Eric Contreras

Professional Focus

• Nearly 15 years’ experience in executive search
• Generalist with broad expertise encompassing technology/telecoms, financial services, industrials, consumer, healthcare, media, education, public sector
• Substantial experience in EU and Middle East markets
• Business development/sales, C-level relationship management, diversity & inclusion, cross-country team management, commercial/operational alignment
• Extensive background as a researcher and knowledge resource
• Fluent/bilingual English and Spanish

Business Expertise

• Head of Executive Search at a firm focused on diversity & inclusion
• Delivery Director with a boutique executive search firm
• Partner, Director of Research Operations, Middle East and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
• Head of Research, EMEA with another top-tier global executive search firm
• Prior research roles, including Head of Research and Senior Researcher in TMT, management consulting, public sector, financial services
• Senior Consultant with a niche recruitment consultancy operating across Europe and Australia, primary focus on telecoms and IT
• Started career as an IT recruitment consultant

Sector Expertise

• Technology / Telecoms
• Industrial
• Management Consulting
• Financial Services
• Public Sector
• Consumer & Retail

Education & Certifications

• BA (Hons) from University of Portsmouth