30+
years in
executive search
100+
CEO search and
succession engagements
50+
50 Executive Coaching and Board Advisory Engagements
200+
CHRO searches
Experience That Organizations Can Trust
Integrated Leadership Advisory
Leadership decisions rarely exist in isolation. Shelbourne Group brings these disciplines together through four complementary practice areas.
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
The Shelbourne Group supports leaders stepping into new roles, taking on expanded responsibilities, or navigating career-defining transitions. We help executives accelerate effectiveness, clarify priorities, and establish credibility with boards, teams, and stakeholders during first-time CEO appointments, succession events, role expansions, and periods of significant organizational change.
EXECUTIVE COACHING
The Shelbourne Group provides confidential coaching for CEOs and C-suite executives navigating complexity, pressure, and high-stakes leadership decisions. We help senior leaders sharpen judgment, strengthen self-awareness, and lead with greater clarity through individualized support focused on executive presence, board relationships, decision-making under pressure, and sustained performance.
BOARD SEARCH
The Shelbourne Group advises boards, investors, and senior leadership teams on CEO succession, leadership assessment, and critical governance decisions. We bring extensive board and executive search experience to help clients evaluate leadership, strengthen succession planning, and make informed decisions at moments when alignment, continuity, and sound judgment matter most.
SUCCESSION ADVISORY
The Shelbourne Group helps boards and CEOs strengthen leadership readiness through thoughtful, forward-looking succession planning. We identify future leadership requirements, assess internal and external talent, and prepare organizations for planned and unplanned transitions with a confidential, rigorous approach designed to reduce uncertainty, align stakeholders, and support long-term continuity.
About Our Founder
Phil Johnston, CEO, Shelbourne Group
Phil Johnston brings more than 25 years of global executive search and leadership advisory experience, with deep expertise in CEO and C-suite recruitment, board search, succession, and executive coaching. His perspective is shaped by senior roles at Egon Zehnder and Spencer Stuart, as well as firsthand experience as a CHRO, CEO, board member, and advisor to growth-stage companies.
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