Helping you recruit transformative leaders: your cornerstone for growth.
Global Search. Local Expertise. Transformational Impact.
At Cornerstone International Group, we believe that leadership is not just a title; rather, it’s about igniting positive change in strategy, culture, and market success. Through our rigorous search process, we help organizations recruit leaders who will have a lasting impact. With 45 entrepreneurial partners, located in most major markets worldwide, we combine the agility and client focus of local experts with the reach and resources of a global organization.
Our work is grounded in deep local market knowledge, a strong culture of collaboration, and a commitment to finding leaders who align with your organization’s values and culture.
Executive Search:
Ensuring you have the right talent
We go beyond matching skills and experience, delving into leadership capabilities, cultural alignment, and strategic vision to help you recruit executives who will deliver on today’s business imperatives while building for tomorrow’s challenges.
Strategic Partnership: We act as an extension of your leadership team, aligning our search process with your business strategy and organizational goals. We invest time up-front in understanding your vision, objectives, and culture, and evaluate each candidate on their ability to succeed.
Access to Hidden Talent: We identify and attract the strongest candidates, including many who are not actively seeking new opportunities. Our global network enables us to make the search as broad as the world, or as narrow as your local market.
Rigorous Evaluation: We evaluate competencies and cultural fit through advanced assessment tools and in-depth interviews. We focus on the characteristics and behaviors that will be most effective in your organization.
Success in Challenging Roles: We excel in finding leaders for hard-to-fill and highly specialized positions, particularly critical in today’s dynamic, AI-focused world.
Integration and Onboarding: Our responsibility does not end with the hire – we support onboarding and integration to help new leaders succeed from day one.
Industry Expertise
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Construction
- Consumer & Luxury Goods
- Defense
- Financial Services
- Food Service
- Life Science & Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Non-Profits
- Professional Services
- Retail
- Specialty Chemicals
- Ship Building
- Technology
- Transportation
Functional Expertise
- Communications
- Engineering
- Finance
- General Management
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Legal & Compliance
- Marketing
- Operations
- Procurement
- Research & Development
- Sales
- Supply Chain
Board Search & Advisory:
building governance for the future
Your board must be a strategic asset in an era of increased stakeholder scrutiny.
Cornerstone provides a discreet, highly effective service to identify board members who offer more than a name—they offer insight, oversight, and foresight. We help clients build robust, future-ready boards.
Our process begins by understanding the board’s purpose and role, ensuring we help you recruit people with the right skills and expectations.
Mapping critical competencies: We review your board’s makeup and pinpoint key expertise gaps for current and future needs.
Focus on cultural fit and shared values: In evaluating candidates, we go beyond professional skills and consider diversity in background, thought, geography, gender, and culture, along with independent judgment to create a balance between constructive challenge and collaboration.
Talent availability: Our global network and connections leverage our ability to identify sitting and prospective directors with proven experience who fit the role requirements within your organization.
Discrete Evaluation & Vetting: Our confidential process includes comprehensive vetting for reputation, ethics, and potential conflicts of interest, safeguarding your organization’s integrity.
Onboarding for Impact: We ensure new directors are equipped with a deep understanding of the company’s culture, key challenges, and dynamics, enabling them to contribute meaningfully from their first meeting.
With Cornerstone, you gain more than a search provider – you gain a trusted advisor and long-term partner in leadership success.
Why Cornerstone International Group?
- The Power of Global, The Focus of Local: We combine worldwide reach with on-the-ground partners in local markets who understand local talent dynamics and business customs.
- Agile & Partner-Led: You work directly with a seasoned senior partner dedicated to your success, ensuring responsiveness, flexibility, and a commitment to finding your ideal leader.
- Branded by Results: For decades, we have supported our clients’ success by helping them build leadership teams that drive growth, innovation, and sustainable value.
