Candidate Registration

If you are a senior executive considering your next move, registering with Exec Capital puts your details in front of the team that runs our searches. We recruit permanent, interim and fractional appointments at C-suite, director and board level, and many of the briefs we work on are confidential and never advertised. Registering is the simplest way to be considered for them.

Exec Capital is the executive search firm within FD Capital Group, alongside our sister firms FD Capital, NED Capital, Accountancy Capital and SMF Capital. Our candidate network is pooled across the group, so a single registration can bring you into consideration for a chief executive role, a fractional C-suite engagement or a regulated senior manager appointment, depending on your background.

Who should register

This page is for experienced leaders: chief executives, managing directors, finance, operations, technology, commercial and people directors, chairs and non-executive directors, and senior interim managers. As a guide, typical interim assignments we handle pay day rates of around £500 to £2,000, and typical permanent searches carry a basic salary of roughly £85,000 to £300,000 before bonus and long-term incentives. If you are already working at or close to that level, we would like to hear from you. If you are earlier in your career, our sister firm Accountancy Capital covers qualified finance roles below director level.

Once you submit the form above, a member of our team reviews your details and CV. We do not send your CV anywhere at this stage. Instead, we note your sector experience, the type of role you want, your location and how you prefer to work, so that we can match you against live and future briefs.

When a brief comes in that fits your profile, we will contact you for a proper conversation before anything else happens. That call covers the role, the business, the package and what the client needs, and gives you the chance to decide whether you want to go forward. Your CV is only put forward to a client with your agreement, for a specific role you have discussed with us.

We cannot promise a call straight away. Senior appointments are fewer in number than mid-level roles, and the right brief may take weeks or months to appear. It helps to keep us updated if your situation changes, for example if you become available for interim work, relocate, or decide you would consider a fractional or part-time role. You can also browse current roles on our executive jobs board and read more about how we work with executives on our candidates page.

Our searches fall into four broad types, and you can tell us which ones interest you when you register.

• Permanent appointments. Full-time executive roles such as CEO, managing director, CFO, COO, CTO and commercial director, often for private equity-backed, venture-backed or owner-managed businesses preparing for growth, investment or a sale.
• Interim roles. Fixed-term assignments to cover a gap, lead a turnaround, deliver a transaction or steady a business through change. See our interim executive recruitment page for the types of brief we handle.
• Fractional roles. Part-time executive positions, typically one to three days a week, for businesses that need senior experience without a full-time hire. Many experienced executives now combine two or three fractional clients.
• Non-executive and board roles. Chair and NED appointments for private, listed and regulated companies. Our non-executive director recruitment work is supported by NED Capital, our sister firm that focuses on board and governance appointments.

Our roles are national, with most clients based in London and the South East or the Midlands. We work from offices on Great Portland Street in London and in Cannock in the West Midlands.

Confidentiality and How We Handle Your CV

Most executives who register with us are currently employed, and discretion matters. We treat every registration as confidential. We will not approach your current employer, share your details with a client without your permission, or put you forward speculatively.

We handle your personal data in line with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. We keep the information you give us only for recruitment purposes, and you can ask us to update or delete it at any time. You also have the right to ask what information we hold about you; the Information Commissioner’s Office explains how subject access requests work.

Tips for a Senior Executive CV

• Keep it to two or three pages. Lead with a short profile that says what you do and the scale you have done it at.
• Show results, not duties. Revenue, EBITDA, cash, headcount, funding raised, exits completed: give the numbers where you can.
• Give context for each role. One line on the business (sector, size, ownership) helps a client understand your experience quickly.
• Explain gaps and short stints. Interim and fractional work is normal at this level; list assignments clearly so they do not look like job-hopping.
• Include qualifications and board experience. Professional bodies, regulatory approvals and any NED or trustee roles all matter to clients.

Our guide to interview tips for C-suite executives covers the next stage.

Accreditations and Standards

Exec Capital is accredited by the Good Business Charter, a standard for responsible business practice covering fair pay, employee wellbeing, environmental responsibility and ethical conduct. Exec Capital is also a supporter of Tree Nation’s reforestation programme.

Hiring Rather Than Looking?

This page is for candidates. If you are an employer looking to make a senior appointment, please tell us about your hire and a member of the team will be in touch.

Call our main number on 0203 834 9616