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 is a member of Spencer Stuart’s worldwide board.
He leads the global Consumer Durables & Packaged Goods Practice and has recruited chief executive officers, chief operating officers and top management for leading multinationals and local companies. He formerly had responsibility for the broader consumer goods and services practice in Europe which, in addition to CPG, includes retail, luxury & apparel, hospitality & leisure and marketing services.
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