

What We Do
Private Equity Practice

We help PE houses recruit the leaders they need to deliver increased operational value and maximise the potential of their investments. We offer a comprehensive range of services to PE houses to support their portfolio businesses with high calibre individuals across the whole investment lifecycle. With a proven track record in Private Equity, our partners have the experience and expertise to act at pace and deliver on your requirements.
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Our Expertise







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How We Can Help

Our conversations with Private Equity houses often start with a problem within a portfolio company that either an interim or consultancy solution can resolve. Usually, the transformation required precedes a permanent hire, something our search and interim businesses can work hand in hand on. Typical scenarios include:
We can demonstrate many case studies where we have deployed Executive talent within short timelines who have delivered results fast.
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Our Team


Managing Partner - Interim
Simon Gough
Simon Gough has had a successful career of 10 years in interim executive search. Clients experiencing transformational change programmes and turnarounds turn to Simon when their portfolio companies, particularly at the pre- and post-deal stages, require interim executive talent spanning the C-suite and board of directors.

Interim Technology and Digital - Practice Lead
Kersty Bletso
Kersty is the lead partner in our interim Technology and Digital practice. She works closely with technology leaders, and non-technical executives to help deliver varied people centered talent solutions for the evolving business landscape. She works across FTSE, PE, Fortune 500 AIM, TSX and SMEs globally. She is a passionate advocate for Diversity and Inclusion within technology and in helping organisations bring digitally savvy NEDs and advisors into their business.

Professional Services – Practice Lead
Richard Ashton
Richard Ashton specialises in executive and non-executive appointments with a particular specialism in finance. Having qualified as an ACA with KPMG, he has spent over a decade working with a variety of public, private and private equity-backed business across all industry sectors.

Hospitality, Travel & Leisure – Practice lead
Tim Clouting
Tim focuses on executive and board appointments across a variety of functions within travel, leisure and hospitality. He has an outstanding track record developed over nearly 20 years. His dedication and deep expertise have earned him an exceptional reputation with clients and candidates alike.

Principal
Joe Rudkin
Joe has been a specialist within Treasury recruitment for over 10 years, working with widely recognised specialist brands placing senior-level Treasury leaders into major corporates, listed and private equity-backed companies, banks, and financial services institutions. Joe is widely regarded as an industry expert and hosts many round tables with key stakeholders on current trends in the Treasury market. He is a ‘go-to’ headhunter for CFOs and Treasury professionals looking for advice on their team and career respectively.
Our team
Who we are

Our consultants have on average more than 15 years of search experience within each of their specialised areas, bringing unparalleled levels of expertise, credibility and trust among clients and candidates alike.
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Why Choose Savannah?

Our deep understanding of different segments in the industry allows us to challenge our client’s thinking and introduce new talent from different sectors in a creative and compelling way. Deep personal relationships with industry leaders, less off limits, and a blended search and interim practice gives us access to people that simply aren’t on the radar or accessible to other firms.
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Executive Search

With decades of collective experience in identifying and securing high performing executives, Savannah offers a rigorous global search process based on deep functional and industry knowledge. Major global search firms run thousands of searches a year, and as a result aren’t always able to approach who they want due to extensive client off-limit restrictions. Savannah combines the quality, agility and dedication of a boutique firm with the specialism and global capability of a larger search firm.
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Interim Management

From business transformation to crisis management, our experienced team, integrated interim and search practices, and accelerated search process finds you the senior leaders needed to drive short-term fundamental change. We are one of the only firms to have a truly integrated search and interim offering, able to provide short term tactical and long term strategic hiring solutions. This provides clients access to the human capital resources they need right now, whatever maturity stage your business is in.
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