Osprey Clarke is one of the UK's leading executive search firms. We have been established for over 14 years and recruit at board and senior management level cross sector and cross function for a number of major international organisations.

Osprey Clarke is the UK arm of Penrhyn International, a global partnership of independent retained executive search firms with offices around the world. Penrhyn is ranked as one of the top twenty search firms in the world.

We are also members of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) the worldwide governing body for retained executing search firms.

Consultant dedication

Our aim is to develop an extremely close involvement with a client. We are not a transactional firm – we prefer to work towards developing a long term partnership where we become trusted advisors on talent management and can act as a brand ambassador for our clients in the market.

Original research

Research is the most crucial and absorbing element in the entire process. Our fundamental approach is to challenge current assumptions, conventions and myths, in arriving at a solution of real value to a client.

Controlled consultant workload

We work on a limited number of searches at any one time, thereby ensuring that each assignment receives a higher intellectual and creative input from the consultant than is normally possible in a larger practice where volume must be the driving factor.

Unrestricted search ability

We avoid a conflict of interest between volume and ethics by controlling the growth of our client base. This conflict - usually referred to as the 'off-limits' problem - is one which we assiduously seek to avoid.