Executive search · Financial services · Real assets
Exceptional leadership for the firms that steward capital
Ross & Co is a boutique executive search firm. We partner with asset managers, banks, pension plans and real asset investors to find the leaders who will define their next chapter, with senior-led attention on every search.
Selected clients
- executive searches completed by Mark Ross
- 400+
- years in executive search
- 20+
- year Ross & Co was founded
- 2018
Why Ross & Co
Global search experience. Boutique by choice.
Our founder spent more than a decade leading searches at the world's largest search firms. Ross & Co brings that rigour to a focused practice where every client works directly with him.
Senior-led, start to finish
Mark Ross leads every search personally, from the first conversation to the accepted offer. You are never handed off to a junior team.
Specialists in capital
We focus on asset management, banking, pension funds and real assets, so we know the organizations, the talent and the people who lead them.
Proven at scale
More than 400 completed searches, with a track record built at Heidrick & Struggles, Ferguson Partners and Edward W Kelley & Partners.
Candid, assessment-backed advice
We tell you what we see, and back our judgement with structured leadership assessment. Mark holds Hogan Assessment Certification.
Industries
Deep in the sectors we serve
We don't try to cover every industry. We concentrate on four connected sectors: the organizations that manage, lend, invest and build with capital.
Asset and Wealth Management
Leaders who can grow assets in a market that rewards scale and specialization
Banking and Capital Markets
Leaders with the judgement to grow a franchise and the discipline to protect it
Pension Funds and Institutional Investors
Investment leaders and executives for some of the world's most sophisticated asset owners
Real Estate and Infrastructure
Leaders who acquire, build and manage long-life assets
Functions
The leaders who shape the enterprise
From the CEO to the heads of finance, investments and people, we recruit the executives who set direction and deliver results.
CEO and Executive Leadership
The search that sets an organization's direction
CFO and Financial Leadership
Finance leaders who are strategic partners to the CEO
Investment Leadership
Investment leaders judged on performance, process and the teams they build
HR and People Leadership
People leaders who shape how an organization attracts, develops and keeps talent
Founder & CEO
Your search, led by Mark Ross
Mark Ross founded Ross & Co Executive Search in 2018. He has completed more than 400 executive searches for Canadian and international companies, following two decades in executive search that include senior roles at Ferguson Partners, Heidrick & Struggles and Edward W Kelley & Partners.
Let's talk about your next leader
Every search starts with a confidential conversation with Mark Ross.