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KiTalent, formerly Talent Acquisition Partners, is the public-facing executive-search brand of Talent Acquisition Partners Group. Founded by Alessio Montaruli in 2016 and headquartered in Turin, Italy, the firm operates through four regional hubs across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Its model combines direct headhunting, market intelligence, and Proof-First Search to deliver executive mandates with lower execution risk.

Canonical facts

Company facts.

A quick reference for the core facts KiTalent uses across public pages and structured data.

  1. Public-facing nameKiTalent
  2. Former nameTalent Acquisition Partners
  3. Legal brand statementKiTalent is a brand of Talent Acquisition Partners Group.
  4. Founded2016
  5. FounderAlessio Montaruli
  6. HeadquartersTurin, Italy
  7. Operating modelFour regional hubs with borderless market coverage.
  8. Primary categoryHigh-performance executive search.
Hub system

Regional hub model.

KiTalent serves markets through four real hubs and does not rely on fake local-office footprint. These are the operating anchors behind the borderless search model.

  1. i.

    EuropeTurin Hub

    European headquarters and execution hub for Italy and wider continental Europe.

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  2. ii.

    AmericasNew York Hub

    Americas execution hub supporting North American and cross-border search mandates.

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  3. iii.

    Middle EastNicosia Hub

    Middle East hub for regional leadership hiring and hub-served market coverage.

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  4. iv.

    Asia PacificAlmaty Hub

    Asia Pacific hub for Kazakhstan, Central Asia, and wider APAC search execution.

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Legal

Legal entities and registrations.

These are the legal entities currently associated with KiTalent's operating footprint and public company context.

Markets

Featured markets currently covered.

These are the countries currently featured across KiTalent's public Markets pages, grouped by region.

  1. Western Europe

    France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland

  2. Southern Europe

    Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece

  3. Nordic

    Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland

  4. Central & Eastern Europe

    Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Moldova

  5. Balkans

    Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania

  6. Middle East

    Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey

  7. East Asia

    China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan

  8. South & Southeast Asia

    India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

  9. Central Asia

    Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia

  10. Americas

    United States, Canada, Mexico

Sectors & niches

Sector and niche footprint.

This section brings together the sectors and niche routes currently published across KiTalent's site.

  1. Financial Services & Professional Services

    BankingConsulting & AdvisoryFinTechInsuranceInvestments & Asset ManagementLegalPaymentsPrivate EquityRisk & ComplianceTaxVenture CapitalWealth Management
  2. AI, Technology & Digital Infrastructure

    Artificial IntelligenceCloud & PlatformCybersecurityData & AnalyticsDigital Infrastructure & Data CentersProduct & DigitalSemiconductorsSoftware EngineeringTelecoms
  3. Industrial, Manufacturing & Robotics

    Industrial AutomationManufacturingMaterials & ChemicalsMining & MetalsRobotics & Autonomous SystemsSupply Chain & Logistics
  4. Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure

    Energy Transition & ClimateInfrastructure & EPCNuclearOffshore & SubseaOil & GasPower & UtilitiesRenewable Energy
  5. Mobility, Aerospace & Defense

    AerospaceAutomotive & MobilityDefenseShipbuilding & MarineSpace
  6. Healthcare & Life Sciences

    Biotech & Advanced TherapiesClinical & RegulatoryHealthcare ServicesMedTech & DiagnosticsPharma & Biopharma
  7. Consumer, Retail & Hospitality

    Consumer Brands & FMCGHospitality & LeisureLuxury & FashionMedia & AdvertisingRetail & E-commerce
  8. Real Estate & Built Environment

    Architecture, Design & PlanningBuilt Environment SustainabilityDevelopment & ConstructionProperty & FacilitiesReal Estate Investment
Operating model

Service model and methodology.

These pages explain how KiTalent approaches search delivery, commercial structure, and methodology.

  1. Services

    Overview of KiTalent's executive-search delivery model and mandate types.

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  2. Proof-First Search

    Commercial model that demonstrates shortlist quality before fee exposure escalates.

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  3. Methodology

    Operational description of market mapping, stakeholder calibration, and shortlist validation.

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  4. Contact

    Direct route into the confidential-search intake flow for live mandates.

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Hub presence

The four hubs in image.

Photographs from KiTalent's four operating hubs. The named offices anchor the borderless search model in real geographic context.

  1. KiTalent Turin office
    European headquarters

    Turin

    Turin remains the company's headquarters and the anchor point for the European operating model.

  2. KiTalent New York office
    Americas hub

    New York

    The New York hub supports North American mandates and wider cross-border search work across the Americas.

  3. KiTalent Nicosia office
    Middle East hub

    Nicosia

    Nicosia connects the Cyprus base with broader executive-search work across the Middle East.

  4. KiTalent Almaty office
    Asia Pacific hub

    Almaty

    Almaty anchors KiTalent's Central Asian and Asia Pacific search footprint.

People

People and research profiles.

These are the main public profiles currently connected to KiTalent across the site.

  1. Founder

    Alessio Montaruli

    Founder of KiTalent and the architect behind the borderless hub model and Proof-First Search positioning.

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  2. Market Intelligence

    KiTalent Research Team

    Research function behind benchmark assets, market briefings, and the editorial support used across the site.

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External

External profiles.

These public profiles help connect the KiTalent entity across the web.

  1. SameAs

    LinkedIn

    www.linkedin.com/company/kitalentgroup

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  2. SameAs

    Facebook

    www.facebook.com/KiTalentGroup

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  3. SameAs

    X

    x.com/kitalentgroup

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Discuss a Mandate

Senior leadership, hired with proof.

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