Exclusive Executive Search Partnership: Interactive Brokers

Overview

CardiacBooster is a spin-off of the Radboud UMC and is located on the NovioTech Campus in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Cardiac Booster has been working on the development of a minimally invasive cardiac support device since 2018.


The product concept has been formulated by Dr. Daniël van Dort, a physician at Radboud University Medical Center. Based on his observations in the cardiac surgery department, Dr. van Dort has developed an innovative approach to left ventricular support.

Executive Search Partnership

Interactive Brokers is a leading global electronic brokerage firm. In 2020, the company chose Dublin for its EU headquarters, attracted by Ireland’s strong regulatory reputation and skilled talent pool. By 2022, it had opened its North Dock office with over 110 employees—well above initial projections—and required a world-class leadership team to drive its next phase of growth.

Background

As a U.S.-headquartered organisation expanding into Ireland, Interactive Brokers required a recruitment partner who could:

  • Secure senior leadership talent across multiple critical functions.
  • Compete in a highly competitive Dublin financial services market.
  • Deliver an efficient, discreet and high-quality process for executive hiring.


These leadership hires were crucial to setting the foundation for the firm’s EU headquarters and long-term growth strategy.

Solution

Mason Alexander partnered with Interactive Brokers on an exclusive executive search project, ensuring complete focus on building their Dublin leadership team.


Our approach included:

  • Collaborating closely with senior stakeholders to define the ideal candidate profiles across compliance, risk, technology and audit.
  • Designing a tailored executive search strategy to engage top-tier leadership talent, in particular, passive candidates.
  • Leveraging our deep network within the Irish and wider European financial services sector.
  • Managing a streamlined and discreet process from market mapping and shortlisting through to final interviews and offer management.
  • Providing market insights and consultation throughout to support decision-making.

Result

Within a four-month timeframe, Mason Alexander successfully placed five senior leaders into critical positions:

  • Chief Compliance Officer
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Chief Internal Audit Officer
  • Head of Conduct
  • Head of Financial Risk


These appointments provided Interactive Brokers with the leadership strength required to establish and scale its EU operations successfully.

Key Highlights

4-month turnaround for all 5 senior appointments

Strategic hires across compliance, risk, technology and audit

Exclusive executive search partnership for Dublin HQ leadership team

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