About Us

Who we are

The Whitehead Partnership is a multi-functional executive search firm. We have a passion for finding and connecting outstanding people to create extraordinary teams and organisations.

We work in partnership with listed and privately backed organisations, for board and leadership roles, giving us an astute understanding and exceptional networks across our specialist sectors.

We have a highly experienced search team who have undertaken critical searches for board positions of listed, private equity and independently backed organisations, along with critical roles within SMEs.

What Sets Us Apart

We genuinely enjoy the challenge and reward of connecting exceptional people to create extraordinary teams and businesses.

Naturally inquisitive, we invest time in understanding the real needs of our clients in order to create a tailored, clearly defined plan to shape our search. This approach enables us to be more agile and explore areas others would typically miss.

While we are results oriented and delivery focused, as a 'people business' we ensure that we provide the human touch and treat all stakeholders as we would want to be treated. This means moving at speed, ensuring quality and integrity are not compromised and combining this with open, honest and timely communication.

Ultimately it is our aim to be viewed by our clients as an extension to their business and as a catalyst for driving positive change and results.

Founder & Managing Director

The Whitehead Partnership was founded by Andrew Whitehead. Andrew has over 17 years of executive search experience gained within a FTSE 250 global recruitment group. He led their UK Industrial Practice prior to joining the Industrial services team within a London based search firm. Embarking on a career in search after a number of years in industry, he has led board and leadership searches for listed and private equity backed businesses both in the UK and mainland Europe.

Andrew is a graduate of Loughborough University. He is passionate about health and fitness, having competed in endurance events over a number of years, such as half marathons and more recently, cycling sportives.

He has also travelled extensively while supporting his wife as an international marathon runner. Together they have three daughters and a dog and live in a village in Nottinghamshire.