Executive Search

Your leaders, found by ours

Why Choose Barden

We help people and organisations to realise their potential. We help Board Members appoint leaders, with confidence. We help executive teams evolve, to be future-ready.

Your Leaders,
Found By Ours.

Our founders and executive team work directly with your Board/executive team. We have lived the reality of building and scaling a business - hiring, managing risk and driving growth. This gives us a unique understanding of what leadership means and the impact it can have on your business. Our executive search team is built by leaders, for leaders.

We Are Leaders,
For Better.

We are proud to be a B Corp Certified executive search firm, using our business as a force for good and reinforcing our mission to make a difference in society. We share your values, mitigate your risk, and enhance your reputation. Trust is earned, but it’s also Certified.

We Are Disruptors;
We Are Innovators.

Our methodology, Research > Engage > SelectTM, lowers the barrier to entry for executive search. It is a deliberate step change away from the traditional. We recognise that as the world of work changes, so too should executive search.

We Are
Backed By Better.

Sinead Donovan (ex-Grant Thornton Chair, Past President of Chartered Accountants Ireland, and International Federation of Accountants Chair) oversees our Executive Search Practice and supports our Board Reporting. Other executive search firms don’t have this experience and pedigree guiding their clients’ decisions.

Innovation, creativity and building teams, not just filling jobs, is what we are all about in Barden. If this is what you are looking for, then we should talk.

Our Executive Search Partners

Ed Heffernan

Managing Partner | Founder
Talk to Ed

Elaine Brady

Managing Partner | Founder
Talk to Elaine

Jonathan Olden

Managing Partner | Founder
Talk to Jonathan

Sinéad Donovan

Strategic Consultant
Talk to Sinéad