As corporations across every major industry sector adapt to today’s rapidly changing world, so too must the professional services advisors whose expertise they rely upon to drive competitive advantage. With the professional services industry engaged in continuous change, there’s a wealth of new opportunities for growth and an insatiable demand for human capital talent.
Rees Draper Wright is strongly rooted in the professional services industry. Our business was founded with a focus on helping professional services firms find the right leadership talent. With more than 20 years’ experience in delivering leadership talent across the sector, our consultants have an intimate understanding of the unique cultural nuances amongst professional services businesses, alongside the complexity of each firm. This unrivalled practical experience and deep understanding of the global professional services industry, alongside our outstanding networks, enable us to consistently find the exceptional business leaders who are most desired by the top firms.
With relationships in place with the most respected firms around the world, Rees Draper Wright is ideally positioned to provide value to clients struggling to engage the executive resources required to support globalisation, emerging technological trends, competitive challenges, strategic re-positioning, market share and profitability growth. Our highly experienced, specialist consultants undertake searches across a diverse number of industry verticals within professional services, including Management Consulting, Technology Services, Legal & Compliance, Investigations Intelligence & Litigation Support and Risk Advisory.
Rees Draper Wright’s client relationships include boutique shops, large systems integrators, the big six tech advisory firms and top tier strategy houses, alongside specialist mid-sized consultancies. We’re adept at appointing professionals who have the knowledge, competency and experience, alongside the personality to thrive in this highly competitive market. Our most common mandates are for practice or business leaders, and surrounding senior partners, across a multiplicity of industries and service lines, from strategy and planning right through to execution.
Functional expertise:
- Management Consulting
- Technology Services
- Legal & Compliance
- Investigations, Intelligence & Litigation Support
- Risk Advisory
- Transaction Services & Financial Restructuring
- Cloud & Digital Transformation

Speak to a specialist
Each one of our London or New York-based consultants is a subject matter expert in the specialist area to which they are assigned; and when you speak to one of us, you’ll be engaging with someone whose knowledge and expertise you can really trust.

Richard Draper
Managing Director
Expertise: Retained Executive Search | Management Consulting, Technology, Professional Services, Financial Restructuring
Geographies: UK, North America, Europe

Daniel Richards
Managing Director - North America
Expertise: Consulting, Professional Services, Venture Capital / Private Equity and Financial Services
Geographies: UK, North America, Europe
Speak to a specialist
Each one of our London or New York-based consultants is a subject matter expert in the specialist area to which they are assigned; and when you speak to one of us, you’ll be engaging with someone whose knowledge and expertise you can really trust.

Cat Callen
Principal Consultant
Expertise: C suite, Partner and Director searches Geographies: Global
Geographies: Global

Talia Preda
Principal Consultant
Expertise: Operational Excellence – Management Consultancies / Professional Services
Geographies: North America
Speak to a specialist
Each one of our London or New York-based consultants is a subject matter expert in the specialist area to which they are assigned; and when you speak to one of us, you’ll be engaging with someone whose knowledge and expertise you can really trust.

Mikolaj (Mik) Zadecki
Head of Practice
Expertise: Investigations, Expert Witness, White Collar Crime, Forensics, Intelligence, Compliance, Fraud, Risk Management, Monitorships, Analytics, and Technology Consulting
Geographies: North America, Europe

Theo Poullai
Principal Consultant
Expertise: Governance & Risk Advisory
Geographies: UK, Europe
Speak to a specialist
Each one of our London or New York-based consultants is a subject matter expert in the specialist area to which they are assigned; and when you speak to one of us, you’ll be engaging with someone whose knowledge and expertise you can really trust.

Mikolaj (Mik) Zadecki
Head of Practice
Expertise: Investigations, Expert Witness, White Collar Crime, Forensics, Intelligence, Compliance, Fraud, Risk Management, Monitorships, Analytics, and Technology Consulting
Geographies: North America, Europe

Graeme Braidwood
Associate Director
Expertise: Investigations, Expert Witness, Transaction Advisory, Risk & Compliance, Quant Investment & Actuarial Consulting
Geographies: UK, Asia & North America
Speak to a specialist
Each one of our London or New York-based consultants is a subject matter expert in the specialist area to which they are assigned; and when you speak to one of us, you’ll be engaging with someone whose knowledge and expertise you can really trust.

Richard Draper
Managing Director
Expertise: Retained Executive Search | Management Consulting, Technology, Professional Services, Financial Restructuring
Geographies: UK, North America, Europe

Jake Sutton
Principal Consultant
Expertise: Financial Restructuring, Special Situations, Distressed, Credit, Transaction Services, M&A, Private Equity, Asset Management
Geographies: North America, Europe, Asia