Headhunting headlines for Odgers
HEADHUNTING firm Odgers Ray & Berndtson has been named the UK's number one executive recruitmenter for the second year running.
Research into executive search market share was carried out by recruitment magazine Executive Grapevine in conjunction with The Sunday Times.
It found that Odgers, which is also the market leader in the Yorkshire and Humber region, with a fast-growing office in Leeds, increased its market share to 7.4%, up from 6.4% last year, and increased its lead over its rivals to 1.5%. It also topped the tables in the professional services, industrial and not for profit sectors.
Jeff Morris, head of the Leeds office of Odgers, said: “We're thrilled at these results. Our strength lies in the knowledge and professionalism of our consultants.
We've worked hard to develop our team in the last year so that we can continue to offer an extremely high level of service and advice to all of our clients as our business grows.”
He added: “Clients don't come to Odgers for a standardised approach. They want us to help them find people who will make a real difference to their businesses and not just plug a hole. Running appointments for the most senior people requires creativity, dedication and good judgement. It's critical for our success that we have the very best headhunters working for us and that they can spend the time to come up with tailor-made solutions for all our clients.”
Odgers has handled a variety of nationally important senior appointments over the last year, including Sir Michael Lyons, chairman of the BBC Trust; John Armit, chairman of the Olympic Development Authority; Richard Lambert, the director general of the CBI; and many confidential searches for non-executive and executive directors of both listed and private companies.
Here in Yorkshire, Odgers' client list during the course of this year has spanned the breadth of Yorkshire life, from HBOS, Linpac, Polypipe, Arco and Kelda in the commercial world to the University of York, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and the Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust in the public sector, to the York Archaeological Trust; the Harewood House Trust; and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in the charity and voluntary arena.
The roles filled have encompassed non-executive directors, executive directors and senior management.
