About Us

Our Journey

Our Difference

Our journey here at Joseph Executive Search began back in 2010 as a UK based agency working across almost every vertical. Now over a decade later, our business has grown and expanded, alongside our expertise, specialising in executive search and confidential search, reducing our verticals to Life Sciences and Management Consultancy, and expanding our offices to both the UK and the US.

With over 20 years of combined experience and expertise, we have successfully made over 200 placements for Partners, CXOs, Directors and VP roles over our 13 years of operation, with two-thirds of our business involving placements for clients in the US, and 50% of our roles being filled by referred and recommended candidates.

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Recruitment Experts

Bringing Together Excellence

Comprised of former CEOs, owners and partners in businesses ranging from SMEs to global firms, our search and selection team is simply unparalleled in terms of experience, expertise, and dependability, with extensive first-hand experience in selecting both board and senior management candidates.

A comprehensive and informed service, our professional search and selection service includes offering retained search and contingent fee structures as well as an international service covering the USA, Europe and the Far East. 

Secure & Informed

Confidential Search

With our unique areas of expertise in Life Sciences and Management Consultancy, we offer a discrete and secure service for confidential searches.  As a husband and wife team based in a secure office in the UK, we carry out those searches personally. We guarantee confidentiality for your search.

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Building Connections

Executive Search

At Joseph Executive Search we take immense pride in the bespoke consultative services we provide, proactively searching for new potential candidates, as well as pooling from our extensive network rooted in Life Sciences, Biotech, and Management Consultancy. To ensure a successful placement at your company, we ensure we take the time to understand your business, its unique needs, and your desired candidate specifications, guaranteeing the very best candidates for your executive recruitment requirements.

The Forefront of Excellence

Our Consultants

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Michael Cordovano

VP USA

A former Director of Manufacturing at General Electric, Michael moved into Consultancy for Ernst & Young before becoming Director of Change Integration at PwC. He has more recently been working for several life science consulting firms in business development roles. Michael has a wealth of experience at the executive and board level with a broad contact base throughout the USA, heading up the Joseph Executive Search North America division.
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Samantha Coleclough

BA Japanese, MA Japanese Translation

Researcher

Samantha has worked for All Nippon Airways, Nomura Group and Sumitomo Corporation. She carries out candidate and client research for Joseph in addition to handling London-based Japanese language vacancies.
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David Urquhart

B Eng

Consultant

Former CEO of The Medical House PLC and a specialist in the Life Sciences industry. With a BSc in Engineering & Economics, David’s earlier career also included several years with Haemonetics Corporation in sales & marketing management and as UK Country Manager for the group.
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Chris Miller

FCCA

Consultant

Former CEO for Robinson Healthcare Ltd, Eurocut Ltd and Picsolve Ltd, Chris has extensive general management experience, particularly in VC-backed environments. He specialises in manufacturing, finance, engineering and healthcare, and is a robust and credible interviewer.
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Paul Coleclough

CEO

Following a career spanning 20 years working for a range of multinational companies across the finance, medical, manufacturing and industrial sectors at the Finance Director level, Paul founded Joseph Executive Search in 2010. He aimed to provide a bespoke, high-quality service to clients worldwide – something he felt was lacking in the market. Since then, the company has gained an enviable reputation for delivering top talent to a growing portfolio of UK and global clients based on a sound appreciation of the financial returns your organisation expects from its business-critical employees.

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