Executive and Specialist Recruitment

At Ascender, we have extensive experience in the recruitment of senior managers and the composition of management teams. We assist companies in various industries to find and attract top candidates for:

• Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  
• Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  
• Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
  
• Chief Operating Officer (COO)
  
• Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
  
• Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)
  
• Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
  
• Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
  
• Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
  
• Chief Information Officer (CIO)
  
• Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
  

Our multidisciplinary approach combines industry insight, assessment and in-depth search methodology, ensuring that both personal qualities and professional expertise match the company's strategic needs.

Whether you are seeking an operational change leader, a visionary technologist, or a commercial driver, we deliver processes with high precision and quality. Our advisors are experienced sparring partners and work closely with the board and management throughout the recruitment process.

Ascender has broad experience in recruiting in finance and finance, from specialists to managers. We understand the complexity of modern finance functions and know what it takes to find the right expertise quickly and accurately. We regularly recruit for roles such as:

• CFO/Finance Manager
  
• Chief Financial Officer
  
• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
  
• Supply Chain & Procurement
  
• Business Controller
  
• Group/Financial Controller
  
• Treasury Specialists
  
• Auditors
  
• Chartered Accountants
  

Our recruitment consultants themselves have operational experience from finance and audit, combining professional insight with search expertise and structured assessment. This provides peace of mind throughout the entire process — from the identification of needs to the presentation of candidates. Whether you need to strengthen your financial function in growth, restructuring, or in connection with an IPO or ownership change, we have the experience and network to deliver.

Ascender has extensive experience in PE and Family Office recruitment as well as more industrial investment environments in addition to advisory environments, where the requirements for expertise, precision and confidentiality are high. We regularly recruit for roles such as:

• Investment Professionals
  
• Investor Relations and Communications
  
• Investment Banking & Corporate Finance
• Asset management

Our advisors have real estate experience and have solid insight into what it takes to succeed in these environments — both professionally, commercially and culturally. We carry out search-based processes tailored to the individual business and role, and we are well aware of the special expectations in ownership environments, partnerships and professional-driven companies.

Ascender has extensive experience recruiting for knowledge-intensive and business-critical environments, where the requirements for expertise, precision and confidentiality are high. We work closely with everything from advisory communities and investment companies to leading companies in growth and transformation. We regularly recruit for roles within:

• HR/People and Culture
  
• Strategy and Business Development
  
• M&A
• Sales
  
• Marketing
  
• IT and Digital Transformation
  
• Data & Analytics
• Management Consulting
• ESG/Sustainability
• Supply Chain and Procurement

Our advisors have solid insight into what it takes to succeed in these environments — both academically, commercially and culturally. We carry out search-based processes tailored to the individual business and role, and we are well aware of the special expectations in ownership environments, partnerships and professional-driven companies.

Ascender has extensive experience in recruiting for in-house legal and regulatory roles as well as law firms where the requirements for expertise, precision and confidentiality are high. We regularly recruit for roles such as:

• Legal Counsel
• Lawyers/Lawyers
• Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Our advisors have solid insight into what it takes to succeed in these environments — both academically, commercially and culturally. We carry out search-based processes tailored to the individual business and role, and we are well aware of the special expectations in ownership environments, partnerships and professional-driven companies.

Our advisors have worked closely with companies in both the private and public sectors, and we understand what it takes to succeed in different environments.

Our industry expertise includes:

• Private Equity and Family Office
• Banking, finance and asset management
  
• The consulting and advisory industry
  
• Technology, SaaS and Digital Transformation
  
• Retail and consumer goods
  
• Property and property management
  
• Maritime industry and logistics
  
• Public sector and state enterprises
  
• Production and industrial activities