Key Takeaways
- • Calibre One, a global executive search firm, appointed Rebecca Wilson as Partner in its Financial Services practice and Co-Head of Global Real Estate, based in New York.
- • Wilson will lead the Global Real Estate practice alongside David Schumer, Managing Partner at Calibre One.
- • Wilson previously held senior roles at Citibank, First USA Bank/Bank One, HSBC and Lehman Brothers, and most recently was Managing Director and Regional President at 20/20 Foresight Talent Solutions from 2018.
- • Calibre One did not disclose financial terms of the appointment or specific hiring or revenue targets for the practices.
Summary
Calibre One, a global executive search firm specializing in leadership recruitment for financial services and other sectors, has appointed Rebecca Wilson as Partner in its Financial Services practice and Co-Head of Global Real Estate, according to the firm's announcement published October 15, 2026. Based in New York, Wilson will lead the firm's Global Real Estate practice alongside David Schumer, Managing Partner at Calibre One, as the firm expands its executive search capabilities across financial services and real estate.
Wilson's search experience spans privately held real estate owners and operators, private equity real estate firms, real estate investment trusts, private credit and debt funds, retail banks, family offices and traditional private equity firms. She will advise organizations on senior-level hiring across multiple business functions, including domestic clients and international companies establishing or expanding leadership teams in the United States. Her responsibilities include supporting companies seeking executives for investment, operational and corporate leadership positions.
Before moving into executive search, Wilson held senior positions at Citibank, First USA Bank/Bank One, HSBC and Lehman Brothers. She later founded and led a strategy consulting firm serving clients in the United States, Canada and Australia, and worked directly with chief executives as a strategic advisor and leadership coach. She most recently served as Managing Director and Regional President at 20/20 Foresight Talent Solutions, an executive search firm, from 2018 until joining Calibre One.
Schumer said Wilson's combination of corporate leadership experience and executive search expertise will support the firm's expanding client relationships. Wilson said she was drawn to Calibre One's partnership approach and emphasized the importance of both skill set and cultural fit in senior placements. Calibre One, founded in 1999, operates from London, San Francisco and New York and positions itself as a boutique, partner-led firm with international reach. The firm did not disclose financial terms of the appointment or announce specific hiring or revenue targets for its Financial Services and Global Real Estate practices.
Wilson's search experience spans privately held real estate owners and operators, private equity real estate firms, real estate investment trusts, private credit and debt funds, retail banks, family offices and traditional private equity firms. She will advise organizations on senior-level hiring across multiple business functions, including domestic clients and international companies establishing or expanding leadership teams in the United States. Her responsibilities include supporting companies seeking executives for investment, operational and corporate leadership positions.
Before moving into executive search, Wilson held senior positions at Citibank, First USA Bank/Bank One, HSBC and Lehman Brothers. She later founded and led a strategy consulting firm serving clients in the United States, Canada and Australia, and worked directly with chief executives as a strategic advisor and leadership coach. She most recently served as Managing Director and Regional President at 20/20 Foresight Talent Solutions, an executive search firm, from 2018 until joining Calibre One.
Schumer said Wilson's combination of corporate leadership experience and executive search expertise will support the firm's expanding client relationships. Wilson said she was drawn to Calibre One's partnership approach and emphasized the importance of both skill set and cultural fit in senior placements. Calibre One, founded in 1999, operates from London, San Francisco and New York and positions itself as a boutique, partner-led firm with international reach. The firm did not disclose financial terms of the appointment or announce specific hiring or revenue targets for its Financial Services and Global Real Estate practices.
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