Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Executive search firms for coo recruitment worldwide

RevenueBase identified 14,693 executive search firms for coo recruitment worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 177,909 professional contacts across them, including 38,813 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers executive search firms for coo recruitment worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026. Country and city lists for executive search firms for coo recruitment follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
14,693Companies
177,909Contacts tracked
38,813Verified emails
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The 25 largest executive search firms for coo recruitment worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 14,693 executive search firms for coo recruitment worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to executive search firms for coo recruitment: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceNew Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026n/a10,552 contacts →

Strong evidence

“ABC Consultants is India’s leading executive search and talent advisory firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,0003,376 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Heidrick & Struggles is the premier provider of executive search, corporate culture and leadership consulting services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3Indirect evidenceZurich, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,0003,068 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Egon Zehnder is the world’s preeminent leadership advisory firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,0002,889 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5Indirect evidencePluederhausen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 28, 2026n/a2,523 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Consulting Personalberatung Revision”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,0001,979 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Antal International is a global executive search organisation with over 130 offices in more than 30 countries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7Strong evidenceChennai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,0001,421 contacts →

Strong evidence

“LIVE CONNECTIONS is a Search & Recruitment Organization that specializes in finding and placing professionals across all sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026n/a869 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“H.P.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9Strong evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,000807 contacts →

Strong evidence

“True is modernizing executive hiring by combining global search expertise with the True AI Capability Index™, the industry’s only methodology for assessing candidate adaptability…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10Indirect evidenceAustin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,000766 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Great organizations need exceptional leaders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11Indirect evidenceBanglore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026n/a752 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Merrin & Associates was founded in 1995.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12Partial evidenceShanghai, ChinaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,000739 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Dezhu Group’s core business is international, high-end talent search (CGL).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,000687 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1990, Solomon Page is a leading staffing and executive search firm headquartered in New York City with offices across the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,000656 contacts →

Strong evidence

“For more than 35 years, DHR has been a leading provider of executive search, leadership consulting and emerging leader search solutions, serving more than 60 markets around the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15Strong evidenceShanghai, ChinaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500646 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Established since 1996, Bó Lè offers executive search and consulting expertise aligning with our clients’ growing demand for talented human resources.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16Indirect evidenceRochelle Park, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500606 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ZRG is a global talent advisory firm that is changing the way companies hire and manage talent.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17Indirect evidenceExeter, NH, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500591 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Goodwin Recruiting (Forbes America's Best Recruiting Firms since 2020) has been connecting top talent with amazing opportunities since Our expert team brings hands-on experience…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18Strong evidenceAmsterdam, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500531 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Pedersen & Partners is a leading global Executive Search and Leadership Consulting firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19Partial evidenceMumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,000503 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We have a huge experience in recruitment for almost every industry from accounting to automobiles and from manufacturing to healthcare and IT.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500498 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Options Group is a leading global executive search and strategic consulting firm specializing in financial services including capital markets, global markets, alternative…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20265,001-10,000450 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Page Executive is a global leader in executive search & recruitment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,000450 contacts →

Strong evidence

“TRANSEARCH International is a global executive search and leadership consulting organisation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23Strong evidenceSingaporeHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500442 contacts →

Strong evidence

“PeopleSearch is a regional executive search and talent acquisition firm built on a reputation of elevating careers and empowering businesses with bespoke solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24Partial evidenceBeverly Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026n/a442 contacts →

Partial evidence

“JJA is a team of executive headhunters specializing in swift, discreet, drama-free placements across the innovation economy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200425 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The GRS Group is an international executive search consultancy whose services include retained search, contingency search, advertised selection and interim solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

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Executive search firms for coo recruitment worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026
21.8%Verified-email coverage
12.1Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
5.8%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
10,037
11-50
3,764
51-200
652
201-500
136
501-1,000
44
1,001-5,000
37
5,001-10,000
4
10001+
6

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among executive search firms for coo recruitment, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for executive search firms for coo recruitment are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “executive search firms for coo recruitment”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names executive search firms for coo recruitment), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among executive search firms for coo recruitment, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 38,813 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Executive search firms for coo recruitment by location

103 lists · largest first

Every Executive search firms for coo recruitment list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names executive search firms for coo recruitment, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many executive search firms for coo recruitment are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 14,693 executive search firms for coo recruitment worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

ABC Consultants, headquartered in New Delhi, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most executive search firms for coo recruitment?

The United States leads with 4,306 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (1,346) and India (1,082). Every executive search firms for coo recruitment list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most executive search firms for coo recruitment?

London leads with 849 headquartered companies, followed by New York (422) and Paris (220).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.