Luxury & Retail
HIGH END - FASHION - BRANDS
We have a truly global reach, finding candidates for roles based in Europe, the UK, USA and Asia.
Muller & Associates has been deeply embedded in the global luxury and retail landscape since 2008. Our journey began outside the industry, giving us a broader perspective from the start and allowing us to challenge the closed-loop approach that too often recycles talent between the same fashion houses.
We’ve placed transformative leaders across Europe, the UK, Asia, and the U.S., with a particular strength in helping global brands succeed in the U.S. market. For foreign brands, this often means identifying locally based leaders who understand both the customer and the cultural expectations of U.S. operations. For U.S. clients, it means finding regional leaders abroad who can align with a U.S.-led strategy without missing local nuance.
We’ve introduced high-performing talent from adjacent sectors such as FMCG, hospitality, and digital commerce, while still surfacing the best of the luxury world when needed. Our reach spans both listed fashion conglomerates and privately held houses, always with a deep understanding of brand DNA and cultural fit.
As retail continues to evolve, our clients turn to us for leaders who can meet the moment – fluent in digital, connected to consumers, and capable of delivering across channels. That same expertise extends naturally into high-end hospitality and food services, where experience, innovation, and operational excellence intersect.
Healthcare
HEALTH TECH - PROVISION - INSURANCE
We are optimistic about the immense potential that the Healthcare Industry industry holds, both in the USA and globally.
Muller & Associates partners with healthcare organizations around the world to place transformative leaders in complex, regulated, and rapidly evolving markets. From Mexico and Brazil to the UK and broader Europe, we specialize in identifying in-market executives who can navigate local healthcare dynamics while aligning with global business strategy and culture.
Our work spans the full ecosystem — from health insurers and provider systems to digital platforms and physician-led ventures. We’ve supported multinational groups expanding across regions, private equity investors scaling platforms, and mission-driven innovators building new models of care.
Whether the need is operational, clinical, or tech-led, we bring sharp insight into what makes leadership work in healthcare. Our strength lies in surfacing local talent who not only understand the policy and cultural context, but who can lead with agility and impact across languages, borders, and business structures.
From traditional health insurance to pet health, from telehealth to complex data-driven care — we understand what’s changing, and what kind of leadership it demands.
Alcoholic Beverages
SPRITS - WINE - CHAMPAGNE
Shedding light on untapped leadership opportunities in the Alcoholic Beverage Industry.
Muller & Associates brings a fresh perspective to an industry that too often relies on familiar formulas. Our deep consumer expertise led us naturally into the alcoholic beverage sector — a space defined by legacy, bold innovation, and increasing complexity.
We’ve worked with spirits, wine, and champagne brands across the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Our clients include maisons, high-growth brands, and global conglomerates — all seeking leadership that can drive performance while protecting brand equity.
We’ve seen too many brands fall into the same trap — defaulting to familiar CPG credentials instead of asking what marketing leadership really demands today. The old formulas don’t work. Success now depends on leaders who understand how to engage consumers in a fractured, fast-moving landscape. It’s not about scale or spend — it’s about relevance, authenticity, and real connection. And the right hire can be the difference between decline and breakout growth.
What sets us apart is our ability to rethink what great leadership looks like. We bring cross-sector insight, consumer depth, and an instinct for finding leaders who not only perform but elevate the brand.
Our placements include:
- C-suite commercial leadership in spirits, wine, and champagne
- CEO roles for maisons and still wine brands
- Leadership for celebrity and JV-backed ventures
- Global brand, innovation, and marketing leadership
We work with companies ready to challenge legacy assumptions and build the next generation of iconic brands
Financial Services & Fintech
Retail & Commercial Banking - Credit - Payments - Digital Finance
Muller & Associates was founded in 1992 specialising in the credit card industry. This quickly expanded to include full-service banking.
Financial services has always been our foundation — and remains one of our deepest areas of expertise.
From traditional banks to emerging FinTech platforms, Muller & Associates has placed leadership at the center of transformation. We were there at the beginning of what is now called FinTech, long before it had a name — placing the talent that built early credit businesses, digital lending models, and the payments infrastructure that still powers much of today’s innovation.
We’ve worked with some of the most established names in banking — including Lloyds Banking Group, Experian, and Vanquis in the U.K., as well as Capital One, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo in the U.S. Our experience spans credit cards, retail and commercial banking, payments, digital finance, consumer lending, home loans, risk, operations, and human capital.
What makes us different is our long view. We understand the cycles — regulatory, consumer, and market-driven — and we know what kind of leadership endures. Our clients rely on us to find the leaders who not only understand the current moment, but who have the depth and agility to build what comes next.
This isn’t a trend for us. Financial services is where we started — and it remains a space where we bring real authority, global reach, and proven results.
Hospitality, Food Services & Production
Hotels & Resorts - Food Manufacturing - Stadiums & Events - Institutional Services
We’ve steadily grown our presence across the hospitality and food ecosystem — supporting global companies as they scale, diversify, and adapt in fast-changing markets.
In hospitality, we understand that it’s not just about service — it’s about curating experiences that resonate. We’ve worked with international hotel groups, luxury retailers, and major sports franchises to place leaders who translate brand vision into operational excellence. Our placements span C-suite roles in iconic hotels, heads of food and retail for global sporting events, and senior operators in high-touch environments.
In food production, we’ve supported PE-backed ventures and established manufacturers across chilled, fresh, and specialty categories. We understand the operational complexity and strategic discipline required to grow in a fragmented, inflation-sensitive, and increasingly tech-driven industry.
In food services, we’ve built a strong foothold in the U.S. — placing executives across:
- Unattended retail. Delivering food, service, and experience, backed by industry-leading technology.
- Sports and Leisure – Stadium Concessions and Foodservice
- Education - Foodservice and Nutritional Programs for Schools, Colleges and Universities
- Senior Living
- Casinos
Where we add the most value is in helping global companies find the right local leadership. Whether expanding into the U.K., Europe, the U.S., or beyond, our clients rely on us to identify regional executives who bring both local market fluency and alignment with global ownership, brand values, and operating models. That balance is critical — and it’s where we excel.
We also understand how food, retail, and hospitality are converging. From stadiums selling branded merchandise to lifestyle destinations like The Bicester Collection, the most successful brands treat dining, shopping, and experience as a single, integrated offering. We help our clients find leaders who know how to deliver on that vision — with operational clarity, brand sensitivity, and customer instinct
Technology
Digital Platforms - Product-Led Growth - Tech-Enabled Transformation
Technology transformation has become a major priority and investment area for our clients.
We work with innovation-led companies that are reshaping industries — not just through technology, but through mindset, ambition, and scale. Many of these companies are global from day one. They’re headquartered outside the U.S., but growing fast across markets. And they’re looking for something different in a search partner.
That’s where Muller & Associates comes in.
We understand the U.S. deeply — its business culture, customer expectations, and leadership dynamics — but we don’t come with a one-size-fits-all, overly American approach. Our work spans the U.S., Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and we’re known for our ability to operate across borders, languages, and growth phases.
We’ve been part of large-scale digital transformations inside legacy businesses — and the early talent infrastructure that scaled tech-first challengers. Our clients have included global financial institutions modernizing at scale, as well as high-growth platforms building category leadership in everything from consumer finance to communications to logistics.
We are especially well suited to support product-led, globally minded companies that care about who they hire — not just for what candidates know, but for how they think. These businesses move fast, scale across cultures, and seek leaders who bring clarity, cultural fluency, and long-game thinking. We know how to find them.
Functional Expertise
Strategic depth across functions that define leadership today
At Muller & Associates, we are known not just for who we place — but for how we think. Senior executives, founders, boards, and investors rely on us as a trusted partner in building high-performing leadership teams across sectors and geographies
At Muller & Associates, we are known not just for who we place — but for how we think. Senior executives, founders, boards, and investors rely on us as a trusted partner in building high-performing leadership teams across sectors and geographies.
Our work spans both foundational roles and emerging disciplines — always with a sharp understanding of how functions evolve in response to growth, disruption, and scale. Whether helping a founder move beyond instinctive leadership or building out a next-generation operating team, we bring insight, discretion, and precision to every search.
