Founded in 2015, Dixon Walter is a Search and Selection firm devoted to the appointment of outstanding leaders.
Driven by quality, results and attention to detail, we provide flexible, innovative and bespoke services to support our senior client’s recruitment needs.
We are a refreshingly different executive search firm, putting pragmatism, flexibility and expertise at the heart of our approach.
Our flexible services reflect the ever-changing demands of an increasingly competitive global market-place for talent. Making keynote appointments through appropriate and value-adding services that generate diverse pools of candidates is our objective.
Following our continued success working with Keele University to support key senior appointments, we are delighted to announce that following a highly competitive process, Professor Ruth Ayres will join Keele as Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience from January 2026.
Dixon Walter recently supported West Dean with the appointment of two key senior roles. Following an extensive search process we are pleased to see the announcement made by West Dean and wish Laura and Ian the best of luck in these new posts – we cant wait to see what the future holds for West Dean!
The James Hutton Institute is excited to announce the appointment of Anne Corbin as our new Chief Financial Officer.
Anne joins the Hutton from social care charity VSA, where she has worked since 2019, serving as CFO since 2021. A fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, she has 25 years of experience working in finance, and has led teams focusing on procurement, financial operations and a number of other corporate services. Anne’s main areas of focus are financial resilience, good governance, and social responsibility, and she plans to continue promoting these principles through her work at the Hutton.