
LAURA MARTINEZ, GLOBAL HEAD – FINANCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
“The Financial & Professional Services Industries are ever-changing to fit the demands from industries, markets and organisations. Our Global Financial and Professional Services Team has in-depth experience as managers and specialists from this particular industry, which means that we are strategically placed to provide the most effective and efficient solutions for our global clients, whether that be on local or cross-border mandates.”
AIMS Financial & Professional Services Practice comprises a number of highly qualified and experienced Executive Search professionals, placed around the globe, who are able to draw on experience from their own previous careers within the Financial or Professional Services industries, to provide clients with highly effective Executive Search services.
With offices in all developed markets and most emerging markets, our team has forged strong relationships with leading institutions within the private equity, investment and corporate banking, legal, insurance and asset management sectors, as a result of our ability to identify and deliver outstanding individuals, from across the globe, for key leadership roles. We excel not only in individual search, but also large-scale team re-organisation.
AIMS Financial & Professional Services Practice addresses the specific talent acquisition needs in the following areas of expertise
- Asset / Investment Management
- Alternative Investments and Private Equity
- Retail Banking and Finance
- Investment banking and Capital Markets
- Wealth Management
- Insurance and Actuarial
- Legal (corporate and private practice)
- Accounting and Finance
- Management Consultancy
In addition to undertaking searches within the financial and professional services field, our team has also successfully used their in-depth knowledge of these sectors and access to the talent pool to carry out bespoke research and business intelligence projects for leading institutions, focusing on topics such as gender diversity, compensation studies and competitor analysis, amongst others.
The AIMS Financial & Professional Services Practice understands the dynamic and fast-paced nature of these sectors and the resultant pressure on companies and organisations to stay ahead of the game and remain competitive whilst, at the same time, managing changes in legislation and increased demands from regulatory authorities. The global reach and industry-specific expertise, within our practice, ensures that we are able to be highly reactive to the client’s needs, in order to help address each of these challenges.
financial & professional services practice team

Argyro Loizidou
Associate Partner
Cyprus
Financial & Professional Services

Chris Armstrong
Managing Partner
Malta
Financial & Professional Services

Constanze Hientzsch
Associated Partner
Germany
Financial & Professional Services

Marcela Carvajal
Managing Partner
Colombia
Financial & Professional Services

Rafael Paola Santiago
Managing Partner
Brazil
Board Services, Financial & Professional Services

Elena Leonidou
Managing Partner
Cyprus, Greece
Board Services, Financial & Professional Services, Talent Management

Carolin Althöfer
Associated Partner
Germany
Consumer, Financial & Professional Services

Chanchal Lahiri
Managing Partner
Malaysia
Financial & Professional Services, Talent Management

Arthur Nkuna
Partner
South Africa
Financial & Professional Services

Kyriakos Kofinas
Managing Partner
Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Board Services, Financial & Professional Services, Life Sciences

Richard Schnaittacher
Partner
USA
Financial & Professional Services, Media & Technology

Małgorzata Tylec-Gusakov
Managing Partner
Poland
Board Services, Financial & Professional Services

Jean-Marc Verhaeghe
Managing Partner
Luxembourg
Board Services, Financial & Professional Services, Media & Technology

Lisa Mayo
Managing Partner
United Kingdom
Financial & Professional Services, Industrial

Laura Martinez
Managing Partner
Argentina, Canada
Financial & Professional Services

Šarūnas Dyburis
Managing Partner
Lithuania
Board Services, Consumer, Financial & Professional Services

Dimitris Kleftakis
Managing Partner
Greece
Financial & Professional Services, Industrial

Börje Hammarling
Senior Consultant
Sweden
Financial & Professional Services

Mikko Virta
Partner
Finland
Board Services, Financial & Professional Services