Ken Collins

CEO

London, England, United Kingdom14 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in executive search for legal and business leadership roles.
Proven track record in politically sensitive and complex hiring.
Strong focus on judgement and outcomes over process.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned executive recruiter specializing in legal and business leadership across regulated industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Executive SearchLegal Recruiting

Other Skills

RecruitingConsultingTalent AcquisitionRisk ManagementGovernment AffairsCorporate LawPrivate EquityTemporary PlacementContract NegotiationFinancial ServicesSearchPermanent PlacementConsultancyProfessional StaffingHedge Funds

About

I run an executive search practice working across legal and non-legal mandates internationally. Most of my work is referral-led and tends to involve roles that are sensitive, political, or already failed elsewhere. I work directly and with a bias toward judgement over process. If you’re looking for volume, optimism, or theatre, I’m not a fit. If you want clarity and outcomes, we’ll get on fine.

Experience

14 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

10 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Kraken digital asset exchange

Search Partner

Feb 2022 – Jan 2023 · 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Partnered directly with Kraken during a period of rapid growth, delivering senior hires across legal, risk, policy, government affairs, and commercial functions.
The work was international, high-tempo, and politically sensitive, requiring judgement under ambiguity rather than process-heavy recruiting.
This gave me direct exposure to scaling inside a complex, regulated business operating across jurisdictions and scrutiny levels simultaneously.

RecruitingExecutive SearchLegal RecruitingRisk ManagementGovernment Affairs

Greenway collins

Executive Recruiter

Apr 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 1 mo · London, United Kingdom

I run an executive search practice delivering senior and sensitive hires across legal and non-legal mandates internationally.
The work is typically complex, political, or already failed through conventional search, which is where judgement matters more than process.
Most engagements are referral-led and outcome-focused. I work quietly and directly, with an emphasis on getting the decision right rather than saying the right thing.
www.greenwaycollins.com

RecruitingExecutive SearchLegal RecruitingConsultingTalent Acquisition

Major, lindsey & africa

Managing Director

Oct 2011 – Feb 2016 · 4 yrs 4 mos · London, United Kingdom

Worked within MLA’s in-house practice delivering senior legal hires across the EMEA region, primarily for US and European businesses.
The focus was General Counsel and senior in-house leadership roles, often in regulated, politically exposed, or high-growth environments, particularly across technology and buy-side financial services.
This was classic mandate-led executive search, operating at board and executive level with clients where judgement and credibility mattered more than volume.

RecruitingExecutive SearchLegal RecruitingCorporate LawConsulting