Asset Management
Executive Search
Asset management is changing quickly, and leadership decides who leads the change. Sheffield Haworth is a specialist executive search partner to the world’s most ambitious fund managers, asset owners and institutional investors. We connect them with senior investment and commercial leaders.
Trusted by global leaders in asset management working across
Mutual Funds | Institutional Asset Managers | Wealth Managers | Insurance Asset Managers | Sovereign Wealth & Pension Fund | Multi-Asset Managers
SEARCH SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY NEED
The Asset Management Landscape
Structural change is reshaping asset management. Fee pressure, the growth of private markets, more complex products and higher stakeholder expectations are changing what good leadership looks like across fund managers, asset owners and institutional investors.
Sheffield Haworth has worked in this sector for more than 30 years. We bring deep sector expertise, established networks and a rigorous search methodology to every mandate. We help clients secure leaders who deliver performance, build resilience and create long-term competitive advantage.
EXPERTISE ALIGNED WITH YOUR VISION
Expertise Aligned
With Your Vision
We understand the demands of asset management. Our consultants combine deep industry knowledge with a strong track record. We connect clients with leaders who keep their firms competitive and resilient.
Asset management is changing quickly, shaped by fee compression, ESG priorities and digital transformation. We track these shifts year-round and identify executives with the technical expertise, regulatory awareness and commercial vision the sector now demands.
We have completed more than 500 senior placements across asset management worldwide. We have placed Chief Investment Officers, Chief Executive Officers, heads of distribution and functional leaders at many of the most respected fund managers, asset owners and institutional investors.
We map diverse talent at every stage of the search. Our consultants challenge clients to consider the full breadth of available candidates. We have a strong record of placing women and underrepresented groups in senior investment roles.
Every mandate is bespoke. We combine rigorous market mapping, structured assessment and close stakeholder engagement. Shortlists are built on quality, not volume. Our process finds the right leader, not simply a capable one.
We measure success by the impact our placements have, not by the number of placements made. Our relationships with clients and candidates span decades. We are the trusted search partner to many of the leading investment organisations in the world.
Work with Sheffield Haworth to secure the leaders who will define your firm's next chapter in asset management.
MEET OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT EXPERTS
A Team Dedicated
to Your Success
Our team has more than 30 years of experience in asset management executive search. We are dedicated specialists in this sector. We are not generalist financial services advisers, and that focus is what allows us to find executives who change the trajectory of a business.
Our Asset Management Consultants
Our consultants sit across 15 global financial centres. Wherever you operate, we identify, engage and hire senior investment and commercial talent in your home market, or source specialists from other regions.
Abhishek Vats
Andrew Thompson
Bruce Ingram
Charles Bruce-Smythe
Christopher Smailes
Euan Lannon
PLACEMENTS
Placements in Asset Management
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Insights From Our Specialists
ASSET MANAGEMENT INFO PACK
More on Our Asset Management Practice
Our information pack sets out our approach, our team and our view on senior hiring trends across asset management. Read more about how we help firms secure the leaders they need.
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A Guide to Our Service
Answers to the questions we hear most often about our asset management executive search work.
We specialise in executive search for senior roles across global asset management, including C-suite and other leadership positions. Each search is built around the client's requirements. We cover traditional asset managers, alternative managers, institutional investors and wealth management platforms.
Our consultants work in the sector all year. They attend industry conferences, hold active relationships with senior investment professionals and run continuous market mapping. The result is real-time intelligence on talent availability, compensation benchmarks and emerging leadership requirements.
Inclusive teams outperform homogeneous ones. We map diverse candidates at every stage of the search and challenge clients to consider the full breadth of available talent. We have a strong record of placing women and underrepresented groups in senior investment roles.
Three things. The depth of our network across sector specialisms, the rigour of our market mapping and a long-term, Managing Director-led partnership approach. We have placed more than 500 senior executives in asset management over more than 30 years. Those relationships span the most sought-after investment and commercial professionals in every major market.
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How Our Asset Management Specialists Can Help
Whether you need to secure senior investment or commercial talent, build a stronger leadership team or address a specific industry challenge, our consultants are ready to help.
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Sheffield Haworth is a global consultancy founded in 1993. We have a history of placing executives in high impact roles year after year, giving clients a competitive advantage in a fast-changing world. Our vision is to be the leading global consultancy in people and transformational change.
