History and Philosophy
Since we started out in 1993, our philosophy has been simple – to develop long term relationships and repeat business by giving good advice to our clients, working closely with them as business partners. We recognise that we can only achieve this by having the depth of knowledge and experience to add value, the flexibility and services to complement our clients’ skills and resources and, of course, by providing an exceptional level of service.
Many of our clients have been with us since we started in 1993. For one, for example, a top 10 Fortune 100 company, we have recruited over 350 high-calibre hires. The current leadership teams of many of our long-standing clients are made up of the high potential candidates that we introduced in our early years; it has been a privilege to watch those individuals’ development and now to work for them as clients.
We only handle positions where we are confident that we will be successful. Our open, transparent style and long-term view are both fundamental in influencing the advice we give to our clients. Honesty, integrity and trust are important to us and the foundation of our success. We also aim to create a working environment which actively encourages the highest levels of service, professionalism and pride in our work. We do not pay our staff commission, but reward our team based upon the long term success of the business and on building enduring relationships with our clients.
We are, and intend to remain, a niche player, wholly-owned and independent of outside interests. In this way we retain control over our business and ensure that we can minimise the potential for conflicts of interest. Our independence also allows us to make ethical choices about our clients and business partners. Our aim is to work with a small number of companies that we enjoy working with and admire, typically one or two of the leading companies in any industry sector.
Niche Market
By focusing on a very specific section of the market, we believe we offer a better, more efficient service than generalist search firms.
For over 15 years we have specialised in identifying, assessing and on-boarding exceptional international senior management and executive talent in the following areas:
- Finance
- Strategy
- Business Development and Mergers & Acquisitions
By resisting the temptation to stray into other areas, we have built up detailed knowledge and experience of our niche market as well as an extensive database of contacts, enabling us to provide specialist, valuable and constructive advice to both clients and candidates and to conduct global searches quickly and effectively generating a very high proportion of repeat business. See Typical Candidates for a profile of the type of candidates we generally recruit.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide the highest possible levels of advice and service to our clients. By maintaining a thorough knowledge of our market and developing a detailed understanding of our client’s culture we challenge management thinking, giving honest and constructive guidance on what works and makes sense, with the ultimate aim of finding candidates who will excel within our client companies.
Client Base
Our client base is not large, but is made up of some of the biggest, best known and most admired companies in the world, as well as a small number of exceptional entrepreneurial SMEs. In each case the common theme is the desire to find and attract the absolute best.
We work across all industry sectors but to avoid off-limits issues or conflicts of interest and to be sure that we can search effectively, carefully limit the number of firms we work with in any area.
We know our clients extremely well and are proud that many of them have been with us since our earliest days – for one of them, a top 10 Fortune 100 company, we have completed over 350 high-calibre hires throughout the world. We have retained our clients by building relationships which are founded on trust, confidence, and successful delivery. We have an exceptionally high repeat business ratio and, in addition, many candidates whom we have successfully introduced turn to us for advice when they need to recruit – evidence of their trust and confidence in our service.
International Coverage
Alderwick Consulting’s clients vary in size from some of the biggest, best known and most admired companies in the world to a small number of exceptional entrepreneurial SMEs. What they have in common is that they are typically looking for the highest calibre, most mobile candidates, people who could be working anywhere in the world.
We therefore search for candidates internationally and are connected to global research providers spanning Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle East, India and the Far East. We have successfully handled searches in many international locations.
Typical Candidates
We recognise that there is no such thing as a 'typical candidate': each assignment and every candidate is unique. However, the high potential, high performing, talented business people that we often search for tend to share key characteristics. To view these click here.
