Fractional Executive Search & Leadership Advisory

AJH Search & Advisory provides executive search and leadership advisory through a flexible, fractional model, giving organisations across Europe and the Middle East on-demand access to senior search expertise at critical moments.

We support scaling businesses, established organisations, executive search firms and in-house talent teams with high-quality search, succession planning and strategic leadership advice, delivered with rigour and pace.

The focus is simple: leadership outcomes that work in practice and deliver impact at board and executive level.

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Our Areas of Specialism

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Fractional Executive Search Solutions

Flexible senior search support, precisely when needed

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Org Design & Talent Strategy

Shaping leadership structures to support growth and change

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Succession Planning & Pipelining

Identifying and preparing future leadership early

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Pre & Post-Transaction Advisory

Leadership insight before, during and after transactions

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Strategic Intelligence

Clear insight into talent markets and competitors

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AJH Search & Advisory was founded by Adam Hilder, an executive search professional with extensive experience supporting boards, founders and senior leadership teams through critical leadership decisions. Adam’s background spans global executive search firms, including Russell Reynolds and Marlin Hawk, and senior in-house work at HSBC, providing a rare blend of search rigour and operational perspective.

He is typically engaged where quality, pace and judgement matter most — during growth, transformation or periods of intensified hiring demand. His work combines structured executive search with pragmatic advisory support, ensuring leadership appointments are effective in practice, not just well-credentialed.

Adam now works closely with boards, executives, search firms and internal talent teams, delivering executive search, succession planning and fractional support designed to scale with the organisation and perform in practice.

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