David Bailey is a Client Partner at Pedersen & Partners, based in London. He focuses on Executive Search mandates in the United Kingdom, specializing in Finance Leadership roles, while also developing cross-border searches. He brings over two decades of Executive Search expertise, with a focus on CFO and senior Finance leadership appointments across diverse industries and ownership structures, including publicly listed companies, privately held enterprises, and private equity-backed organizations.
Before joining Pedersen & Partners, David founded a boutique executive search platform dedicated to CFO and senior Finance leadership roles, where he served a select group of long-standing clients. Prior to that, he held senior roles at leading executive search firms, where he established and led CFO practices, delivering executive search mandates and managing client relationships across sectors. Earlier in his career, David gained international experience as a Client Relationship Manager in Istanbul and built expertise in recruitment, business development, and customer service in the UK insurance and manufacturing sectors.
With professional experience working across international markets, David's expertise spans the full cycle of executive search, from new business origination to execution and delivery. He has a proven track record of partnering with leadership teams to secure top-tier finance talent, enabling organizational growth and transformation.