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39 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Global Awards 2019 united kingdom ED CHAMBERLAIN CEO of Altus Partners info@altus-partners.com 0203 137 3250 www.altus-partners.com ABOUT ED CHAMBERLAIN An extensive history in the recruitment sector and a proven track record in founding successful companies gave Ed the impetus to build a group of recruitment companies, currently consisting of Altus Partners, a leading financial markets executive search firm, and C&C Search. He has active day-to-day involvement in Altus Partners and chairs the board of C&C Search, and constantly focuses upon seeking new ways to drive the collective companies to greater things. Ed himself is a Private Equity specialist, and deals with a focused, non- conflicted client-base, ranging from large institutional funds to specialist Venture Capital investors. Ed has always had a passion for being creating and developing. His entrepreneurial streak formed in his youth while tenaciously working as many jobs as possible – from dustbin-man and hospital clerk, overcoming a fear of blood and needles, through to a paper-round and McDonalds stint – in order to pay his way through college and then university. Ed graduated with a degree in Architecture but was frustrated by the limited opportunities that it offered in the longer term to connect and work interactively with people, and so opted instead to pursue a career in recruitment. In the time since then, the pace and excitement of start-ups have won Ed over. He joined Virgin Fast Track company Investigo, at four people – it’s now over 250 – before co-founding One Search and then establishing Altus Partners in 2009. With Altus Partners, Ed’s vision is to create the preeminent firm in buy-side executive search, with an ethos grounded in adapting to client needs and providing exceptional standards of delivery. Starting the company in 2009, during the aftermath of the financial crisis, tested the model to its limits, but by putting reputation first and believing in the value that the correct approach would bring to his clients, Altus Partners has grown successfully. As a result, they now offer a range of buy-side clients a full search solution for their companies, whether that is hiring of investment or investor relations staff, through to finance and strategy positions in-house or for the companies they own in their portfolio. The majority of Altus Partners’ work is now on a retained basis, given the strength of relationships that have been built over the years and has ranged from Investment Associate to Partner, Distribution Heads and CFO’s through to Non-Execs and company Chairmen. The company has also gone on to expand its international footprint, completing assignments across Europe and Africa. Having established relationships with global firms, Altus Partners is now in a position to tap into the huge growth potential that this offers through taking their successful model into key financial centres worldwide. Ed believes in creating an amazing working culture, in which his team is encouraged to deliver on their full potential through coaching, training and a greater self-awareness. As part of this, Ed is a certified Hogan coach and has delivered back hundreds of sessions in psychometric tests. C&C follows Altus Partners’ success, and the businesses now collectively thrive in a truly shared ethos and collaborative environment, with ambitious plans for the future. FIRM PROFILE Altus Partners was established in 2009 and is part of a group of companies which includes C&C Search. We have grown to over 30 likeminded professionals, all of whom are driven by upholding the highest level of Executive Search standards. Altus Partners now operates in four core practice areas across the buy-side. The heart of the business is search for Private Equity investment and investor relations teams, from Analyst- through to Director- level. We have also developed a highly successful portfolio offering, working with CFO’s, and the Finance and Strategy functions of PE-backed portfolio companies. Further, we have an exceptional track-record across large Asset Managers and Hedge Funds, working with the investment and distribution teams from Analyst-to Partner- level. Finally, we work with all our alternative investment management clients’ finance and operations teams, up to CFO- level.