Coulter Partners continues strategic reorganization to drive global growth and innovation

LONDON, UK - December 10, 2025 – Coulter Partners, the global expert building leadership teams for Health, Science and Technology innovation businesses, today announced a further strengthening of its senior leadership with Ian Coyne joining the Managing Partners group. In addition to this strategic leadership expansion, the firm further refined the structure of its Senior Leadership team, with Joe Coulter assuming a new role as Chief Business Officer (CBO) and Charlotte James being promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Ian Coyne, who joined Coulter Partners in 2019, is invited to the Managing Partners group to enhance the firm’s Organizational and Leadership Advisory Services, with an emphasis on the intersection of technology, health, and science. Ian brings a highly strategic and specialized background to the leadership team, drawing on 14 years in international executive search and assessment with leading global search firms, and 11 years in management consulting and technology. He is a key specialist in understanding the impact of digital transformation on industries, companies, and leadership teams. Based in London, Ian previously served as Chief Growth Officer at Europe’s leading digital executive search firm and was Global Head of Knowledge for Russell Reynolds Associates. Ian holds a BSc in Computer Science and AI from the University of Manchester, UK, a Diploma in Advanced Business Management from the University of Edinburgh, UK, and an Executive MBA from ENPC in Paris, France. Ian is also a published author.

"Ian’s wealth of diverse experience across executive search, technology, and management consulting is perfectly aligned with the needs of our global clients who are navigating digital transformation in the Health, Science, and Technology sectors," said Nicholas Green, CEO of Coulter Partners. "His inclusion in the Managing Partners group is an acknowledgement of his expertise and his dedication to our unique client advisory services. Ian’s insights will be critical as we drive the next phase of our journey."

The new roles for Joe Coulter and Charlotte James will sharpen the firm’s operational delivery and commercial strategy across its global platform spanning three continents and 40 countries. The company's strategy is underpinned by 23 years of operating all over Europe and for the last 13 years across the US market.

Joe Coulter, Chief Business Officer (CBO), co-founder of Coulter Partners in 2003, now holds primary responsibility for growth and strategic development of the company. In this capacity, he will focus on defining market expansion opportunities, forging strategic partnerships, and guiding the firm's long-term commercial vision to maintain leadership in Health, Science, and Technology executive search. Charlotte James, Chief Operating Officer (COO), leverages over 16 years of dedicated business operations leadership. She will be responsible for driving efficiency and effectiveness in day-to-day operations across multiple international markets, executing critical company-wide projects, and developing and implementing optimized business strategies that empower the company to achieve its commercial objectives. Charlotte holds a BSc in Management Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London.

These changes follow a strategic leadership transition and the reorganization of Coulter Partners’ Senior Leadership Team (SLT) in 2024. This transition saw Bianca Coulter, Co-founder and then CEO, assume the role of Executive Chair. In this role, she continues to focus on growth, client advisory work, and Board and C suite succession projects. Nicholas Green stepped into the CEO role, based in New York. Additional members of the SLT include Joe Coulter, Co-founder and CBO, Charlotte James, COO, and James Bichener, CFO.

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About Coulter Partners

We are executive search and leadership development specialists working to build a better future. As advisors and consultants to companies at the cutting edge of Health, Science, and Technology, we are united by our mission to build teams that change the world. Operating uniquely as one global team, we have honed our expertise, platform, and data for over two decades, working across three continents, and in 40 countries. Applying what we learn through our work with boards, leadership teams, and investors in the world’s most innovative companies, we bring together and develop the right people at the right time to propel them to achieve their worthwhile goals.

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