The new division brings together Elevation’s senior recruitment capability under a single, dedicated Leadership and Executive brand, focused on securing high-impact leaders for organisations across Yorkshire and the wider UK.
The launch follows Elevation Recruitment Group’s strongest year to date, with 2025 delivering record revenues, sustained client demand, and continued investment across specialist markets. The creation of Leadership and Executive reflects both the maturity of the business and increasing demand from clients for a more structured, consultative approach to leadership and executive appointments.
The Leadership and Executive division will support appointments across senior leadership, director and executive levels, including Managing Directors, General Managers, Functional Directors, Heads of Department and future leadership talent. The division sits between Elevation’s established leadership recruitment activity and the group’s executive search capability, providing a clear pathway from leadership through to C-Suite.
At the most senior end of the market, Elevation Recruitment Group also operates Parkinson|Lee, its executive search brand specialising in national and international C-Suite and Director appointments. Leadership and Executive draws on the wider group’s networks and market insight to identify high-calibre leaders who are often not visible through traditional recruitment channels.
By bringing together senior specialists from across Elevation’s established markets, including Engineering, Manufacturing, Accountancy and Finance, Technology and Transformation, People and HR, Sales, Marketing, Procurement and Supply Chain, the new division represents one of the most comprehensive Leadership and Executive recruitment teams in the region.
Commenting on the launch, Andy Bath, Managing Director at Elevation Recruitment Group, said:
“This launch reflects how the business has evolved. We have always worked at senior levels, but the scale and complexity of demand have increased significantly over the last few years. Bringing this capability together into a dedicated Leadership and Executive division allows us to be more deliberate, consistent and impactful in how we support our clients.
Following a record-breaking 2025, this is a natural next step for Elevation. Our clients are growing, transforming and facing increasingly complex leadership challenges, and this division ensures we are set up to support them with the depth, focus and market insight those appointments demand.
Looking ahead to 2026, the quality of leadership appointments matters more than ever. Getting the right people in place is not just about filling roles; it is about setting businesses up to move forward with confidence.”
John Bohan, Commercial Director at Elevation Recruitment Group, added:
“One of the real strengths of this division is the depth of our specialist teams and the networks they have built over many years. That gives us access not only to experienced leaders and directors, but also to emerging talent and future executives who are often under the radar.
Because we sit so closely to our markets, we are engaging with individuals well before they are actively considering a move. That allows us to support clients with immediate leadership appointments while also advising on longer-term succession as organisations scale and evolve.”
The Leadership and Executive division will operate with a strong emphasis on long term partnerships, discreet search, market insight and network-led recruitment, supported by Elevation Recruitment Group’s wider infrastructure and specialist expertise.
The launch forms part of Elevation Recruitment Group’s wider growth strategy, with continued investment planned across people, brand and market presence as the business builds on the momentum of 2025.
