Executive Search

Margarita is the Divisional Director for the Public Sector and Not for Profit Division which she established in 2018. She has been covering Public Sector and NFP since 2004 and has had national role since 2006, so she has strong knowledge and understanding and initiatives that affect the sector. The Division is responsible for permanent, fixed term and interim recruitment as well as consultancy solutions across Finance, Procurement & Commissioning, Project, Programme Management & Transformation, Marcoms, Regen & Economic Development, Policy and Performance, Planning as well as Executive appointments. The Division covers Local & Central Government, NHS, Education, Social Housing and Charities across the whole of the UK.

The Division has recently secured a place on the Crown Commercial Services RM6160 Public Sector Framework that covers the NHS and the Wider Public Sector. We also work in partnership with CIPFA and help sponsor events and seminars for the wider CIPFA members across the Midlands and nationwide. In addition Margarita and the team is able to offer psychometric assessments during restructures as well as new recruitment processes and deliver tailored client and candidate LinkedIn and CPD events.

Richard is the Managing Director of Macildowie’s Executive Search and Outplacement Support capabilities and as such has full oversight for the operations for both practices. Richard is responsible for sourcing Director and C-Suite level candidates for private sector companies on a retained basis. Margarita Fedoseyeva is responsible for executive search for private and NFP organisations. From an outplacement perspective, Richard manages workshops focussed on improving employability.

Richard also runs Macildowie’s MD/CEO Mastermind Forum and our NED Network. Both are peer-to-peer mentoring and networking groups which meet ona quarterly basis. Please connect with Rich if you would like further details.

Prior to working at Macildowie, Rich has recruited into both the private and public sectors in the UK, Australia and New Zealand in a specialised recruitment career that spans 20 years.

Sarah has over two decades of experience in marketing recruitment, specialising in senior leadership and c-suite marketing and communications appointments across the UK for blue-chip companies, PE-backed businesses, and SMEs. Nine of those years were spent running her own agency as well as various side hustles including a cheesecake business, networking marketing, and she also set up and co-ran an art gallery in Birmingham. Recruitment however is where her heart is and she’s genuinely passionate about making great connections with people, whether it’s working with someone to secure them their next dream job or with organisations looking to attract and retain top talent.

Sarah joined Macildowie’s Executive Search team in May 2024 to head up their marketing practice, and her USP is authentically getting to the heart of what makes a person or organisation tick and coming up with the best possible solution to achieve the result you are looking for.

Here are some excerpts from client and candidate testimonials on LinkedIn:

“Absolutely amazing experience with Sarah! Truly pays attention to all details and works incredibly hard at securing long-term career investments which are very well crafted not only to skillsets but visions and growth plans also!”

“Sarah exhibited an impressive level of knowledge about the marketing industry… It's evident that Sarah is not just skilled at what she does, but she's also deeply committed to ensuring her clients' success.”

“Sarah went above and beyond to ensure we recruited the right candidate, not only from a skills perspective but also from an all-important cultural fit… Sarah's experience meant she was quickly able to understand our business and the requirements of the role.”

“Sarah's communication skills are second to none, she is fast, efficient and is genuinely passionate about what she does and the clients that she helps.”