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We move books, not just CVs.

Executive Partners is a Geneva-based search boutique focused on Private Banking & Wealth Management. We help RMs, Team Heads, and Market Leaders transition their client franchises across Switzerland, the UK, US, Dubai, Singapore, and Hong Kong—with discretion and data-driven certainty.

Boutique Search. Global Reach.

Executive Partners is a boutique executive search firm focused exclusively on Private Banking & Wealth Management. Headquartered in Geneva with an international footprint, we advise private banks, EAMs, and family offices on critical hires across Relationship Management, Desk & Market Heads, and senior leadership.

What we do

  • • Front-office hires: Senior / Executive / Managing Directors
  • • Team Heads & Market Leaders
  • • Strategic mandates: new-desk builds, market entries, M&A integration
  • • Discreet outreach to targeted bankers or teams
  • • Advisory: portability, comp benchmarking, succession, team moves

Why clients trust us

  • • True sector specialists — former front-office and talent leaders
  • • Fluent in cross-border, booking-centre and compliance realities
  • • Portability obsessed — we validate coverage & wallet share before interviews
  • • Targeted, not transactional — research-led shortlists, no volume spam
  • • Confidential by design — quiet processes that protect brands and teams

How we work

  • • Rigorous market mapping and shortlist curation
  • • Senior-only engagement from first call to signed offer
  • • Transparent, portable book evaluation
  • • Candidate control & hiring velocity built in

Our footprint

  • • Deep roots in Geneva & Zurich
  • • Active mandates across MEA, LATAM, UK & Europe
  • • Strong coverage in the US (New York, Miami)
  • • APAC hubs: Singapore & Hong Kong
  • • FR / Spain / Portugal emerging corridors

What makes us different

We combine rigorous book analysis with discreet choreography across hiring committees, risk, and cross-border compliance—so you land where your franchise compounds.

Book-first methodology

We underwrite your client revenues: ROA, NNA cadence, product mix (DPM/Alts/Lombard), and cross-border rules by market.

Real compensation intelligence

Benchmarks by city and seniority with clarity on deferrals, clawbacks, and allowances—no guesswork.

Platform fit mapping

We compare platforms: pricing grids, credit appetite, product shelf, EAM collaboration, and digital tooling.

Low-noise process

Fewer, sharper conversations with genuine decision-makers. Confidentiality rigor from first call to sign.

Global hubs we serve

Direct access to hiring committees across Switzerland, the UK, US, MENA, and APAC.

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A process built for discretion & speed

  1. Step 1
    Signal & Fit

    Off-record intake on book composition, constraints, and target platforms.

  2. Step 2
    Shortlist

    2–3 platforms that match pricing, credit appetite, cross-border, and culture.

  3. Step 3
    Deep Diligence

    Anonymous cases with Market Heads; indicative comp & platform guardrails.

  4. Step 4
    Confidential Introductions

    Structured meetings only with empowered decision-makers.

  5. Step 5
    Offer & Exit

    Deferrals, buy-outs, notice strategy, client communication choreography.

“In Private Banking, timing and discretion are everything. We make sure both work in your favor— with a move that upgrades your platform and compounds your franchise.”
Executive Partners

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