Edward Nash Steer

Founder & Co-CEO

Ed co-founded Altum Group in 2013 with David McDowell. Alongside his role as Managing Partner for the consumer practice of Azura Search, he and David lead the wider group.

Ed has 17 years of experience within the executive search and recruitment industry partnering with leading consumer businesses and high-growth D2C scale-ups with their global hiring requirements. He works with international blue-chip firms to build diverse, high-potential talent into their organisations and with scale-up businesses attract the best talent on their growth journeys. Particular functional specialisms include country or divisional GMs, CFOs, CTOs, and Chief Digital Officers.

Ed is passionate about our relentless focus on positive social impact and helps drive our ED&I, education, and environmental initiatives. He is also actively involved in our design of the Altumate Experience each year when we raise funds for our charitable Altum Foundation.

Ed is proud to have completed all the experiences to date including our cycle from Amsterdam to London and running the Sierra Leone marathon which was a walk in the park compared to his five marathons in five days challenge.