Meet the Team
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Matthew Eley - Managing Director
Reece Moran - Director & Head of USA
Reece Moran - Director & Head of USA
Matthew is the Founder & Managing Director of ESP. Matthew partners with global MNCs, PLCs and PE-backed businesses to support long-term strategic growth; he has spent the last 5 years specialising in Partner, Managing Partner and Board level hiring for Executive Search & Advisory Firms. Matthew has successfully completed more than 70 Sea
Matthew is the Founder & Managing Director of ESP. Matthew partners with global MNCs, PLCs and PE-backed businesses to support long-term strategic growth; he has spent the last 5 years specialising in Partner, Managing Partner and Board level hiring for Executive Search & Advisory Firms. Matthew has successfully completed more than 70 Searches across four Continents. In addition to ESP, Matthew is the key investor in a buy-side M&A advisory firm based out of Chicago.
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Reece Moran - Director & Head of USA
Reece Moran - Director & Head of USA
Reece Moran - Director & Head of USA
Reece is one of the founding consultants and is a Director at ESP. He has spent the last 3 years recruiting Partner and Managing Partner talent into Executive Search and Advisory firms. Reece built the North American market for ESP and currently heads up the Americas, but he has also completed searches internationally. He has successfully
Reece is one of the founding consultants and is a Director at ESP. He has spent the last 3 years recruiting Partner and Managing Partner talent into Executive Search and Advisory firms. Reece built the North American market for ESP and currently heads up the Americas, but he has also completed searches internationally. He has successfully completed more than 30 searches and prior to recruitment, Reece spent time in sales across the UK.
Robyn Berry - Head of Operations
Mica Burke - Head of Client Services
Mica Burke - Head of Client Services
Robyn has spent the past 10 years working in recruitment across both the UK and Australia, specialising in Sales, Marketing, and Rec2Rec. After building a strong foundation in delivery and client management, Robyn transitioned into a more operations-focused role. She now oversees internal operations, supporting the business across process optimisation, systems, and overall operational efficiency.
Mica Burke - Head of Client Services
Mica Burke - Head of Client Services
Mica Burke - Head of Client Services
Mica is a Consultant focused on Client Services, specialising in outreach, and streamlining the early stages of our search process. She plays a key role in ensuring a smooth and efficient search journey for both clients and candidates. Prior to joining ESP, Mica gained experience in legal search, working with a
range of London-based Leg
Mica is a Consultant focused on Client Services, specialising in outreach, and streamlining the early stages of our search process. She plays a key role in ensuring a smooth and efficient search journey for both clients and candidates. Prior to joining ESP, Mica gained experience in legal search, working with a
range of London-based Legal 500 firms and placing talent up to Partner talent within the Litigation practice. Having worked across the US and European markets, Mica now brings a globally informed, execution-led approach to every mandate. She holds a joint honours degree from Nottingham Trent University.
Jake Richardson - Head of Europe & APAC
Alex Lavender - Head of Private Markets - USA
Alex Lavender - Head of Private Markets - USA
Jake has spent the last 3 years specialising in Partner hiring for Executive Search & Advisory Firms, having previously assisted growth within the mid-market practice at Higher Group before joining the S2S team. After a stint running his own practice, Jake joined ESP in early 2024, personally specialising in Partner and Managing Director
Jake has spent the last 3 years specialising in Partner hiring for Executive Search & Advisory Firms, having previously assisted growth within the mid-market practice at Higher Group before joining the S2S team. After a stint running his own practice, Jake joined ESP in early 2024, personally specialising in Partner and Managing Director hires across APAC. Jake has successfully completed searches across 5 Continents and has a degree in Journalism from Sheffield Hallam University.
Alex Lavender - Head of Private Markets - USA
Alex Lavender - Head of Private Markets - USA
Alex Lavender - Head of Private Markets - USA
Alex specialises in Partner hiring for Executive Search & Advisory firms. Alex operates across industry verticals but focuses largely on the North American markets. Prior to his career in Executive Search, Alex ran multiple successful e-commerce stores primarily focused on consumer goods, selling thousands of units to consumers in the US
Alex specialises in Partner hiring for Executive Search & Advisory firms. Alex operates across industry verticals but focuses largely on the North American markets. Prior to his career in Executive Search, Alex ran multiple successful e-commerce stores primarily focused on consumer goods, selling thousands of units to consumers in the US. Alex also holds both a 1st Class Honours and a master’s degree with Merit in International Relations.
Nathan Williamson - Senior Consultant
Nathan Williamson - Senior Consultant
Nathan Williamson - Senior Consultant
Nathan specialises in Partner and Managing Partner hiring across the US market. Having begun his career in executive search at Stanton Chase, Nathan developed further expertise within the Actuarial market in financial services, focusing on permanent hiring across London. He returns to executive search bringing a well-rounded commercial pe
Nathan specialises in Partner and Managing Partner hiring across the US market. Having begun his career in executive search at Stanton Chase, Nathan developed further expertise within the Actuarial market in financial services, focusing on permanent hiring across London. He returns to executive search bringing a well-rounded commercial perspective across both disciplines. Nathan holds a degree in Business Management, graduating in 2021.
Alice Scott - Consultant - UK
Nathan Williamson - Senior Consultant
Nathan Williamson - Senior Consultant
Alice is a skilled Consultant, based on our UK desk, bringing with her a wealth of experience in recruitment across multiple regions, including the UK, US, and Dubai. With a solid background spanning over 2 years, she has honed her expertise in Graduate, Experienced, and Relocation recruitment. Her in-depth knowledge of these areas enabl
Alice is a skilled Consultant, based on our UK desk, bringing with her a wealth of experience in recruitment across multiple regions, including the UK, US, and Dubai. With a solid background spanning over 2 years, she has honed her expertise in Graduate, Experienced, and Relocation recruitment. Her in-depth knowledge of these areas enables her to successfully match top talent with leading companies across various sectors.
Oliver Cooper - Associate Consultant - USA
Giuliana Danon - Client Services Associate
Giuliana Danon - Client Services Associate
Oliver is an Associate Consultant, working on our US desk alongside Reece Moran and Alex Lavender. Previously, Oliver spent time at a Global Media & Advertising business, selling solutions to regional Financial Services firms across North America. Oliver focuses on Partner-level mandates for Search & Advisory firms across the US.
Giuliana Danon - Client Services Associate
Giuliana Danon - Client Services Associate
Giuliana Danon - Client Services Associate
Giuliana is part of the Client Services team, focusing on candidate outreach and supporting our go-to-market process. Having lived in several international locations including New York, Canada, India and Malaysia;
Giuliana brings a global perspective aligned with ESP’s international markets, meanwhile also speaking fluent Italian & Spani
Giuliana is part of the Client Services team, focusing on candidate outreach and supporting our go-to-market process. Having lived in several international locations including New York, Canada, India and Malaysia;
Giuliana brings a global perspective aligned with ESP’s international markets, meanwhile also speaking fluent Italian & Spanish. She holds a degree in Psychology with Criminology and a Master’s in Cyberpsychology and brings experience in legal recruitment, having built her own desk and supported clients and candidates across specialist mandates.