Where
Exceptional
Leaders
Are Found.
Gilbert Lennard is a boutique executive search firm placing transformative leaders across Financial Services, Technology, and Legal — from Los Angeles to Dubai and beyond.
- Los Angeles, CA HQ
- Dubai, UAE MENA
The search firm
built for precision.
Most recruiters move fast and hope for the best. Gilbert Lennard doesn’t operate that way.
We are a boutique executive search firm founded in Los Angeles, with a dedicated MENA practice in Duba, connecting world-class talent across Financial Services, Technology, and Legal globally.
We invest significant time before making a single introduction. Understanding your culture, trajectory, and precise definition of exceptional. The result is a shortlist you can trust, not a stack of CVs dressed up as strategy. Our network spans two decades of cultivated relationships across global investment banks, leading law firms, and the technology businesses shaping tomorrow’s financial infrastructure.
US Los Angeles
Global Headquarters
AE Dubai
MENA Regional Office
"We don't believe in spray-and-pray.
We believe in
one right person
— found with
certainty, not chance."
Three sectors.
One standard.
01
Financial Services
From investment banking to asset management, we place leaders who move capital and define strategy at the highest levels of global finance — across LA, New York, London, and the GCC.
- Investment Banking
- Asset & Wealth Management
- Private Equity & Venture
- Risk & Compliance
- CFO & Finance Leadership
02
Technology
Placing technology executives who don’t just understand the code — they understand the commercial stakes of building at scale in regulated environments across FinTech and beyond.
- CTO & CIO Appointments
- FinTech & RegTech
- Engineering Leadership
- Product & Platform Leaders
- CISO & Cybersecurity
03
Legal
The General Counsel, Partner, and Head of Legal appointments that protect, enable, and define your organisation’s most critical decisions — across common law and civil law jurisdictions.
- General Counsel
- Partner & Senior Associate
- Legal Operations
- Regulatory & Compliance
- In-House Legal Teams
A methodology built
on
depth, not speed.
01 / Brief
Deep Discovery
We don’t take a job spec and run. We spend real time with your leadership team to understand culture, team dynamics, growth trajectory, and exactly what success looks like.
02 / Search
Precision Mapping
Using our proprietary global network, we map the full landscape of qualified candidates — including those not actively looking for their next opportunity.
03 / Assess
Rigorous Evaluation
Every candidate is assessed against your specific brief. Competency interviews, deep referencing, and cultural alignment checks before any introduction is made.
04 / Place
Long-Term Partnership
Our 12-month retention guarantee reflects our confidence. We stay close post-placement to ensure smooth integration and lasting success for both parties.
What sets us apart.
Contingency-Only Model
US & MENA Dual Presence
Beverly Hills, LA to DIFC, Dubai. Two offices, one standard. We bridge Western and GCC talent markets with genuine on-the-ground knowledge in both.
Sector Specialism
12-Month Guarantee
Absolute Discretion
Emiratisation Practice
Open Roles.
Talent Market Pulse.
Financial Services
↑ Demand rising sharply
Legal – GCC
↑ Up 18% YoY
Technology
⚡ Move quickly
MENA FinTech
↑ Fastest growing region
Stop hiring.
Start
winning.
“The hire Gilbert Lennard made for us last year is the single best decision we made that quarter. The role had been open for four months before we called them.”
01
Your pipeline moves.
Again.
Speed
That VP role that’s been open for three months — the one holding up two product
launches and a board commitment — gets closed in five days. Your leadership
team stops carrying the load. You stop apologising to investors.
02
The candidate who
wasn't
looking.
Access
job board. They answer our call because we’ve spent years earning that
relationship. You get access to talent your competitors will never see.
03
One hire that changes
the
shape of the firm.
Impact
The right General Counsel doesn’t just protect the business — they open new
markets. The right CTO doesn’t just write better code — they attract the team that
builds your next product. We find the person who multiplies, not just fills.
04
You stop doing
this yourself.
Reclaimed time
more interview scheduling at 11pm. We handle everything, brief you when it
matters, and protect your time like it’s ours.
Find out if we're
the right fit.
Three questions. We’ll tell you exactly how Gilbert Lennard can help — or whether another path makes more sense.
What clients say.
"
Gilbert Lennard found us a General Counsel who transformed how we manage legal risk. They didn’t just fill the role — they understood exactly what kind of leader we needed before we did.
R
Richard Ashford
CEO, Meridian Capital · Los Angeles
Search
"
Three CTO searches in four years. Every single time, they’ve delivered a shortlist we couldn’t fault. Their understanding of regulated FinTech environments is genuinely unmatched.
S
Sarah Chen
COO, Beacon Payments · San Francisco
"
Finding senior legal talent in the DIFC ecosystem is notoriously difficult. Gilbert Lennard placed our Head of Regulatory Affairs in under three weeks. Exceptional network in the GCC.
K
Khalid Al-Rashidi
Managing Partner, Gulf Law Partners · Dubai
"
In an industry full of noise, Gilbert Lennard are remarkably quiet and remarkably effective. The quality of their introductions is simply a different standard to anything else we’ve experienced.
A
Amara Osei
CEO, Volta Asset Management · Abu Dhabi
Trusted by leading organisations across the Americas, Europe & GCC
Ready to find your
next leader?
Whether you have an active search, a confidential brief, or simply want to understand the market — our partners in Los Angeles and Dubai are available for a discreet conversation.
Your next chapter
starts here.
We work with a select group of senior professionals across Financial Services, Technology, and Legal. If you are open to exceptional opportunities, we would like to hear from you.