Leaders in Executive Search
With Global Reach
Part of Agilium Worldwide LLC, independently ranked one of the world’s top global executive search groups.
Leaders in Executive Search
With Global Reach
Part of Agilium Worldwide LLC, independently ranked one of the world’s top global executive search groups.
Recent Assignments
Financial Services
Chief Risk Officer
Consumer
People Director
Private Equity
Chief Investment Officer
Transportation
Chief Executive
Health
European Commercial Director
Manufacturing
Managing Director
Not For Profit
Chief Executive
Financial Technology
Non-Executive Director
Education
Marketing Director
Health
Chief Commercial Officer
ABOUT US
Principal Connections - executive search
Principal Connections is Ireland’s leading executive search and leadership consulting firm and is part of Agilium Worldwide LLC (est. 1984), independently ranked one of the world’s top global executive search groups. (55+ offices, 30+ countries, 250+ consultants).
Our industry leading consulting team advises organisations of all shapes, sizes and maturity across most major sectors and functional roles at C-Suite, D-Suite, Management and Board level.
Principal Connections was recently ranked one of the “Top 10 Executive Search firms in Europe for 2024” by HR media publication, Manage HR Magazine. And that’s for a reason. We’re not just another firm; we’re a testament to excellence in executive search.
we're a testament to excellence
in executive search.
Award Winning
Consulting Team
Principal Connections’ multi-award winning consulting team advises many of the most noteworthy multinational corporations, small-to-medium enterprises, start-up and family-owned businesses, not-for-profit, semi-state and public-sector bodies across the following service lines:
Through our vast experience we understand that every client challenge and context is unique. The services we offer are therefore tailored to the individual needs of every client, offering a customised solution to even the most complex human capital challenges.
SERVICES WE DELIVER
Best in class leaders and organisational solutions
Industries We Serve
Our industry experts and sector specialisms guarantee in-depth knowledge to identify, assess, recruit and retain the best leadership and executive talent.
Global Offices. Local Expertise.
We are part of Agilium Worldwide LLC, independently ranked one of the world’s top global executive search groups.
Each Year
Testimonials
Public Limited Company
Chief Human Resources Officer
“We’ve had the pleasure of partnering with Principal Connections on numerous occasions intermittently over the past 10 years. Such has been the success of the executive placements that they have helped us with, they have established themselves as our now ‘go-to’ partner in Ireland.”
Family-Owned Business
Chief People Officer
“I would highly recommend Principal Connections as an executive search and headhunting firm. During our engagement, they were highly professional, comprehensive, transparent, responsive, and unrelenting throughout the search process.”
Private Limited Company
Human Resources Director
“We recently engaged Principal Connections to lead the search for a crucial senior management hire for our company. They listened closely to our requirements, calibrated our expectations, and conducted a seamless but thorough search process which manifested in us being in the fortuitous position of appointing from a number of stellar candidates.”
State Funded Body
Chair
“The team at Principal Connections had an uncanny ability to understand and synthesize the disparate voices of our board members and impressively presented an outstanding shortlist of credible and interested CEO candidates for us to interview and select from. I would have no hesitation in recommending their services.”
Not-For-Profit
Chief Executive Officer
“We’ve undertaken numerous searches through Principal Connections over the past 5 years and each has concluded in a highly successful appointment. It is my pleasure to recommend their services.”
Subsidiary Company
Country Head
“It was the first time we engaged an executive search firm in Ireland. The whole experience was absolutely first-class and I will certainly re-engage Principal Connections should a senior requirement emerge again in the future.”