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A sitting CFO in a boardroom overlooking the city

For sitting CFOs

CFO Career Desk

Your growth, your documents and your next seat, handled in private.

Where to begin

Where would you like to begin?

Boards hire CFOs through firms like ours. Until one of them calls, the preparation is in your hands: knowing where to move, how you read when someone looks you up, being found without looking, and presenting for that exact role.

Built for
CFOs and finance leaders planning a next move
Confidentiality
Nothing is published unless you approve it. No message to your employer.
How you use it
Each service stands alone. Take one, or several.

Know where to go

Confidential CFO Career Strategy and Growth Planning

“I don’t know whether to move, or where.”

A private document that reads your record against the market and shows you which moves are worth making. It is written for you and sent to you, and we keep no copy.

You receiveA private strategy document, written for you alone.

Open the Career Strategy The full details and the price are on its own page.

Two senior leaders walking and talking through a career decision

Strictly confidential

Career, Compensation & Global Mobility Strategy

Prepared for you aloneGladwin International & Company

In six parts

  1. Executive summary
  2. Where you stand
  3. Your pathways
  4. Your compensation
  5. Global mobility
  6. Your roadmap

Illustrative layout

  1. If I read only one page, what should I do?Executive summary
  2. How does my record look from the outside?Where you stand
  3. Where can I realistically go from here?Your pathways
  4. Which move actually leaves me better off?Your compensation
  5. Is a move abroad worth it for my family?Global mobility
  6. What do I do next, and by when?Your roadmap

Be found in your own words

Personal Website for CFOs

“When someone looks me up, I want them to find the right story.”

When a chair, a nomination committee or a search firm looks you up, what they find should be clear, current and yours. You see a private preview first, and nothing goes live until you approve it.

You receiveA website you review and approve before anything is published.

See the Personal Website The full details and the price are on its own page.

The Cypress website template, The Monograph, shown for a fictional CFOCypressRoyale · The MonographThe Cypress website template, The Essayist, shown for a fictional CFOCypressSignature · The EssayistThe Cypress website template, The Card, shown for a fictional CFOCypressAdvantage · The CardThe Oxblood website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CFOOxbloodRoyale · The DossierThe Oxblood website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CFOOxbloodSignature · The Policy BriefThe Oxblood website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CFOOxbloodAdvantage · The RecordThe Graphite website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CFOGraphiteRoyale · The Annual ReportThe Graphite website template, The Newsletter, shown for a fictional CFOGraphiteSignature · The NewsletterThe Graphite website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CFOGraphiteAdvantage · The SummaryThe Travertine website template, The Monograph, shown for a fictional CFOTravertineRoyale · The MonographThe Travertine website template, The Essayist, shown for a fictional CFOTravertineSignature · The EssayistThe Travertine website template, The Card, shown for a fictional CFOTravertineAdvantage · The CardThe Meridian website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CFOMeridianRoyale · The DossierThe Meridian website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CFOMeridianSignature · The Policy BriefThe Meridian website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CFOMeridianAdvantage · The RecordThe Copper website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CFOCopperRoyale · The Annual ReportThe Copper website template, The Newsletter, shown for a fictional CFOCopperSignature · The NewsletterThe Copper website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CFOCopperAdvantage · The SummaryThe Obsidian website template, The Monograph, shown for a fictional CFOObsidianRoyale · The MonographThe Obsidian website template, The Essayist, shown for a fictional CFOObsidianSignature · The EssayistThe Obsidian website template, The Card, shown for a fictional CFOObsidianAdvantage · The CardThe Porcelain website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CFOPorcelainRoyale · The DossierThe Porcelain website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CFOPorcelainSignature · The Policy BriefThe Porcelain website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CFOPorcelainAdvantage · The RecordThe Oxblood website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CFOOxbloodRoyale · The Annual ReportThe Oxblood website template, The Newsletter, shown for a fictional CFOOxbloodSignature · The NewsletterThe Oxblood website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CFOOxbloodAdvantage · The SummaryThe Cypress website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CFOCypressRoyale · The DossierThe Cypress website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CFOCypressSignature · The Policy BriefThe Cypress website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CFOCypressAdvantage · The RecordThe Meridian website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CFOMeridianRoyale · The Annual ReportThe Meridian website template, The Newsletter, shown for a fictional CFOMeridianSignature · The NewsletterThe Meridian website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CFOMeridianAdvantage · The SummaryThe Sandstone website template, The Monograph, shown for a fictional CFOSandstoneRoyale · The MonographThe Sandstone website template, The Essayist, shown for a fictional CFOSandstoneSignature · The EssayistThe Sandstone website template, The Card, shown for a fictional CFOSandstoneAdvantage · The CardThe Travertine website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CFOTravertineRoyale · The DossierThe Travertine website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CFOTravertineSignature · The Policy BriefThe Travertine website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CFOTravertineAdvantage · The RecordThe Porcelain website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CFOPorcelainRoyale · The Annual ReportThe Porcelain website template, The Newsletter, shown for a fictional CFOPorcelainSignature · The NewsletterThe Porcelain website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CFOPorcelainAdvantage · The SummaryThe Indigo website template, The Monograph, shown for a fictional CFOIndigoRoyale · The MonographThe Indigo website template, The Essayist, shown for a fictional CFOIndigoSignature · The EssayistThe Indigo website template, The Card, shown for a fictional CFOIndigoAdvantage · The CardThe Obsidian website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CFOObsidianRoyale · The DossierThe Obsidian website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CFOObsidianSignature · The Policy BriefThe Obsidian website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CFOObsidianAdvantage · The RecordThe Cypress website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CFOCypressRoyale · The Annual ReportThe Cypress website template, The Newsletter, shown for a fictional CFOCypressSignature · The NewsletterThe Cypress website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CFOCypressAdvantage · The SummaryThe Graphite website template, The Monograph, shown for a fictional CFOGraphiteRoyale · The MonographThe Graphite website template, The Essayist, shown for a fictional CFOGraphiteSignature · The EssayistThe Graphite website template, The Card, shown for a fictional CFOGraphiteAdvantage · The CardThe Travertine website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CFOTravertineRoyale · The Annual ReportThe Travertine website template, The Newsletter, shown for a fictional CFOTravertineSignature · The NewsletterThe Travertine website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CFOTravertineAdvantage · The SummaryThe Copper website template, The Monograph, shown for a fictional CFOCopperRoyale · The MonographThe Copper website template, The Essayist, shown for a fictional CFOCopperSignature · The EssayistThe Copper website template, The Card, shown for a fictional CFOCopperAdvantage · The CardThe Sandstone website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CFOSandstoneRoyale · The DossierThe Sandstone website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CFOSandstoneSignature · The Policy BriefThe Sandstone website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CFOSandstoneAdvantage · The RecordThe Obsidian website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CFOObsidianRoyale · The Annual ReportThe Obsidian website template, The Newsletter, shown for a fictional CFOObsidianSignature · The NewsletterThe Obsidian website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CFOObsidianAdvantage · The SummaryThe Oxblood website template, The Monograph, shown for a fictional CFOOxbloodRoyale · The MonographThe Oxblood website template, The Essayist, shown for a fictional CFOOxbloodSignature · The EssayistThe Oxblood website template, The Card, shown for a fictional CFOOxbloodAdvantage · The CardThe Indigo website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CFOIndigoRoyale · The DossierThe Indigo website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CFOIndigoSignature · The Policy BriefThe Indigo website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CFOIndigoAdvantage · The RecordThe Meridian website template, The Monograph, shown for a fictional CFOMeridianRoyale · The MonographThe Meridian website template, The Essayist, shown for a fictional CFOMeridianSignature · The EssayistThe Meridian website template, The Card, shown for a fictional CFOMeridianAdvantage · The CardThe Graphite website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CFOGraphiteRoyale · The DossierThe Graphite website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CFOGraphiteSignature · The Policy BriefThe Graphite website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CFOGraphiteAdvantage · The RecordThe Sandstone website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CFOSandstoneRoyale · The Annual ReportThe Sandstone website template, The Newsletter, shown for a fictional CFOSandstoneSignature · The NewsletterThe Sandstone website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CFOSandstoneAdvantage · The SummaryThe Porcelain website template, The Monograph, shown for a fictional CFOPorcelainRoyale · The MonographThe Porcelain website template, The Essayist, shown for a fictional CFOPorcelainSignature · The EssayistThe Porcelain website template, The Card, shown for a fictional CFOPorcelainAdvantage · The CardThe Copper website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CFOCopperRoyale · The DossierThe Copper website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CFOCopperSignature · The Policy BriefThe Copper website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CFOCopperAdvantage · The RecordThe Indigo website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CFOIndigoRoyale · The Annual ReportThe Indigo website template, The Newsletter, shown for a fictional CFOIndigoSignature · The NewsletterThe Indigo website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CFOIndigoAdvantage · The Summary
The Graphite The Annual Report design from the Royale collection, shown with a fictional CFO

The Flagship Collection, written for a CFO

Open Graphite as a live site

Demonstrations with fictional leaders. Your own portrait and approved words replace them.

  • Your biography, career history, case study and philosophy
  • A design chosen from 300, on a domain you can own
  • Your CV stays private and is not published automatically
  • Domain, hosting and a LinkedIn review, so that it all tells one story

Be found quietly

Custom Whisper Job Search Agent for CFOs

“I can’t be seen looking, but I want to hear what opens up.”

An agent set up around a brief you set. While you keep running finance, Whisper works in silence and reads the market against that brief every week. When something aligns you hear first, and your identity stays protected until you choose to engage.

You receiveA steady read of the market, set against your brief.

Open the Job Search Agent The full details and the price are on its own page.

Whisper · This week Identity protected

  • PE-backed pharma company, pre-IPO

    FactA new lead investor has joined the board.

    InferenceA CFO with listed-company experience may be needed.

  • Global capability centre, Hyderabad

    FactThe centre is moving from cost centre to profit centre.

    InferenceThe India finance role is likely to be rewritten.

  • Family-owned group, Pune

    FactIts first independent directors have been appointed.

    InferenceFinance governance may be professionalised next.

Illustrative, not live signals

What it reads

  • Regulatory filings
  • Board announcements
  • Leadership changes
  • Funding rounds
  • M&A activity
  • IPO activity
  • Business news
  • Tenders
  • Conferences
  • The roles, sectors and locations you want, your floor, and the companies to leave out
  • What is known, kept apart from what is inferred
  • No public CV and no broadcast search
  • It never contacts an employer in your name

Present for the role

Custom CFO Resume, CFO Board Profile Development

“I am applying for a role, or several this year.”

One career, read by very different people. Choose a reader below: what an IPO board looks for first is not what a global treasury looks for. Each document is made for the role in front of you.

You receiveA document made for the one role in front of you.

Open Resume & Board Profile The full details and the price are on its own page.

First page of Notes to the Accounts, a CV design for a Group Chief Financial OfficerNotes to the AccountsGroup Chief Financial OfficerFirst page of The Three-Way Settlement, a CV design for a Group CFOThe Three-Way SettlementGroup CFOFirst page of The Unfunded Tranche, a CV design for a Chief Financial OfficerThe Unfunded TrancheChief Financial OfficerFirst page of The Adjustment Register, a CV design for a Finance Director on the boardThe Adjustment RegisterFinance Director on the boardFirst page of Above the Limit, a CV design for a Chief Financial OfficerAbove the LimitChief Financial OfficerFirst page of The Accretive Offer, a CV design for a Group CFOThe Accretive OfferGroup CFOFirst page of The First Call Date, a CV design for a Chief Financial OfficerThe First Call DateChief Financial OfficerFirst page of The Two Currencies, a CV design for a Group CFOThe Two CurrenciesGroup CFOFirst page of The Cash Within Reach, a CV design for a Group CFOThe Cash Within ReachGroup CFOFirst page of The Sale Above Book, a CV design for a Finance Director on the boardThe Sale Above BookFinance Director on the boardFirst page of The Same Book, a CV design for a Group CFOThe Same BookGroup CFOFirst page of The Unserved Months, a CV design for a Chief Financial OfficerThe Unserved MonthsChief Financial OfficerFirst page of The Admission Price, a CV design for a Chief Financial OfficerThe Admission PriceChief Financial OfficerFirst page of The Sculpted Loan, a CV design for a Group CFOThe Sculpted LoanGroup CFOFirst page of The Clearing Price, a CV design for a Group CFOThe Clearing PriceGroup CFOFirst page of The Profit at the Gate, a CV design for a Group CFOThe Profit at the GateGroup CFOFirst page of The Last Cheque, a CV design for a Chief Financial OfficerThe Last ChequeChief Financial OfficerFirst page of The Fifth-Year Risk, a CV design for a Finance Director on the boardThe Fifth-Year RiskFinance Director on the boardFirst page of The Second Root, a CV design for a Finance Director on the boardThe Second RootFinance Director on the boardFirst page of The First Claim, a CV design for a Chief Financial OfficerThe First ClaimChief Financial OfficerFirst page of The Closing Friday, a CV design for a Deputy CFOThe Closing FridayDeputy CFOFirst page of The First Paid Copy, a CV design for a SVP FinanceThe First Paid CopySVP FinanceFirst page of The Returned Carry, a CV design for a Deputy CFOThe Returned CarryDeputy CFOFirst page of The Charge Counted Twice, a CV design for a Deputy CFOThe Charge Counted TwiceDeputy CFOFirst page of The Earlier Payment, a CV design for a EVP FinanceThe Earlier PaymentEVP FinanceFirst page of The Fare Receipt, a CV design for a EVP FinanceThe Fare ReceiptEVP FinanceFirst page of The Lucky Forecast, a CV design for a SVP FinanceThe Lucky ForecastSVP FinanceFirst page of The Rebate Cliff, a CV design for a EVP FinanceThe Rebate CliffEVP FinanceFirst page of The Revised Estimate, a CV design for a EVP FinanceThe Revised EstimateEVP FinanceFirst page of What the Kiln Consumed, a CV design for a SVP FinanceWhat the Kiln ConsumedSVP FinanceFirst page of The Next Lot, a CV design for a VP FinanceThe Next LotVP FinanceFirst page of The Acceptance Date, a CV design for a Financial ControllerThe Acceptance DateFinancial ControllerFirst page of The Local Premium, a CV design for a VP TreasuryThe Local PremiumVP TreasuryFirst page of The Replaced Head, a CV design for a Financial ControllerThe Replaced HeadFinancial ControllerFirst page of Before the Afternoon Credit, a CV design for a VP TreasuryBefore the Afternoon CreditVP TreasuryFirst page of The Cost That Stayed, a CV design for a VP FinanceThe Cost That StayedVP FinanceFirst page of The Price of Service, a CV design for a VP FinanceThe Price of ServiceVP FinanceFirst page of The Recourse Slip, a CV design for a VP Corporate FinanceThe Recourse SlipVP Corporate FinanceFirst page of The Reset Window, a CV design for a VP TreasuryThe Reset WindowVP TreasuryFirst page of The Right in Four Shares, a CV design for a VP Corporate FinanceThe Right in Four SharesVP Corporate FinanceFirst page of The Change Drawer, a CV design for a Head of FinanceThe Change DrawerHead of FinanceFirst page of The Clean Draw, a CV design for a Head of FinanceThe Clean DrawHead of FinanceFirst page of The Unvoted Shares, a CV design for a Head of Investor RelationsThe Unvoted SharesHead of Investor RelationsFirst page of The Comparable Year, a CV design for a Head of Investor RelationsThe Comparable YearHead of Investor RelationsFirst page of The Earlier Deadline, a CV design for a Head of TreasuryThe Earlier DeadlineHead of TreasuryFirst page of The Guarantee Room, a CV design for a Head of TreasuryThe Guarantee RoomHead of TreasuryFirst page of The Half-Finished Batch, a CV design for a Director FinanceThe Half-Finished BatchDirector FinanceFirst page of The Reinvested Dividend, a CV design for a Head of Investor RelationsThe Reinvested DividendHead of Investor RelationsFirst page of The Second Voucher, a CV design for a Director FinanceThe Second VoucherDirector FinanceFirst page of The Unpaid Claims, a CV design for a Head of FinanceThe Unpaid ClaimsHead of Finance

Written for the PE board and the bankers

Your name

CFO

Finance leader who prepares a private company for public-market scrutiny.

Leads with

  1. DRHP and audit-committee readiness
  2. Investor and banker conversations you led
  3. Reporting clean-up, with timelines

Steps back

Routine cost programmes

Illustrative layout, not a real candidate

A senior leader presenting to a board around a table

Prepare for the bigger seat

CFO to Group CFO / CEO Readiness Audit and Strategy

“I want to know whether I am ready for the bigger seat, and what stands in the way.”

Group CFO and CEO are two different tests, decided by people who rarely tell you why you were passed over. We read your record as they would, say plainly whether it holds, and set out what to do about each gap. The Ascent, further down this page, is a free three-minute rating of yourself. This reads your actual record.

You receiveA private audit with a verdict for the seat you chose, and the strategy to close each gap.

Open the Readiness Audit The full details and the price are on its own page.

Strictly confidential · Prepared for you alone

Readiness Audit

CFO to Group CFO

VerdictClose, with two gaps to fill

  • Group Consolidation & ReportingEvidenced
  • Capital Allocation Across BusinessesPartial
  • Group Funding, Treasury & RatingsEvidenced
  • Multiple Boards & Audit CommitteesNot yet evidenced
  • Leading Other Finance LeadersPartial

First moveOwn the group capital review in the next budget cycle.

Illustrative layout

  • Your record read against ten dimensions for the seat you chose
  • Each one rated: evidenced, partial or not yet evidenced
  • What to start, stop and amplify, in a dated sequence
  • A plain answer, including "not yet" when that is the truth

How they work together

Each stands alone. Together, they cover the whole move.

  1. A private conversation about a next move
    Before you move

    Know where to go, and whether you are ready for the seat you want.

    Career Strategy & GrowthReadiness Audit & Strategy
  2. A personal website design, shown with a fictional leader
    Before anyone looks

    Make sure that what they find is clear, current and yours.

    Personal Website
  3. A private door opening onto a quiet room
    While you keep working

    Hear what is opening up, without being seen looking.

    Whisper Job Search Agent
  4. Senior leaders reviewing a document at a table
    When a role appears

    Present your record for the people who will read it first.

    Resume & Board Profile
Senior leaders on a panel in front of an audience

Why a search firm

We know how these records get read, because we read them.

Gladwin International is an executive search firm, with 120+ CFO placements across a decade-long practice. The Career Desk puts that knowledge on your side of the table: what a chair, a Nomination & Remuneration Committee or a promoter looks for, before they ever call.

The line we hold

The Search Desk works for boards. The Career Desk works for you.

  • Buying here does not put you on a shortlist for our retained searches, and not buying does not keep you off one.
  • We do not contact your employer, and nothing about you is published unless you approve it.

Before you begin

Questions about the desk

Also for you

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Where should I begin if I am not sure?

If you do not know whether to move, begin with the Career Strategy. If you already have a bigger seat in mind, begin with the Readiness Audit. If a role is in front of you now, begin with the document for it.

Do I have to buy more than one?

No. Each service stands alone, with its own page and its own order.

Will my employer find out?

We do not contact your employer. Nothing is published unless you approve it, and Whisper never contacts anyone in your name.

Do I need an account?

No. You can order from each service’s own page with secure Razorpay payment, and your GST invoice comes to your email. The Personal Website is ordered through its packages.

Can any of this get me a role?

No one can promise a role, and we do not. These services prepare you and keep you informed. The appointment is decided by the people who appoint.

The Ascent

CFO → CEO Readiness Audit

The CFO-to-CEO path is one of the most natural — but most CFOs underestimate the gaps in stakeholder management, culture leadership, and external visibility. This 3-minute audit reveals your readiness.

Start Your Audit

Takes 3 minutes · 10 dimensions · Personalised gap analysis