01 · Executive Officer
Technology & Digital Infrastructure
From hyperscale platforms to enterprise SaaS and frontier AI — placing CEOs, CTOs, and Chief AI Officers shaping the next decade of digital infrastructure.
Leadership Intelligence · Global Advisory
Leadership moves markets.
Elyra Search advises boards, investors, and global enterprises on senior leadership appointments — through discreet retained search and leadership intelligence.
240+
Senior leaders placed
38
Countries served
96%
Twelve-month retention
1:4
Partner-to-mandate ratio
The Firm
We partner with boards, founders, and private capital on the leadership decisions that compound over a decade.
Elyra Search operates at the intersection of governance, capital, and operational leadership. Our work is private by design — exhaustive in research, judicious in counsel, and measured by the long-term performance of those we place.
The Elyra MethodPractice Areas
Five disciplines. One standard.
C-Suite & Senior Vice President
Executive Search
Boards and CEOs require leaders capable of navigating accelerated complexity, geopolitical risk, and structural transformation.
Non-Executive Directors & Chairs
Board Advisory Search
The composition of a board determines the quality of stewardship, oversight, and strategic counsel available to a company.
Transformation & Crisis Leadership
Interim Executive Placement
Periods of transition — succession gaps, restructurings, integration phases — demand seasoned operators on short notice.
Strategic Workforce Insight
Leadership Intelligence
Capital allocation, M&A, and market entry decisions are constrained by an incomplete view of the available leadership market.
Continuity at the Highest Level
Succession Planning
The departure of a chief executive — planned or otherwise — represents the single greatest discontinuity in enterprise value.
Industry Expertise
Sector specialists, embedded across the global economy.
02 · Group CFO
Financial Institutions
Investment banking, asset management, private capital, and fintech — discreet placements for the institutions that move global capital.
03 · Medical Officer
Healthcare & Biopharma
Global pharmaceutical, biotech, and health system mandates — leadership for clinical innovation, commercialization, and regulatory complexity.
04 · Executive Officer
Energy Transition
Renewables, grid modernisation, and energy storage — leadership for the most capital-intensive transition of the century.
05 · Executive Officer
Consumer & Luxury
Luxury houses, premium consumer brands, and direct-to-consumer leaders — executives who craft category-defining stories at scale.
06 · Operating Officer
Industrial Transformation
Operating leadership for global manufacturers — automation, supply-chain resilience, and continental footprint optimisation.
In Confidence
What our clients have said.
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Elyra Search delivered a chief executive candidate of a calibre we had not seen in three previous engagements with larger firms. The discretion was absolute; the diligence, exceptional.
Heinrich von Falkenstein
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Global Industrial Group
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We engaged Elyra for a confidential succession mandate spanning three continents. Their judgement on cultural fit at the top of the house is what truly distinguishes them.
Catherine Morrow
Chief Executive Officer
International Healthcare Holdings
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On portfolio company leadership, Elyra has become our default partner. They understand value creation timelines and they understand operators.
Rajiv Anand
Senior Managing Director
Global Private Equity
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