Our Firm

We are defined by our people and are deeply committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture.

A warm welcome

AMS Advisors was established with the ever-increasing demand from our clients to provide human capital solutions, in markets with a need for “compelling change”.

AMS Advisor’s unique combination of talent and data driven technology gives us the ability to turn ideas into reality, quickly and accurately. We see opportunities and we create value to make the most of them.

We are data led, generated from our proprietary technologies. Our sister entity, a software technology early enabler in text to speech and generative analytics, allows us to foresee trends in the market with people, by companies, functions, teams, locations and separately, be able to cross analyse against diversity indexes such as age, gender and culture elements such as nationality.

Usually, we are first aware of market talent movement considerations. We are best suited for firms undergoing transformative change or early-stage start-up / newco situations. Rapid response being a key element, with local knowledge and global outreach.

Geographically, we focus on transformative markets that either set the standards for innovation / change, or strive towards it:

  • Saudi Arabia as part of country vision programs
  • France, a market undervalued but with high-potential upside
  • Scandinavia, a leader in diversity and sustainability that continues to push the envelope
  • Benelux, driven by specialised businesses that deliver high-demand products and solutions
Our focus covers a variety of industry sectors, differentiated by geographies we serve by their intentions.
Our people

Our people stay with our firm. We aim to hire the best people in the marketplace and we make sure that they share our professional values and rewarded at the highest levels in the market. We hire on merit and experience, not just potential, while our partnership structure fosters a culture of conservative risk management. We have the right people and the right information.

We are not a corporation tied to earning pressures nor here to increase returns to our shareholders. Instead, we accept engagements that are aligned with our business principles.

Our entire firm is based on a partnership model for all our employees, all of which are shareholders. Our Executive Management Team consists of seasoned professionals from a variety of sectors. Our people have a very real interest in seeing success across every part of the business.

This is a confederation of entrepreneurs in which everyone works together for the greater good of both the business and our customers. The partnership model is not confined to inward-facing expressions. Far from it. Our clients and partners, our relationships with them are born of equality, mutual respect and the desire to build and sustain lasting value for both parties.

We are fortunate to have experts in our firm who have collectively worked across all continents, previously holding senior management positions with prestigious and globally recognised firms.

We pride ourselves on having a flat structure, allowing us to optimise information flow and ideas, providing our clients with exceptional products and services, almost in real-time.

  • Alexander Aitken
    Alexander Aitken

    Partner - Technology

    Alexander offers strategic advice to CEOs and boards within the technology industry. He draws in two decades of leadership expertise, having supported a number of start-up entities, PE backed firms, corporates at large. Early in his career, he has streamlined and accelerated business processes and decision-making. Thereafter, he has supported firms by integrating data science and analytics, automation, innovation, manufacturing excellence and generative AI.

    Alexander Aitken

    Partner - Technology

  • Aidan Carr

    Partner - Technology

    Aidan joined leadership search relatively recently five years ago, delivering solutions primarily for large corporates and private equity firms. His expertise revolves around software, tech based systems and associated services. Having started a tech firm, his deep expertise has proven valuable for early-mid stage entities.

    Aidan Carr

    Partner - Technology

  • Lucy Haylet

    Partner - Financial Services

    Lucy’s prior experience in banking having delivered talent management solutions for a global major bank and asset management firm allows her to craft solutions for clients that are both sustainable and unique. Lucy has delivered solutions in retail, IB, asset and in-part wealth management.

    Lucy Haylet

    Partner - Financial Services

  • Lee Johnson

    Partner - Industrial

    Lee has 35 years of HR leadership expertise having led firms in the energy, metals & mining and industrial sector. His experience covers Asia Pac, Africa, Middle East primarily. Lee has become known for his business transitional expertise, helping firms overcome inflexion points in their career lifecycle.

    Lee Johnson

    Partner - Industrial

  • James Twiston-Davies
    James Twiston-Davies

    Partner - Industrial

    James is a leadership search veteran with 25 years having advised over 700 mandates across Aerospace & Defence, Automotive Mobility, Transport & Logistics, Agriculture, metals & mining, energy and manufacturing. James is considered a global veteran in this space.

    James Twiston-Davies

    Partner - Industrial

  • Sue Busby

    Partner – Constr. & Logistics

    Sue leads a number of critical projects within the real estate and construction development led arena. Her expertise covers all forms of infrastructure, mixed use real estate, sports & theme based infrastructure. She also co-leads our logistical sector dealing with most firm of supply chain driven entities: traditional and digitalised. She also works actively in the aviation and broader transport area covering automotive, mobility and disruptive technologies.

    Sue Busby

    Partner – Constr. & Logistics

  • Irfan A. Parvez

    Partner - Industrial

    Irfan advises global boards on people and technology solutions. Within is realm, he especially advises firms in the real estate, infrastructure and construction industrial space. Irfan has delivered leadership solutions for major development initiatives, real estate for global majors and asset managers and separately, a number of global majors in the construction sector.

    Irfan A. Parvez

    Partner - Industrial

  • Amy C. Collins
    Amy C. Collins

    Partner - Professional Services

    With over 20 years of experience in HR driven solutions across talent management. Known for her strategic insight and commitment to client success, Amy has been instrumental in helping organizations build and develop high-performing leadership teams and is considered a trusted advisor in the market. Amy leverages her extensive industry knowledge to provide strategic consulting and leadership solutions. She has supported many of the leading service firms in legal, management consulting, media, technology, amongst other fields.

    Amy C. Collins

    Partner - Professional Services

  • Jason Clark
    Jason Clark

    Partner - Telecommunications

    Jason Clark is a veteran in the telecommunications industry, with 27 years of experience in the industry and advises boards and leaders alike. Known for his strategic insight and ability to drive business transformation, Jason has been pivotal in helping organizations build and sustain high-performing leadership teams. Jason leverages his deep industry knowledge delivering customized talent solutions has supported both private equity backed entities, technology firms in the communications space and telecom corporates.

    Jason Clark

    Partner - Telecommunications

  • Harsith Patel
    Harsith Patel

    Partner - Consumer

    Harsith Patel is a seasoned professional in the consumer industry with 17 years of extensive experience in leadership recruitment. Throughout his career, Harsith has demonstrated a keen ability to identify and cultivate top talent, driving organizational success and fostering leadership excellence in the consumer & retail space.

    Harsith Patel

    Partner - Consumer

  • Leonora M. Gill

    Partner – Construction & RE

    Leonora has delivered C suite teams for many of the construction firms and development led projects in the UK. Her expertise covers mixed use real estate, community projects, sports infrastructure, theme driven concepts and a variety of housing / high rise projects. She has also advised developments in the Middle East and in-part mainland Europe.

    Leonora M. Gill

    Partner – Construction & RE

  • Yuhaniz Khan

    Partner - Healthcare

    Yuhaniz is considered one of the GCC’s leading healthcare and life sciences search experts, having delivered many of the regions first start-ups for multinationals in the region, placing regional C level teams. She works across healthcare, medical tech, pharma and separately in Europe, bio tech. With a decade of expertise, she tends to lead by having a very hands-on approach, leading clients to entrusting her with their most sensitive challenges.

    Yuhaniz Khan

    Partner - Healthcare

  • Anna S. Crespo
    Anna S. Crespo

    Partner - Healthcare

    Anna Crespo is a highly accomplished professional with 20 years of experience in pharma, healthcare, biotech, biosciences and medical technology. She is renowned for her ability to identify and cultivate top talent in the broader healthcare sector, helping organizations to build robust leadership teams that drive innovation and excellence. Anna leverages her expertise advising boards, start-ups, spin-off’s, private equity backed firms and corporates.

    Anna S. Crespo

    Partner - Healthcare

  • Amy Hoffman
    Amy Hoffman

    Partner - PE, VC & Soverign

    Amy Hoffman is a seasoned professional with over just under 20 years of experience in the financial services and infrastructure industries. She combines her analytical skills and industry knowledge to connect top talent with leading organizations, helping businesses build strong leadership teams and achieve their strategic goals. She has worked in investment banking team focused on the healthcare sector including bioscience, biotech, medical tech and pharma. She then moved to Europe with EQT’s growth fund.

    Amy Hoffman

    Partner - PE, VC & Soverign

  • Julie Ashall

    Partner - Media

    Julie has advised many of the world’s entities in the entertainment field, from innovation led firms through to traditional leisure related entities. More recently Julie has been heavily involved in the sports sector. Julie started her career in technology and moved into gaming. Julie is considered one of our experts in research.

    Julie Ashall

    Partner - Media

  • Caroline Ford

    Partner - Media

    Caroline is an expert in the Media sector, encompassing entertainment, leisure, gaming and sports. Caroline has been responsible for many of the media diversification from conglomerates to specialised firms. She also advises companies on matters around governance, legal and risk.

    Caroline Ford

    Partner - Media

Principles

We are the trusted advisor to our clients and a reputable business to our partners. We believe we have an obligation to society as a good corporate citizen. We believe we will be successful if our clients and partners are successful. This means we deliver more value than expected.

We behave as professionals in all what we do, upholding absolute integrity and respect to local custom and culture. Above all, we adhere to local law and ethical codes of conduct.

In all what we do, we will not comprise on quality and we will choose assignments we truly believe we can add value to and not accept those that we do not.

There are no shareholders or other outsiders to whom we answer, allowing our financial related ideas to be truly independent and telling our clients the truth. We stay independent and able to disagree, regardless of the popularity of our views or their effect on our finances. This is a key competitive advantage we carry.

We focus on long-term goals, building a strong and sustainable firm, enduring times of bullish and bearish markets alike.

Our clientele and partners remain strictly confidential and we never reveal sensitive information. This typically means we cannot and will not promote our good work. Instead, we focus on making our clients and partners successful.

We believe in helping each other, intensely dedicated to developing and coaching one another and our clients and partners. Ours is a firm of leaders who want the freedom to do what they think is right.