Executive Search with Precision, Integrity & Global Impact

I am a specialist executive search and advisory partner, working exclusively with executive search, leadership advisory, and professional services firms worldwide.

Every assignment is personally led by me, combining disciplined search execution, behavioural assessment, and deep sector knowledge to ensure that senior appointments fit, perform, and endure over time.

Key signals:

  • Personally led, independent assignments
  • Integrated assessment and onboarding support
  • Global reach, long-term partnerships

A Different Kind of Partner

I am deliberately independent and free from off-limits constraints, giving clients broader access to senior talent and clear, unbiased advice. My work is built on long-term relationships rather than transactions, with many clients returning across multiple hiring cycles.

When you work with ES Leaders, you work directly with me.

An Integrated Approach
to Leadership Hiring

Hiring is only the beginning.

I support organisations at the most critical leadership moments with an integrated approach…

Executive Search

Personally led, fully retained senior search.

Onboarding, Integration & Development

Embedded support to accelerate contribution and mitigate risk.

Assessment for Selection

Evidence-based insights to support confident hiring decisions.

Together, these services help organisations attract the right leaders, set them up for success, and develop them to their full potential.

An Integrated Approach
to Leadership Hiring

Hiring is only the beginning.

I support organisations at the most critical leadership moments with an integrated approach…

Executive Search

Personally led, fully retained senior search.

Onboarding, Integration & Development

Embedded support to accelerate contribution and mitigate risk.

Assessment for Selection

Evidence-based insights to support confident hiring decisions.

Together, these services help organisations attract the right leaders, set them up for success, and develop them to their full potential.

Why This Works

  • Appointments that land well and last
  • Faster credibility and time-to-impact
  • Reduced hiring and retention risk
  • Leadership decisions that endure

Trusted by Industry Leaders

“Over more than four years of working together, Nick proved invaluable in building the team to realise our strategy. His talent access, collaborative approach, persistence, and insights contributed to our shared success in attracting and developing more than 30 team members across leadership solutions. Nick is a partner in the truest sense.”

Chief Business Officer, Global Leader

Global Reach. Lasting Impact

Over 30 years, I have personally appointed more than 600 senior professionals in 37 countries, including CEOs, COOs, Managing Partners, Partners, and Practice Leaders.

My work spans Europe, North America, the Asia-Pacific region, and Latin America, supporting international expansion, platform build-outs, succession planning, and mergers and acquisitions, including advising on, structuring, and executing investments in search firms.

I continue to serve as the only advisory partner ever appointed by the AESC in its 65-year history, 
a testament to my long-standing commitment to integrity, innovation and excellence.

Working With Me

NICK WORKMAN
MANAGING PARTNER
LARA LANGMAN
ONBOARDING & INTEGRATION SPECIALIST

I lead every engagement and am supported by a small, highly experienced team that provides specialist expertise across onboarding, research, and delivery.

EMER ROHAN
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
BIBETTE THOMPSON
HEAD OF KNOWLEDGE AND DELIVERY

I have known Lara for just over a year now. She has a rare talent in getting to deeply know people in a short amount of time; and with an organic, warm, disarming disposition. There are development areas I have had most of my life she helped me uncover and tackle head on. I have lots of thanks and gratitude towards Lara. I’m fortunate to know her.

Managing Partner

Working with Lara has been an absolute pleasure and a pivotal part of my transition into a new career chapter. Lara brings structure and clarity to every session, setting clear objectives and reviewing progress against expectations, while maintaining a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. I wholeheartedly recommend Lara. Anyone fortunate enough to work with her should seize the opportunity without hesitation.

Chief Executive Officer

It has been a pleasure working with you over the past few years. Your efforts have significantly influenced our firm’s direction. Today, I met with our global team in Chicago and asked how many of them were recruited by you. Essentially, everyone in the room raised their hand.

Chief Executive Officer

I first started working with Nick Workman in early 2021. Over more than four years of collaboration, he proved invaluable in building our team to achieve our strategy. His talent access, collaborative approach, persistence, and insights contributed to our shared success in attracting over 30 team members across leadership solutions. Nick is a partner in the truest sense.

Global Leader for Commercial Strategy & Insights

Nick is that perfect combination of engaging, professional, enthusiastic, curious and empowering. He was highly knowledgeable and supported me during the entire recruitment process. He is absolutely the epitome of what recruiters should strive to be.

Managing Partner