Chief Financial Officer

CFO Executive Search & Headhunting Services

Our CFO executive search service delivers high-impact Chief Financial Officers to SaaS companies across the UK, EMEA & US.

CFO Executive Search

A CFO’s primary mission is to develop and execute a strategic plan that will support business goals through financial planning and analysis.

Oakstone recruits high-impact CFOs for Start-Up, Scale-Up, SMEs and larger Enterprises.

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Building Your Business

Executive leadership is essential; however, no individual can independently drive a company.

Oakstone can make key leadership hires and support leaders to hire entire Go-To-Market teams.

Oakstone has been assisting leading companies in hiring talent since 1995. Our history spans from making key hires such as the CEO, CRO, CFO and CMO to hiring account managers and executives.

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Our Experience

Case Study: CFO, PI Datametrics

  • Founded in 2017 by Daniel Titterton and Sam Silverwood-Cope

  • HQ Brighton, UK, with approx. 50 employees

  • Privately held

  • Content optimisation and performance platform (SaaS)

Search Background

  • PI Datametrics CEO, Dan Titterton approached Oakstone 3-4 months ahead of their hiring needs for a Chief Financial Officer.

  • Looking for someone who was growth-minded and who had investment, fundraising and M&A experience.

  • SaaS startup sales experience

  • Exclusive Retained agreement

The Challenge

  • Location: Narrow talent pool close to Brighton (hybrid position with one day a week in the office)

  • Offering a lower salary and a higher equity role due to the company’s start-up position.

Result

  • 20 weeks from search to the signing of contracts

  • Shortlisted 3 people and hired Michael Foulkes.

  • Michael had 4 years of experience with Black Swan Data, leading their series A, B and C funding rounds, £15M worth of investment.

  • Highly relevant and strong background

Continued relationship

  • The CFO role was a one-off hire with Oakstone.

  • Oakstone retains a strong relationship with PI Datametrics CEO, Dan Titterton.

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Discuss Your Hiring Requirements

Are you looking for executive search assistance or, more specifically, to hire a Chief Financial Officer? Contact Oakstone to arrange a no-obligation discovery call with one of our experienced Divisional Directors.

I’m Jobseeking

As a client-driven firm, we work exclusively for clients to find people with specific skills and experience.

However, if you would like to submit your CV, it will be passed on to our divisional directors, and we will keep you in mind for future roles that are appropriate to your background and goals.