What Hoggett Bowers does

Hoggett Bowers is a UK-headquartered executive search firm founded in July 1971 as the first UK-owned search firm. The company operates from offices in London and Manchester, with 11-50 employees, and is structured under two private limited entities — PSD Limited (trading as Hoggett Bowers) and PSD Contracts Limited (trading as Hoggett Bowers Interim Management). It offers a portfolio of talent solutions comprising Executive Search, Executive Interim, Market Mapping, Assessment, and Leadership Coaching, organized around eight specialist sector practices: Board, Consumer, CFO, Financial Services, HR, Industry, CIO & CTO, and Technology, Media & Communications.

The firm sells retained executive search engagements primarily to UK-based enterprises and government bodies, though it claims a global search footprint. Its revenue model is professional-services-based, with engagements negotiated per assignment; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales executed by senior partners and managing directors, supported by a content-led marketing strategy built around its "What Leaders Think" thought leadership platform, in-person events (CEO lunches, CFO dinners, roundtables), and online webinars.

The customer base is diversified across sectors — government/infrastructure (Highways England, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority), energy (Subsea 7, EDF Energy), financial services (Embark Group), real estate (St Modwen), aviation (AGS Airports), standards/testing (BSI Standards), and HR/recruitment (The Clear Company) — with several multi-decade client relationships evidencing stickiness. The firm holds D&I accreditations including Disability Confident Employer, Clear Assured Gold, and was the first RIDI 100 recruiter.

Name

Hoggett Bowers

Legal name

PSD Limited (trading as Hoggett Bowers)

Website

https://hoggett-bowers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hoggett Bowers is a UK-headquartered executive search firm (founded 1971) operating in London and Manchester, offering retained executive search, interim placement, market mapping, assessment, and leadership coaching across eight specialist sector practices for enterprise and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Retained executive search engagements for senior and board-level positions. The firm recruits executives at every executive level for clients across multiple sectors. Services include executive search, executive interim, market mapping, assessment, and leadership coaching.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hoggett Bowers is an executive search firm that recruits senior and board-level executives for businesses and organisations of all sizes across multiple sectors. Its core offerings include retained executive search, executive interim placement, market mapping, executive assessment, and leadership coaching, delivered through eight specialist sector practices covering Board, Consumer, CFO, Financial Services, HR, Industry, CIO & CTO, and Technology, Media & Communications.

Product overview

Hoggett Bowers is an executive search firm offering a portfolio of talent solutions across eight specialist practices. The core services include Executive Search (contingency and retained search for senior roles), Executive Interim (temporary leadership solutions), Market Mapping (strategic candidate intelligence), Assessment (candidate evaluation), and Leadership Coaching. The specialist practices focus on Board, Consumer, CFO/Finance, Financial Services, HR, Industry, CIO/CTO, and Technology, Media & Communications sectors. The company operates as a service-based business rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Norman Broadbent: London-based executive search and interim management firm operating across board, CFO, financial services, and industrial sectors. Similar mid-sized UK professional services peer with comparable retained search and interim offerings.
• Odgers Berndtson: UK-headquartered executive search firm of similar scale, serving board and C-suite mandates across multiple sectors including public sector, financial services, and industry. Closest comparable on geography, business model, and practice structure to Hoggett Bowers.
• Saxton Bampfylde: UK-based executive search firm specializing in board and senior leadership appointments across sectors including government, charity, and regulated industries. Comparable on UK-centric, relationship-driven, mid-sized retained search model.

Others

• PSD Group: Sister/parent group entity referenced via psdgroup.com email domain for Hoggett Bowers' data protection officer. PSD Group is a broader talent consultancy offering executive search, interim, and consulting across multiple brands, making it an affiliated ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Egon Zehnder: Global leadership advisory and executive search firm competing for board and senior executive mandates across all Hoggett Bowers practices (financial services, industry, TMT). Offers broader leadership advisory tooling at global scale.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a major executive search practice covering board, CEO succession, and functional leadership across all of Hoggett Bowers' sectors. Significantly larger scale and integrated advisory offering.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with deep practices across financial services, technology, and industrial sectors. Competes with Hoggett Bowers on larger UK and cross-border mandates, with broader geographic and service-line coverage.
• Spencer Stuart: One of the world's largest executive search firms with strong board and CEO practice. Competes for the highest-profile UK board mandates and represents the upper bound of scale and brand in the same product category.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with sector practices spanning financial services, technology, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Direct competitor on UK board and senior executive mandates.
• Michael Page: Global recruitment group with a UK executive search and senior appointments division. While broader in scope (spanning mid-market to senior), its executive search offering competes for senior UK mandates and represents a scaled incumbent in the broader talent services market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hoggettbowers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hoggett-bowers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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