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Making the right appointment - especially at top levels - is vital to the success of every kind of organisation and this gives us an exceptional level of responsibility to deliver for our clients

Richard Boggis-Rolfe - Chairman

Our business is exceptionally effective top-level search - nationally and globally - for clients who need executive and non-executive board directors and other key managers and specialists.  Our core search service is supported by a full range of consultancy services designed to ensure that key executives have the skills and culture fit to contribute fully to their organisation.

Executive Search

We combine industry and functional expertise with the flair and energy to cover a great deal of ground. Our flexible structure allows us to cover any role from a CEO for a bank to a Communications Director for a law firm. We network vigorously between practices and few firms have the same spread of sectors, functional and specialist practices.

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Board, Chairmen and Non-Executive Directors

Our Board Practice is responsible for some of the most important recent Chairman and Non-Executive Director appointments as well as for executive board roles. Recent appointments include Chairmen of FTSE companies, major national corporations, the world’s largest charities and a range of public sector and private businesses.

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Other client services

Interim Management

Interim management has been an established management tool for a number of years in both the private and public sectors.  It is now growing rapidly as organisations realise the benefits, in term of cost-effectiveness and flexibility.

Interim management provides an immediate, short, sharp, fast injection of experienced management skills to successfully implement change and manage transition at senior levels – the right people with the right skills, providing the right result, right away.

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Select

When you’re looking to fill positions in the £40,000 - £90,000 bracket, you need exceptional people who will make things happen. Odgers Select specialises in attracting and selecting quality candidates with the ability, flair and ambition to make a difference in your organisation. As a group company of the UK’s leading executive search firm, our unrivalled reach, knowledge and insight enables us to find the very best candidates right across the UK and beyond.

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Management Appraisal

In certain situations, it may be necessary to conduct an assessment of an existing board or team, such as at a time of merger or during a major organisational change. We can provide sound advice and practical help during these difficult and often disruptive times.

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Referencing

Our referencing service is unique. We are the only UK owned Search business to provide a dedicated reference service that is designed to complement and enhance our core search capability and routine due diligence. We also offer this stand-alone product for clients who require a rigorous, independent check of a potential candidate.

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Research & Mapping Projects

Good quality research is the backbone of executive search, our dedicated research team of over 70 people is well networked and well trained so that no stone is left unturned. They provide support on all search assignments to identify potential candidates. We also provide a mapping projects services across all market sectors.

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Candidate Assessment

Candidate assessment can add significant value to the recruitment process by complementing information gained through search, preliminary interview, referencing and qualification checks. We can advise on a series of options that reflect the nature of the information required in light of the type of role that is being filled. We have at our disposal a range of tools that can be combined in order to meet the particular needs of each client.

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Knowledge & Insight

The Chairman and the CEO

In handling assignments to find the chairman or the chief executive of a large public company, one...

Virginia Bottomley
Ian Odgers

Balancing short and long term perspectives in leadership

How can the leaders of organisations balance short-term pressures with the need to meet long-term...

The Leadership Council

Transition Managers - Delivering change in the new world

The new coalition Government is launching an accelerated programme of public sector spending cuts....

Frances Bell
Delia Pegg

Government and NEDs Board Paper

Although NEDs have been sitting on Departmental Boards for at least a decade, the talented and...

Nicky Oppenheimer
Beverley Steel

How to prepare your Board for IPO

The market for initial public offerings is back. After a long, dormant period for new issues caused...

Virginia Bottomley
Adam Turner
Kit Bingham

Public Sector Re-organisations and Mergers – Creating Agility and Managing Change

As a new coalition Government begins the business of deficit reduction, managers of public sector...

Beverley Steel
Peter Buffoni