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News >>Marketing Director - 1081621

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:26:18 EDT

Marketing Director Hertfordshire £ Competitive Leading services organisation with a new role for a Marketing Director This established services organisation, with portfolio around £1.5 billion, is a large subsidiary of an internationally known brand. Primed for growth, the organisation has

News >>Executive Search Consultant - 1081626

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:35:42 EDT

Executive Search Consultant Manchester Six figure package Hoggett Bowers is looking to recruit an Executive Search Consultant to win and execute business in the retail banking and insurance sector in the Midlands, North and Scotland. Hoggett Bowers is a leading international executive search bus

News >>National Account Director, LEGO - 1081612

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:56:49 EDT

National Account Director, LEGO Slough Competitive base salary, car allowance and attractive on target bonus Imagine what you could build at the LEGO Group. Connecting with creative minds from every part of the business. Turning ideas into reality and initiative into action. Thriving in a place that’s fo

News >>Regional Head of Sales - 1081605

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:54:39 EDT

Regional Head of Sales West England £ Competitive Market leading sports organisation recruiting Head of Sales The Jockey Club is the leading investor and innovator in British horseracing, and the largest commercial group in the sport, comprising Jockey Club Racecourses, Jockey Club Estates, The

News >>Refranchising Project Director - 1081060

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:09 EDT

Refranchising Project Director Central London To £100,000 High profile commercial role leading rail franchising projects Commercial roles offering this degree of profile and challenge are rare. The Rail Refranchising Programme is a key part of the Department’s agenda. Following a pause in the Interc

News >>Head of Customer Analytics - 1081591

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:21:16 EDT

Head of Customer Analytics Midlands Competitive base salary plus package Our client is the UK arm of one of Europe’s five leading electricity and gas companies and it supplies electricity, gas and energy services to around 6.5 million customer accounts across the UK Its strategy, following the appoin

News >>Head of Commercial, Residential Business 1081598

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:17:22 EDT

Head of Commercial, Residential Business Midlands base (flexible) Six figure base salary plus competitive package Our client is the UK arm of one of Europe’s five leading electricity and gas companies and it supplies electricity, gas and energy services to around 6.5 million customer accounts across the

News >>Head of Engineering - 1081540

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:58:40 EDT

Head of Engineering Scotland Six figure package This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Engineering. Coming from a highly regulated top-tier COMAH manufacturing environment, you will deploy world class processes to raise performance in a number of critical areas. Our Client

News >>General Manager Europe - 1081520

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:14:31 EDT

General Manager Europe Heysham, England or Karlsruhe, Germany c.£115,000 plus excellent package including Bonus and LTIPs An experienced General Manager, from the fine chemicals and life-sciences sector with a balanced portfolio of skills developed in batch manufacturing, supply chain and strategic bus

News >>Global Head of HR Operations and Transformation - 1081400

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:23:41 EDT

Global Head of HR Operations and Transformation UK Excellent Package Our client is a leading global Consumer business with operations in 150 countries and over 30,000 employees worldwide. Our client is a leading global Consumer business with operations in 150 countries and over 30,000 employees

News >>Head of Internal Audit - 1081000

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:45:38 EDT

Head of Internal Audit Southern Home Counties £ Highly Competitive Exciting organisation now recruiting a Head of Internal Audit. This highly successful, sector leading organisation operates within the management consultancy and professional services field on a global basis, particularly the dev

Assignments >>The war for talent in interesting times

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:05:54 EDT

This recession continues longer than anyone originally expected. The need to attract the right talent for an economic climate that is now being described as the ‘New Reality’ is a key challenge for 2013 and beyond. One might have thought, in a market where there are fewer career opportunities available, that employer

Events >>Cock-ups and conspiracies?

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:39:13 EDT

The underlying question was: "How can the corporate community help prevent, mitigate against and learn from cock-ups and conspiracies within their companies?" The topic ‘cock-ups and conspiracies’ elicited a number of diverse perspectives from our guests in a wide-ranging and humorous discussion over coffee,

Assignments >>Stop press… further growth for Hoggett Bowers

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:55:37 EDT

Six months through 2012, Hoggett Bowers can again report double digit growth over the last working period. This represents 11% growth in 2012 over the first half 2011. Six months through 2012, Hoggett Bowers can again report double digit growth over the last working period. This represents 11% growth in 2012 over

Assignments >>Is There Worse to Come?

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:55:56 EDT

As a leading Executive Search firm, Hoggett Bowers has been well-placed over the last few years to witness the effects of the recession on a broad cross-section of businesses, both large and small. As a leading Executive Search firm, Hoggett Bowers has been well-placed over the last few years to witness the effe

Assignments >>The rise of Corporate Communications and the search for talent

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:31:29 EDT

Over the past decade the role of corporate communications has become increasingly recognised. The function has grown and matured, playing a pivotal role in the strategic planning of an organisation. In parallel we have witnessed an increasing focus on corporate reputation with a number of high profile examples d

News >>Executive Search Consultant Industry

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:43:06 EDT

Executive Search Consultant London or Manchester Highly competitive package Hoggett Bowers is a long-established name in the market and one of the top executive search brands operating internationally. Our Industry Practice is one of our largest with a track record of successful development and deliv

Assignments >>International Insights

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:51:41 EDT

The pace of change in almost every market across the globe has never been faster. It is therefore not surprising that it is challenging to be aware of all of the dynamics in each individual international market. The pace of change in almost every market across the globe has never been faster. It is therefore no

Events >>Our staff are our greatest asset

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:17:27 EDT

Hoggett Bowers latest Chief Executives lunch was attended by a wide ranging group of leaders from FMCG, The City, The NHS, Industry, The Arts, Retail, Online and Transportation sectors. As always the post-lunch discussion provided the opportunity to get behind the theory and the bold corporate statements on our chose

Events >>Big ambitions of the 21st century

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:55:40 EDT

At Hoggett Bowers' last lunch of 2011 for Non Executive Directors, we asked for their views for 2012. Against the backdrop of some fairly spectacular ambitions, of recent years, now being in trouble,we asked Is it time for companies to pursue big, ambitious ideas or is it a time for more modest aspirations? Last

Events >>How is the Eurozone turmoil affecting UK businesses?

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:47:48 EDT

At the most recent Hoggett Bowers CFO lunch, Finance Directors from British and overseas companies considered the following question; What will be the impact on your business and what steps has your business taken to limit or mitigate the risk of the Euro collapsing? At the most recent Hoggett Bowers CFO lunch, F

Assignments >>Three Hoggett Bowers highlights from 2011

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:41:24 EDT

2011 saw highlights for Hoggett Bowers in terms of growth, the development of our people and expansion of our international capability. 1. Against an economic backdrop of decline in many sectors and markets across the globe, Hoggett Bowers delivered double digit growth in 2011. This growth, against such an econo

Events >>Why we believe HR is important...from the CEO of the retail Discounter of the Year 2011

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:55:44 EDT

Whilst his team was collecting the award for "The Discount Retailer of the Year" at the Retail Industry Awards in London, Jim McCarthy, CEO of Poundland elected to be our guest speaker at our HR Director s dinner in Manchester. We were honoured that Jim agreed to join us for the occasion and gave us a very o

Market Insight >>Hoggett Bowers awarded IIP - Silver Status

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:45:30 EDT

What does this mean for our clients and candidates? The business has the structure, strategy and performance measures to deliver This year Hoggett Bowers celebrates 40 years as a leading name in Executive Search. We also underwent our three year assessment for Investors in People. In addition to applying for 'sta

Events >>The Rise of the Strategic Finance Director

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:06:35 EDT

Since our last CFO lunch there has been a slowing of overall economic growth, the high street seeing more closures than ever, energy prices that continue to spiral upwards and only last week, more bad news in the global banking sector. At the centre of most of these issues are the control functions, with Finance

Assignments >>Market turbulence Vs. a smooth flight …….

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:04:51 EDT

From our perspective and talking to our clients we wish to share what upstream businesses have learnt over the past three years – which has been characterised by market volatility and some tragic events. How do organisations combat this going forward and how does this start to define where the future talent ‘hot spot

Events >>The transition from a bank, to joint venture, to independent US ownership

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:08:26 EDT

The anatomy of a major business transformation! Executive Summary Great HR work is contextual, so what better choice of speaker for our HR Dinner than a CEO who has recently led his business through radical transformation, including changes in both ownership and culture. Managing under joint venture owners

Events >>Effective leadership – for a complex world

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:41:56 EDT

CEOs comment on the most important aspects of leadership to take their organisations forward in the current highly challenging environment. Hoggett Bowers' recent CEO lunch was attended by CEOs across a wide spread of industries, including entertainment, venture capital, financial services, oil & gas and cle

Events >>What will be the true impact of the Olympic Games?

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:25:06 EDT

For those of us who have entered our credit and debit cards into the Olympic Games ticket lottery we are getting ever closer to knowing if we've 'won' an acclaimed prize and need to keep a watchful eye on our bank accounts. There are, however, others for whom the thought of going to The Games hasn't even entered thei

Events >>From introspection to innovation

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:41:33 EDT

How organisations from different sectors are embracing innovation and new ways of thinking to adapt to the demands of the current market. At our most recent networking lunch hosted by Hoggett Bowers, Chief Executives from across both the private and public sectors shared their views on recent challenging business

Events >>Board effectiveness - a non governance perspective

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:21:53 EDT

key characteristics and motivations that in their view make effective NEDs and hence effective Boards, that deliver growth in shareholder value Over the past few years there has been an increasing focus on the importance of good governance arrangements as an essential requirement of Board effectiveness. There h

Events >>Opportunities as international growth kicks in and countries are reshaped

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:42:57 EDT

Since our last CFO lunch much has happened: Tunisia’s former President fled the country, thousands of ordinary Egyptians ousted Hosni Mubarak from his 30-year presidency to make way for a democratic government, and that boldness has since spread to Iran, Bahrain, Yemen and most recently Libya. In busine

Assignments >>Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y – Part 2

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:34:24 EDT

Or maybe that should be Baby Boomers versus Generation X? Earlier this year I wrote an article examining the workplace relationship between Baby Boomers and Generation X. We asked our clients for their views and the range, as well as the volume of comments was quite incredible. Perhaps all generations have a tenden