uniquely experienced maritime sector executive search & leadership training

  • executive search

    A high-touch, client and candidate focused service. Finding the very best senior maritime leaders on, and off, the market.

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  • building leaders

    Either 1:1, in cohorts, or in formed teams, we provide deeply practical & highly effective training for maritime shoreside leaders.

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  • sea-to-shore

    Working with businesses to create processes that consistently identify the very best talent at sea and successfully bring (and develop) it ashore.

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founded to offer an expert alternative

stonefort marine talent was founded with a simple idea: to establish a nimble, tailored business leveraging our deep maritime sector people expertise. For the benefit of both employers looking to hire & train, and candidates navigating the job market, our distinguishing factor lies in the involvement of industry professionals in the recruitment process.

Three distinct offerings: (1) high quality, boutique executive search; (2) assistance to clients in building robust sea-to-shore programmes; and (3) practical training for maritime leaders.

don’t take our word for it…

  • "I found Mark [Hanson] to be an engaging and adept coach, guiding but not controlling the conversation. I felt very comfortable at all times and the result was that I delved deeply into a number of topics."

  • "I had the pleasure of reporting into Matt Stoney during my tenure at BP. I would have no hesitation in thoroughly recommending Stonefort to support your company’s development work."

  • “Mark {Fortnum] is a passionate advocate of inclusion and was a huge supporter of women in the trading sector well before the focus it has today.”

  • "With Mark [Fortnum's] support and coaching, I was successful in becoming BP’s first female and non-seafarer Regional Voyage Operations Manager. I have no doubt that Mark helped change perceptions and that this was the starting point for a change in how senior leadership roles were viewed in a traditionally male dominated industry."