HW Global welcomes three new consultants
HW Global Talent Partner is pleased to welcome three new consultants. Fran Grant specialises in finance and treasury appointments in the Interim practice up to and including board level, with typical roles including CFO, GFD, FD, GFC, FP&A and Corporate Finance professionals. She has nearly two decades’ experience in recruitment, both working for a large […]
Residential care providers on hunt for new executive talent
By John Wakeford Talented executives with an eye for customer care are being sought by the boards of larger providers in the fast growing UK residential care sector. Eyeing opportunities for further consolidation in the hugely fragmented market, the bigger operators are currently recruiting roles right across the C-suite. Senior managers in industries where customer […]
HW Global launches mid-market recruitment firm
Leading UK headhunter HW Global is launching a mid-market recruitment business using executive search techniques to attract sub-£100K candidates. HW People will operate alongside HW Global’s Executive Search division, working with its consultants and researchers to offer a comprehensive bespoke service sourcing the best permanent and interim talent. Industry sectors it will cover include consumer […]
Taxing times for interim consultants as IR35 introduction confirmed
By Rachel Frankland Last week’s Budget confirmed what many interim executives had been expecting – the planned extension of IR35 to the private sector is going ahead next month. Despite industry pleas for the major change to off payroll working rules to be further delayed due to the ongoing economic fallout from the pandemic, there […]
Covid crisis reinforces value of NEDs to boards
The invaluable contribution of experienced Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) to Boards has never been more apparent than during the ongoing Covid pandemic, as executives face unprecedented challenges and pressures. Pascale Gara asked a panel of NEDs about their experience during the past year. NEDs play an important role in achieving strong corporate governance, promoting the performance […]
Care sector seeks injection of executive talent
By John Wakeford The fast growing residential care sector is seeking an injection of executive talent as it tackles huge challenges including the ageing population, high staff turnover and the upgrading of its estate. The boards of larger providers looking to further consolidate a fragmented market are now eyeing struggling sectors like hospitality and retail, […]
New appointments at Mars Inc
Mars Inc. have announced the hiring of James Cummings as the Global VP Data, Analytics and Insights, and Sonny Dalal as Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics for Mars Wrigley. James will join Mars in Q4 and will lead the strategy, build and execution for the new Data, Analytics and Insights organisation. James will report […]
Global crisis to increase focus on executive pay
By Adrian Hitchenor The global crisis will lead to an increased focus on how executives increase shareholder value, with reward being consistently aligned to performance. That is one of the key findings of KPMG’s newly published report ‘Directors’ remuneration in FTSE Small Cap companies’ which you can read here. It found business impact response to […]
Seasoned interims the answer to executive talent gaps in these uncertain times
By Rachel Frankland Uncertainty. You just cannot escape it at the moment. From the US election to Covid-19 to Brexit, we have never experienced such prolonged instability. Businesses in many – if not most – industry sectors have spent several years now battling to keep up with the frenetic and insatiable drive to new technology. […]
New Global Corporate R&D VP appointed at Mars Incorporated
HW Global are very proud to announce that as part of the continued global search partnership, Mars Incorporated has announced the hiring of Dr. Maria Velissariou as the new Global Corporate Research & Development (R&D) Vice President and Chief Science Officer. Dr. Velissariou joined Mars on September 13 and will lead Mars’ enterprise-wide approach to […]