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.
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.
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.