Leadership
Dan Cottee
As Managing Partner, Dan runs the day-to-day of Hunter-Miller. Specialising in commercial consumer roles, he has led searches including CEO, CMO, CCO, CDO, Chief People Officer, Digital & Technology Director, Sustainability Director, and the roles reporting beneath. Before joining Hunter-Miller, Dan was at PwC in the Banking and Capital Markets team and graduated with an MA (Hons) degree from the University of Oxford.
He is also a mentor at The Marketing Academy Foundation.
Outside the office, Dan is a tennis enthusiast, voracious traveller (150+ countries visited) and part-time church organist.
Lindsay Leslie-Miller
llmiller@hunter-miller.com
Lindsay is Hunter-Miller’s Founding Partner and has spent the last twenty five years filling commercial roles for many of the UK’s top companies. Many of her placements have gone on to become titans of industry. Previously she cut her teeth working at Dixons Carphone and, prior to that, graduated with a degree in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford.
Lindsay is a Governor at Danes Hill School and is also a mentor at School of Marketing.
On her days off Lindsay is often found riding a horse, swinging a driver, or, increasingly, hosting or attending gatherings for an ever-expanding family.
Hugh Wigmore
hwigmore@hunter-miller.com
Hugh is a Partner who has worked on roles across brand and operations, spanning CMO, CX and COO especially in B2C and B2B. Before joining Hunter-Miller, Hugh was at Octopus Investments in the New Business team, and graduated with a History degree from King’s College London.
He is also a mentor at The Marketing Academy Foundation.
Beyond work, Hugh is a keen cyclist, wedding-band drummer and fan of visiting the same two North London pubs.
To meet, get in touch with us today.
Wider Team and Advisors
The Leadership team are personally involved in all assignments. They are supported by an in-house team made up of a diverse group of brilliant, passionate researchers.
mark evans
Mark is a Board Director at Hunter-Miller. He is also an advisor to HMRC and Accenture and sits of the global board of the Marketing Society. Mark's most recent executive role was Managing Director for Marketing & Digital on the ExCo at Direct Line Group. He drove the resurgence of Marketing in the wake of their IPO away from RBS. Prior to that, Mark held senior roles at HSBC and Mars.
Mark earned a degree from the University Nottingham in Economics. He then followed this up with an MA in Corporate Strategy and Governance.
robert shaw
Robert is a Senior Advisor at Hunter-Miller, where he has been involved for the last seven years.
Robert is based in Central Europe. He holds a doctorate in History, an MA (Hons) in History and an M.St in Historical Research all from the University of Oxford. He is a frequent contributor to academic journals and co-edited Contact and Exchange in Later Medieval Europe: Essays in Honour of Malcolm Vale (Boydell & Brewer).
Nick Watkins
Nick is an advisor to the business and comes from a very varied professional background. Chief Executive of Swindon Town FC, Managing Partner of Tyzack & Partners Executive Search and Deputy Group MD of Chrysalis Group. Nicholas is now Principal of Q4 Management.
Jonathan Turner
An advisor to Hunter-Miller, Jonathan is the Chairman of Oxford Strategic Marketing and has overseen its considerable growth as Managing Partner over the last 30 years. Prior to this he was a practising Marketer with GSK, having earned a degree from Cambridge and MBA from Manchester Business School.
Robin
enquiries@hunter-miller.com
We would be lost without Robin! He is an all round good guy who makes the office tick. He likes to keep a low profile but you might catch him if you ring the landline unannounced.
Ng
Ng handles the numbers. Not only are they a whizz at book-keeping, they ensure payments are made, on time, to our valued suppliers (and hopefully by our valued customers too!)
Our reputation relies on delivering the highest quality results to our clients
We constantly challenge ourselves (and occasionally even our clients!) to get the best possible results. We want our clients to come back and use us again and again. Our aim is always to find individuals that are a lasting fit and will add significant value over time, rather than providing a ‘quick fix’.
Bespoke lies at the centre of our ethos, and we are structured to deliver upon highly specific demands. At times, we must approach assignments with the utmost discretion, other assignments demand extremely rapid outcomes.
We strive to ensure we fully understand our clients’ needs and the context for the recruitment process. We will seek to engage with all the key participants in the process to ensure we understand their perspective in depth.
Every search is managed on a day-to-day basis by one of our senior team, supported by a consultant and a researcher. Crucially we never manage a search in a vacuum and the team will always have access to the entire knowledge base of the company.
Our Ethos
Honesty, transparency, and exceptional results.
HUNTER-MILLER ARE RARE IN THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS WHO WORK ACROSS ALL SECTORS AND ALL CUSTOMER-FACING FUNCTIONS – WE HAVE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO EXTRACT THE BEST CANDIDATES FROM A DIVERSE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES AND RELATED DISCIPLINES.
A-LIST TALENT, ACROSS INDUSTRIES
Leveraging 20+ years of experience and deep connections, we go beyond to find leaders in marketing, commercial, digital, strategy, data, operations, creative, and general management. We find the hidden gems who bring exceptional skills and fresh perspectives.
SEAMLESS CULTURAL FIT
We don’t just find talent, we find the right talent. Our diverse team boasts unmatched adaptability by leveraging a constant flow of information between team, client and candidate. We go beyond skills, diving into values, leadership styles, and cultural compatibility.
RIGOROUS PROCESS, EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS
Our proven, customised, multi-step approach ensures we understand your unique needs, from company culture to essential skills. We don’t settle for “good enough”. We deliver transformative talent, as evidenced by our loyal client base
THE PEOPLE YOU MEET AT THE START ARE WITH YOU ALL THE WAY
Our directors and consultants own the process from end to end.
It’s their job to see it through to a successful conclusion.
WE OPERATE AS A FLUID TEAM: WE AS A WHOLE WORK FOR YOU
Our fluid team structure means that if a project needs more or different resource, it gets it.
We share ideas constantly: when you engage one of us, you get the benefit of all of us.
WE SUPPLY INSIGHT & IMAGINATION
Our team is driven: we won’t settle for the obvious, nor give up – even when searching for something of a unicorn.
We hire bright people who provide deep analysis and imagination, leaving no stone unturned to deliver a transformative result.
WE ARE ALL ‘CROSS-SECTOR’ SPECIALISTS
Ideas, strategies and technology flow across traditional boundaries – talent must as well.
Every member of our team works across all sectors, all of the time, spotting synergies and giving your business the widest possible choice of solutions.