Welcome To Griffonage

A unique and exclusive recruitment and coaching service for senior executives around the world in the aerospace, defence, supply chain management and automotive sectors, their customers, and those sectors that directly support them.

Founded in 1996, to date Griffonage has assisted: Alvis; Cobham; Cosworth; GKN; Hunting; ITT; Jaguar; Lola; Lucas-Varity; Marshalls; Quadrics Super Computers; Raytheon; Rolls-Royce; Serco; Smiths; Strachan & Henshaw; Umeco; Vosper Thorneycroft; and Westcode. Assignments have taken place in the UK, the USA, Continental Europe, China and South East Asia.

Griffonage services are based upon the professional expertise, industry knowledge and management skills of Michael Smith, a highly experienced search consultant and senior executive coach, and Rebekah Gilbert, an equally experienced and qualified voice and wellbeing coach.  Personally undertaking all assignments themselves, Michael and Rebekah operate as a totally integrated and complementary team whether the assignment involves search, coaching for short-term objectives or an executive’s career-long development.

Search, executive coaching and wellbeing are about people, and people are the real capital of any business. Employing the right people at the right time, developing them professionally and personally, and encouraging their wellbeing, leads to healthy and successful careers and, therefore, companies. It is our aim at Griffonage to maximise our clients’ ability to do this.

Once the client’s circumstances are fully understood and the requirements established, if additional specialist knowledge and expertise is required then they will form, and manage, a team of carefully selected experts. Examples include practical work with the media, advice on raising capital, on conducting major bids, or undertaking Lean programmes.

Our policy is to build long-term relationships with our clients, and deliberately limit the number we assist, so as to fully understand their up-to-date circumstances and provide total focus and exclusivity to each company and executive or team.

These assignments can be undertaken corporately or privately. They are tailored to the exact needs of the company and/or executive(s) concerned; they are completely flexible and totally confidential.