Case Studies
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Pat Riley
CFO Well Established Consumer Goods Business. c£15m Turnover. THE BRIEF Our brief was to identify and attract an exceptionally talented Finance Director with considerable manufacturing experience. Our client had enjoyed a number of years of steady growth and now required a leader who would be fit for the current and future organisation. The business therefore needed to appoint an individual who…
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Chief Operating Officer (COO) THE BRIEF To identify a Chief Operating Officer for a large food manufacturer, with the ability and potential to rapidly develop into the CEO role. Previous experience of managing diverse international operations, developing business across emerging and established markets, and attracting world class talent were pre-requisites for this challenging search. THE PROCESS High performing executives from…
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Director of Digital Global Manufacturer (£2bn t/o) and market leader in the UK with 1500 staff and £450m t/o. THE BRIEF The brief was built around this exceptional candidate following a targeted introduction by King Recruit to the CEO of the UK business. THE PROCESS This gregarious and innovative Head of Digital/Marketing was highlighted by King Recruit as possessing skills…
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Head of Marketing Luxury manufacturing brand and family cultured business with a relatively new Board of Directors and c£12m turnover. THE BRIEF Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this new role would be responsible for adopting marketing strategy and implementing a full company rebrand inclusive of new product development lines. The person needed to be confident presenting to the Board;…
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Head of Planning Southwest leading multisite manufacturer of high-value quality products £250m + THE BRIEF Rapid growth over the last two years has equated to the business using the opportunistic approach to hiring talent. King Recruit have been retained to consistently source excellent talent on an ongoing basis. We presented a uniquely capable individual with Senior Operational, Planning and Finance expertise,…
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Supply Chain Director £400M+ Global construction manufacturer, European Headquartered with factories in over 40 + countries. THE BRIEF The UK operation required strategic direction for their supply chain teams to enable excellent service performance for the UK business. They required a proactive, collaborative and strong operational leader to share responsibility for the tactical direction, performance, safety and culture of the…
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CEO An award winning UK Ecommerce business c£100m t/o, an international retailer, manufacturer and distributor. THE BRIEF Our client was a high growth niche brand with a strong UK presence, growing via acquisition and requiring a CEO to take the reins from the owner/founders to accelerate the business still further. Both owner/founders were taking a step back from the business…
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Director of People THE BRIEF A PE Backed business seeking their first Director of People, to drive further growth, business objectives and positive change within the organisation. The individual needed to be a strong influencer, with proven experience in building a high performance culture, implementing an Employee Value Proposition and enhancing future hiring capability of leaders across the business. THE…
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Chief Technical Officer Well Established Consumer Goods Business. c£250m Turnover THE BRIEF Our brief was to identify and attract an exceptionally talented IT Director with considerable manufacturing experience. Our client had enjoyed a number of years of steady growth and now required a leader who would be fit for the current and future organisation. The business therefore needed to appoint…
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Chief Financial Officer (2022) Fast growing FMCG business in the wider Southwest area, £80m t/o with plans to engage in M&A activity in the next 3-5 years, and potential exit. THE BRIEF Our brief was to find a Chief Financial Officer with significant M&A expertise, a solid background in FMCG manufacturing and a great ‘person’ fit for the culture of…
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Chief Commercial Officer (MD Designate - 2022) Owner-Managed SME in a niche high growth sector, c£10m t/o, team of 50 with plans to double turnover within the next 5 years. THE BRIEF Our brief was to find a Chief Commercial Officer / Managing Director designate that would enable the current Owner/MD to focus on the strategic agenda and alleviate the…
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Managing Director & COO A global insights and branding agency group. £25m t/o with over 100 staff THE BRIEF The original brief was to hire an inward focused, operational Managing Director to work with the Founder / Owner of this digital media agency, the largest business within the group. The short story is that the successful candidate was identified as…
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Deputy Chief Technology Officer £80M t/o Software and SaaS PLC in the Southwest THE BRIEF As per 30% of our appointments every year, this was an example of a company creating a position around the individual, based on King taking a strategic and pro-active targeted approach to representing this exceptional candidate in the market place. The company was specifically targeted…
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Chief People Officer Private Equity backed TravelTech business with 800+ staff THE BRIEF Our client approached KING Search in need of an interim Chief People Officer (CPO) to lead the company's HR efforts during a period of transition. The brief for the position called for a highly dynamic and strategic CPO with experience in change management, talent management, M&A and…
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Interim Group Financial Controller A well established and successful Global EdTech PLC with c1000 staff THE BRIEF As a headhunter, our mission was to find a highly skilled and experienced Group Financial Controller for an EdTech company. Our client was looking for someone who had a proven track record in managing a large team, developing financial strategies, and implementing effective…
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The Client In this case study, we will discuss how KING helped a software company hire an interim technical project manager. The client was a mid-sized software development firm that had recently secured several large projects. However, they were experiencing a shortage of project management talent in-house. They needed an interim technical project manager to lead the team and ensure…
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