Peter Franks

Co-Founder

London, England, United Kingdom21 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 20 years in executive search.
Founder of Neon River and No Latency.
Expert in technology and games sectors.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned executive search professional specializing in technology and gaming industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Executive SearchTalent AcquisitionMarket Analysis

Other Skills

RecruitingBusiness DevelopmentContent CreationConsultingTelecommunicationsEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalE-commerceTalent ManagementMobile DevicesComputer GamesSoftwareBusiness StrategyDigital MediaRestructuring

About

Founder of Neon River - a headhunting firm that specialises in the technology and games sectors. I’ve spent more than 20 years in executive search, placing senior leaders across nearly every major function - engineering, product, marketing, data, commercial and executive leadership - for companies ranging from high-growth startups to billion-dollar global platforms. I'm also Founder of No Latency - which publishes long-form articles analyzing the systems, people and trends shaping the technology and games sectors.

Experience

No latency

Founder and Editor

Jan 2026 – Present · 2 mos

No Latency provides in-depth, expert analysis of the most important trends shaping technology, gaming, and artificial intelligence.

Content CreationMarket Analysis

Neon river

Partner

May 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 10 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Neon River is a headhunting firm that specializes in the games, software and technology sectors, and works with clients around the world.
We work with both entrepreneurial VC and PE backed companies as well as larger corporations, and have deep experience of hiring "C" and "VP" level leaders across all functions.

RecruitingExecutive SearchTalent AcquisitionBusiness Development

Renovata partners

2 roles

Consultant

Promoted

Jan 2013 – May 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Leading executive search assignments in the games, internet, mobile and software sectors.

Executive SearchConsulting

Associate

Jun 2006 – Dec 2012 · 6 yrs 6 mos

When I left CT Partners, I joined two former colleagues to help build Renovata Partners, as the third company employee working closely with the two co-founders.

Renoir partners / ctpartners

Research Associate

Sep 2004 – Jun 2006 · 1 yr 9 mos

A great learning experience for me. Headhunting into the software, internet and telecoms sectors. An introduction to the world of search. Worked with some really good people who gave me an opportunity to prove myself.