At Richmond Search Partners, we are a global executive search firm built for the speed of modern business. For over 11 years, we have been connecting world-class organizations with transformative talent across Sales, Tech, and Corporate Leadership. We don’t just fill seats; we map the market to find the visionary leaders who drive revenue, scale engineering teams, and steer corporate strategy in an increasingly complex global marketplace.
Our expertise is deeply rooted in high-growth, high-stakes environments. Richmond Search Partners specializes in identifying leadership for pioneers in IT Products & Services, BFSI, Global Advisory, and cutting-edge AI Products. By blending deep industry networks with a data-driven, agile search process, we deliver the precise executive talent your business needs to own the future.
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2015
The initiative
Richmond Search Partners (formerly known as WK Associates LLP), was initiated in Bangalore India as a boutique ‘Executive Search’ firm focusing on Sales, Tech and Corporate Leadership firm. The very first closure was for a Chennai India based legacy Newspaper & Publication group, we closed a CFO for their tech subsidiary.
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2018
The first breakthrough
RichmondSP signed with its first two major global client with Multi-Billion$ in revenue and also a specialized large FinTech product firm.We closed several Sales Hunters, Client Partners, Product Managers and Partnership & Alliances professionals in US, UK and Indian markets
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2021
Expansion & HQ Shift
We expanded into London (Feb’2021) carrying our parent firm’s name Productiva Group, started UK operations in Richmond. We also started our US operations based out of Texas as Productiva Group in March 2021. We signed our first local client, a renowned RPA product firm based out of Boston, we still serve them globally.
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2026
Scale-up & Maturity
We separated from the Productiva Group and renamed ourselves legally, and called as ‘Richmond Search Partners’, carried on our legacy of 11 years in Executive Search business.We onboarded new partners in the UK & US offices, expanded teams and signed multiple new clients earlier this year to accelerate growth.
Our Vision
To be the globally connected executive search partner, empowering the world’s most dynamic enterprises by spotting visionary leaders in Sales, Technology, and Corporate leadership who drive sustainable and predictable growth and digital evolution.
The Principals you’ll work with
Our local team of professionals include specialist consultants, executive coaches and business professional.
Wasim Khan Managing Consultant
Wasim is a qualified tech professional with strong search business background. He holds a Diploma in Computer Programming, followed by a Commerce & Economics Graduation and a Post Graduation degree in Business Management. Prior to starting Richmond Search Partners in 2015, he used to lead large markets for renowned tech firm Infosys for their flagship Universal Banking products.
Wasim’s leadership leverages his unique background of Tech, Sales and Talent Acquisition experience with large global enterprises.
Richard Stevens Principal Consultant
Richard Stevens is a well-known name in the recruitment and contracting world. He founded and built a 100M Sterling Pounds revenue firm over 3 decades establishing offices in Australia, US, India, Hong Kong and Germany from its UK Headquarters.
He is now a partner with Richmond Search Partners, helping its strategy to expand its international operations through his strong global network of market innovators, professional services and law firms and multinational corporations.
Damien D’Souza CXO Advisory Consultant
Damien D’Souza is a well-known CXO Advisory consultant, a London-based executive advisor, fractional Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and operating partner who specializes in scaling B2B and SaaS businesses.
Damien served on senior and executive roles across companies including Nokia and IBM, scaling commercial platforms and driving tech-enabled growth over a 3 decades long career.