We work as an extension of our clients’ leadership teams, not a supplier to them. That means being in the room at the moments that decide value: scaling ahead of an IPO, executing a buy-and-build, resetting a team post-investment, or standing up a standalone C-suite after a carve-out.
The method is straightforward. Understand what a business is trying to achieve, and be honest about what is standing in the way. Usually it is a person, a gap, or a team that has outgrown its plan — and saying so early is worth more than any shortlist.
CEO to Director-level appointments
Commercial, medical, operational and technical teams
Team assessment and support through strategic inflection points
Our expertise spans CRO, CDMO, biotechnology, medical devices, laboratory and diagnostics manufacturing, life sciences consulting and healthcare technology — delivered through a specialist-led model with a global network behind it.
The outcome we are measured on is not a placement. It is a team that carries the growth plan all the way to exit.
Founded in January, 2023 by our CEO, Klajdi Zeneli, as a lean business in Liverpool Street’s Broadgate Tower, Luminary Group quickly grew by signing clients and making strategic placements. Despite the challenges of a post-COVID market, we prevailed and positioned ourselves for continued growth and success in the industry.
Founded in January, 2023 by our CEO, Klajdi Zeneli, as a lean business in Liverpool Street’s Broadgate Tower, Luminary Group quickly grew by signing clients and making strategic placements. Despite the challenges of a post-COVID market, we prevailed and positioned ourselves for continued growth and success in the industry.
After just one-two years in business, in 2024, we have launched plans for global expansion—establishing a presence in key international markets. As our headcount continues to grow, we are solidifying our position as a leading executive search firm in the Consulting and CRO sectors. Our strategic growth ensures we consistently deliver top-tier talent and innovative solutions, supporting our clients worldwide as they scale and progress toward successful exits.
We announced the launch of our Miami office and our new London office at Tower 42, strengthening our presence across the US and EU markets as both locations are built out as hubs for regional operations. We also welcomed a seasoned leadership team from major industry competitors and secured three large-scale staffing projects, demonstrating our growing capability to support clients through transformational growth in the Life Sciences space.
We announced the launch of our Miami office and our new London office at Tower 42, strengthening our presence across the US and EU markets as both locations are built out as hubs for regional operations. We also welcomed a seasoned leadership team from major industry competitors and secured three large-scale staffing projects, demonstrating our growing capability to support clients through transformational growth in the Life Sciences space.
We hold career-defining conversations and board-level confidences, often on the same day. That demands absolute discretion and the willingness to say the unwelcome thing — to a client about their team, or to a candidate about their fit. We would rather lose a mandate than place someone we don’t believe in.
We measure ourselves on the appointment that is still working two years later, not the one that closed this quarter. Every search is run to that standard: rigorous assessment, evidenced judgement, and a shortlist we can defend line by line.
Our clients operate against value creation plans and hold periods. A leadership gap left open for a quarter is a quarter of the plan lost, so we move at the speed the situation demands — without ever letting pace erode the quality of the judgement.
Our value to clients is depth, and depth has to be earned continually. We invest in sector mastery, seek out feedback, and hold ourselves to the same development standard we ask of the leaders we appoint.
The best work happens when people want to be in the room. We build a culture with energy, candour and genuine collegiality — because teams that trust each other do better work for clients than individuals chasing a number.