Executive search & leadership recruitment
Executive search that finds leaders who last.
Latinum HR is a specialist leadership recruitment partner for organisations across sectors. From a single board appointment to a full leadership team, we find the CEOs, CXOs and senior leaders who define what your business becomes — across India, the UAE and the GCC.
Roles we own
Leadership hiring, end to end.
CEO & Managing Director
The appointment that sets direction. Discreet searches for the person who carries the strategy and the culture.
CFO & finance leadership
Finance chiefs, controllers and heads of FP&A who bring rigour, fundraising credibility and investor trust.
CTO, CISO & technology leaders
Engineering, product, data, cloud and cybersecurity leadership for organisations building at the frontier.
CHRO & people leadership
The leaders who scale culture, capability and the employer brand as you grow across markets.
CMO, CRO & commercial
Marketing, revenue and sales leadership that turns market opportunity into durable growth.
Country Heads, Board & NEDs
Regional leadership for India–Gulf expansion, plus board and non-executive appointments and advisory.
The Latinum way
Retained-quality search, built to de-risk the biggest hire you'll make.
- Brief deeply. We immerse in your strategy, board, culture and market before we open a search — because the definition of "right" is different for every leadership role.
- Map the whole market. Research-led talent mapping and discreet outreach to passive leaders — the exceptional people who aren't answering job ads.
- Assess rigorously. Structured evaluation of competence, track record and cultural fit, so every name on the shortlist is a defensible decision — not a gamble.
- Close and land. Offer management, references, and cross-border relocation and onboarding handled end-to-end.
- Stay engaged. We remain involved after day one — the reason our placements show a 90% joining ratio and ~5% attrition.
Why Latinum for leadership
Boutique focus. Boardroom rigour. A rare India–Gulf reach.
The global search giants are excellent — and impersonal. In-house teams rarely have the passive-candidate network a leadership hire needs. Latinum HR sits in between: the discretion and rigour of retained search, with a partner-led relationship and a genuine India–Gulf corridor network few firms can match.
Cross-border by design. Leadership that can operate across India, the UAE and the GCC — sourced from both markets.
Sector depth. We place leaders across cybersecurity, technology, banking & finance, life sciences, manufacturing and energy.
Proof, not promises. A decade of delivery, a 90% offer-to-join ratio and low attrition — see our guide to the cost of a bad executive hire.
Retained vs contingency? We'll advise honestly — read the difference and when to use each.
For leaders
Considering your next move? Let's talk — in confidence.
The best leadership roles are rarely advertised. We hold discreet, no-pressure conversations with senior leaders and represent you only to organisations where you'd genuinely fit and thrive.
It's confidential, it's free for candidates, and it starts with a conversation — not a job application.
Questions, answered
Executive search FAQ
What exactly is executive search?
A specialised, research-led way of recruiting senior leaders. Instead of advertising and waiting, we proactively and discreetly approach the exceptional people who aren't job-hunting, assess them rigorously, and present a considered shortlist. It's the right approach when a wrong hire would be very costly.
Do you work on a retained basis?
For leadership mandates, yes — a focused, exclusive, retained-quality engagement with dedicated research and full accountability, rather than several agencies chasing the same active candidates.
Which roles and sectors do you cover?
CEO, MD, CFO, CTO/CISO, CHRO, CMO, Country Head and Board/NED roles, across cybersecurity, technology, banking & finance, life sciences, manufacturing, energy and more — in India, the UAE and the GCC.
How do you make sure the hire sticks?
Deep briefing, structured assessment and cultural-fit calibration up front; continued engagement after the hire. Our placements show a 90% offer-to-join ratio and around 5% attrition.
I'm a leader — is there a cost to me?
None. Conversations with candidates are confidential and free; our clients (the hiring organisations) engage us.
Your next leader is already out there.
Tell us the role and the future you're hiring for — we'll bring you a shortlist worth choosing from.