Meet the Team

Geoff is a Non-Executive Advisor to the Board, bringing more than 35 years’ life sciences experience including over a decade in executive search and leadership assessment. A former Director at a leading Life Sciences executive search firm, he is Managing Partner of Newgrange Consultants – a leadership assessment and development business for C-suite leaders.

Tarquin Bennett-Coles is a Director at Compass Carter Osborne who is deeply networked within the life science industry. His focus is on senior leadership roles across the sector, from biotech, pharma and diagnostics companies to life science service businesses and healthcare consultancies.

Matt Dixon joined Compass Executives in 2023 as a Principal to enhance our presence in the Life Sciences sector. He has over six years of experience partnering with listed and PE backed Pharma, Biotech, MedTech and Pharma Services firms across EMEA and North America with a focus on C-Suite and C-1 mandates.

Alex joined Compass Executives in 2024 as a Principal, bringing over a decade of search experience within the life science sector, having recently moved from a dedicated life sciences search firm. He will be focused on C-suite, board and executive leadership appointments for high growth, listed and investor-backed companies in the Pharma, Biotech and MedTech space across EMEA and North America.

Laura is Head of Design at Compass Executives. Joining in early 2020, she is responsible for all external content design so as to ensure a first-class brand experience for Clients and Candidates alike. In addition to her day-to-day responsibilities for the Executives team, she also is responsible for all aspects of marketing design for all Compass Recruitment Solutions (CRS) brands.

Ray joined Compass Executives in 2023 as Research Associate and supports the consultants with a variety of C-suite mandates throughout our research process and works across the Healthcare, Social Care, Education and Life Sciences sectors.