Welcome to Principal Connections
Leaders in executive search Ireland with global reach.
Principal Connections is the No. 1 executive search firm serving organisations in and from Ireland. We are also a constituent of Agilium Worldwide LLC, (55 Offices, 30 Countries, 250 Partners) independently ranked one the world’s top global executive search organisations (Hunt Scanlon, May 2024).
With offices across Ireland and the United Kingdom, Principal Connections has a management consulting team with more than 100+ years combined experience, built on 3+ decades of brand equity. More importantly, Principal Connections is an executive search firm with a unique difference. We have a genuine unrivalled assignment placement rate of 98.5% and a candidate stick rate of 97% (measured Jan. 2024), accolades independently affirmed by the numerous awards we have achieved including recently being named in the “Top 10 Executive and Board Search Firms in Europe – 2024” by Manage HR Magazine.
Our Mission
“To help clients build first class leadership teams.”
Our Vision
“To empower clients to excel through leadership.”
Our Core Values
Integrity • Performance • Partnership • Responsiveness • Innovation
Improving the way the world is led takes courage and confidence, but more importantly requires an unwavering commitment to core values. Our core values and commitment to excellence inform our people and our work. These five core principles guide us every step of the way — whether interfacing with clients or one another.
- Integrity: delivering on promises; trustworthiness; honour; loyalty; probity and honesty.
- Performance: facing problems and solving them; strategic thinking; resilience, first class knowledge; results exceeding expectations; on time every time.
- Partnership: seamless service to clients; personable, approachable, available and informed; patient, listening and humour; teamwork with clients and with each other.
- Responsiveness: taking ownership of clients’ problems; speed of response; anticipating future needs; understanding and responding to clients’ changing needs.
- Innovation: creative, resourceful and nimble. Outward looking; seeing the goals; finding the solutions.
Global Reach | Local Expertise
We are part of one of the world's top ranked global executive search groups.
Principal Connections is part of Agilium Worldwide LLC, independently ranked one the world’s top global executive search groups. Together with our colleagues across 55 Offices in 30 Countries, each year we complete 1000’s of assignments within most major industries and functional areas.
