Seven searches across Adtech, SaaS and Emerging Media, from a first Country Manager in Japan to 23 senior hires across 15 markets. Each one shows how the search was structured, where the difficulty sat and what was delivered, across the UK & Europe, North America & Asia.
Building a global leadership team across 15 international markets.
Ultimate Asset's founders, Matt Bolshaw and James Lyon, worked embedded with Hivestack's leadership team through its international expansion, appointing VP Sales, Managing Directors and Country Managers across Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe and North America.
The year Ultimate Asset started recruiting across digital advertising and technology
Figures are taken from the case studies on this page. The four 2026 hires are Kaizan, Log my Care, High Performance and Saku Agency.
How we work
The right search depends on the hire.
Executive Search
Retained, research-led search for senior, confidential and market-critical appointments, from Country Managers and Managing Directors to VP and C-suite hires.
What kinds of searches do these case studies cover?
They cover all three Ultimate Asset services. Vistar Media is a retained Executive Search for a market-entry Country Manager. Kaizan, Log my Care, High Performance and Saku Agency are senior Contingent Searches run on an exclusive basis. Hivestack and Criteo are Project & Multi-Hire programmes, building leadership teams and commercial teams across several markets.
Do you have international case studies?
Yes. Hivestack covered 15 markets across Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe and North America, Criteo spanned London and Barcelona, and Vistar Media was a market-entry search in Japan. Ultimate Asset recruits across the UK & Europe, North America & Asia.
How long do senior searches take?
The four senior hires we completed in 2026 took between five weeks and two months from brief to accepted offer. Multi-hire programmes take longer: Criteo's 12 hires took three months and Hivestack's 23 took seven.
Can you run a multi-hire recruitment project?
Yes. Project & Multi-Hire covers new sales teams, international expansion and several related searches run as one coordinated programme, as with Hivestack and Criteo.
Which sectors do you recruit for?
Ultimate Asset specialises in Adtech, Martech, SaaS and Emerging Media, with searches spanning sales, revenue, marketing, customer success, partnerships, programmatic and senior leadership roles.
Who leads the searches?
Each case study names the person who led it. Every search is run by a Director or one of our Founders, and each sector has a named practice lead.