Executive Assistant

Meet Melanie Fowler

Roles: Executive Support, Finance, Contracts & Compliance, Human Resources

Sectors: Industrial, Consumer, Financial Services

Ownership Structures: Private Equity, Venture Capital, PLC

Services: Executive Search, Interim

Georgraphies: UK, EU, US

About Melanie 

Keeping people, priorities and plans moving

Melanie supports STOIX’s executive search team as an Executive Assistant, bringing 12 years’ experience in executive and business support following an earlier career as a City solicitor. Her background combines legal experience with the practical work of supporting executives, giving her a perspective on professional environments where effective project management, business and client needs and attention to detail are critical for the people and businesses involved.

Melanie is involved in preparing and negotiating client and supplier contracts, managing client and supplier setup, and fine-tuning NDAs to meet internal and client needs, supporting all finance functions and ensuring that both external and internal compliance protocols are met. Melanie has experience in supporting HR and payroll departments. She also helps develop processes to ensure that STOIX runs smoothly and consistently, whilst remaining flexible to meet clients’ needs and regulatory and industry requirements.

Melanie is also the STOIX B Corp champion, helping to embed the B Corp ethos of balancing social, environmental, and financial responsibility rather than focusing solely on shareholder profits. She also helps to ensure that those rigorous standards are met, maintained and further developed at STOIX.

Melanie brings a broad professional perspective to STOIX, drawing on her 16 years’ experience as a solicitor, over a decade in executive and business support and time living and working in the US and Australia.

Dorset-based and London-born; Melanie is a keen traveller, beach lover, theatre-goer and fan of all things food and garden-related.

Latest Thinking

Podcasts & Insights.

Direct conversations with business leaders from our Chat CFO podcast

Nimesh Kataria

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When the CFO Becomes the Public Face of Difficult Decisions

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AI Is the Straw That Breaks the CFO’s Back

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The First 90 Days as a CFO: No Induction Period in Private Equity

The STOIX Difference

Purpose-driven, data-informed, and unconflicted. Here’s what sets us apart.

Certified B Corp

B Corp certified since 2023. We see business as a force for good and use the framework to measure how we operate, not just what we say.

Values-led leadership

We look beyond technical capability to find leaders who are culturally aligned, purpose-driven, and built to last.

Diverse talent


71% of our placements are diverse. We actively challenge briefs, reduce bias, and ensure every longlist reflects the breadth of available talent.

Technology driven

We use video shortlists and Hogan assessments so you can evaluate the whole person, not just their experience on paper.

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Talent?

Whether you’re hiring or looking for a new role, let’s talk

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