Sam Wellalage

15 years in search. 500+ placements across more than 100 firms. Former professional badminton player. I run Spearpoint Search, a London-headquartered boutique specialising in market infrastructure and the intersection of traditional finance and digital assets. We take on just 2–3 search mandates per month - never more. Why? Because great search requires obsession. It means knowing the market, speaking to people who are not actively looking, following every thread and spending real time thinking about the mandate - not simply working through a database. We deliberately stay small so we can go deep. That is the difference between working with us and becoming one of dozens of assignments inside a larger search firm. I’m also always interested in meeting exceptional senior talent. A large part of my time is spent speaking with passive candidates, often long before they are considering a move. Sometimes I can help today. Sometimes tomorrow. Sometimes years down the line. If that resonates, feel free to DM me.