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Our Story
It’s not all about us
We’re defined by the success of others: by bringing unique senior leadership talent and great companies together. This is the story.
For more than 20 years we’ve launched, led and completed searches to find the rare, impactful and experienced leadership who transform cultures, inspire teams and nurture growth. Trust is the catalyst. World-class public and private tech companies, major private equity funds and their portfolio companies trust us to deliver. We do.
So our story is about you, but we’re seriously proud of our key role in it. We’re happy to search intensively, approach each project with a fresh perspective, use innovation and lose the received ideas that traditionalists hang on to.
The Clark Partnership is a premier specialist retained search firm, because we know how to turn our clients’ stories into epics.
Experience, the difference.
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Experience
Making the difference
Culture. Capability. Continuity. These are the drivers that make our search experience different – the elements that power our unique approach. And because they interact and influence one another, they’re greater than the sum of their parts.
For us, culture is the essence and the pulse of your organisation, so before we search, we embrace it, feel it and live it.
This innate understanding of who you are shapes our capabilities. Here’s where the search for your game-changing new people really fires up, with a singular mix of energy, experience, original thinking and innovative techniques.
And just when some might consider wrapping up, adding the full stops and heading for the exit, we choose continuity. Great business relationships don’t have a cut off point. Fit and forget is not what we’re about. Witnessing the transformative power of the right talent in your management team makes us glad to be different.
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Impact
Creating lasting impressions
I have worked with Simon over the last 3 years. Simon is a fantastic partner. He moves at speed, is solution oriented and gets the job done. My first engagement with Simon was at Softbank. Simon helped immensely in the winter of 2016 to hire a bunch of key roles that helped in setting up the Vision Fund, including the Compliance head and Privacy head. What made that engagement very fruitful was the speed with which Simon grasped the complexity of the requirements, and adapted to the fast paced environment at Softbank, while maintaining exceptional quality. Simon later helped in hiring a few key leaders in the Global Rewards function when I moved to Uber. Because of his speed of execution, clarity of communication and ability to be a “talent” partner ( and not just a ‘search partner’) I highly recommend Simon to anyone who is looking at finding the right Exec Search partner.
We retained Simon on the Chief Compliance Officer & Chief Risk Officer searches for SoftBank Vision Fund in London. The complex and critical nature of these two positions meant that we had to quickly hire the best candidates to complete the fund start-up in a compliant manner. Simon filled both searches with top candidates within 5 weeks from initial brief to offer acceptance, sign & resign. The trust & confidence Simon installed in us and the quality & speed of execution from beginning to end really differentiated him from other search firms and we continue to work with him well in the fund and our portfolio companies.
Simon and his firm are simply outstanding. Simon is able to understand exactly what I am looking for on many different dimensions and then prepare an execution plan that will get the best candidates in front of me in the fastest possible time. He is a smart, responsive and strategic partner. I often hear from my colleagues, as well as candidates, what a great person he is and how articulate he is on the characteristics and needs of the profile search. I have used Simon many times and will continue to do so.
Simon is a great partner : I enjoy working with him and his team and we have been successful hiring high potential executives across our 3 regions (Americas, EMEA and APAC). The Clark Partnership has been a powerful strategic partner to the co-founders and executive team at Criteo since 2015 to date.
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Headlines
Here’s where it all comes together14.05.2020
Ceres, a global leader in fuel cell technology, announces the appointment of Mark Garrett as Chief Operating Officer joining the Executive Management board, effective from 10 August 2020 using The Clark Partnership.
Ceres, a global leader in fuel cell technology, announces the appointment of Mark Garrett as Chief Operating Officer joining the Executive Management board, effective from 10 August 2020 using The Clark Partnership. Prior to joining Ceres, Mark spent 35 years in US & European automotive technology as COO and CSO of Ricardo Plc. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please visit https://www.ceres.tech/
04.05.2020OakNorth, Europe’s first profitable and fastest growing FinTech Unicorn, backed by SoftBank Vision Fund appoint Ciaran O’Regan as Senior Director of Talent Acquisition using The Clark Partnership.
OakNorth, Europe’s first profitable and fastest growing FinTech Unicorn, backed by SoftBank Vision Fund appoint Ciaran O’Regan as their Senior Director of Talent Acquisition based in London, reporting to Sunil Chandra, OakNorth’s CEO. Prior to joining OakNorth, Ciaran built and ran the Global Talent Acquisition Function for group engineering and product functions at WorldPay and prior to WorldPay he headed up the Technology Recruitment division for ITV Plc, after a career of over 8 years in agencies. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please visit www.oaknorth.com.
16.03.2020Criteo, the advertising platform of choice for the open internet, appoint Taranjeet Singh as their new MD for South East Asia & India, using The Clark Partnership.
Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) the advertising platform of choice for the open internet appoint Taranjeet Singh as their new MD for South East Asia & India using The Clark Partnership. Taranjeet joins Criteo from ZEE5 in India where he was their Chief Revenue Officer, prior to that Taranjeet was one of Twitter’s early employees in India that kick started the business after starting his career with several leadership roles at the BBC in India. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please visit: www.criteo.com
04.11.2019SoftBank Vision Fund hire Christine Seid from TPG as Director of their Operating Group based in San Carlos, California, using The Clark Partnership.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund, appoint Christine Seid as Director of their Operating Group based in San Carlos, California. Prior to joining SoftBank Vision Fund, Christine spent over 6 years in San Francisco at TPG as Head of Portfolio Operations, prior to this she spent time at SalesForce in Business and Strategy and prior to that in IR at Oaktree Capital Managment in LA. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please see www.visionfund.com
25.10.2019OakNorth, Europe’s first profitable and fastest growing FinTech Unicorn, backed by SoftBank Vision Fund, retain the Clark Partnership to lead the search for a Global Head of Talent Acquisition.
OakNorth, Europe’s first profitable and fastest growing FinTech Unicorn, backed by SoftBank Vision Fund, retain the Clark Partnership to lead the search for a Global Head of Talent Acquisition based in London reporting to Sunil Chandra their newly appointed CEO. For more information please visit www.oaknorth.com.
09.10.2019Criteo, the advertising platform of choice for the open internet, retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for a new MD for South Asia.
Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO), the advertising platform of choice for the open internet, retain The Clark Partnership to lead the new MD South Asia search based in Singapore reporting to Kenneth Pau the EVP APAC region. For more information please visit: www.criteo.com
20.02.2019SoftBank Vision Fund hire Daniel Malnik from Och-Ziff Capital Management as Head of U.S Valuations based in San Carlos, California, using The Clark Partnership.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund, appoint Daniel Malnik as Head of U.S Valuations based in San Carlos, California. Prior to joining SoftBank Vision Fund, Daniel spent 7 years in New York at Och-Ziff Capital Management in Valuations & Private Equity roles, prior to this was Portfolio Valuations specialist at Duff & Phelps which was the first role he assumed when coming out of the Israeli Military. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please see www.visionfund.com
20.02.2019SoftBank Vision Fund hire Kevin O’Connor from IHS Markit as Partner, Global Head of Portfolio Valuations based in San Carlos, California, using The Clark Partnership.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund, appoint Kevin O’Connor as Partner, Global Head of Portfolio Valuations based in San Carlos, California. Prior to joining SoftBank Vision Fund, Kevin spent over 7 years as MD Private Equity at IHS Markit in London and prior to this held various Valuations roles at EY & Charles Schwab. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please see www.visionfund.com
20.02.2019Criteo hire Geoffroy Martin as EVP & GM Retail Media & Supply based in Paris, using The Clark Partnership.
Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) the advertising platform of choice for the open internet hire Geoffroy Martin as EVP & GM Retail Media & Supply. Prior to joining Criteo Geoffroy was President & CEO of Art.com and held several advisory Board roles at Injectsense, Daylighted, Refiners & Agrconomie. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please visit: www.criteo.com
14.01.2019SoftBank Vision Fund hire James Kearns from Brevan Howard as Head of Employment Tax based in London, using The Clark Partnership.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund, appoint James Kearns as Head of Employment Tax based in London. Prior to joining SoftBank Vision Fund, James spent 6 years as Director Employment Tax at Brevan Howard and prior to this held various Tax roles at PWC . The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please see www.visionfund.com
14.01.2019Criteo hire Erica Kornstein from LinkedIn as Head of HR for Global Sales & Ops based in New York, using The Clark Partnership.
Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) the advertising platform of choice for the open internet hire Erica Kornstein from LinkedIn as Head of HR for Global Sales & Ops based in New York, using The Clark Partnership.Prior to joining Criteo, Erica held several roles at LinkedIn in New York such as Head of Talent Services, Senior HR Business Partner and prior to this held HR roles with Thomson Reuters and T-Mobile U.S. The search was led and completed by David Rason. For more information please visit: www.criteo.com
03.01.2019Criteo hire Armelle Quenard from Dassault Systemes as Head of HR for Corporate Functions based in Paris, using The Clark Partnership.
Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO), the advertising platform of choice for the open internet, appoint Armelle Quenard as Head of HR for Corporate Functions based in Paris. Prior to joining Criteo, Armelle led HR for Global R&D at Dassault Systemes for 4 years and prior to this was at Bouygues Telecom for 12 years in various HRBP roles. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please visit: www.criteo.com
29.11.2018SoftBank Vision Fund hire Alan van Komen from Goldman Sachs as their new VP Deferred Compensation based in London, England, using The Clark Partnership.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund, appoint Alan van Komen as their new VP Deferred Compensation based in London, England. Prior to joining SoftBank Vision Fund, Alan spent over 6 years as VP Employee Special Investments at Goldman Sachs in Utah, Salt Lake City and prior to this held various Finance & Collection roles within corporates . The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please see www.visionfund.com
24.10.2018Criteo retain The Clark Partnership on EVP & GM search for Criteo Retail Media in New York reporting to Mollie Spilman COO.
Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO), the advertising platform of choice for the open internet, retain The Clark Partnership to lead New York based searches for an EVP & GM for Criteo Retail Media reporting to COO Mollie Spilman and a new Head of People Partners for Global Sales & Operations, reporting to their EVP People based in Paris. For more information please visit: www.criteo.com
24.10.2018SoftBank Vision Fund retain the Clark Partnership on further leadership searches as they expand fund functions in London & San Carlos.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund, retain The Clark Partnership to lead the searches for a Director Employment Tax and a Director Front Office Tax in London, England and the search for a Fund Treasurer in San Carlos, California. For more information please see www.vision.com
08.10.2018The Clark Partnership appoint Mamta Dabral as Head of Compensation for Uber Eats & Uber Rides in San Francisco.
Uber, the ride hailing company, appoint Mamta Dabral as their new Head of Compensation for Uber Eats & Uber Rides based in San Francisco. Prior to joining Uber, Mamta spent 5 years leading the Compensation team for eBay’s CTO organisation and prior to that spent a number of years at DELL as a Compensation Business Partner. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please visit: www.uber.com
08.10.2018The Clark Partnership appoint Monika Holod as Global Head of Brand & Design for OYO based in Gurgaon , India.
OYO appoint Monika Holod as their new Global Head of Brand & Design based in Gurgaon, India reporting to Ritesh Agarwal, founder & CEO. Prior to joining OYO, Monika spent time Consulting on brand design projects independently in London, England and prior to that spent 3 years at BlaBlaCar as Head of Brand in Paris, France. In her earlier career Monika was at Saatchi & Saatchi and Isobar in Creative roles. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please visit: www.oyorooms.com
01.10.2018Criteo hire Oana Iordachescu as Head of Talent Acquisition for Technology & Product in Paris using The Clark Partnership.
Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO), the advertising platform of choice for the open internet, appoint Oana Iordachescu as Head of Talent Acquisition for Technology & Product based in Paris. Prior to joining Criteo, Oana led Technology Recruitment for Booking.com in the Netherlands and prior to that worked as a Senior Recruiter at Facebook. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please visit: www.criteo.com
26.09.2018SoftBank Vision Fund retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for a Head of Operations in San Carlos, California.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund, retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for a Head of Operations based in San Carlos, California. For more information please see www.visionfund.com
19.09.2018The Clark Partnership hire London restaurant entrepreneur as OYO’s Head of UK.
OYO, India’s largest online hospitality company, backed by SoftBank Vision Fund, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures hire London restaurant entrepreneur, Jeremy Sanders, as their Head of UK using The Clark Partnership. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining OYO, Jeremy co-founded & sold Coco Di Mama and prior to this was a Consultant at Bain & Co. For more information please visit: www.oyorooms.com
18.09.2018SoftBank Vision Fund retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for a Head of HR based in San Carlos, California.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund, retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for a Head of HR based in San Carlos, California. For more information please see www.visionfund.com
18.09.2018SoftBank Vision Fund retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for a VP Deferred Compensation based in London, England.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund, retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for a VP Deferred Compensation based in London, England. For more information please see www.visionfund.com
31.07.2018Criteo’s Founder, JB Rudelle, retains The Clark Partnership to lead new EVP People search in Paris.
Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO), the advertising platform of choice for the open internet, retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for their new EVP People based in Paris reporting to Criteo’s Founder & CEO, JB Rudelle. For more information please visit: www.criteo.com
16.07.2018Criteo retain The Clark Partnership to lead Singapore based EVP APAC search.
Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO), the advertising platform of choice for the open internet, retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for their new EVP People based in Paris, reporting to Greg Gazagne EVP Global Revenue & Operations. For more information please visit: www.criteo.com
16.07.2018OYO’s Founder, Ritesh Agarwal, retains the Clark Partnership on Head of Global Brand Design search based in India.
OYO, India’s largest online hospitality company, backed by SoftBank Vision Fund, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures, retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for their new Global Head of Brand & Design based in Gurgaon, India. For more information please visit: www.oyorooms.com
19.06.2018SoftBank Vision Fund hire Ivor Van Esch from TPG Capital as VP Business Operations based in San Carlos, California, using The Clark Partnership.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund, appoint Ivor Van Esch as their new VP Business Operations based in San Carlos, California. Prior to joining SoftBank Vision Fund, Ivor spent 5 years in Operations & Valuations roles at TPG Capital & TPG Global in San Francisco. The search was led and completed by Simon Clark. For more information please see www.visionfund.com
12.06.2018SoftBank Vision Fund retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for their new Head of Portfolio Valuations based in San Carlos, California.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund, retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for their new Head of Portfolio Valuations based in San Carlos, California. For more information please see www.visionfund.com
04.06.2018Uber appoint Edwin Linares as their new Head of Executive Compensation based in San Francisco.
Uber, the ride hailing company, appoint Edwin Linares as their new Head of Executive Compensation based in San Francisco, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining Uber, Edwin spent 12 years at Charles Schwab in various Executive Compensation leadership roles and prior to that some time in Consulting firms. For more information please visit: www.uber.com
20.04.2018SoftBank Vision Fund retain The Clark Partnership for Vision Fund 2 Fundraising search.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund headquartered in London, retain The Clark Partnership to lead the search for their new MD for Fundraising & Investor Relations for Vision Fund 2. For more information please see www.visionfund.com
23.03.2018SoftBank Vision Fund appoint Ivan Gleeson as their new Head of Internal Audit based in London.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund headquartered in London, appoint Ivan Gleeson as their new Head of Internal Audit based in London, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining SoftBank’s Vision Fund, Ivan was the MD & Head of International Audit at Jefferies for 8 years and prior to that held Senior Audit roles at Mizuho Bank and Nomura. For more information please see www.visionfund.com
21.03.2018Criteo appoint Connor McGogney as the new SVP Corporate Development & M&A based in New York
Criteo, (NASDAQ: CRTO) the commerce marketing technology company headquartered in Paris, appoint Connor McGogney as the new SVP Corporate Development & M&A based in New York, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining Criteo, Connor was the VP Global M&A at Nielsen for 2 years and a VP at Credit Suisse for 5 years, prior to this Connor held various Consulting roles at Accenture. Formore information please visit www.criteo.com
28.02.2018OYO’s international expansion.
OYO, India’s largest online hospitality company, backed by SoftBank Vision Fund, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures, retain The Clark Partnership to lead further international expansion outside of India with the search for a Head of UK. For more information please visit www.oyorooms.com.
29.01.2018Criteo appoint Jen Whelan as the new SVP Marketing based in New York.
Criteo, (NASDAQ: CRTO) the commerce marketing technology company headquartered in Paris, appoint Jen Whelan as the new SVP Marketing based in New York, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining Criteo, Jen was the SVP Marketing at Innovid and the Senior Director of Marketing at Qualcomm, prior to this Jen held various Advertising leadership roles at Microsoft and T-Mobile. For more information please visit www.criteo.com.
02.01.2018Criteo appoint Mike Peralta as the new EVP Operations & Chief of Staff based in New York.
Criteo, (NASDAQ: CRTO) the commerce marketing technology company headquartered in Paris, appoint Mike Peralta as the new EVP Operations based in New York, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining Criteo, Mike was the CEO at Audience Science for 5 years and the CRO at MediaMath for 2 years, prior to this Mike held various leadership roles at AOL. For more information please visit www.criteo.com
21.12.2017Uber appoint Sam Gilbert as their new Head of Compensation based in San Francisco.
Uber, the ride hailing company, appoint Sam Gilbert as their new Head of Compensation based in San Francisco, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining Uber, Sam was Head of Compensation & Benefits at Quantcast and prior to that spent 5 years at Google. For more information please visit: www.uber.com
20.12.2017SoftBank Vision Fund appoint Rowan Brown as the Director EMEA Communications based in London.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund headquartered in London, appoint Rowan Brown as the Director, EMEA Communications based in London, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining SoftBank’s Vision Fund, Rowan was a Director at Brunswick. For more information please visit www.visionfund.com
01.03.2017Criteo appoint Greg Archibald as the EVP Americas based in New York.
Criteo, (NASDAQ: CRTO) the commerce marketing technology company headquartered in Paris, appoint Greg Archibald as the EVP Americas based in New York, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining Criteo, Greg was the CRO at Ninth Decimal and spent 10 years at Yahoo! in various sales leadership roles. For more information please visit www.criteo.com.
01.01.2017SoftBank Vision Fund appoint Maria Khan as the Chief Risk Officer based in London.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund headquartered in London, appoint Maria Khan as the Chief Risk Officer based in London, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining SoftBank’s Vision Fund, Maria ran Operational Risk at Hermes Investment Management. For more information please visit www.visionfund.com
01.01.2017SoftBank Vision Fund appoint Simon Gregory as the Chief Compliance Officer based in London.
SoftBank Vision Fund, the world’s first $100B global technology investment fund headquartered in London, appoint Simon Gregory as the Chief Compliance Officer based in London, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining SoftBank’s Vision Fund, Simon ran Compliance at Elliott Advisors, a division of Elliott Management. For more information please visit www.visionfund.com
01.01.2017Criteo appoint Mitchell Pulley as the VP Total Rewards based in Paris.
Criteo, (NASDAQ: CRTO) the commerce marketing technology company headquartered in Paris, appoint Mitchell Pulley as the VP Total Rewards based in Paris, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining Criteo, Mitchell was the VP Rewards at Qlik Tech, prior to that was the VP Total Rewards at Polycom. For more information please visit www.criteo.com.
01.07.2016Criteo appoint Tom Aurelio as their new EVP HR based in Paris.
Criteo, (NASDAQ: CRTO) the commerce marketing technology company headquartered in Paris, appoint Tom Aurelio as their new EVP HR based in Paris, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining Criteo, Tom was the SVP People & Culture at Priceline.com and spent 10 years at Symantec as VP HR. For more information please visit www.criteo.com.
20.01.2016Criteo appoint Audrey Riviere as VP Finance & Corporate Controller based in Paris.
Criteo, (NASDAQ: CRTO) the commerce marketing technology company headquartered in Paris, appoint Audrey Riviere as VP Finance & Corporate Controller based in Paris, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining Criteo, Audrey spent 10 years at Lafarge in Paris most recently as VP Group Consolidation & Reporting. For more information please visit www.criteo.com.
01.10.2015Criteo appoint appoint Erik Juhl as VP Talent Acquisition based in Paris.
Criteo, (NASDAQ: CRTO) the commerce marketing technology company headquartered in Paris, appoint appoint Erik Juhl as VP Talent Acquisition based in Paris, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining Criteo, Erik was VP People at Vungle and previously at LinkedIn & Google in San Francisco. For more information please visit www.criteo.com.
03.07.2015Criteo appoint Petri Terblanche as VP SOX & Risk Management based in Paris.
Criteo, (NASDAQ: CRTO) the commerce marketing technology company headquartered in Paris, appoint Petri Terblanche as VP SOX & Risk Management based in Paris, the search was led and completed by Simon Clark. Prior to joining Criteo, Petri was VP WW Audit at Logitech and VP SOX at Brocade in San Francisco. For more information please visit www.criteo.com.
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