Regional and Executive Leadership Recruiters in Garden Route

We serve George, Knysna, Mossel Bay and the wider Garden Route. We recruit across insurance, wealth management and banking, with particular access to established professionals who value the region's growing business environment and quality of life. Within that market, our banking desk covers recruitment for retail, business, private and commercial banking teams.

Regional and executive leaders in banking hold responsibility for a network, a segment or a business unit, including its revenue, risk and people.

• Set and deliver the regional or divisional business plan
• Lead managers across multiple sites or teams
• Own revenue, cost to income and credit quality
• Represent the bank with major clients and in the market
• Maintain governance, conduct and regulatory standards

• Ten or more years in banking with multi site or divisional leadership
• Clear profit and loss accountability
• A record of building teams and market share
• A postgraduate qualification is common but not required

• Strategic leadership
• Financial management
• Talent development
• Market presence
• Governance
• Change leadership

We keep an exclusive client list, so on every accepted regional or executive leader mandate a far wider part of the Garden Route banking market stays open to direct approach. We map the employers in the area, contact people who are not applying for jobs, test the detail behind each claim on a CV and present a short, honest list. Our fee is 12.5 percent and every placement carries a three month guarantee period.

Who are the top regional and executive leadership recruiters in Garden Route?

Morton Moore recruits regional and executive leadership in Garden Route on a selective basis. We take on a limited number of clients in each sector so that we can approach the widest possible pool of banking professionals for every brief we accept.

How long does it take to fill a regional or executive leader role in Garden Route?

Most searches at this level produce a shortlist within two to three weeks of a full brief. The final timeline depends on notice periods, which in Garden Route are usually one calendar month and sometimes longer for senior appointments.

What does Morton Moore charge?

Our agency fee is 12.5 percent of the annual package and every placement carries a three month guarantee period. There are no separate advertising or shortlisting charges.

Do you recruit regional and executive leadership outside Garden Route?

Yes. We work from offices serving the Garden Route, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, and we place regional and executive leadership across South Africa. We also recruit into Insurance and Wealth Management for clients who need cover beyond banking.

Can candidates register with you directly?

Yes. Candidates can view current opportunities and apply through our own site. Applications stay with Morton Moore and are never shared with a client without permission.