Executive Search

When the search matters most.

We have been in-market from Day 1, not parachuted in. Relationships built over careers spent here — not a global franchise flying in for the pitch and out after the invoice.

Senior support for critical searches

CEO, CTO, CIO, CISO, CDO and transformation leadership.

Use this layer for confidential mandates, senior calibration and leadership decisions where market visibility matters early.

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The methodology

The Conviction Model.

Our proprietary framework for leadership search: four phases, three throughlines and a board checkpoint at every gate, converging the whole market to one accountable hire.

Exhibit: The Conviction Modelwhole market to one hire
1MT proprietary method
Addressable market
Whole field
Mapped & engaged
~60 leaders
Assessed / shortlist
12 to 4
Appointed
1 hire
01

Frame

Mandate

Define the business moment, decision rights and success profile before the market hears from us.

  • Pressure-test the mandate
  • Set decision rights and non-negotiables
Deliverable
Mandate brief
Board checkpoint: success profile aligned
02

Map

Market

Chart competitor teams, adjacency pools and passive leaders no public posting will reach.

  • Full market map
  • Reachable longlist
Deliverable
Market map + longlist
Board checkpoint: coverage signed off
03

Calibrate

Assess

Test names against real scope, compensation reality, operating fit and movement risk.

  • Evidence-led assessment
  • No-footprint outreach
Deliverable
Shortlist + risk notes
Board checkpoint: interview slate agreed
04

Close

Offer

Manage motivation, timing and counteroffer risk through signed acceptance and onboarding.

  • Close and counteroffer strategy
  • Offer + first-90-days bridge
Deliverable
Signed offer + onboarding
Board checkpoint: accepted
Running through every phase
Confidential by default
Board-visible progress
In-market intelligence

Confidential mandates

Use a controlled route for leadership search.

For C-suite, transformation and confidential senior technology mandates, the first conversation should define decision rights, market reality and approach strategy before outreach begins.

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