Yorkshire-based headhunting firm Red Diamond Executive is on track to reach £1.2m in turnover by the end of 2022 – a 112% increase on 2021 (£564k); results which have been achieved with just four fee-earners. Revenue will grow again by 50% in 2023 to £1.8m – making it one of the region’s fastest expanding executive search firms.
Founder, Emma Robinson, is one of the UK’s leading headhunters, supporting clients with some of the most challenging issues facing businesses and its people, including the global relocation of personnel, replacing legacy staff and succession planning.
Red Diamond specialises in the financial services, construction, pharmaceuticals and aerospace sectors – working with some of the world’s largest organisations in those industries – but also supports some of the Yorkshire region’s leading family-led and PE-backed firms. These include manufacturers and retailers; specialising in helping firms grow from £20m turnover to £100m+. The firm often places CEOs and financial directors on salaries of hundreds of thousands per year.
Emma said: “The last two years have been incredibly testing for many people in the C-suite, who have been faced with both opportunities and challenges – many of which have been people-related, with remote working, The Great Resignation and the four-day week coming to the fore.
“What a lot of people might not realise, is that a head-hunter’s job goes far beyond ‘just’ finding people. At Red Diamond, we’re involved at a strategic level, and we have strong business acumen, meaning that we use niche techniques which help our clients to see gaps in their skill sets and develop new market opportunities.”
