SECTOR SPECIALISATION: Our combined experience equips us to handle assignments in the following sectors:

Retail & Consumer: We count leading branded goods manufacturers, multiple and niche retailers, and their suppliers amongst our clients.  Our experience includes recruiting senior line and functional managers for leading high street names.

Retail Financial Services & Insurance: We focus on consumer financial services including insurance, retail banking, direct, bancassurance and credit cards.  We identify talented executives who will enable our clients to take advantage of the continuing changes occurring in this sector.

Industrial, Manufacturing & Utilities: Oxygen has clients in a wide range of industrial companies in the automotive, engineering, chemical and utility sectors.  Appointments include Chairmen, Non-Executive Directors, Managing Directors and Directors of Finance, M&A, HR, Marketing and Corporate Communications.

Professional & Business Services: Oxygen works with many leading B2B services companies as well as consulting, accounting and law firms, recruiting heads of function and senior support staff.  We have an excellent understanding of the issues involved in recruiting for professional partnerships and of the qualities candidates require to succeed in a partnership environment.

Construction, Infrastructure & Support Services: Oxygen has worked with numerous businesses in the sector to help ensure management capability enables companies to be at the forefront of developments, including PPP/PFI.  This has involved not only moving senior managers within the industry but also presenting the attractions of the sector to candidates from other markets.

Private Equity: Oxygen works with the private equity industry to recruit Board and Senior Management resource across all functional areas for portfolio companies.  We collaborate with our clients to enable deals through the introduction of experienced advisors in specific sectors, recognising that ‘having edge’ in today’s competitive market can be critical.  We can also assist with pre and post deal management due diligence, either covertly or through formal assessment programmes.   

Sport & Leisure: We handle senior management appointments in the broad field of leisure (hotels, health clubs etc) plus a growing number of assignments in sport including Motor Racing and Rugby. 

Real Estate: Our Partners have an outstanding track record in identifying high calibre executives in property development, investment and asset management for private and quoted companies in the UK and internationally.