Stafford Bagot leads the operations for Heidrick & Struggles in Ireland and joined the firm in 2006. He has worked with the firm in Dublin, Singapore and Sydney.

In addition to leading Heidrick & Struggles in Ireland, Stafford is the Global Managing Partner for the Engineering, Infrastructure & Sustainability Practice. Before moving to Dublin Stafford led the Industrial Practice for Heidrick & Struggles across Asia and the Middle East and was based in Singapore for 6 years.

Stafford has conducted a number of global searches helping Chairman and CEO’s attract and secure both non-executive directors and senior executives to form the leadership teams for both indigenous and multinational organisations. His experience around succession planning, particularly for listed and private equity companies is unique.

Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Stafford worked in both Ireland and Australia in executive search and market research.