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Cosmo Lush

Cosmo is a managing director and head of the Games, Entertainment, Media & Sports sector in Europe. He works with businesses in both consumer and B2B technology sectors placing CEOs, board members and senior leaders across technology, product and go-to-market functions.

Prior to True, Cosmo was a partner at an executive search firm focused on the private equity sector, where he led search and transaction support assignments for private equity investors. He founded and led the firm’s digital practice, and previously led the technology, media and telecom practice. Previously Cosmo held a variety of strategy, marketing and commercial roles across the media and telecom sectors including at Channel Four Television, three, Orange and EMI Music.

Cosmo holds a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD and a master’s degree in geography from Oxford University. He is the co-founder and chairman of the Knowledge Schools Trust, a group of primary and secondary free schools in west London.

Snapshot

  • Passionate about building and partnering with leadership teams of businesses undergoing high growth and/or transformative change
  • Brings frontline industry expertise to his search work from his 15 years as an executive in digital media
  • Lives in London with his Californian wife and three children
  • He loves to get out on his hand-built Seven road bike or his Foffa single speed as often as possible (which is not very)

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The Team

  • Brad Stadler co-CEO & Founder, True and president, true search Haddonfield (HQ)
  • Joe Riggione co-CEO & Founder, True and president, true technologies Haddonfield (HQ)
  • Josh Withers Founder & GM, Platform and North America Search Operations San Francisco
  • Kate Vanek Global Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer London
  • Sam McGrath GM, EMEA & APAC London
  • Lucinda Duncalfe EVP, True Technologies & GM, Thrive, AboveBoard & Jopwell New York

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