Hiring the right leader is only the starting point.

Performance is what matters.

Executive search identifies the right person. Leadership Advisory ensures that person and the team around them performs at the level the organisation requires.

Our work is focused exclusively on Investment Management and Insurance, where leadership decisions carry direct commercial and regulatory consequence.

Where we work with clients

We operate across three areas, each grounded in the same sector knowledge and senior relationships that underpin our search practice.

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Executive Assessment

Understanding whether a leadership team is fit for what comes next

We assess leadership teams at moments of change, growth, transaction, underperformance or succession. Our work provides an externally grounded view of:

  • Individual capability

  • Team composition

  • Leadership dynamics

  • Succession depth

This is not theoretical benchmarking. It is assessed against the actual senior talent market.

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Board Assessment

Evaluating whether governance is genuinely effective

We provide independent board effectiveness reviews across Investment Management and Insurance grounded in the regulatory and governance realities of these sectors. We assess:

  • Composition and independence

  • Challenge culture and decision-making

  • Chair and committee effectiveness

  • Board–executive interaction

Our focus is simple:

Whether the board actually works well in practice.

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Executive Coaching

Supporting senior leaders through high-stakes transitions and complexity.

We work with CEOs and senior executives navigating:

  • Step-up appointments and new roles

  • New environments and broader remit

  • Increased scrutiny and expectations

  • Organisational change

Our coaching is industry-specific, commercially grounded and informed by our experience of working closely with senior leadership and a deep understanding of the markets in which our clients operate.

We understand the roles, the pressures and the expectations our clients operate under.

We are typically engaged:
  • During or following a restructure, transaction or strategic shift 

  • Ahead of a fundraise or capital event 

  • To strengthen leadership performance 

  • During periods of rapid growth

Case Study

Board Effectiveness Review — PE-Backed UK Wealth Manager

Why choose AMC?

Sector-specific judgement

We know what strong leadership looks like in these markets — and where it fails.

Connected to the talent market

Our advisory work is informed by real-time visibility of senior talent — not static frameworks.

Senior access and credibility

We operate at the level where leadership decisions are made.

Integrated with search

When advisory identifies a gap, we can act on it.

If you’d like to understand how we deliver leadership advisory across investment management and insurance, speak with our team

Speak with our team