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Rooted in Leadership Excellence Since 2011
Built on discretion, human discernment, and an uncompromising dedication to placing transformative leaders.
Sovereign Confidentiality
25+ Global Jurisdictions
Retained C-Suite Specialization
OUR GENESIS & PHILOSOPHY
Rejecting the transactional machine of executive placement.
Founded in 2011 in London by senior governance practitioners, VivePoint emerged from a single, uncompromising realization: high-stakes enterprise appointments had been hollowed out by automated scrapers and volume-driven headhunting agencies.
True stewardship requires sustained behavioral observation, nuanced cultural interrogation, and absolute discretion. Over fourteen years, our practice has extended deliberately across 25+ global jurisdictions, preserving an intimate boutique ratio where every mandate is conducted directly by a Senior Partner rather than handed off to junior associates.
“Great companies are not built by algorithms; they are built by leaders who inspire trust.”
VivePoint Founding Charter, 2011
We operate across boards of directors, tier-one private equity sponsors, and transformational technology enterprises. Our metric of success has never been sheer mandate turnover, but the generational resilience of the appointments we architect.
98%
PLACEMENT RETENTION (24 MO)
25+
COUNTRIES ADVISED
1:4
PARTNER-TO-SEARCH RATIO
INSTITUTIONAL HERITAGE
Guiding C-Suite Governance Worldwide
Evolution of Excellence
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2011 · LONDON FOUNDED
Established in Mayfair with inaugural mandates for FTSE 100 industrial and banking boards.
16
2016 · TRANSATLANTIC REACH
Inauguration of New York and Zurich advisory desks addressing dual-listed tech multinationals.
21
2021 · 100+ SEARCHES
Celebrated our 100th retained C-suite appointment across private equity and cloud hyperscalers.
25
2025 · SOVEREIGN FOOTPRINT
150+ placements executing across 25+ sovereign economies, establishing our proprietary EQ Assessment Lab.
OUR GUIDING TENETS
The Principles of Retained Governance
Every executive engagement adheres to six structural standards that safeguard institutional reputation and ensure lasting cultural alignment.
Radical Discretion
Protecting client governance, candidate privacy, and proprietary market intelligence at all costs. Search protocols strictly adhere to air-gapped data retention.
DISCRETION CHARTER
Human-Centred EQ
Evaluating authentic emotional intelligence, psychological resilience, and adaptive agility far beyond standard resume credentials and pedigree.
PSYCHOMETRIC SCRUTINY
Global Perspective
Seamlessly bridging executive cultures across European, North American, and Asia-Pacific markets with deep awareness of regulatory nuances.
CROSS-BORDER NODES
Unbiased Rigor
Evidence-based candidate scorecards, structured behavioral interviews, and proactive diversity benchmarking that eliminate cognitive selection bias.
STRUCTURED AUDITING
Long-Term Accountability
Standing behind our placements with industry-leading 12-to-24 month retention guarantees and post-placement transition advisory milestones.
GUARANTEE POLICY
True Advisory Partnership
Limited concurrent search volume per Partner ensures bespoke, undivided focus, rapid iteration, and non-diluted board representation.
PARTNER CAPPING
MEET OUR LEADERSHIP
Senior Partners Devoted to Your Mandate
Direct engagement with proven operators. At VivePoint, search execution is never delegated to junior recruiters.
BOARD & CEO PRACTICE
London / Zurich Desk
Jill Bausch
MANAGING PARTNER
Head of Board & Chief Executive Search
With more than twenty years advising governance boards across FTSE 100 and Global enterprise, Jill leads VivePoint’s most sensitive chief executive appointments.
Prior to co-founding VivePoint in 2011, she served as Head of Board Services at a premier international executive firm in London. Former CEO of Futures Group Europe (Palladium) and Social Impact Advisor at London Business School.
Board Governance
CEO Succession
FTSE & Euronext
Sovereign Advising
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Tim Biscaye
PRACTICE PARTNER
Technology & Scale Practice
Tim spearheads VivePoint’s Technology & High-Growth practice, partnering with tier-one venture capital and growth-equity sponsors across Europe and North America to recruit foundational engineering and product leaders.
Dual French-American strategist and advisor specialising in cross-cultural hiring, talent acquisition, and global workforce management. Adjunct Professor in Strategic HR, Diversity & Business Governance since 2012.
CTO & VP Engineering
AI Infrastructure
Venture & Growth Equity
Cross-Border Talent
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TECHNOLOGY & SCALE
New York / London Desk
SOURCING & DIGITAL OPERATIONS
Global Practice Lead
Aftab Ahmad
DIRECTOR, SOURCING & DIGITAL OPS
Executive Assessment & Digital Operations
Aftab leads VivePoint’s sourcing strategy and digital infrastructure, combining executive search expertise with technology to improve candidate discovery, psychometric assessment delivery, and client experience.
She architects VivePoint’s proprietary Human-Centred EQ Evaluation Matrix, ensuring finalists not only possess demonstrable operational competence but also align with the unspoken socio-emotional dynamics of the incumbent executive committee.
Psychometric Auditing
Digital Sourcing
Behavioral Diagnostics
Board Dynamics
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CONFIDENTIAL MANDATE INITIATION
Discuss Your Next Critical Appointment
Connect directly with a Practice Partner for a private evaluation of your leadership or board succession requirements.
VivePoint
Architecting high-trust governance and sovereign leadership discovery. Founded in 2011, advising enterprise boards and founders across 25+ global jurisdictions with absolute discretion.
✦ Retained C-Suite Practice
Global Headquarters
Canada · UK · Global
25+ International Advisory Nodes
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