We are the dedicated executive search and advisory services offering within Compass Recruitment Solutions

Award-winning offering

Proud recipients of executive search firm of the year in both 2022 and 2024 at the HealthInvestor awards – the UK’s leading awards ceremony recognizing leading providers, investors and intermediaries dedicated to the investor-backed healthcare industry – the business has launched in New York to service the US markets.

These accolades have been in recognition of the outstanding levels of client services where repeat and referred business is high. The judging panel – comprising investors and C-Level operators – referenced Compass Carter Osborne’s granular industry knowledge, an unmatched track record of delivery, and clear examples where executive team builds have yielded strong EBITDA multiples on exit for the businesses CCO support.

As the US investment community has increasingly targeted the UK markets, CCO’s services have been sought after and demand for the same levels of knowledge, insight, and ability to delivery C-suite leaders in the US has driven our ambitious international growth plans realised.

In sector expertise,
out of sector reach

Senior Partner Adam Carter, and Group Managing Director Sam Leighton-Smith draw upon decades of experience supporting clients navigate transactions by delivering exceptional talent tailored to the organisation’s needs. Trusted to identify emerging leaders in and out of sector, the team consistently delivers.

With no operator conflict, CCO is able to cast the net wide in the search for leaders across both direct and indirect competitors, and map adjacent sectors where skillset meets the investor need: no stone is left unturned in the pursuit of exceptional leaders.