About Transatlantic Search
Built for high-consequence cross-border appointments
We support critical leadership decisions across Europe and North America through partner-led execution, disciplined research, and discreet delivery from first conversation through integration and onboarding.
Born from experience, built for high-consequence outcomes
Transatlantic Search was founded by Roger Heid after years advising European-headquartered companies on senior leadership appointments in North America. Over time, he saw a consistent pattern: cross-border appointments succeed when cultural fluency, governance maturity, and disciplined selection are treated as core requirements, not afterthoughts.
Driven by a long-lasting passion for the executive search industry and the impact leadership decisions have on company performance and people’s lives, he built Transatlantic Search as an independent boutique firm designed for select, high-stakes mandates.
Every mandate is led personally by a partner and grounded in a structured Success Profile, disciplined market mapping, and clear decision logic. We combine qualitative judgment with quantitative analysis to deliver evidence-based shortlists and support integration and onboarding, including onboarding and leadership coaching through a curated independent partner network when beneficial.
Why "Transatlantic"?
The name reflects our focus and the work we do. It represents the bridge between European and North American leadership cultures, governance expectations, and operating realities. “Transatlantic” is not just geography, it is a philosophy of connection, cultural fluency, and long-term partnership across borders.
Built for organizations facing cross-border complexity
We partner with European-headquartered and transatlantic organizations operating across Europe and North America where leadership decisions carry material strategic, operational, cultural, and governance implications. Our work is partner-led, research-driven, and discreet, grounded in structured Success Profiles, disciplined market mapping, and clear decision logic.
Rather than positioning around a single industry, we focus on situations where cross-border complexity raises execution risk and where the cost of a miss is significant.
Our clients typically include:
- Family-owned and privately held enterprises navigating cross-border growth, succession, or operational change across Europe and North America
- Private equity-backed businesses requiring evidence-based leadership selection to support value creation, integration, and growth
- Public and mid-market organizations strengthening governance maturity, performance, and succession pipelines across borders
- Transatlantic growth companies building leadership capacity across Europe and North America during expansion, integration, or scale-up
What defines our clients:
Our clients operate in complex cross-border environments where governance maturity, decision dynamics, and cultural fluency materially shape outcomes. They expect partner-led execution, discretion, and clear accountability at every stage. Their decisions are grounded in market evidence, not intuition, and they approach leadership selection as a strategic investment with lasting consequences for performance, culture, and stakeholder confidence.
Our Leadership Team & Advisory Board
Meet our team
Transatlantic Search is built on decades of combined experience in executive search, cross-border operating leadership, and governance across Europe and North America.
