Aruba Exec was founded in 2009 by Richard Crossman, with the primary objective of establishing an executive search practice that provides a personalised boutique approach for clients worldwide - an approach that remains fundamental to our operations today.
Since our inception, our executive headhunters have consistently outperformed the market by achieving an industry-leading success rate of over 99% in the delivery of C-Suite, VP, and Director level roles.
This has effectively safeguarded the investment of our esteemed technology clients who engage in our executive search services.
Our extensive domain expertise enables successful collaboration with customers to address crucial hiring requirements, and our seasoned executive search team has established strong relationships across various technology sectors and business functions.
Aruba Exec’s retained, partner-led model gives clients access to passive leaders who are not visible in open-market recruiting, expanding the search beyond the active candidate pool and into the highest-value “hidden” talent segment.
Our firm specialises in C-level, VP and Director appointments for high-growth technology and innovation businesses, targeting roles where leadership quality directly affects strategy, execution, and investor confidence.
Aruba Exec combines a high-touch, personalised approach with data-driven executive search, enabling faster separation of credible leaders from merely available candidates and improving decision quality at the shortlist stage.
Our international reach across the UK, EMEA, and the USA supports searches that must balance capability with geography, scaling needs, and stakeholder expectations, which is especially valuable for companies building cross-border leadership teams.
Aruba Exec has maintained a search delivery success rate above 99% and leader retention above 98%, signaling a process designed not just to place executives, but to reduce hiring risk and improve long-term appointment durability.
We treat our hiring customers & candidates with uncompromising respect. From our very first contact & throughout the recruitment journey, we take our role very seriously and are fully aware that this is a people process whose outcome impacts lives and careers.
We are passionate about hiring, tech & innovative executive search. If you share in our mission of connecting game-changing c-suite stars with opportunities in tech firms, then let’s talk – it’s all about human relationships!
Success in business is all about people. Whatever industry an organisation is in, it’s employees are its biggest competitive advantage.
If you are looking to recruit for a position and need executive headhunters to find you suitable candidates, or wish to discuss the types of searches you are looking to fill and need an executive headhunter with decades of experience to help, then reach out to Richard.
