Ignition Global is a specialist executive search partner for senior leadership across the maritime sector — with depth in marine insurance, shipping finance, maritime strategy, and selective C-suite and Managing Director hires.

For more than a decade, maritime organisations have trusted us to identify, engage, and secure the leadership talent that shapes their future. Our clients include shipowners, operators, managers, P&I clubs, insurers, brokers, investment platforms, and maritime service providers — the organisations navigating the most critical transitions in the industry.

Founded in Singapore in 2014, with operations in the Philippines from 2017 and the UK from 2022, we are a global boutique search firm with placements across 11 countries and a long-standing track record in senior appointments.

Our work is defined by independence, strategic clarity, and a commitment to helping our clients secure leaders who can operate — and win — in a rapidly changing maritime world.

Our values:

Independent : We offer a clear-headed, objective perspective on the leadership talent landscape — grounded in commercial reality, not groupthink or ideology. Our clients rely on us for nuance, honesty, and discretion.

Pragmatic : We blend deep-market headhunting, modern research, and AI-enabled sourcing to reach the right people — not the loudest. Our approach is hands-on, rigorous, and outcome-driven.

Relentlessly client focused : With relationships extending over 15 years and 88% repeat business, we work as long-term partners to senior management. We adapt to each client’s context and deliver with transparency, flexibility, and consistency.

Strategic : Our strength is identifying business leaders and future leaders whose impact compounds — senior specialists in insurance, finance, and strategy; functional heads; and C-suite successors.

Future Ready : We are a learning-driven, curious, and forward-looking organisation. We stay ahead of technological, regulatory, financial, and geopolitical shifts so our clients can hire with foresight, not hindsight.