The leadership behind the energy transition.
Fully retained Director-level and executive search across renewable energy, built on more than 30 years of senior recruitment and talent acquisition experience.
Search expertise built over three decades.
McBarron Wood International brings senior-level recruitment experience and market perspective to the leadership decisions that matter most in renewable energy.
We work exclusively on fully retained mandates, bringing focus, discretion and accountability to each search, from the first conversation to a successful start.
Discover our perspectiveBoard, C-suite and Director-level leadership for organisations building the next generation of energy infrastructure.
Deep focus where energy markets are moving.
Leadership requirements differ across technologies, capital structures and project lifecycles. Our sector-led approach starts with that commercial context.
Battery Energy Storage
BESS leadership requires commercial, technical and investment fluency across development, construction and operations.
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Solar Energy
Scaling solar platforms requires executives who can navigate project development, financing and delivery.
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Onshore & Offshore Wind
From origination to asset operations, wind leadership demands technical depth and stakeholder judgement.
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Hydrogen & Green Fuels
Emerging energy markets need commercially grounded leaders capable of turning ambition into bankable delivery.
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Energy Infrastructure
Infrastructure executives connect capital discipline, project delivery and long-term asset performance.
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Energy Transition Investment
Investment-backed energy businesses need leaders who understand value creation, governance and execution.
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Every mandate receives a structured search designed around the appointment, the market and the business outcome.
- Director-level and executive appointments only
- Confidential market mapping and identification
- Commercial and leadership alignment
- Direct, considered client communication
- Search-led rather than advertising-led
Discovery & mandate
We get to the heart of the strategy, ownership, the outcomes the role must deliver and the leadership qualities it needs.
Market intelligence
We map the relevant talent landscape and identify where proven leadership sits, including people who are not looking.
Confidential engagement
We approach executives discreetly, with a clear and compelling proposition.
The standard every client should expect.
Three commitments sit behind every mandate we accept.
Strategic understanding
We understand the commercial brief, the investment context and the leadership challenge before we approach the market.
Complete discretion
Sensitive senior appointments demand careful market engagement, thoughtful assessment and absolute respect for confidentiality.
Dedicated delivery
A retained approach creates the focus and accountability needed to get critical leadership appointments right.
Insight before appointment.
Perspective on the forces shaping leadership demand across renewable energy and infrastructure.
The BESS leadership agenda
How storage commercialisation changes the executive hiring brief.
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What investors should assess when building renewable energy leadership teams.
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The case for retained search
Why critical energy appointments benefit from a dedicated mandate.
Read the articleOne critical appointment can change the trajectory of a business.
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