About us

We know first-hand Executive Search can often feel superficial, transactional and expensive.

Together, we’ve built internal Executive Search teams and led Hiring for companies like Dyson and Aston Martin F1.

We started Barker Owen to provide fast, fair and flexible executive search as an extension to modern hiring teams.

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Why work with us

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Decades of experience leading Hiring & Talent for ambitious leaders

As in-house Talent leaders, we’ve partnered with bold, innovative and often contrarian executives. We understand the deep partnering, discretion, trust and high touch needed in Executive Search.

Pricing that rewards partnering

As modern day budgets continue to tighten, our pricing rewards companies we know best and partner most deeply with as it’s this that enables us to do our best work, faster,

Access our global leadership network

We’ve spent our careers building global leadership networks in over 75 countries. Clients benefit from our ability to reach any leader discretely - and no one is off limits.

We’ve lived with our hires and know results matter

We bring an impartial and critical perspective to our work and never recommend a candidate we aren’t 100% sure of ourselves.

We represent your brand authentically

We know the importance of honest and exciting storytelling in hiring and have represented household brands and their values professionally for decades.

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