What Clients Say About Us | Testimonials | Calibre One

Throughout our website you’ll find numerous quotes from our clients testifying to the quality and effectiveness of the support they’ve received from Calibre One. Most of our work is from repeat clients. This is why.

We recently worked with Calibre One on an important hire within our executive team, and I was hugely impressed from start to finish. From understanding what we needed, accessing the very best talent in the market and managing the process with great efficiency and precision,…

Calibre One came highly recommended through our board and so my expectations were quite high going into the engagement. I can safely say James and the team exceeded all expectations – their delivery, speed and attention to detail throughout the process ranked as the best…

We appointed Calibre One to support on our SVP Engineering search. We were impressed with their ability to produce a diverse slate of candidates both in Europe and the US and we couldn’t have been happier to appoint a US based Engineering leader who is…

Rich Waldron

We initially retained Calibre One to identify a Chief Digital Officer to lead the digital transformation of BP. Calibre One managed a quick and efficient global search process that delivered a strong diverse shortlist of candidates from which we were able to make a great…

Scott Lavers

We have worked with Calibre One a number of times on Board and CEO searches and they have done a great job for us every time. Their ability to search internationally in order to produce a diverse shortlist and deliver strong candidates that were previously…

Simon Hitchcock

I’ve been lucky enough to be a client of Calibre One on both sides of the service. I found them to be very helpful in finding the company that best fit me, as well as placing senior talent for me at that same company. I’ve…

Derek Wise

Calibre One has helped us to assemble one of the strongest technology teams in Europe. Their impact has significantly elevated the trajectory of our company. Further, we really enjoy working with the C1 team, their smart, direct and no BS approach.

Dan Khachab

Calibre One has been an outstanding business partner for RealNetworks. They are hard driving, passionate, lucid, and results-oriented. Moreover, the team members are great to work with and outstanding external representatives for our company. I recommend them highly and without hesitation.

Calibre One is a strategic partner that truly supports us with identifying excellent candidates beyond our own networks. I specifically like how they understand our company’s unique needs and are able to creatively think outside the box to find great talent.

Christian Hardenberg

Calibre One had a huge impact on the composition of our senior staff (at VMware) and hired many of our best & long-serving executives, across many different functions including Engineering, Sales, Product Management & Marketing, as well as Business Development.

I have been on both sides of Calibre One’s work as an executive search firm. First, when they recruited me as President & CEO of PivotLink; and second, when I hired Calibre One to recruit our new Chief Revenue Officer. I have worked with many…

We engaged Calibre One for a CEO search at one of our portfolio companies in an off-the-beaten path location. They did a terrific job of sourcing and persuading high-quality candidates to review the opportunity. We successfully landed a seasoned executive and had a great overall…

We have worked with Calibre One a couple of times and this last time was the best retained recruiting process and outcome I have had in years. They are exceedingly disciplined, process-oriented and effective – they set up a plan, a group of target candidates…

Calibre One was able to fill a critical senior (Vice President & GM) position with the absolutely best candidate imaginable and helped to sell the candidate on the opportunity despite other offers. I don’t think we would have been successful without their expertise and closing…

I have used Calibre One on a large number of searches over the last few years and have been consistently pleased with the results. They bring high levels of knowledge, intelligence and hustle to every project and have proven able to recruit the kind of…

Calibre One had been recommended to me by a close business friend, and we have just concluded our first very successful assignment. What sets Calibre One apart is their rigorous process and their approach to hold the hiring organization as accountable as the new recruits.…

We hired Calibre One for an incredibly important C-level position at HomeLight. Given that we were a small company with a limited budget, a retained search was a big bet for us, and our expectations were consequently high. Calibre One delivered. They produced several high-quality…

Calibre One has conducted several executive level searches for my company. Their team’s attention to detail, process and follow through have made each search easy, timely and successful. A top flight team with a terrific results orientation suited to your search needs and company culture,…

We retained Calibre One to find our CTO. They worked very closely with me and my leadership team to understand exactly the skillset and characteristics we were looking for. They did an excellent job in helping develop our brief, identifying a very relevant set of…

Many thanks for your help in recruiting our VP Operations. Calibre One worked hard, listened to us closely, and provided excellent levels of feedback and analysis. Michael has made a huge difference to our business and we are reaching new performance records every month

We employed Calibre one to help us find a new CRO. We are very fussy as a company so it was a hard mandate to deliver. Calibre One genuinely acted as a partner to me and Brandwatch throughout the process. WE had extremely productive regular…

The Calibre One team has strong domain expertise and great access to candidates. They are current and efficient and have a very high close rate. They are also great to work with.

Our experience with Calibre One was fantastic. The quality of the candidates, the reporting, the summaries, the scheduling, and the personalities of the team constantly left us feeling that ‘Wow, we’re working with the best here’.

Calibre One was a highly committed partner to The Minerva Project in placing a number of our senior executives. Their team was dedicated to finding the perfect candidate from our narrow set of search parameters within the education & tech landscape. We had a significant…