Michael is a Managing Director with Norman Broadbent and leads our global practice focused on private capital investors and portfolio companies. He has over 18 years’ experience in executive search, board advisory and leadership consulting, and has supported a range of organisations from early-stage, high-growth ventures to major listed companies. Michael is particularly well known for his work with private equity, venture capital and infrastructure funds, across the energy, industrial, infrastructure and decarbonisation markets.
Throughout his career, Michael has delivered complex and strategically critical search projects at executive and board level with an international remit, having managed assignments across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Australia.
Additionally, Michael leads Norman Broadbent’s operations in Scotland across our offices in Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
Michael has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. He is also accredited with the FT Non-Executive Director Diploma and is a qualified practitioner in the Thomas International suite of behavioural assessment tools.
Outside of work, Michael is kept very busy with family life and his spare time is typically spent as an enthusiastic supporter of the extra-curricular commitments of his two children. He has played basketball for most of his life and now spends more time coaching at youth age groups.