Case Study: British Council strengthens commercial leadership with Berwick Partners

British Council hires 2 leaders in 2026 with Berwick Partners

The British Council, a major cultural organization, faced the challenge of restructuring its largest revenue-generating business unit. To drive a significant cultural and operational transformation, they needed to hire three new C-suite leaders from outside their traditional talent pools. They engaged the executive search firm Berwick Partners to find candidates with the right commercial skills and personal qualities to lead this change.

Berwick Partners leveraged deep sector expertise and a collaborative approach to successfully place a Chief Commercial Officer from Amazon and a Chief Revenue Officer from Just Eat Takeaway.com. The vendor worked closely with both the client and the candidates to ensure a strong mutual fit, utilizing their leadership assessment practice to add value. The result was the successful appointment of two executives who, together, possessed the combined knowledge to drive the required performance scale-up, with both leaders starting in their new roles in January 2026.

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