About

Founded in 2006, JD Haspel is an executive search firm specialising in the finance sector. Our clients include retail, corporate and investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, private equity firms, real estate and infrastructure investors, insurance companies, fintechs, payment firms and market infrastructure platforms. We help clients appoint C-suite leaders, business heads, top producers and functional experts, and work with clients on a national, regional and global basis. With values, integrity and excellence at the core of everything that we do, our clients can expect a bespoke, collaborative and high-touch recruiting service. 

Approach

Search Smart.

When you like what you do, you want to be the best at it. So, we take great pride not only in delivering the best candidates fast, but also in knowing as much as possible about our respective markets and searching for fresh and thoughtful ideas.

LISTEN CAREFULLY; Talk Straight.

Listening to our clients’ needs is one of the most important steps in our process, a skill we have honed over many years. Our clients expect honest feedback and plain-speaking advice both on candidates and the wider market.  

DeliverING Results.

Our aim is to help clients attract the very best executives, non-executives, market leaders, producers and functional experts into their organisations by working with a firm that prides itself on its consistently high standards and delivery focus. 

“Clients often ask, ‘how do I select the right search firm?’ Does my search partner bring the values that I align with – fairness, transparency, collegiality, understanding? In an industry where these qualities are at times hard to find, JD Haspel stands out above the crowd, representing the very best in partnership.”

Symon Elliott, Founder & CEO of Leaders Future

AdvisoRY BOARD

Our advisory board gives us the opportunity to discuss current and future trends including economic landscape, growth markets, culture, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, regulation, governance and risk management. Each one of our board advisors has significant leadership experience gained from working at the highest level within blue-chip organisations, and their challenge and debate provide valuable insight as the financial services industry continues to change. 

Meet the team

Diversity & Inclusion

We apply a diversity and inclusion lens to every piece of work we undertake and we are proud of our statistics. In 2023, 35% of people we placed were women, and 9% were from a minority ethnic background.  

We are members of the 30% Club, investors in Career Masterclass, and a sponsor of the #10000BlackIntern programme.  

Our partners

 

“As the world of work evolves and inclusion becomes more than a box-ticking exercise, organisations who are to win the battle for talent will need to take a broader view of their talent acquisition strategies. Diversity will become a catalyst for business growth. JD Haspel is one of the few search firms that I have found to be passionate about helping build an inclusive and truly diverse organisation.”

Bukola Adisa, Founder of Career Masterclass

COVERAGE

Corporate & Investment Banking

The breadth of our corporate and investment banking practice is the key to our continued success in this field. We have a proven track record across a range of business and product lines including the corporate and investment banking sector and country coverage, advisory, financing and market infrastructure. This scope is underpinned by deep sector expertise, far-reaching networks and up-to-the-minute knowledge of the best and upcoming people in any given market. We also partner with colleagues across the firm to deliver talent from the banking sector into corporate, private equity and real assets clients.

Sample Assignments

Corporate & Investment Banking Coverage

  • CEO, France

  • MD, Country Head, Benelux & team

  • MD, Head of CEEMEA Corporate Banking

  • MD, EMEA Head of FIG

  • MD, Head of Hedge Fund Coverage

  • MD, Head of Asset Management Coverage

  • MD, Head of Insurance Coverage

  • MD, EMEA Head of Financial Sponsor Coverage

  • MD, German Financial Sponsor Coverage

  • MD, Global Head of Infrastructure & team

  • MD, Global Co-Head of Real Estate & team

  • MD, EMEA Head of Metals & Mining

  • MD, UK Public Sector Coverage

  • MD, Head of Industrials Coverage

  • MD, Head of Leisure & team

FINANCING/CAPITAL MARKETS

  • MD, Head of Sponsor Leveraged Finance

  • MD, EMEA Head of Syndicated Loans

  • MD, Corporate Acquisition Finance

  • MD, EMEA Head of Loan Syndicate

  • MD, Leveraged & High Yield Capital Markets

  • MD, Head of UK Real Estate Financing

  • MD, Head of Infrastructure Financing

  • Director, Leveraged Finance

  • Director, Corporate Loan Origination

  • Director, High Yield Capital Markets

  • Director, Sustainable DCM

  • Director, UK Corporate DCM

  • Director, Head of UK ECM

  • Director, Equity Linked Origination

  • VP, Leveraged Finance Origination

  • VP, Infrastructure Financing

Corporate/Private Equity

  • Head of Corporate Development – PE owned professional services business

  • Head of Corporate Development – Insurance

  • Head of Investor Relations, Communications & Strategy – European corporate

  • Deputy CFO – European corporate

Asset Management, Private Equity & Real Assets

Our asset management team has a long-standing track record of attracting, onboarding and retaining exceptional talent. We focus on senior level and business-critical appointments in distribution, investments, solutions and alpha generation within traditional long-only asset classes as well as the entire illiquid alternatives spectrum including infrastructure debt and equity, private debt, private equity and real estate.

We also have a dedicated specialist focusing on ESG, RI, sustainable and impact investing. Our clients include global asset managers, specialist investment boutiques, pension funds, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds and private banks. We also work closely with our colleagues in corporate & investment banking, insurance, global markets & alternatives and corporate functions to access the best talent on behalf of our clients.

Sample Assignments

Asset Management

  • Emerging Market Debt Strategist

  • Team Lift out: Global Equities

  • Team Lift out: Emerging Market Debt

  • Global High Yield Portfolio Manager

  • Head of Global Solutions

  • Head of Multi Asset Allocation

  • Head of Insurance Solutions, Germany

  • Head of Real Estate Investments

  • Portfolio Manager, UK Real Estate

  • Team Lift out: Infrastructure Debt

  • Head of European Equity Infrastructure Investments

  • Investment Director, European Infrastructure Equity

  • Investment Director, European Infrastructure Debt

Distribution / Fund Raising

  • Global Head of Institutional Business

  • Global Head of Investment Consultant Relationships

  • Head of UK Investment Consultant Relationships

  • UK Institutional Sales Director, Fiduciary

  • UK Institutional Sales Director, LDI

  • Middle Eastern Capital Raiser, Real Estate

  • Head of EMEA Fund Raising, Infrastructure Debt and Equity

  • Head of Fiduciary Sales

  • MD, UK Institutional Relationship Manager

  • Head of Institutional Business, EMEA

  • Head of Wholesale Distribution Europe

  • Head of Sales, Iberia

  • Head of Institutional Sales, German-speaking Europe

ESG

  • Chief Investment Officer, Impact Fund

  • Sustainable Global Equity Fund Manager, UK Asset Manager

  • Head of Special Situations, Impact Fund

  • Head of Active Equity & ESG, European Asset Manager

  • Global Head of Sustainability, European Asset Manager

Global Markets & Alternatives

Within our global markets & alternatives practice, we have combined our long-standing, retained client relationships across hedge funds and global investment banks to create a market-leading team across the buy and sell side. We have a global client and candidate reach that enables us to track and execute the leading talent within the macro, credit and wider markets functions. Alongside our traditional search offering, we are well placed to provide bespoke competitor analysis where required, together with the latest market trends and themes. We naturally overlap with our colleagues in the asset management, insurance, corporate & investment banking and corporate functions teams.

Sample Assignments

Alternatives

  • Tactical Equity Portfolio Manager

  • Absolute Return Rates Portfolio Manager

  • Global Macro Team

  • Front End Rates Portfolio Manager

  • European Rates Portfolio Manager

  • Macro RV Portfolio Manager

  • FX Portfolio Manager

  • Macro Commodities Portfolio Manager

  • Emerging Markets team

  • FX Strategist

  • Macro Equity Portfolio Manager

  • Macro Credit Portfolio Manager

  • CIO and EM Macro team

  • High Frequency Trading COO

Global Markets

  • European CEO, Credit e-Trading Platform

  • European Head of Sales, Credit e-Trading Platform

  • MD, Head of Markets, Europe & America

  • MD, EMEA Head of Rates & Credit Sales

  • MD, Head of Central Bank Sales

  • MD, Head of UK Real Money Credit Sales

  • Director, Head of Rates Sales, Benelux

  • Director, Head of Rates Sales, Germany

  • Director, Head of eFICC Development

  • Director, Head of eFX Trading

  • Director, Head of Local Markets FX Trading, Singapore

Insurance

We have a comprehensive understanding of the latest trends and key protagonists across both General and Life (Re)Insurance, as well as International Specialty and Wholesale (Re)Insurance. This enables us to quickly identify and attract those people who bring the skills and experience needed by our clients. We work particularly closely with colleagues in asset management given the connectivity between sectors, and also our corporate functions practice, to deliver the highest quality talent across all business lines within our client base.

Sample Assignments

INSURANCE

  • Chief Executive Officer, Wholesale Broker

  • Chief Executive Officer, Lloyds Managing Agency

  • Managing Director, UK Insurer

  • Divisional CEO, Global Insurance Carrier

  • Regional Managing Director, Global Insurance Broker

  • Chief Claims Officer, Global Insurance Carrier

  • Head of Claims, Specialty Insurer

  • European Claims Director, Reinsurance, Global Specialty Insurer

  • Head of Casualty Claims, Specialty Insurer

  • Chief Actuary, Lloyds Managing Agency

  • General Counsel, Specialty Insurer

  • Distribution Director, UK Life Insurer

  • Head of Pricing, Global Life Insurer

  • Head of Protection, UK Life Insurer

  • Head of Product Development, Composite Insurer

  • Head of Investor Relations, FTSE Life Insurer

  • Commercial Director, UK Insurer

Corporate Functions

We work across all sectors within financial services to deliver the highest quality corporate functions talent to our clients globally. Our network and connectivity with our business line colleagues, together with a thorough research process, give us a real competitive edge. In every case we pride ourselves on our transparency, strong and honest client relationships, and passion for the rapid and precise delivery of the best-qualified candidate. We have deep domain knowledge across COO and business management, operations, technology, finance, treasury, risk, compliance, financial crime and human resources.

Sample Assignments

Risk Management

  • Chief Risk Officer, Asset Manager

  • Chief Risk officer, FinTech

  • Chief Risk Officer, SME Challenger

  • Chief Risk Officer, Impact Investor

  • Global Head of Market Risk

  • Group Head of Operational Risk

  • Chief Risk Officer, Insurance

  • Head of Capital Management

  • Chief Risk Officer, UK Retail Banking

  • Head of Macro Risk, Hedge Fund

Compliance

  • Head of Compliance & Conduct, Global Markets

  • EMEA Head of Compliance, Wholesale Bank

  • Group Head of Compliance, Retail Banking & Wealth Management

  • Director of Compliance & Conduct, Asset Manager

  • Head of Compliance, UK Retail Banking

  • Head of Compliance, Investment Banking

  • Global Head of Compliance, Private Bank

  • Head of Compliance, Insurance

Financial Crime

  • Group Director of Financial Crime, Insurance

  • Group Head of AML

  • Global Head of Financial Crime, Retail Banking

  • Global Head of Financial Crime, Commercial Banking

  • Group Director of Financial Crime, Insurance & Asset Management

  • Head of 1LOD Financial Crime Controls

  • Global Head of Financial Crime, Wealth Management

Finance & Audit

  • CFO, Global Banking & Markets

  • Global Head of Product Control

  • CFO, Functions

  • CFO, Asset Manager

  • Group CFO, Wealth Manager

  • CFO, UK Insurer

  • Group CFO, Interdealer Broker

  • CFO, Algo Trading Platform

  • Treasurer, Investment Bank

  • Finance Director, Real Estate Private Equity Fund

  • Group Head of Investor Relations, Insurance

  • Head of Corporate Development, Professional Services

Quant

  • Head of Quant Risk, Macro Fund

  • Head of Quant Solutions, Global Asset Manager

  • Quant Strategist, Hedge Fund (team build)

  • Tech Quant Strategist, Hedge Fund

  • Quant Developer/PM, Macro Fund

  • Senior Quant, Investment Bank

  • Quant Analyst, Investment Bank

  • Quant Risk Analytics Director, Investment Bank

  • Quant Analyst, Hedge Fund

  • Quant Researcher, Hedge Fund

  • Quant Developer, HFT

Human Resources

  • Global Head of HR, Asset Management

  • Global Head of HR, Commercial Banking

  • Head of Reward, Banking

  • Group Head of Reward, Asset Management

  • Head of Learning & Talent Development, Banking

  • Head of HR Analytics

  • Head of HR, Wealth, Asset Management & Insurance

  • Group HR Director, Technology & Operations

  • Interim Head of HR, Private Equity

  • Head of HR, Hedge Fund

OPERATIONS

  • Global Head of Change

  • Global Head of FICC Operations

  • Global Head of Securities Operations

  • Head of Change, Retail Banking

  • Head of Change, Commercial Banking

  • Head of Client Oversight (CF10a)

  • Head of Corporates Onboarding

  • Head of Process Engineering, UK Asset Manager

COO / BUSINESS MANAGEMENT / STRATEGY

  • Chief Controls Officer

  • COO Global Banking

  • Global COO Rates

  • COO Global Markets

  • COO Global Infrastructure

  • COO, UK Pension Fund

  • Head of Front Office Remediation

  • COO, Infrastructure Fund

  • COO High Frequency Trading, Hedge Fund

  • COO, Global Speciality, Global Reinsurance Carrier

Technology & Digital

  • CTO Enterprise Services

  • Group CISO

  • CIO Wealth

  • CIO APAC

  • CIO EMEA

  • CIO India

  • Global Head of FICC Technology

  • Head of Digital Information

  • Head of Digital Strategy

  • Chief Data Officer

  • Head of Data Architecture

  • CTO, Sustainable Asset Manager

Board Practice

 

We work with clients across the finance industry to build high-performing, inclusive boards that are ready to respond to the demands of their customers, communities, employees, shareholders and regulators. We offer a bespoke, high-touch, research-driven recruiting service with fresh perspectives and candidate ideas on each assignment. We help clients assemble the right mix of business, functional, technical and cultural expertise to address current and future market conditions. Specific areas of focus include, finance, risk, compliance, cyber, digital/technology, audit, diversity, remuneration, culture and sustainability. 

Due to the success of our executive search business, we also have access to the next generation of non-executive director talent, including former candidates, clients and industry leaders, who are looking to embark on their portfolio career.  

CSR

JD Haspel is committed to fulfilling its obligations as a corporate citizen. In the same way that we hold ourselves accountable to the highest ethical and professional standards, we recognise our responsibility to the environment, to other people and to upholding human rights. To address some of these issues, alongside our diversity initiatives, we make a donation to Centrepoint, the youth homelessness charity, for every candidate whom we place. In addition, we support the work of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust to help plant more trees in the Yorkshire Dales. We have committed to support the planting of 500 trees across the national park.