Ayo Afolabi and Rachel Ingram join Spencer Stuart to expand advisory practice

LONDON, June 17, 2025 — Spencer Stuart announced that two new leadership consultants have joined the London office: Ayo Afolabi and Rachel Ingram.

Ayo Afolabi

Ayo Afolabi leads projects spanning board effectiveness, leadership assessment, DEI advisory and executive coaching across Europe, the Middle East and North America. His clients include FTSE 100 companies, global multinationals, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, and he has extensive experience in financial services. He is known for his ability to bring creative and bespoke approaches to client needs and his dedication to excellence. View Ayo's bio.

Rachel Ingram

Rachel Ingram has been instrumental in placing multiple FTSE 100 and 250 chairs, committee chairs and non-executive directors. She founded her own advisory firm, Cadmium Partners, focusing on board search, assessment, coaching and broader advisory for tech and listed clients. She brings a comprehensive understanding of UK and international corporate governance. View Rachel's bio.

“Ayo and Rachel bring extensive experience helping leaders and their organizations thrive and transform,” said Heather Kleeman, Spencer Stuart’s Head of UK Leadership Advisory Services. “We are thrilled that Ayo and Rachel are joining our team in London, expanding our ability to support clients with their most important business and leadership challenges.”

About Spencer Stuart

At Spencer Stuart, we know that leadership has never mattered more. We are trusted by organizations around the world to help them make the senior-level leadership decisions that have a lasting impact on their enterprises, on their stakeholders and the world around them. Through our executive search, board and leadership advisory services, we help build and enhance high-performing teams for select clients ranging from major multinationals to emerging companies to nonprofit institutions.

Privately held since 1956, we focus on delivering knowledge, insight and results through the collaborative efforts of a team of experts — now spanning more than 60 offices, over 30 countries and more than 50 practice specialties. Boards and leaders consistently turn to Spencer Stuart to help address their evolving leadership needs in areas such as senior-level executive search, board recruitment, board effectiveness, succession planning, in-depth senior management assessment, employee engagement and many other facets of culture and organizational effectiveness, particularly in the context of the changing stakeholder expectations of business today. For more information on Spencer Stuart, please visit www.spencerstuart.com.