Senior Management
Executive Recruitment for Agribusiness
With over 25 years of experience in agribusiness, we’ve cultivated a vast network of senior industry leaders. Our specialist executive search services help agricultural businesses secure top-tier talent for CEO, director, and other senior-level roles – from large multinationals to family-run enterprises.
Our primary approach is targeted headhunting, proactively seeking out the best executives and managers who are driving success in their current roles but open to their next challenge. This ensures you gain access to high-calibre talent beyond the pool of active job seekers.
We’ve also partnered with many agricultural businesses on succession planning, helping them replace key management figures and ensure a seamless transition of leadership.
We recognise that senior appointments define the future of your business. That’s why we take the time to understand your organisation’s values, culture, and long-term goals, building a tailored recruitment strategy that ensures the right fit.
In a rapidly changing agribusiness marketplace, we offer a consultative, discreet, and committed service – helping you attract visionary leaders who will drive lasting growth and success.
Job roles & functions we recruit for
Here are examples of roles we recruit for - this is not an exhaustive list. If you're unsure whether we can assist, please get in touch.
CEO & Managing Directors
ESG & Sustainability Leads
Commercial & Sales Directors
Non-Executive Directorships
Technical & Operations Leads
Estate management
Strategic leadership
Senior leadership within public bodies
Senior positions we've filled
Here are some examples of senior positions we have successfully recruited for.
Tithebarn Ltd
PES Technologies
International Sales Development Manager
GreenBest Limited
Head of Commercial - Agriculture
Mole valley Farmers
Successor to Managing Director
Colchester Oysters
Speak to our Senior Management Lead
Finding the right talent can be challenging, but we’re here to help.
Speak to our lead consultant for Senior Management for an informal, no-obligation chat about your hiring needs and how we can support your business.
Grace Nugent
01885 483440 | grace.nugent@delacyexecutive.co.uk
Client Testimonials
De Lacy Executive Recruitment brought a different perspective to our recruitment process by recognising the strong transferable skills between agriculture and aquaculture. Their agricultural expertise enabled them to access a wider talent pool and generate high-quality candidate enquiries for our marine hatchery, taking much of the recruitment burden away from our team. They were professional, efficient, and easy to work with throughout the process, and I would be happy to work with them again in the future.
I was happy with the level of service provided to me by De Lacy Executive Recruitment. I was provided with a good number of well qualified candidates in a reasonable timeframe. De Lacy were quick to provide a shortlist of suitable candidates, they listened to my feedback and adjusted their search accordingly.
De Lacy Executive Recruitment are my No.1 recruiter of choice, their service and expertise in the industry has continually impressed me. They are always on hand and committed to our success.
I have always found De Lacy Executive Recruitment to be dedicated to helping us find new talent to add to our team, taking the extra time to truly understand our business and our values to help us find the right fit. We have made some really fantastic appointments over the years and in what are often really challenging recruitment areas.
Harry and the De Lacy Executive Recruitment team recently assisted us in the recruitment of a Fam Business Manager; the candidates that were presented were all excellent and the co-ordination of the recruiting process was faultless.
De Lacy Executive Recruitment is the cream in recruitment!
We have partnered with De Lacy Executive for over 11 years and throughout that time they have consistently delivered high-quality candidates across a broad range of positions, including Account Managers, Directors and specialist technical roles.
What sets them apart is the effort they take to understand our business. As a customer and service-focused organisation providing essential services to the dairy and wider agricultural sectors, it is important that any recruitment partner understands both our industry and our culture. De Lacy Exec has taken the time to gain that understanding, which is reflected in the quality and suitability of the candidates they introduce.
Their knowledge of our business, combined with their ability to identify experienced professionals, has made them a trusted and valued recruitment partner for many years.
As a recruiter sceptic due to past experiences, De Lacy Executive Recruitment had quite the mountain to climb. However, they took the time to understand us, our business, and exactly who we needed for the role. They actively sought out strong candidates, listened to feedback, and ultimately provided us with a number of excellent options. Given how niche our requirements were, we were genuinely impressed.
We have been very impressed with De Lacy Executive, having never used a recruitment agency before. They took the time to really understand our business and the type of person we were looking for. Chelsea was friendly, professional and efficient throughout, making the whole recruitment process straightforward and easy. Communication was excellent, and we always felt well informed. We would highly recommend Chelsea and De Lacy Executive.
