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SENIOR EXECUTIVE
consulting and recruitment
People DRIVE YOUR
BUSINESS.
Leaders SET IT
APART.
Global Executive and Board Search for Healthcare and Life Sciences
Your trusted executive search partner for Board, C-suite, functional, and enterprise senior leadership across domestic, regional, and international markets.
Bridging the gap between capability and performance
About Us
Hunton Executive is a boutique executive search and leadership advisory firm, dedicated exclusively to the healthcare (providers and services) and life sciences (pharmaceutical, biotech, MedTech) sectors.
We don’t just place executives, we build competitive teams around them. By combining deep sector expertise with global reach and local insight, we deliver leaders who align, perform, and stay.
C-suite impact isn’t optional, it’s essential. But true transformation doesn’t come from one leader alone. At Hunton Executive, we connect you with the right executives and surround them with the talent layers they need to succeed.
With a strong presence in Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia-Pacific region, and expanding networks across Europe, the USA, and the Middle East, we combine international reach with local fluency. This allows us to deliver leadership solutions that are globally informed, regionally relevant, and built for long-term impact.
ARCHITECTS OF LEADERSHIP LEGACIES
Leadership that transforms. Teams that deliver.
At Hunton Executive, we know true impact doesn’t come from one leader alone. Transformation happens when exceptional executives are supported by the right mix of talent around them. That’s why we partner with organisations to secure C-suite leaders and the competitive teams that drive performance, resilience, and growth.
From CEOs and Country Managers to functional heads, middle managers, and business-critical specialists, we build leadership ecosystems that strengthen capability across every layer of your business ensuring lasting impact, not just short-term results.
We work exclusively in healthcare and life sciences, where the stakes are high, the pressure to deliver is immense, and the cost of failure is significant. Our role is to de-risk critical hiring decisions, deepen leadership capacity, and give organisations the depth they need to thrive today and into the future.
Who we serve
Our solutions address your most pressing leadership challenges
With decades of experience in healthcare and life sciences, we’ve built the deep relationships, insight, and trust needed to connect organisations with leaders who transform businesses and deliver lasting impact.
We partner with multinationals expanding across regions, scale-ups building leadership foundations, established providers undergoing transformation, and not-for-profits and public health organisations driving meaningful change.
Our sector reach spans pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, MedTech, diagnostics, digital health, hospitals, healthcare services, aged care, and government health agencies. Operating in more than 15 countries, we combine global reach with local fluency to deliver results that are both broad and precise.
Our leadership solutions address your most pressing challenges:
- Rapid Market Entry & Expansion: Secure leaders to establish affiliates and scale operations.
- Executive Team Enhancement: Place leaders who complement and elevate your team.
- Operational Scale-Up: Build agile, competitive workforces for growth.
- Succession & Retention: Create sustainable leadership pipelines.
WHY US
What sets us apart
Hunton Executive delivers leadership solutions that go beyond recruitment. We don’t just place exceptional talent – we build the teams and systems around them to ensure success.
Every assignment is led by senior consultants with 25+ years of healthcare and life sciences expertise. Our candidate-first philosophy and long-term, trust-based relationships give us unparalleled access to leaders who align, perform, and stay.
The impact is proven: 92% of our placements remain in role for 3+ years, 98% exceed expectations in their first year, and our time-to-hire is 40% faster than the industry average.
We help you secure transformational leaders and the teams around them through senior-led executive search and leadership advisory that reduce risk, accelerate impact, and future-proof your organisation.
WHAT WE OFFER
Beyond recruitment. Building leadership legacies.
Multinational Companies
For global organisations, we provide the leadership depth needed to expand into new markets, strengthen regional operations, and build resilient executive teams. Our international reach, combined with local market insight, ensures you secure leaders who can navigate complexity, drive growth, and deliver measurable impact across borders.
Startups & Scale-Ups
For startups and scale-ups, we help establish the leadership foundations that fuel growth. From building your first executive team to scaling operations with agility, we connect you with leaders who bring the strategic vision, commercial acumen, and adaptability needed to take your business to the next stage.
Not-for-Profits & Health Providers
For government agencies, not-for-profits, and healthcare providers, we deliver leaders who balance purpose with performance. Our experience across healthcare and life sciences enables us to connect you with executives who can navigate stakeholder complexity, strengthen service delivery, and create meaningful impact in communities.
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