What Our Clients Say

We partner with forward-thinking leaders and organizations who understand that their people are their most powerful competitive advantage. From startups to high-growth companies, our clients share a commitment to building workplaces where people thrive.

Our Clients

A selection of companies we have partnered with to strengthen culture and place senior executives

Lansa

VP (EMEA)
VP Sales (EMEA)
Sales Director (France)
+2 more

busuu

Culture Development

Zeek

Business Development Director
Marketing Director (UK)

PSH Operations

Culture Development

Magix

SVP Marketing (Germany)

Runway East

Culture Development

Cellulant

Global COO

Committed Capital

Culture Development

Vix

Global Head of Product

ISF WatchKeeper

Culture Development

Pollfish

Digital Marketing Director

IT Energy

Culture Development

UserReplay

Technical Operations Director

Amadeus

Hybrid Working

Epignosis

VP Global Business Development

Zecco

Non-Exec Director (USA)
CEO (USA)
CMO (USA)
+5 more

Brandwatch

VP Marketing

OutBrain

Country Manager (France)
Business Development Director (Germany)
Business Development Director (Italy)
+2 more

Experian

GM - Data Labs

Bupa

Head of Technology – Customer Labs
Global Data Lead – Customer Labs

Lumi

VP Product
VP of Data Science
Designer

Testimonials

Executive Search

Allard Luchsinger

Managing Director @ Techstars

"I've worked with CultureGene as both a founder and an investor. The team sourced eight key executives for Zecco in California — including our CEO, CFO, CMO and VP Product, plus a NED. As an investor, CultureGene has helped our portfolio companies build leadership teams across Europe and Africa. Their innovative approach and ability to deeply understand the culture of a business is what makes them an invaluable search partner."

Pär-Jörgen Pärson

General Partner, NorthZone Ventures

"Brett and his team completed 8 executive search assignments for Northzone Ventures portfolio companies. These include 4 CEO searches, 1 General Manager search and 3 Vice President searches. In each search they delivered exceptional candidates in the requisite time period and added substantial value through the professionalism of their search process and the candidates they have sourced."

André S. Eriksen

CEO, Asetek

"Asetek worked with CultureGene to source two senior executives in the US. It was a challenging task to find the right profiles for a startup operating in a new space. They did a great job and were very professional and responsive to our requests. I would use them again and would recommend him to anyone in need for an executive hire."

Frank Sagnier

NED, Funcom

"Brett placed me at Funcom as Advisory Board Member. We have collaborated on several occasions since. The team is professional, reliable and they have a strong network and a deep knowledge of the digital space. They understand both the people and the business and I value their opinion and advice."

Bruce Humphreys

HR Director, BASE

"I have worked with numerous executive search firms in the past and CultureGene is a leader in the field. Brett did an excellent job in helping KPN build our senior executive team. The found exceptional candidates who matched our unique requirements while fitting our corporate culture."

Culture

Albert van der Wal

General Partner, Committed Capital

"CultureGene's practical and deeply insightful work unlocking the commercial value of company culture for us has been invaluable; I'd thoroughly recommend them to other investors looking to add value to their portfolio companies right now."

Mike Papageorge

CEO ISF Watchkeeper

"CultureGene opened our eyes to the power of culture. Everyone took part in the process and had their say and as a result we achieved significant buy-in from the team. The impact on our business, from how and who we recruit to employee engagement and productivity, is undeniable."

Natasha Guerra

CEO Runway East

"The Runway East culture is something I am incredibly proud of. The CultureGene platform helped us develop the culture we have today."

Ivalio Jordanov

Partner 7% VC

"The CultureGene platform and process was a revelation for our team - the combination of human insight and technological support has given us exactly the support we need."

John Butler

MD ITEnergy

"CultureGene's process allowed us to really understand the difference between the culture we had and the culture we wanted to build AND how to get there. An immediate ROI was realised by adapting our recruitment process, specifically focusing on hiring for values-fit. Highly recommended!"

Nicola Waters

CEO PSH Operations

"The key to the CultureGene process is being able to embed the values into the organisation. The Culture leadership Framework was highly effective in getting everyone on our team aligned on how we would deliver on the values, mission and vision."