Nicholas Barton is the Founder & CEO of The Barton Partnership, a niche global executive recruitment firm with an enviable reputation within the Strategy, Transformation and M&A arena. From a standing start he has built a team of over 70 professionals consisting of former tier-one Strategy Consultants working alongside recruiters that have operated in this market for nearly 20 years with offices in London, New York, Paris and Singapore.

The Barton Partnership’s clients include FTSE listed and Fortune 500 companies across all sectors/industries; SME’s, Strategic, Innovation & Management Consulting firms (large and boutique), Global Financial services, Private Equity and Venture Capital organisations. Their network represents talent from Analyst to Partner/MD level across all disciplines and sectors associated with Strategy, Transformation and M&A. The Independent Consulting business offers rapid response and deployment of strategy professionals across all sectors with project duration ranging from one week to twelve months.

In addition to The Barton Partnership Nicholas is also he Founder & CEO HourlyConsulting.com which is a portal that will connect consultants with clients for short-burst consulting support for hours at time rather than weeks.

Nicholas was elected to the board of BritishAmerican Business and sits on the BAB Membership Committee. He is also a member of the YPO which is the global leadership community of more than more than 29,000 chief executives in 130 countries who are driven by the belief that the world needs better leaders.