Congratulations to appointed candidates on taking up new roles – 11 November

A number of recent searches have resulted on some excellent appointments.

This week two appointees took up their new roles in two of London’s most spectacular buildings, one a cultural institution and the other the home of a national membership organisation. They are:

Darranda Rowswell, who joins the https://www.royalalberthall.com/ as its Development Director and Claire Bastin, who became the Commercial Director of https://www.ugle.org.uk/

We wish them well in their new roles.

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Board Appointments across East Anglia

Wild Search have advised two independent schools and one academy trust on the appointment of their new chairs.

As a result of three extensive searches across Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex, Ipswich High School have appointed experienced finance director Jamie Smith as its new Chair; Littlegarth School have appointed Jim Keohane as its Chair designate and the Seckford Education Trust have appointed Amanda Burton its Chair. We wish them all well in their new roles.

Wild Search has been advising boards on the appointment of chairs, NEDs and trustees since 2010 and has a growing track record both at national level and is adept at focussing on more regional searches. To find out more about how we are able to advise your organisation, please contact Grace Bowden: info@wildsearch.org

Seth Bolderow to lead Education at Wild Search

Seth Bolderow to lead Education at Wild Search

Education executive search and advisory business Wild Search is delighted to announce the appointment of Seth Bolderow as Director and Head of Education with effect from 1 March 2022.


Seth graduated from Exeter University and completed his Master’s at Oxford University before embarking on a varied teaching career that has seen him work in both day and boarding, single-sex and co-educational schools in the UK and overseas. He was a member of senior leadership teams for half of his 20+ year career in teaching and was instrumental in setting up two brand new schools, in Hong Kong as the first Deputy Head of Harrow International School and then as the first full-time Headmaster of Wetherby Senior School, part of the Alpha Plus Group.