NEON RIVER

Expert executive search for technology and games companies

Trusted by leadership teams across technology and games

We support investors, founders, and senior operators in building leadership teams that shape growth, transformation, and long-term performance.

At Miniclip, we’ve worked with Peter and Neon River on several critical leadership hires over the years and have consistently had an outstanding experience. I would recommend Neon River as one of the very best executive search firms in the market.

Rob Small President and Co-Founder, Miniclip

Peter supported us on a Chief Product Officer search within our software portfolio and demonstrated exceptional preparation, market knowledge, and candidate evaluation. We have recommended him across our portfolio and see Neon River as one of the strongest executive search partners in the market.

Oliver Wale Portfolio Talent Principal, Montagu Private Equity

Neon River has become our go-to partner for critical leadership hires. They have helped us secure our CFO/COO, CMO, and Design Director, consistently presenting exceptional candidates and making each search process highly effective and enjoyable.

Johan Sjoberg CEO, Star Stable Entertainment

Neon River combines deep software and technology sector expertise with true partner-led delivery and a genuinely international network. They consistently bring insight, professionalism, and access to exceptional leadership talent.

James Gardner Head of Talent, Distributed
The Neon River model

A precise approach to leadership hiring

Senior appointments succeed when the mandate is clear, the market is mapped properly, and delivery stays Partner-led from first brief to final close.

Partner-led delivery
Senior search led end-to-end

Critical hires benefit from accountability. We keep ownership with the Partner, supported by expert research, to maintain pace and quality.

Sector depth
Technology and games, since 2004

We specialise in software, platforms, digital products, and games. That focus sharpens judgment on what “good” looks like at each stage of growth.

Precision mapping
Research-led, not database-led

We start from the archetype, then map the market across adjacent sectors. It is a rifleshot approach designed to surface the best operators, fast.

Selected work

Recent leadership searches

A small selection across product, engineering, and commercial leadership for PE-backed, venture-backed, and corporate technology and games businesses.

Wireless Logic - connectivity platform
Wireless Logic
MD Product and Marketing + Chief Software Engineer

Leadership hires spanning product, marketing, and engineering in a PE-backed platform business scaling through international expansion and acquisitions.

PE-backed Platform software Product + engineering
Star Stable
CFO, CMO, and Director of Game Design

Leadership hiring across finance, marketing, and game design to support long-term growth of a global live game franchise.

Games Finance + marketing Live ops
Star Stable - leadership hiring
Miniclip - mobile games
Miniclip
11 leadership placements, including CMO

Longstanding partnership across commercial and leadership hiring in mobile games, from growth roles through to senior functional heads.

Games Growth + marketing International
Dedalus
CTO

Senior technology leadership hire focused on engineering standards, platform evolution, and operating effectively inside an acquisitive environment.

Software Platform + engineering International
Software engineering leadership
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