Top Of Minds Group B.v.

What Top Of Minds Group B.v. does

Top of Minds Group B.V. is a privately-held Dutch executive search firm headquartered in Amsterdam that specializes in placing C-suite, director, and senior management candidates across the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain, with pan-European placement reach. The firm employs approximately 80 specialist recruiters organized across 12 industry sectors (Consulting, Consumer, Energy, Financial Services, Fintech, Health, Industrial, Leisure, Logistics, Private Equity, Sustainability, Technology) and 14 functional areas (Analytics, Consulting Exit, E-commerce, Finance, General Management, HR, IT, Legal, Marketing, Operations, Product, Sales, Scale-up, Strategy). Approximately half of its mandate portfolio consists of confidential searches. The firm operates a 'tech-enabled search' platform that combines human-led sourcing with technology tools to expand candidate reach in shorter timeframes.

The group encompasses three operating entities: the core Top of Minds Executive Search brand, wholly-owned subsidiary Het PA Bureau (executive assistant placement), and wholly-owned subsidiary Chapter Data (data science services). A dedicated European Research Center based in Madrid centralizes research capabilities across the three country operations. The company generates revenue through custom, quote-based executive search engagements negotiated per assignment, with multi-year contractual cadence and confidentiality requirements that vary by mandate. Distribution is entirely direct and consultant-led, targeting enterprise buyers including large Dutch and European corporates, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, and high-growth scale-ups, with no digital self-serve or marketplace channel.

The firm's distinctive specialization is the consulting exit practice, which channels former strategy consultants from McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and similar firms into in-house corporate roles, supported by a dedicated partnership with Boston Consulting Group and a recruitment mandate for HAL Investments' Leadership Development Program. The company self-positions as the largest and most innovative executive search firm in the Netherlands and maintains a candidate-side marketing engine comprising a weekly newsletter and monthly Executive Journal reaching 19,000+ professionals. No external funding, acquisition, or M&A activity is disclosed; the company is founder/management-owned.

Name

Top Of Minds Group B.v.

Legal name

Top of Minds B.V.

Website

https://topofminds.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

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), Executive Outplacement (C-Suite & Senior Leaders) (BPACAOAC), Technology & Product Leadership Search (CIO/CTO/CDO/CPO) (BPACAAAC)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Talent acquisition
• Headhunting services
• Executive recruitment
• Leadership consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Retained and contingency-based executive search services for senior-level positions across multiple industries and functions in Europe

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Top of Minds Group B.V. provides tech-enabled executive search (headhunting) services for C-suite, director, and senior management positions across European corporates and private equity firms. With a team of 80 professionals in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Frankfurt, and Madrid, the firm conducts both public and confidential assignments (approximately half of its portfolio) across 12 sectors and 14 functional specializations, complemented by consulting exit placements for strategy consultants transitioning to industry roles.

Product overview

Top of Minds is an executive search (headhunting) bureau that provides recruitment and talent acquisition services for executive and senior-level positions. The company operates as a service-based business rather than a software product company. Their service offering encompasses executive search across multiple functional areas (Analytics, Consulting Exit, E-commerce, Finance, General Management, HR, IT, Legal, Marketing, Operations, Product, Sales, Scale-up, Strategy) and sectors (Consulting, Consumer, Energy, Financial Services, Fintech, Health, Industrial, Leisure, Logistics, Private Equity, Sustainability, Technology). The company has approximately 80 employees across four offices in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Frankfurt, and Madrid, and claims to be the largest and most innovative executive search bureau in the Netherlands. Their services include confidential executive search (approximately half their portfolio), career advice for executives, and a Consulting Exit practice helping strategy and management consultants transition to other roles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• European Research Center (ERC): Research center based in Madrid overseeing professional research competencies across Netherlands, Germany, and Spain.
• Executive Journal

Products and services

• Executive Search Services Tech-enabled executive search (headhunting) for C-suite, director, and senior management positions across 12 sectors and 14 functional specializations in Europe. Handles both public vacancies and confidential assignments (approximately half of portfolio).
• Consulting Exit Placement Service Dedicated practice helping senior strategy consultants transition from consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) into in-house corporate roles across multiple sectors, leveraging a personal network of thousands of former strategy consultants.
• Executive Career Advice Career advice content and advisory services for executives and senior professionals, including career guides, C-suite interviews, and career switch guidance distributed via website, newsletter, and LinkedIn.
• European Research Center (ERC) Research Services Centralized candidate research and market intelligence function based in Madrid, providing research support to Top of Minds consultants across all four European offices.

Quantifiable outcome

• 19,000+ professionals subscribed to vacancy newsletter
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HAL InvestmentscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Top of Minds partners with HAL Investments for the selection of candidates for their Leadership Development Program - a two-year program for former strategy consultants and management trainees to rotate through HAL's ~25 portfolio companies including Boskalis, Coolblue, FD Mediagroep, and others. Top of Minds handles candidate sourcing and recruitment for this prestigious PE talent pipeline program.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTop of Minds works with BCG for experienced hire placements, helping strategy consultants transition into industry roles. They specifically facilitate BCG's lateral hiring from non-consulting backgrounds and help place candidates in consulting exit pathways. Top of Minds consultant Catherine Visch serves as liaison for BCG consulting exit placements.
• Het PA BureauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHet PA Bureau is part of the Top of Minds Group, specializing in executive assistant placement and support services, complementing the executive search offerings.
• The European Research Center (ERC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ERC based in Madrid oversees research competencies across Netherlands, Germany, and Spain, staffed by young professionals with diverse academic backgrounds. This internal research capability supports the executive search operations across all offices.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search firm with strong presence in Netherlands and DACH. Directly competes for C-suite and senior executive mandates across the same sectors (Consumer, Financial Services, Industrial, Technology) as Top of Minds, with comparable retained search model and sector specialization.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm focused on CEO, board, and senior executive placements. Directly comparable in approach — retained search with sector specialists — and a frequent competitor on cross-border mandates out of the Netherlands.
• Amrop: Global executive search partnership with strong European footprint, including dedicated Dutch and Iberian practices. Closely comparable boutique-led model competing for similar sector/function mandates in mid-cap and PE-backed environments.
• Spencer Stuart: One of the world's largest executive search firms, with deep European footprint and strong practice in board, CEO, and functional leadership placements. Direct competitor for the confidential and C-suite mandates that make up ~50% of Top of Minds' portfolio.
• Odgers Berndtson: International executive search firm with strong Northern European presence, particularly in the Netherlands and Germany. Competes directly on mid-to-senior leadership searches across financial services, industrial, and consumer verticals.
• Signium International: Boutique executive search firm with strong European presence focused on senior leadership placements across consumer, industrial, and technology sectors. Closely matches Top of Minds' mid-sized, sector-specialist positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with broad sector coverage. Larger and more diversified than Top of Minds, competing on cross-border CEO and board mandates while also offering leadership consulting and on-demand talent services.
• Robert Walters: International recruitment group operating across the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain with broader mid-market and permanent placement focus. Less specialized in C-suite but directly comparable on senior management and functional leadership searches.
• Korn Ferry: Largest pure-play executive search and talent consulting firm globally, with operations across all of Top of Minds' geographies. Broader portfolio includes RPO, assessment, and organizational consulting, but overlaps on senior executive placement and executive search.

Regional players

• Boer & Croon: Dutch executive search and interim management firm with strong domestic presence. Comparable in services offered (C-suite, interim, transformation) but primarily competes within the Netherlands rather than pan-European markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1154924

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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