about

We help fast growing and established companies to appoint exceptional finance talent.

While we're proud of all of these achievements, we are particularly grateful to the clients, who have trusted us to act for them on multiple occasions.

80+

Years of combined experience

1100

Candidates we have helped

450+

Clients

85%

Repeat business

How we find the best people for our clients

The Partners lead on all aspects of an assignment, at C-suite and below. Our clients benefit from having one main point of contact, receiving the highest levels of insight, experience and we act with complete professionalism.

We operate a minimal off-limits policy, thus enabling us to approach individuals that others might not, resulting in a robust and comprehensive shortlist.

Testimonials below

From the outset, Freshwood took the time to fully understand our team's needs and the specific skill set we required for each of these key positions. Their deep knowledge of the finance industry was evident throughout the process and enabled them to authoritatively challenge us to broaden our view, which ultimately helped us find the right fit for our roles.

Partner, Global Management Consulting Group

Our approach

It's essential that we develop a clear understanding of your business, culture and the nature of the role.

We invest the necessary time in order to understand the organisational structure, leadership dynamic, and what will be expected of the successful candidate.

We identify and assess candidates through deep research, thorough referencing and rigorous questioning on technical ability, motivation and cultural fit.

We also operate a zero off-limits policy for board level searches, meaning we can approach individuals that others might not.

Testimonials below

Our partners and directors handle on all aspects of an assignment, so you have one point of contact and we never lose momentum.

We provide updates throughout to ensure there are no surprises, and we can immediately respond to feedback.

Financial Controller

"We instructed Freshwood on a role that we have historically found difficult to fill. We worked very closely with them, developing a full job description and person specification.

They are very knowledgeable and were able to advise us on the best recruitment strategy, to identify the successful candidate. It was not an easy search but they found us the perfect candidate!"

Group HR Director - PE Backed Media Group.

MashIt
“Amazing service. Can’t wait to find out what’s next!”

"Throughout the search Freshwood invested time to make sure that they understood my requirements, our business and our culture.

They demonstrated their knowledge and experience by presenting a timely shortlist of extremely strong and relevant candidates, from which I was able to select our UK FD."

CFO - Retail.

FabuFit
“Not sure what I did before discovering this Product. It’s super!”

"I was very impressed with the whole process; given regular weekly updates, a very strong preliminary candidate list and saw some very good candidates, one of which we ultimately offered the job to.

I found Freshwood to be knowledgeable, easy to work with and focused on delivery. Would definitely use them again."

Group Finance Director - Travel Plc.

YesSuits
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"Freshwood were creative in their approach, stayed in regular contact and were quite prepared to challenge us when they felt it was necessary.

We successfully appointed a CFO, who supported the CEO in an exit process within 12 months."

Partner - UK Private Equity Firm.

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Meet us

Each partner has a minimum of 20 years experience. From the first conversation, our aim is to understand your needs, challenge your thinking, offer expert counsel, and make what can feel like a daunting process, painless.