Edward Speed joined Spencer Stuart in 1990 and has more than 22 years of executive recruiting experience across a range of board and senior management positions. He leads the firm's Consumer Durables & Packaged Goods Practice and has recruited chief executive officers, chief operating officers and top management for leading multinationals and local companies. On a regional basis he has European responsibility for the broader Consumer Goods & Services Practice which also includes retail, luxury & apparel, hospitality & leisure and marketing services sectors.
Edward is also is a member of the Board Services Practice in Europe where he has recruited chairmen and non-executive directors for both public and private companies. He is active in the firm’s Executive Assessment Services Practice where he specialises in management assessment and post-merger integration consulting.
In his early career, he served in senior management roles with a British manufacturing group and an international food company before spending three years with a leading recruitment firm. He has lived and worked in France, Germany and the Middle East.
A graduate of Cambridge University, Edward speaks Arabic, French and German.