Collingwood Executive Search is part of Talentor International, a network of independent executive search firms operating in over 50 countries. We joined in 2023 as the partner for England and Wales, working alongside Denholm Associates, who cover Scotland. Together, the partnership gives our clients direct access to specialist, in-market recruitment expertise wherever they're hiring, backed by the same accountability and personal service they get from Collingwood at home.
About Talentor International
Talentor International is one of Hunt Scanlon Media's Top 40 Global Executive Search Firms. Founded in 2003, it has grown from a network of 12 countries in 2012 to more than 50 today, with over 500 consultants working from local offices around the world. Every Talentor firm operates independently and is owned by the people who run it, in the same way Collingwood is owned and run by Doug and Claire Mackay.
Each partner firm specialises in the industries and markets it knows best, rather than trying to cover everywhere at once. Talentor firms work across executive search, professional search and HR consulting, with particular depth in financial and professional services, industrial and manufacturing, IT and digital, and life sciences and healthcare.
Why we joined
We've recruited across more than 35 countries since Doug and Claire founded Collingwood in 2005, but our clients were increasingly asking for consistent, in-market support abroad, and that's harder to deliver well without people on the ground. Talentor gave us a way to offer that.
We chose Talentor because its model matches ours. Every firm in the network is independent and specialist, not a branch office taking instructions from head office. That mattered to us. Joining hasn't changed how we work. We still take the same close, long-term approach with every client. Talentor just means that when a client's search crosses a border, we can go with them.
What the partnership means for our clients
To find out more about Collingwood, Talentor International, or how the partnership could support a search outside the UK, contact our Managing Director, Doug Mackay.
Insights From Our Partnership with Talentor International
When a leadership hire crosses a border, local knowledge matters a great deal. In our 5 minutes with series, people who recruit leaders in other markets talk about those markets in their own words. Start with the market you are hiring in:
