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 40 global executive search 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 know which candidates will be successful in what culture or organization. We know having the right leader in the right role positions your organization for better results and organizational wellbeing. Our team offers a proven approach to attracting the right leaders for any organization by minimizing the variables associated with the executive search process. We partner with clients to attract the right leader for 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 cultural fit.

Gallagher works to ensure inclusion and diversity (I&D) efforts are an integral part of the hiring process. We do this by locating diverse executives to fit an organization's culture and long-term goals. We are committed to helping clients attract and engage diverse executives and leaders for organizations at the highest levels. Our Executive Search partners work with you to provide a wide range of diverse 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 the right leaders, 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 culture and ability to attract the best leaders.

Investing in your organization's future with Gallagher Better WorksSM

Gallagher helps create better workplaces through the Gallagher Better WorksSM model, our comprehensive approach to benefits, compensation, employee communications and workplace culture. By strategically investing in people's health, financial wellbeing and career growth, we can build organizations that candidates will grow professionally, culturally and within their career trajectory.

Engaging and retaining leaders for your organization's future

Attracting the right leader to fit 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 the right candidates quickly who will fit your organization's culture. 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

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