Hiring a finance director affects far more than the running of a department. The appointment influences the quality of business decisions, the management of risk and the company’s ability to fund its ambitions. Yet the search sometimes begins with a list of skills: accounting, management accounting, treasury, tax, financing and team management. Sector knowledge, systems...Read More

When recruiting a finance director, sector knowledge often ranks among the first criteria in the role specification. It provides reassurance: the candidate knows the market participants, understands established practices and appears able to grasp the company’s economic drivers quickly. But is this familiarity a genuine determinant of performance, or a shortcut in candidate assessment? For...Read More

Executive recruiters spent the better part of last year resetting expectations – the result of an unprecedented, and completely unexpected, interruption to their business due to COVID-19. But according to search professionals across the spectrum, that disruption has now receded, and business is returning to levels not seen since the waning days of 2019 and...Read More

2021 is for many people a year of hope for health, stability and economic recurrence effects. With a possible economic recovery starting from the second quarter of 2021, there are corresponding challenges for the recruiting of top performers and top talent in Europe. We have summarized these challenges into 5 theses, including the specific industry...Read More