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Livingston James, a part of the Livingston James Group, is an executive search and selection business that exists to match professional expertise to business need. We are here to advise and support people and organisations to realise their potential, so that together we can impact lives and communities for the better.
We aim to deliver exceptional results for our clients through commitment to excellence on every step of the recruitment journey. Time and again we hear that our focus on the impact of our appointments is why clients choose to work with us.
Our success is built on putting the long-term interest of clients at the centre of the service we provide, coupled with bucket loads of passion and determination. Working in partnership with our clients and candidates, we bring together leadership teams to transform organisations and careers.
We aim to deliver exceptional results for our clients through commitment to excellence on every step of the recruitment journey. Time and again we hear that our focus on the impact of our appointments is why clients choose to work with us.
Our success is built on putting the long-term interest of clients at the centre of the service we provide, coupled with bucket loads of passion and determination. Working in partnership with our clients and candidates, we bring together leadership teams to transform organisations and careers.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, Scotland, City of Edinburgh
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2010
Mentions in press and media 7
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| Feb 12, 2026 | Scottish Firms Slow to Turn AI Hype Into Action, Finds Report | AI is the talk of Scotland’s boardrooms, but few firms have a plan in place to maximise its potential, according to a new report from EY and Livingston James. Polling more than 200 CEOs, non-executive directors, and department heads, the fi... |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Movers and Shakers | August 2025 | Welcome to August’s jam-packed edition of Movers and Shakers! The summer has only just finished and the kids are barely back to school, but Scotland’s tech scene has wasted no time getting back to business, with a fresh crop of high-level a... |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Scotland's CEO Talent Drought: A Call to Action | Scotland is facing a storm. A skills shortage is threatening the very foundation of its corporate leadership. Recent research reveals that fewer than half of Scotland’s CEOs believe their organizations have the talent needed to succeed them... |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Skills Shortage Is Impacting Scotland’s CEO Talent Pipeline | Fewer than half of Scotland’s CEOs believe the talent to succeed them exists within their current organisation, according to new research. The findings emerged from a survey of more than 120 CEOs and senior leaders in Scotland as part of a ... |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Movers and Shakers | October 2022 | Recruitment CodeClan CodeClan made two major announcements in October: firstly that current CEO Melinda Matthews-Clarkson was to step down from her role, and that Loral Quinn would be taking up the post. Matthews-Clarkson plans to take a sa... |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Exec Search Firm Livingston James Appoints Technology Lead | Livingston James Group has appointed Alistair Shaw to its Executive Search & Leadership Advisory Practice, Livingston James, in a bid to drive growth in the manufacturing and technology sectors. Shaw most recently led the Group’s specia... |
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FAQ about Livingston James
When was Livingston James founded?
Livingston James was founded in 2010.
What has the press written about Livingston James?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Livingston James, among them “Scottish Firms Slow to Turn AI Hype Into Action, Finds Report” (Feb 12, 2026) and “Movers and Shakers | August 2025” (Sep 4, 2025).
Is Livingston James still active?
Yes, Livingston James is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 7, 2026.