Lily Russell

My golden rule is to never lose sight of my role — to aid organisations in making positive change.

Lily Russell is a Page Executive Principal based in the UK who specialises in CFO and Financial Management recruitment for the consumer and tech industries. 

Lily began her recruitment career in 2017, developing an impressive network and ascending the ranks at an impressive pace. By early 2020, she was already at a managerial level which strengthened her consultancy skills with a more strategic outlook. Fast-forward to May 2023, when Lily decided to raise her profile even higher by making the leap to Page Executive search.

Backed by a wealth of experience in financial recruitment, Lily was drawn to the qualitative environment at Page Executive where she can cultivate long-term, enriching client relationships. Internally, she finds herself part of a supportive, collegiate group where she offers insights and leverages those of her colleagues to continue raising the standards of executive recruitment. 

A natural problem-solver, Lily relishes tackling even the most demanding assignments. Her modus operandi is to come up with a range of solutions spanning purely performance-based recruitment to finding creative profiles to implement long-term culture shifts. Lily’s professional satisfaction stems from playing a major role in organisations achieving their goals, a quality that makes her understandably popular among clients. She is frequently lauded for her triple threat of excellent market insights, an intuitive understanding of briefs and an open and honest consultative approach. 

But when she’s not overseeing her executive search assignments, Lily’s joie de vivre regularly sees her travelling, surfing and snowboarding. She’s also quite the culture vulture, always making time for a wine-tasting session or immersing herself in a book.