Professional and Business Services

For more than 25 years, Wilton & Bain has been a trusted partner to the Professional & Business Services sector worldwide. Our work spans consulting, technology services, financial advisory, legal, accounting, engineering, outsourcing, and industrial services.

We advise boards, C-suites, and investors on the leadership decisions that drive growth and resilience. From appointing CEOs and functional leaders to hiring high-performing lateral partners and executing strategic team lifts, we help our clients secure the talent that shapes strategy, culture, and long-term value.

Our partnership model is boutique in care but global in scale. With deep sector expertise and a research-driven process, we deliver leaders who not only meet the demands of the role but elevate the organisations they join. For investors, we provide pre-deal talent assessments, succession mapping, and due diligence support ensuring leadership advantage from day one.

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What our clients say

Chief Product Officer Kantar

I was truly impressed with Wilton & Bain's ability to provide us with a shortlist of highly qualified product management leaders. W&B’s ability to find profiles that brought together our domain expertise and product management requirements was invaluable in finding the perfect candidate. In high-growth businesses, it’s great to know you have an exec search partner like W&B by your side.
Global Head of TA West Monroe

"When we started working with Wilton & Bain, they were much smaller than they are today. Even with a smaller team, they were always 100% dedicated to building a strong, trusted client relationship by getting to know our business, our stakeholders, our clients, our culture, and our value proposition. Now, many years later, the Wilton & Bain team feels like an extension of our own team. They have placed a variety of high caliber leaders across the organisation and work hand in hand with our recruiters and Partners on the line to uncover extremely high-caliber talent across several areas of our business, from high-tech and digital services to healthcare and energy & utilities."

Case Study

For over 5 years, Wilton & Bain partnered with West Monroe during a pivotal phase of growth, delivering more than 20 Partner, Senior Partner, and Director hires across Operations, Digital, Innovation, and M&A Advisory. This included supporting their UK market expansion, helping the firm scale from 500 to 1,500 consultants and achieve a landmark investment from MSD Partners.

Meet the Global Leadership Team

Gary Landes

Managing Partner

Zarina Contractor

Managing Partner

David Burton

Senior Partner

Dan Jermy

Partner

Thought Leadership & Events

Phase Two of Private Equity in Professional Services

Private equity is no longer the newest story in professional services. What feels new today is the impact it is beginning to have on the firms it owns. Wilton & Bain Senior Associate, Natalie Reynolds, explores the shifting landscape of Private Equity in Professional Services.

Private Equity Trends in Professional Services

The professional services sector is undergoing a seismic shift. Private equity is backing firms across consulting, legal, accounting, engineering and business-services with capital, technology and strategic ambition. In this report we chart the forces reshaping the market, from consolidation and buy-and-build strategies to digital transformation and recurring-revenue models.

Let’s Talk Leadership for Professional & Business Services

Whether you’re planning ahead or solving an immediate need, we’ll help you appoint leaders who make a difference.