Executive Search·Corporate Governance·Leadership Advisory
A boutique advisory firm working with boards, shareholders and ownership groups on executive appointments and governance.
Our Practices
We work with boards, shareholders and ownership groups for senior appointments and the questions that surround them — composition, succession, assessment and design.
Chief Executive, Chair, board director and C-suite appointments. Every assignment begins with the question being asked — not the role being filled.
Get in touchBoard composition, structure and effectiveness. Governance models for institutions managing transitions of ownership, leadership and strategy.
Get in touchAssessment, market intelligence and compensation analysis to support senior leadership decisions at the level of the individual, team and institution.
Get in touchEXEC 4·0 Platform
EXEC 4·0 Platform is our solution for engagements that fall between a permanent appointment and a consulting contract.
It connects clients with a curated group of former Chief Executives, functional leaders and sector specialists, available for defined projects — typically four weeks to twelve months.
The network is closed. Members are accepted by partner referral and reference, and assigned to engagements on the basis of fit, not availability. We do not advertise positions to members. We do not publish member directories.
A client describes the question. We propose two or three Platform members who fit.
The engagement is contracted directly between client and member, with EXEC 4·0 acting as the introducing and oversight party.
Fees are time-based, disclosed before engagement, and free of placement commission.
Sectors
Within each sector, partners have direct operating or transactional experience.
The Partners
Every search, every governance review, every advisory engagement is led directly by a partner.
Managing Partner · Governance and Board Practice
Natalia advises boards and shareholders on Chief Executive appointments, board composition and governance design, with focus on complex multi-stakeholder environments. She brings over twenty years in leadership advisory, following a senior executive career in global healthcare — including positions at Merck and Abbott in Europe, and as Chief Executive of the American Medical Center.
Partner · Executive Search and Leadership Advisory
Daria leads executive search projects internationally, with practice across Europe, MENA, APAC and LatAM regions. Her work spans Board level, Chief Executive and other C-suite appointments. She brings over a decade in executive search and leadership consulting, including senior roles in international boutique firms. She is a certified Hogan assessor.
Get in Touch
All initial conversations are held in strict confidence. We are happy to discuss a search, a governance question or an advisory need before any engagement is proposed.
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