Hire the Best

SVP & C-Suite Talent

Stress Free

Tired of interviewing uninspiring, below average candidates? Investors and shareholders on your back to get the right CEO, CGO, CMO, COO, CCO or CDO to transform your brand? If so, I can help.

Talk with Maria

Hire the Best

SVP & C-Suite Talent

Stress Free

Tired of interviewing uninspiring, below average candidates? Investors and shareholders on your back to get the right CEO, CGO, CMO, COO, CCO or CDO to transform your brand? If so, I can help.

Successfully Recruited For

Maria is a talented and trusted recruitment partner, who has a natural curiosity, high emotional intelligence and is a real pleasure to work with.

Ros Marshall - VP Global HR, Jimmy Choo (former HRD, Luxottica)

Maria has played a key role in growing our digital team. Her existing network is fantastic and she is unafraid of searching in more ‘unusual’ places.

Nicolas Foulet - President, EMEA, Boardriders (Quiksilver, Billabong)

Beat Your Competitors

Over the last 17 years I am proud to have:

  • Achieved 97.43% Fill Rate* on executive search mandates
  • Amassed 17,024 LinkedIn connections
  • Achieved 97.22% Stick Rate** for all retained roles
  • Personally interviewed over 3,560+ candidates
  • Launched Anatomy of a Leader podcast exploring all aspects of leadership with Founders, CEOs and Authors

* percentage of retained roles filled

** percentage of candidates who stayed in the role longer than one year

- Maria Hvorostovsky - International Headhunter / Founder of HVO Search


Hire with Confidence

At Michael Kors our bar for calibre and performance is exceptionally high.

Maria has beaten our expectations, effectively leveraging her sector knowledge and global network to build a part of our international team.

I look forward to partnering together with HVO Search on senior hires in the future.

— Cedric Wilmotte, Former President EMEA, Michael Kors

Don’t Make the Wrong Hire Again

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