Newman Stewart

What Newman Stewart does

Newman Stewart is a UK-based executive search firm providing retained search, search & selection, interim management, psychometric assessment, salary benchmarking, and talent advisory services to enterprise and mid-market clients globally. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Leeds with a London office, the firm operates across 11 specialist vertical sectors - Manufacturing & Engineering (including Process Automation & Materials Handling, Process & Packaging Machinery, Civil Engineering, Rail, Construction), Business Services (Business Services, Technology, Telecommunications), Waste Management, Logistics, Testing/Inspection/Certification (TIC), Change & Transformation, CFO/Senior Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, and Legal. Named enterprise customers include SGS, BSI, Dematic, LexisNexis, TUV Rheinland, Bridon-Bekaert, Schenck Process, GEA Group, Domino Printing Sciences, Bizerba, Markem-Imaje, Rhenus Logistics, and Clyde-Bergemann Power Group, alongside mid-market clients such as Total Recycling and GWE Biogas.

The firm's core methodology is retained executive search, combining headhunting of passive candidates with traditional and online advertising, psychometric evaluation, and structured client reporting. Newman Stewart describes its technology basis as centred on human expertise, consultant networks, and assessment processes rather than proprietary software platforms; no AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or technology products are disclosed. Psychometric assessment tools are used as part of candidate evaluation, and salary benchmarking is offered as a market-intelligence service. The firm operates with 11-50 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no subsidiaries, and is structured as Newman Stewart Limited, a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales.

Revenue is generated through professional-services fees tied to retained executive search assignments (typically structured as retainers with success-based components), supplemented by search & selection engagements, interim manager placements, psychometric assessments, salary benchmarking projects, and talent advisory retainers. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-client consultative engagement with no self-service, e-commerce, or marketplace channels; the firm also publishes content marketing (News & Insights, case studies, named consultant profiles) primarily for top-of-funnel credibility and candidate attraction.

Name

Newman Stewart

Legal name

Newman Stewart Limited

Website

https://newmanstewart.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Newman Stewart is a UK-based executive search firm founded in 2011, providing retained executive search, talent advisory, and related services across 11 specialist sectors for enterprise and mid-market clients globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB), Financial Services Leadership Search (Banking/Insurance/PE/Asset Mgmt) (BPACAAAF)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Talent advisory consulting
• Interim management recruitment
• Salary benchmarking services
• Psychometric assessment testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retained Executive Search: The primary revenue stream comes from retained executive search assignments where clients engage the firm on a retained basis to identify and place senior leadership candidates for mission-critical roles. Fees are typically structured as retainers with success-based components.
2. Search & Selection: A combination of proactive search techniques combined with advertising across traditional and online channels to attract candidates for senior roles, delivered at pace.
3. Interim Services: Supply of experienced interim managers to oversee turnarounds, accelerate change and transform organisations. These professionals provide management expertise during periods of change or transformation.
4. Salary Benchmarking: Market intelligence service providing competitive pay analysis across specific sectors and named companies to help clients make informed salary and package decisions.
5. Psychometric Assessment: Candidate evaluation services including personality profiling and aptitude/ability testing to assess suitability for roles and organisational fit.
6. Talent Advisory: Strategic talent identification and competence assessment services, including development planning and recruitment strategy alignment with strategic priorities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Newman Stewart is a private executive search firm that delivers retained headhunting and talent advisory services for mission-critical senior leadership appointments. Its portfolio spans six service lines — Executive Search, Search & Selection, Interim Services, Psychometric Assessment, Salary Benchmarking, and Talent Advisory — delivered across specialist sectors including Manufacturing & Engineering, Business Services, Waste Management, Logistics, TIC, Change & Transformation, Finance & Accounting, and Legal.

Product overview

Newman Stewart is a leading executive search firm offering a unified portfolio of mission-critical recruitment services. The core offering comprises six integrated service lines: Executive Search (retained headhunting for passive senior talent), Search & Selection (advertised selection with psychometric assessment), Interim Services (temporary senior leadership), Psychometric Assessment (personality and aptitude evaluation), Salary Benchmarking (market compensation analysis), and Talent Advisory (strategic workforce planning). These services are delivered across specialised industry verticals including Manufacturing & Engineering, Business Services (Technology and Telecommunications), Waste Management, Logistics, Testing Inspection & Certification (TIC), Change & Transformation, Finance & Accounting, and Legal. The firm also recruits across functional areas including Leadership, Sales, Engineering & Project Management, Operations/Quality/Supply Chain, Finance, and HR. With over 50 years of combined experience, the firm serves blue chip, medium and small organisations globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search

Quantifiable outcome

• Domino Printing Sciences: screened over 30 candidates to present best 4 for Group Logistics Director role
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Egon Zehnder:
• Odgers Berndtson: UK-headquartered global executive search firm with a similar mid-to-senior leadership mandate focus. Directly comparable in business model (retained search), vertical specialisation approach, and UK enterprise client base; competes head-to-head for the same retained assignments Newman Stewart pursues.
• Norman Broadbent: UK-listed executive search and interim management firm operating across multiple sector practices including industrial and professional services. Closely comparable in size, UK-centric footprint, sector-specialised partner model, and offering of executive search plus interim services.

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with extensive practice coverage including industrial, technology, and financial services. A larger incumbent offering overlapping executive search plus broader leadership consulting, talent assessment, and culture shaping services.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm with strong industrial and technology practices. Comparable in senior-level retained search focus; operates at the upper end of the market and represents a competitor for the largest, most complex mandates Newman Stewart chases.
• Korn Ferry: Global organisational consulting firm with a major executive search division serving industrial and professional services clients. Overlaps with Newman Stewart in retained executive search, while also offering broader RPO, assessment, and consulting services that compete for the same client budgets.
• Hays plc: UK-listed global recruitment firm spanning multiple sectors including industrial, construction, and professional services. Overlaps with Newman Stewart in mid-market executive and senior commercial hiring, particularly in manufacturing and engineering; a larger, capitalised competitor with broader service lines.
• Michael Page International: Global recruitment group operating across multiple disciplines including executive search via Page Executive. Overlaps with Newman Stewart in senior commercial and functional hires across the same industrial and business services sectors.
• Robert Half International: Global staffing and consulting firm with executive search capabilities through its OfficeTeam and Protiviti-adjacent offerings. Overlaps with Newman Stewart in finance, operations, and HR leadership placements; significantly larger and US-centric but operates in the UK mid-market.

Regional players

• Reed Specialist Recruitment: UK-headquartered recruitment group covering professional services, industrial, and commercial sectors. Comparable in UK market focus and serving SME and mid-market clients; though more generalist than Newman Stewart, it overlaps in lower-end executive and senior commercial mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newman-stewart
• Xx.com/newmanstewart

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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