Alexander and Co
Executive Search & Consulting

Alexander & Co. is an executive search and consulting practice for creative leadership. We place the people who shape how the world's most admired brands look, feel and grow.

Founder-led, discreet and global.

Consulting

We help leadership teams and investors build commercial organisational structure, strengthen creative credibility, and deliver talent solutions sharpening authority, decision-making and execution so the organisation scales with efficiency and creative precision.

For more information or to discuss how we can help you please contact us.

Our Solutions

Organisation Design & Operating Model

We design team structures and roles that sharpen enterprise leadership and organisational dynamics with clear authority and decision rights resulting in commercial growth outcomes.

Organisational Design: HeadquartersOrganisational Design: FunctionalOrganisational Design: Regional / SubsidiaryOrganisational Design: Role Design
Creative Leadership

Creative authority is a commercial lever unlocking growth. When a company needs revival, the real work is resetting creative vision that reconnects the brand's heritage and design codes with today's zeitgeist. We build the framework that translates to commercial growth outcomes.

Creative Leadership: Executive Creative VisionCreative Leadership: Product CategoryCreative Leadership: Brand Image Strategy
Leadership & Talent

We help businesses de-risk leadership decisions by assessing capability, talent mapping industries and functions, and building succession and leadership plans aligned to future strategy for optimal growth.

Talent AssessmentTalent MappingSuccession PlanningLeadership Planning
Selected Work
AllFashionLuxuryBeautyDesignCulture
Louis Vuitton Menswear
Executive Search
Louis Vuitton, Head of Menswear Design
Paris
Collaborated with Louis Vuitton to appoint a new Head of Menswear Design, the right hand to Pharrell Williams and an influential creative force honouring the house's artistic legacy.
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Louis Vuitton Jewellery
Executive Search
Louis Vuitton, Design Director Fine Jewellery
Paris
Appointed the Design Director for Louis Vuitton's Fine Jewellery division. A rare blend of creative excellence and technical mastery elevating the brand's high jewellery narrative.
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Bottega Veneta RTW
Executive Search
Bottega Veneta, Design Director RTW
Milan
Engaged by Bottega Veneta to identify a visionary Design Director to lead Ready-to-Wear collections following a pivotal moment of creative evolution for the house.
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Vitra CCO
Executive Search & Consulting
Vitra, Chief Creative Officer
Switzerland
A pivotal creative appointment for one of Europe's most iconic design institutions. Bridging heritage with modernity, guiding Vitra into its next era of cultural relevance.
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Vitra CMO
Executive Search
Vitra, Chief Marketing Officer
Switzerland
Placed a Chief Marketing Officer with the strategic depth and creative instinct to amplify Vitra's voice across global markets, contributing to international commercial growth.
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Haus Labs
Consulting & Executive Search
Haus Labs, Chief Image Officer
Los Angeles
At the intersection of beauty, science and storytelling. Consulted on Creative Leadership followed by the global search for Haus Labs' first Chief Image Officer.
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Saint Laurent Japan
Executive Search
Saint Laurent, CEO Japan
Japan
Led the search for CEO Japan, a leader combining commercial rigour with cultural fluency in one of the most brand-sensitive luxury environments.
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The Independents
Search & Organisational Design
The Independents, Chief People Officer
Paris
Consulted on organisational structure and designed the first Chief People Officer role, then led the search to support the transition to an operating group model.
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NYC Ballet
Creative Leadership Consulting
NYC Ballet, Creative Director
New York
Collaborated closely with Sarah Jessica Parker and the board to advise on the appointment of Jonathan Saunders as Guest Creative Director.
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Paris Maison
Executive Search
Paris Luxury Maison, Artistic Director
Paris
Artistic Director, men's & women's. Announcement embargoed until May 2026.
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Insights
AllFashionBeautyDesignCultureLuxury
Haute Couture SS26
Fashion
Feb. 2026
Haute Couture SS26
A season-defining analysis of the Spring/Summer 2026 couture collections and what they signal for the direction of fashion's highest craft.
Fine Jewellery UAE
Luxury
Feb. 2026
Fine Jewellery & the UAE Boom
The Middle East's fine jewellery market is surging, reshaping where luxury talent gravitates and how brands enter the region.
Chief Image Officer
Beauty
Jun. 2025
The Rise of the Chief Image Officer in Beauty
A new C-suite leader is emerging in beauty: the Chief Brand and Image Officer, blending creative direction with strategic storytelling.
Burberry Olivia Colman
Culture
Dec. 2025
Burberry's Olivia Colman Brand Strategy
Burberry's pivot to celebrity-led narrative signals a new approach to brand storytelling prioritising cultural credibility.
Design Soft Power
Design
Nov. 2025
High-End Design as Soft Power
How product design leadership is becoming a strategic asset for companies competing on cultural influence rather than price.
Fashion Leadership
Fashion
Oct. 2025
The Creative Director Succession Question
With major houses facing creative director transitions, the succession planning question has never been more commercially urgent.
Lewis Alexander, Founder

Lewis Alexander

Founder

Lewis Alexander splits his time between Europe and the United States. With a global mindset and international reach, Lewis provides executive search and consulting services to boards, founders and investors across fashion, luxury, beauty and design.

With over twenty years of experience, combined with a deep understanding of both creative culture and commercial dynamics, Lewis partners with CEOs, Creative Directors and leadership teams to strengthen organisations, grow product categories and appoint the leadership that drives both creative credibility and commercial performance.

The relationship between Chief Executives and Creative Directors, and the essential synergy between the commercial and creative arms of a successful business, is a particular specialty at Alexander & Co. It is this understanding, developed across some of the world's most culturally significant brands, that informs every search and consulting engagement.

Contact

Somerset House

Lancaster Place

London WC2R 1LA

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Based in London. Operating globally.