Executive Search & Leadership Advisory

The right leader doesn't just fill a role, they change what's possible.

We find the senior leaders who unlock the next chapter of your business. Specialist executive search for ambitious SMEs and growth-focused industrial and technical businesses, where the stakes of a hiring decision are highest.

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How We work

C-Suite

To Director level placements

UK & Europe

International Reach

Specialist industrial sectors

Sectors

    Scientific Instrumentation
    
    Hydraulics & Fluid Power
    
    OEMs & Industrial Distribution
    
    Commercial Lighting

Our Perspective

The searches that define a business deserve to be built around it.

"When you're a £20m business with one shot at the right MD, there's no room for a search firm running a generic process."

We find the senior leaders who don't just manage your business. They unlock its next chapter.

Boldhorizon works with SMEs and autonomous subsidiaries where leadership decisions carry genuine weight. Every search is led by our founder, David Cox, who brings decades of senior leadership experience, including building and running businesses internationally, and a track record of placing leaders who deliver.

Where a search demands it, we draw on a network of trusted specialist associates and sector partners. You get the depth of a broader network without the overhead of a large firm.

Talk to us about your search

Your sector, properly understood

Deep relationships and genuine pattern recognition across industrial, scientific, and technical sectors.

Decentralised businesses understood

We find leaders who thrive with real accountability, genuine autonomy, and direct P&L ownership in SMEs and autonomous subsidiaries.

Growth as a shared ambition

Our best work is done with organisations in motion: scaling, transforming, or resetting for the next phase.

Relationship over transaction

We measure success by whether the appointment delivers, not by how quickly we filled the role. That difference shapes everything about how we work.

“Every great business is built on decisions. The decision to hire the right leader is the one that makes the rest possible”

Boldhorizon — Executive Search & Leadership Advisory

Senior Leadership Search

The roles that define the direction of a business.

We focus exclusively on senior appointments. Getting it right changes everything, and getting it wrong costs far more than the fee.

Chief Executive

CEO & President

Full P&L · Board accountability

General Management

Managing Director

MD · Country Manager · GM

Operations

Chief Operating Officer

COO · Operations Director

Finance

Financial Director

FD · CFO · Finance Director

Revenue

Sales Director

VP Sales · Head of Sales

Commercial

Commercial Director

Strategy · Growth · P&L

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Director

Plant Director · VP Operations

Board

Non-Executive Director

NED · Chair · Advisory

"The right appointment doesn't just fill a gap in the structure. It lifts everything around it."

Industries We Serve

Precise knowledge of the markets where leaders matter most.

Our networks, our language, and our understanding of excellence are built around these specific sectors.

Scientific Instrumentation

Precision & Measurement

Analytical instruments, laboratory equipment, and precision measurement technology for industrial and scientific applications.

Hydraulics & Fluid Power

Fluid Power Systems

Hydraulic components, pneumatics, motion control, and fluid power systems for industrial and mobile applications.

OEMs & Distribution

Industrial Distribution

Original equipment manufacturers and specialist distributors across industrial and technical markets.

Commercial Lighting

Architectural & Smart Lighting

Architectural, industrial and smart lighting businesses navigating technological change, evolving specification channels, and shifting market dynamics.

Industrial Engineering

Manufacturing & Process

Manufacturing, process engineering and technical industrial businesses — from precision components to complex assemblies and systems integration.

Our Approach

A search built around your situation, led by a specialist, not a process.

Phase 1

Brief & Discovery

We invest time understanding your business: its culture, context, and the specific leadership challenge you're trying to solve. We define success together before we start looking for candidates.

Phase 2

Research & Mapping

Using our sector network and proprietary research, we build a comprehensive market map, including people who aren't actively looking for a new position but are exactly right for your role.

Phase 3

Assessment & Shortlist

Every candidate is rigorously assessed against your brief. You receive a focused shortlist, not a long one, with our clear recommendation and reasoning for each candidate.

Phase 4

Appointment & Support

We stay in close contact through offer and negotiation, and help the appointment land well by being clear and thorough about the demands of the role, the culture, and what success looks like from day one.

"The best executive search isn't about finding someone who can do the job. It's about finding someone who will transform what the job makes possible."

Boldhorizon — our founding principle

Get In Touch

Every significant search begins with one conversation.

Whether you have an urgent requirement, are planning ahead for succession, or want to explore whether a search is the right approach, we are glad to talk.

No obligation, no sales process. Just an honest conversation about your situation and whether we are the right firm to help.

We typically respond within one working day.

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Geography

UK · Germany · Sweden · Norway · Denmark · Netherlands · Finland