Leadership Advisory & Executive Search
People matter more than titles.
Luke & Co. is an independent leadership advisory and executive search firm based in Oslo, Norway.
We help organisations identify, assess and appoint exceptional talent. We also advise boards and executive teams through the defining moments of growth, change and succession.
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Why Luke & Co.
We believe the best advisory relationships require time, trust and attention. That's why we stay closely involved throughout every engagement — from the first conversation to the final appointment and beyond.
We build long-term relationships on discretion, honest counsel and trust, not transactions.
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Our Approach
Every engagement begins with understanding — your organisation, its culture, ambitions, and the leadership challenges shaping its future. Only then do we recommend a path forward.
Our approach is grounded in organisational psychology, combining rigorous research and considered judgement with close, personal involvement throughout.
Alongside leadership style, we look closely at the business reality of each role — the numbers involved, the market conditions, and the pressure that comes with the seat. It's part of how we make sure a shortlist reflects not just who a candidate is, but what the role will actually ask of them.
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What we do
A structured, evidence-led way of thinking about leadership decisions.
We work across two connected disciplines — executive search and leadership advisory. Both rest on the same foundation: rigorous research, validated assessment, and judgement earned across international markets.
Executive Search
Identifying and appointing the right leader for a defined role.
We unlock access to leadership talent that is rarely visible and seldom available. Every search is benchmarked across both local and international markets.
Our approach starts with understanding the market itself — who holds the role today, who is quietly ready for the next step, and who simply hasn't been asked. From there, we reach out directly and discreetly, on terms that respect where someone is in their career and how visible they're willing to be.
Best suited to
A defined role, a clear mandate, and a decision that cannot wait.
Leadership Advisory
Independent counsel and evidence-based evaluation of leaders and teams, wherever the decision calls for it.
Psychometric Leadership Assessment
A structured, evidence-based view of capability, character and fit — built on interviews, validated psychometrics and reference verification, not instinct alone.
A psychometric report is often the part of an assessment people trust least — a page of scores, with little sense of what to actually do with them.
We treat the test as a starting point for a conversation. What tells us more than any score is how closely it matches how the candidate sees themselves — and whether they've already found real, working ways to lean into or manage the traits it points to.
Best suited to
Appointments, promotions and succession decisions.
Management Audit
An independent review of a leadership team's collective strength — capability, structure and succession risk — to inform decisions about who leads, and where the gaps are.
Best suited to
Post-acquisition reviews, new teams, team conflict, and boards assessing organisational strength.
Second Opinion
When a leader is under consideration — from within the organisation or outside it — we provide an impartial, evidence-based assessment to strengthen the decision.
Best suited to
Internal candidates, external shortlists, and other high-stakes calls.
On selected assignments we work jointly with partner firms in the Nordics and Central Europe.
- C2C ManagementSweden
- BlackFern Consulting ↗Czech Republic
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Is your leadership team built for what's coming?
A one-minute check across the five areas boards most often overlook before a succession moment. Not a substitute for a full Management Audit — a reason to start that conversation.
Your responses are not recorded or stored anywhere, and disappear when you leave the page.
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Led personally, from first conversation to appointment.
Lukas Hudec
Lukas advises organisations on executive search, leadership advisory, assessment and succession decisions across international environments.
His approach combines structured assessment, psychological insight, and executive search methodology to help clients make confident leadership decisions.
He also serves on the advisory boards of two Norwegian companies.
Every engagement is led personally by Lukas, from the first conversation to the appointment.
Career track record
- Search, assessment and advisory assignments
- 160+Search, assessment and advisory assignments
- Countries across Europe, North America and Asia
- 18Countries across Europe, North America and Asia
- Accreditations
Hogan Certified
Assessio Certified
- Sector experience
Manufacturing & industrial
Aviation & transportation
Life sciences & healthcare
FMCG & consumer
Energy & sustainability
Technology & business services
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Proof, not promises
“I highly recommend Lukas as a trusted advisor. He combines strong assessment skills and sound judgement with an ability to build meaningful relationships and provide thoughtful counsel to both leaders and organisations.”
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Let's Start a Conversation
Whether you are appointing a new executive, planning for succession, or navigating organisational change, we would be pleased to discuss how Luke & Co. can help.
- Phone
- +47 484 60 880
- Location
- Oslo, Norway
For every new engagement, we plant trees in partnership with Home for Trees, a nonprofit restoring biodiverse forest in the Czech Republic.