors are leaders in executive search services. From Fortune 500 corporations to government to not-for-profit agencies, we have the instinct and market intelligence to highlight candidates that bring with them skills and experience to evolve your organizational culture to the next level. We know having effective leaders in key roles positions your organization for better results and organizational wellbeing. Our team offers a proven approach to attracting skilled leaders for any organization by minimizing the variables associated with the executive search process. We partner with clients to understand your unique needs and attract valuable leaders that will help you reach your organization's strategic goals.

Delivering decades of industry experience across diverse industries, with subject matter expertise in:

  • Academia/education
  • Business & Professional Services
  • Consumer & Retail
  • Financial Services & Private Equity
  • Government
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Industrial & Natural Resources
  • Social Impact
  • Technology

Identifying and attracting exceptional leadership talent across all functions, including:

  • Board, CEO and C-Suite Leadership
  • Corporate Affairs & Communications
  • Finance
  • Human Resources
  • Legal, Risk & Compliance
  • Marketing, Sales & Strategy
  • Operations, Procurement & Supply Chain
  • Property & Real Estate
  • Sustainability
  • Technology, Data & Digital

By leveraging our extensive industry and executive search expertise combined with our proven methodology, we offer a service unlike any other:

  • Customized research: We thoroughly research each role and industry to uncover the ideal candidate for your organization.
  • Scientific rigor: We utilize a variety of assessment tools selected and customized to individual client needs to provide complete and comprehensive data and insight to help make better informed hiring decisions.
  • Support beyond placement: We offer a unique integration-coaching program to optimize new leaders' effectiveness in their roles.

Our executive search process ensures long-term placement by identifying your organizational and culture needs and validating a leader's technical skillset, behaviors, competencies and emotional intelligence.

Gallagher works to ensure that inclusion and diversity (I&D) is embedded into the hiring process. We do this by locating executives with diverse lived experiences to enrich an organization's culture and long-term goals. We are committed to helping clients attract and engage executives and leaders of all backgrounds for organizations at the highest levels. Our Executive Search partners work with you to provide a wide range of stellar candidates with the technical skills and expertise to take your organization to the next level.

Our CEO leadership placements stay in their positions longer than the industry average, demonstrating Gallagher's commitment to ensuring we help you attract leaders who can grow your business and protect your bottom line.

Local client expertise with global reach

Each search is delivered as a team with engagement at every level. From the first interview and assessment to the final placement, we offer an elevated level of expertise. With local market knowledge and strong ties to our communities, we develop deep client relationships that give us insight into your organization's existing culture, how you want to evolve it, and the ability to attract the best leaders.

Engaging and retaining leaders for your organization's future

Attracting leaders that will be successful in your organization while delivering on your strategic goals is one of the biggest challenges companies face. To attract transformational leaders, our expert executive search team works with you to understand your unique needs and align effective leaders that can advance your organization's culture to the next level. Our Executive Search team offers a proven record of attracting leaders who help build organizational wellbeing.

The Executive Search practice brings industry expertise and knowledge to attract the right leaders to help achieve your overall business goals.

Executive Search Summary 

  • A leading retainer-based executive search firm that has been finding and attracting best-fit candidates for decades across Canada and North America
  • Partner with clients to find, hire and on-board great talent by combining our thorough, customizable search process with deep industry and functional knowledge
  • Agile, tailored and responsive, senior client partners collaborating with you from start to finish
  • Advancing I&D through guiding our clients through an informed, equity-driven search process that supports corporate inclusion and diversity commitments, priorities and goals

*According to Hunt Scanlon's 2024 list of top 50 recruiters

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