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Clark Smith is a specialist executive search and leadership advisory firm focused on investor-backed businesses.

We work with PE and VC investors, portfolio company CEOs, and leadership teams at pivotal moments: growth acceleration, operational restructuring, and pre-exit capability building.

Our mandate is simple: get the leadership decision right, not just get it done.

What makes our work different:

Every engagement starts with a pre-search diagnostic. Mapping the value creation thesis to the leadership profile, identifying where the conventional brief is wrong, and defining what success actually looks like in 12-18 months. This means our shortlists are smaller, our placement rationale is more defensible, and our hires land faster.

Track record:

100+ executive placements across tech, fintech, SaaS, mobility and sustainable tech. High three-year retention across a portfolio of high-growth, high-pressure environments including OYO (rapid pan-European scale-up), enviolo, and global fintech businesses to name a few.

We operate on a retained basis with a defined client roster. If you're looking for a search partner you can call before the mandate, not just when it's urgent...get in touch.

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