Horton Search
Board, CEO and C-suite appointments, with candidate fit assessed before you make an offer.
Our search processWhen Leadership Matters
AI has made hiring faster. Choosing the right leader still takes judgment.
At the board and C-suite level, the decision rests on judgment. Across more than 1,100 searches, we built Aperture 360℠ to support that judgment with evidence. 96% of the executives we place are still in role a year later.
Every placement carries a replacement guarantee. Calls are confidential.
Exceptional leaders are rare. Finding them is our work.
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The problem
Executives are usually hired for their experience and replaced because of their behavior. Our practice is built to close that gap, with global reach, more than 1,100 completed searches, and assessment evidence in hand before you extend an offer.
Estimate what a mis-hire costsII
The record
- still in role after one year
- 96%
- of our business comes from referrals
- 85%
- executive searches completed
- 1,100+
- the year we started in executive search
- 1978
IIIThe practice
Three practices, one standard of evidence.
Horton Echelon
Dedicated recruiters embedded with your team on retainer, for leadership hiring at a pace a single search cannot match.
How Echelon worksPeopleFirst AI
We assess how AI will change your HR roles, identify the capability gaps, and deliver a 12-month plan for your team.
The Exposure-Gap FrameworkIVStart here
Start with your situation.
Scaling after a funding round
The plan calls for a dozen new leaders this year, more than sequential searches can deliver.
Start withHorton Echelon
A critical appointment
The role is central to the plan, internal succession is thin, and a mis-hire would cost a year.
Start withHorton Search
An AI plan for your HR function
Your board expects a clear view of how AI will reshape your workforce, and you are accountable for the answer.
Start withPeopleFirst AI
VThe method
Aperture 360℠ replaces guesswork with evidence.
Four components: a structured interview, a behavioral assessment, role-specific competency questions and a job-fit benchmark. You see how a candidate is likely to perform before you make an offer.
Inside Aperture 360VIClients
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VIISectors
Seven sectors, each known well enough that we understand the candidate market before a search begins.
VIIIInsights
Tell us about the role or the challenge.
You'll get our read on the candidate market for your role, a realistic timeline and how we would approach the search. The conversation is confidential. Every placement carries a replacement guarantee.