Ray Nicholls

Co-Founder

London, United Kingdom23 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

20 years of experience in finance recruitment.
Founder of Pitch Hill Partners, specializing in executive search.
Expert in connecting finance leaders with businesses in transition.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Finance Recruitment Specialist with expertise in Executive Search and Turnaround Management.

Contact

raynicholls@pitchhillpartners.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Cfo RecruitmentExecutive SearchFinance Director Recruitment

Other Skills

Start-up VenturesStart-up LeadershipInterim ManagementRestructuringTurnaround SpecialistTurnaround StrategyRecruitingRecruitment AdvertisingEmployer BrandingPermanent PlacementContract RecruitmentCandidate GenerationConsultantsTalent ManagementChange Management

About

As a specialist in both Interim and Executive Search, I help organisations find senior finance leaders who can make an immediate impact. Over the past 20 years in finance recruitment, I’ve built a reputation for delivering CFOs, Finance Directors, Financial Controllers, and FP&A leaders into situations where finance leadership is business-critical. I founded Pitch Hill Partners to support ambitious and innovative businesses across the UK and Europe. Today, our work spans investor-backed growth companies as well as organisations facing turnaround, restructure, or ownership change. In all cases, the need is the same: trusted finance leadership to protect value, restore stability, or accelerate growth. I bring a deep understanding of the finance leadership market and a strong network built across private equity, venture capital, and restructuring professionals. My focus is on listening first, then providing fast, tailored solutions – whether that’s an interim parachuted in within 48 hours or a permanent shortlist delivered in 7 days. My mission is simple: to connect talented finance leaders with businesses navigating change, and to do so with speed, integrity, and lasting impact.

Experience

23 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Pitch hill partners

Founder

May 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

Pitch Hill Partners specialises in executive search and leadership advisory for businesses at critical points of change. We place top-tier CFOs and senior finance leaders into situations ranging from private-equity backed growth and investment to turnaround and restructure.
Our work spans interim and permanent mandates where finance leadership is business-critical – stabilising cash and creditor relationships, steering through ownership change, preparing for transaction, or driving rapid scale.
With over 15 years of experience and a network built around private equity, venture capital, and restructuring professionals, we are known for speed and precision:
Interims in 48 hours
Fast paced shortlists

Start-up VenturesCFO recruitmentFinance Director recruitmentExecutive SearchStart-up LeadershipInterim Management+2

Equityfd & equityfc &equityinterim

Director

Nov 2011 – May 2021 · 9 yrs 6 mos · London, United Kingdom

CFO recruitmentFinance Director recruitment

Marks sattin

Associate Director

Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 · 1 yr · Central London

Finance Director recruitment

Interim partners

Senior Consultant - Media and Leisure Practice

Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr · Central London

Started the Media and Leisure Practice based in London. Focused on introducing interim executives across all operational functions into media, leisure and local government clients.

Finance Director recruitment

Michael page international

Managing Consultant

Mar 2003 – Jul 2007 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Central London

Temporary, contract and interim recruitment of professionally qualified accountants into SME's and PLC companies.
Significant experience of working with companies going through transformational change; Shared Service Centre set up and delivery, Offshoring and post merger integration of finance teams.

Finance Director recruitment