McQueenInternational
Where We Work

Deep Sector Knowledge. Global Executive Networks.

We do not spread ourselves across every industry and call it breadth. We have built genuine, lasting depth in four sector verticals — the kind of depth that means we already know who the best leaders in your sector are before the search begins.

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Sector Verticals

Four sectors where we have built genuine, lasting expertise

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Sub-Sectors Covered

Granular depth across every major segment within each vertical

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Countries Reached

Executive networks spanning every major global market

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Years of Sector Mandates

A track record built over 15+ years of retained cross-sector search

Primary Vertical

Our Primary Vertical

Excellence Is Not a Standard. It Is a Decision.

In hospitality and leisure, the difference between a good guest experience and an extraordinary one is almost always a leadership decision — about culture, about standards, about who is empowered to act, and with how much autonomy. We are the trusted partner for the world's most discerning hotel groups, luxury leisure operators, restaurant groups, and entertainment businesses. Our networks in this sector run deep: built over 15+ years of retained search mandates across five continents. We do not simply fill positions — we place leaders who make excellence a repeatable system rather than an occasional achievement.

Luxury & Lifestyle HotelsHospitality Groups & ChainsRestaurant & F&B GroupsLeisure & EntertainmentCruise & MaritimeGolf, Spa & Resort OperationsMembers' Clubs & Private Venues
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Sector Intelligence

85%

of guest satisfaction scores trace directly to frontline leadership quality

2.1×

RevPAR advantage for properties led by top-quartile General Managers

62%

of hospitality CEOs are promoted internally — requiring deep succession planning

Key Roles We Place

→ Chief Executive Officer

→ Chief Operating Officer

→ General Manager

→ Vice President Operations

→ Chief Commercial Officer

Further Sectors
Our Approach
"We do not work in sectors we do not understand. Every vertical we serve is one where we have spent years building relationships, studying dynamics, and earning the trust of exceptional leaders— long before any search mandate arrives."

McQueen International · Sector Practice

Discuss Your Sector

Operating at the intersection of these four sectors?

Many of our most complex mandates sit at the boundaries between these verticals — a hospitality-anchored real estate developer, a travel technology brand with consumer retail ambitions. Our cross-sector networks are built precisely for this.

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