Consumer & Retail Executive Search
Growth operators for brand-led, multi-site consumer businesses.
Consumer businesses win on brand, product and repeat customers. The leaders we find in this space understand that unit economics and brand narrative are the same conversation. They can run a store network, a DTC channel and a wholesale strategy in parallel without losing the plot.
Who we work with
The businesses that ring us
Founders, PE-backed boards and family owners of consumer brands, specialty retailers, hospitality groups and multi-site operators. Turnover $10M to $500M. Product-obsessed, growth-hungry, and ready for the operator who can take the next stretch of growth without losing what made the brand work.
Searches we run
The roles we are trusted with in consumer & retail
Full P&L for a brand or business unit. The operator who owns the number and the story.
For founder handover or PE-backed acceleration.
Brand, performance and retention. A leader who can build a modern marketing engine without losing the brand's soul.
Channel leaders who can grow same-store, launch new sites and scale online in parallel.
Inventory, margin, promo, cash conversion. A CFO with retail bones.
How we work in this sector
Consumer is a sector where the best operators are almost never actively looking. They are three years into a five year plan somewhere, quietly executing.
Our job is to know who they are before you need them. We spend our weeks in this market, tracking who is running what, who is ready for their next chapter, and who would take your call.
Frequently asked
Questions founders ask us about consumer & retail search
Lex Gordon Executive runs confidential General Manager, CEO, CMO and CFO searches for founder-led and PE-backed consumer businesses. We work across specialty retail, hospitality, DTC and multi-site operators nationally, with a base in Brisbane.
We map operators who have run marketing at businesses where the CEO holds them accountable for retention and unit economics, not just awareness. That narrows the field quickly, and it is a field we know well.
Yes. Confidential search is the default, not the exception. We manage the market outreach, the candidate story and the internal narrative so the incumbent is protected until the moment you choose to make it public.
Companies we have placed leadership into