At Nicola Gardiner Executive Search, we have over 25 years of experience in search and recruitment. We specialise in building and strengthening board and director level teams for startups, scaleups, spinouts, and SMEs.
Personal | Connected | Competitive
““It has been very refreshing working with Nicola. She understands the distinct requirements of start-ups, and can work with a fluid brief and moving timescales whilst still producing first rate candidates.” ”
We are experts at executive search for your senior level talent across all technology and science based sectors and have a wealth of experience working with startups, scaleups, spinouts, and SMEs.
We take the time to really understand your brief and provide you with a range of options and profiles.
Once we have agreed your brief, we can provide you with a shortlist within 2-3 weeks.
Our process can be as flexible as your business requires in terms of timeframe and fee structure.
““It has been a pleasure to work with Nicola, who has discovered excellent candidates across a range of industries working very successfully with several portfolio companies””
Nicola Gardiner
““Getting the best people in from the outset is undoubtedly one of the key challenges for young and scaling businesses. I am passionate about getting that right for my clients.””
Working in search and recruitment for my entire career has furnished me with the ability to make sense of any brief, however vague! I work tirelessly to seek out and introduce my clients to the most relevant and exciting talent. I have considerable experience of working with early stage and scaling businesses. My clients span deeptech, biotech, healthtech, cleantech and a range of other tech/science sectors. I focus on C-suite, Director and NED/Chair searches. Much of my work is for clients based in Oxfordshire, but I have worked on searches across the UK, EU and US. I work alongside founders, investors and Boards and deliver an efficient, collaborative, professional and cost effective service.
Nicola’s extensive network reaches from Oxford to Europe and the US with the majority of work sourced from referrals, existing clients and investors.
Nicola offers a transparent, cost effective and quality service, tailored to the needs of every client.
VP Global Sales, CFO, COO, Senior Director of Engineering, VP Marketing, Director Applications
Multiple UK and US roles
MD GeoTech, MD Teer Coatings, MD GDS instruments, MD Fire Testing Technology
CEO and CTO
CEO
Sales Director, NED
Chair, NED
CEO and Chair
CTO
Principal Engineer
Business Development Director
Head of Technical Product Development
““What I admire most about Nicola is her determination. She is absolutely committed to fully understanding our wishes around a particular role and then is terrier-like in her focus on filling the role.””
