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A successful Executive search has never been more critical in these times of lightning-speed change and volatility. Our deeply experienced team, industry expertise, and a suite of proprietary diagnostic tools help us determine the right leader for your organization.

More about our retained Executive Search services:

• Our industry-leading 93.4% three-year retention rate for Bedford-placed candidates merely manifests our approach, process, and proprietary tools, leading to better client outcomes.
• We are the #1 performing office among 60 global locations in TRANSEARCH.
• 85% of our clients come from repeat business.
• 5000+ completed searches completed across all sectors – including USA, Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
• We practice what we preach: In 2023, 41.6% of our short list candidates were diverse candidates.

Bedford Group has helped hundreds of clients build effective, inclusive, decisive and strategic boards that bring diversity of thought, background and perspective and help to provide the framework to deliver exceptional corporate performance. Your board is counted on for guidance and sound judgment, and you can count on us to deliver board members that are fit for purpose in today’s rapidly emerging business and social environment. We have experience conducting search and succession planning for entire Board teams, Chair of the Board and Directors.

The Bedford Group advises Executive Committee and Board of Directors for public and private companies on all aspects of executive and Board remuneration. You can learn more information by contacting us or going to our Executive & Board Compensation Services page.

• Salary structure and salary planning
• Annual cash incentives
• Long term incentives:
• Stock options
• Restricted Share Units (RSUs) / Performance Share Units (PSUs)
• Deferred Share Units (DSUs)
• Phantom share plans
• Long term cash plans
• Termination and Change in Control provisions
• Employee savings and share purchase plans

Progressive Boards and Senior Executives are increasingly required to deal with a multitude of contingencies regarding their senior management team. Bedford Group TRANSEARCH proactively answers their requirements by preparing an in-depth, customizable Talent Scouting Research Report well before their annual talent review. This report provides the Board and/or Senior Executive Leader with a pragmatic and independent lens on key external talent. It helps to shape the organization’s talent management agenda proactively.

• Multi-dimensional review of each role at your company, its development, and future leadership requirements.
• Full talent-scouting research report developed with your critical senior leadership team members in mind, including detailed profiles and Bedford’s unique market insight on critical North American and global talent.
• Proactively build relationships with top talent through discreet yet transparent meetings arranged by The Bedford Group TRANSEARCH with selected candidates.
• Real-time benchmarks for your internal talent, enabling you to fully assess their capability compared to the best talent in the marketplace.