Euromanager

What Euromanager does

Euromanager (legal entity EUROMANAGER, S.L.) is a Barcelona-headquartered executive search and headhunting firm established around 1993, with a second office in Madrid and a stated team of more than 30 professionals. The firm specializes in the identification, assessment and attraction of top management, middle management and qualified professionals, operating across nine named industry verticals: Industrial, FMCG, Retail, Pharmaceutical, Real Estate, Financial, Utilities, Professional Services, and IT/Digital. Its client base spans multinational corporations and family-owned SMEs, with stated national and international scope supported by membership in the Intersearch global executive search network.

The firm's service offering comprises three closely related professional services delivered by a single multidisciplinary team: Executive Search (the core, multi-phase direct-search methodology covering planning, search, assessment, closure and a 12-month post-placement follow-up); Management Appraisal (individual and group competency analysis for succession, M&A, strategic change and internal talent development); and Compensation Benchmarking (tailor-made salary and organizational-model studies against reference companies and competitors). The underlying methodology combines traditional executive search best practices with digital sourcing tools described as 'Recruitment 2.0' and a proprietary candidate database refreshed continuously through the firm's annual search activity. The firm employs a structured four-pillar candidate fit assessment (technical fit, personal fit, motivation to change, and salary expectations) and conducts in-person competency assessments and professional reference checks.

Euromanager operates a sales-led, enterprise field-sales go-to-market: bespoke projects are initiated through the firm's multilingual website (Spanish, Catalan, English), dedicated email aliases, and direct senior-led relationships out of Barcelona and Madrid, with international delivery supported by the Intersearch network. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with engagements structured as project-based professional services using retainer/success-fee mechanics and standard multi-year search contracts. The firm is privately held by five named partners (Alberto Abadías, Eduard Cambra, David Chumilla, Borja Laiseca, and José Escrivá de Romaní) with no external shareholders or institutional investors disclosed, and it is GDPR-compliant under EU/Spanish data protection law.

Name

Euromanager

Legal name

EUROMANAGER, S.L.

Website

https://euromanager.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Euromanager is a Barcelona- and Madrid-based executive search and headhunting firm (30+ professionals, ~1993) that delivers direct search, management appraisal and compensation benchmarking services to multinational and family-owned clients across nine industry verticals in Spain and internationally via the Intersearch network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAAAF

Financial Services Leadership Search (Banking/Insurance/PE/Asset Mgmt)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Executive Search & Headhunting

SECONDARYBPAHAGAH

People Analytics, Assessment & Psychometrics Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Human Capital & Organizational Consulting

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Talent acquisition consulting
• Headhunting firm
• Management assessment services
• Compensation benchmarking studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Executive Search fees: Project-based, tailored professional service engagements for direct search of top and middle management and qualified professionals. Typically retainer/success-fee based recruiting engagements with methodology-driven phases (planning, search, assessment, closure, 12-month follow-up).
2. Management Appraisal projects: Customized assessment projects identifying managerial potential and individual/group competencies for succession, M&A, strategic plan changes, and internal talent development. Phased engagements (Planning, Development, Closure and follow-up).
3. Compensation Benchmarking / Salary Studies: Ad hoc tailor-made salary and organizational model studies, providing reports on fixed/variable pay composition, salary bands, incentive plans and organizational charts for specific positions in reference/competitor companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Euromanager provides bespoke executive search (direct search) for executives, middle managers and qualified professionals, complemented by Management Appraisal (competency and leadership potential assessments) and Compensation Benchmarking (ad hoc salary and organizational model studies). The firm runs a multi-phase methodology covering planning, market mapping, candidate identification, in-person competency assessment, short-listing, closure, and 12-month post-placement follow-up.

Product overview

Euromanager operates as a specialized executive search and headhunting consulting firm rather than a software product. Its offering is a portfolio of three closely related professional services delivered by a single multidisciplinary team: Executive Search (the core offering for direct recruitment of executives, middle managers, and qualified professionals), Management Appraisal (competency analysis and leadership-potential assessment), and Compensation Benchmarking (salary and organizational-model studies). The three services are interdependent—Executive Search draws on the firm's market mapping, Management Appraisal often follows searches to support onboarding, and Compensation Benchmarking supports both client retention strategy and search mandates. The firm is a member of the Intersearch global network and operates from offices in Barcelona and Madrid with a team of more than 30 professionals serving clients across Industrial, FMCG, Retail, Pharmaceutical, Real Estate, Financial, Utilities, Professional Services, and IT/Digital sectors nationally and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 25 years of experience and a team of more than 30 professionals
• +2 more outcomes

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AMMDE (Asociación de Mujeres Directivas y Empresarias / Executive Women Association)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 March 2021Signed agreement whose main objective is to promote female talent and support executive and entrepreneur women, in a context of increasing incorporation of women into C-Level and Board positions. The agreement included Euromanager's participation as a speaker at the 1st Women and Compliance Conference (March 12, 2021) organized by the General Directorate of Equality of the Comunidad de Madrid and the Spanish Compliance Association (ASCOM). Signed by Irene Navarro Álvarez, President of AMMDE, and Euromanager partner Borja Laiseca.
• IntersearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntersearch logo is displayed prominently on the Euromanager website footer/header, indicating Euromanager is a member/affiliate of the Intersearch international executive search network, supporting its "national and international" scope.
• Fundació d'Oncología Infantil Enriqueta Villavecchia (Enriqueta Villavecchia Foundation for Child Oncology)minorOthersEuromanager actively collaborates with this Barcelona-based non-profit (operating since 1989) as part of its 2025 social responsibility program. The foundation is building Spain's first pediatric hospice (Victoria Pavilion) at the Sant Pau Modernist Site, with a €6.5M investment led by architect Carme Pinós; expected to serve more than 400 families per year. Euromanager published a downloadable project dossier on its website.
• Fundación ALPE for Achondroplasia (ALPE Foundation)minorOthersEuromanager actively collaborates with this Gijón-based non-profit (founded January 24, 2000) as part of its 2025 social responsibility program. The foundation supports people with achondroplasia and other skeletal dysplasias through medical evaluations, psychological counseling, educational guidance and legal support, and campaigns against degrading entertainment in Spain. In 2025 it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Euromanager published a downloadable foundation presentation on its website.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Talengo: Spanish executive search firm focused on CEO, board and senior leadership searches with offices in Madrid and Barcelona. Closely comparable to Euromanager in services (executive search, leadership advisory), customer base (Iberian corporates and family businesses) and competitive positioning in the mid-market.
• Catenon: Spain-headquartered global executive search and talent-sourcing firm with proprietary technology and a network of international offices. Overlaps with Euromanager in Spanish-market executive search, but differentiates via a tech-enabled, global delivery model.
• Seeliger y Conde: Leading Spanish executive search firm with offices across Spain and a track record in board, CEO and senior management mandates. Directly comparable to Euromanager in geography, client segment (multinationals and family SMEs) and methodology; several Euromanager partners were recruited from Seeliger y Conde.
• Signium International (Ward Howell): International executive search network with a Spanish affiliate (formerly Ward Howell). Euromanager partners Alberto Abadías and Eduard Cambra were hired from Ward Howell/Signium and Seeliger y Conde, making Signium a closely comparable international peer with shared methodology.

Broad incumbents

• Egon Zehnder: One of the world's largest privately held executive search firms with deep board and CEO practice. Competes with Euromanager on senior mandates for multinational clients in Spain, but with global own-delivery capability and a much larger partner bench.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with European and Iberian presence. Comparable on methodology and client base (CEOs, boards, senior executives) but with global own-delivery and significantly deeper resources.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a strong Spanish practice. Overlaps with Euromanager on executive search and leadership assessment, but operates at significantly larger scale across more geographies and industries.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with strong board practice and Spanish-language capability. Competes with Euromanager for senior mandates in Spain and offers a broader international footprint.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm combining executive search with talent assessment and compensation benchmarking — directly overlapping Euromanager's three-service portfolio. Larger, publicly listed, and with materially greater geographic and segment coverage.

Others

• Intersearch Worldwide: International executive search network of which Euromanager is a member. Provides cross-border delivery capability for Euromanager's international mandates and represents the network-level peer that Euromanager participates in alongside other country affiliates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/euromanager

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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