How to hire technical talent – key factors for success.
In any business, there are the people who help turn the cogs day in, day out. These employees are the technical experts who use their knowledge and skills to perform [...]
How has employment and the workplace changed?
Employment and workplace trends help showcase how businesses and organisations change over time. The trends and predictions around the way people are working help define the recruitment strategy for a [...]
Tips for hiring a Non-Executive Director.
While we've all heard of high profile NED appointments in large corporates that have gone very wrong, more subtle and often hidden, is the much higher number of Boards that [...]
What the changes to corporate governance rules mean for AIM company NEDs
Since September 2018, all AIM must follow and report on a recognised corporate governance code. For Chairman and Non-Executive Directors, these changes brought with them increased responsibilities. The entrepreneurial, higher [...]
What do executives need to know about GDPR?
Here at Edward Drummond, we work closely with top-level executives and clients who are looking to ensure growth and prosperity in the marketplace. We thought we would highlight some key [...]
Why executive search is so important for your business
Executive search is a specialised type of recruitment, aimed at attracting leading executive and senior management talent to an organisation. It also includes the recruitment of highly skilled and in-demand [...]
Edward Drummond successfully helps Gooch & Housego find a new non-exec chairman
Edward Drummond & Co is delighted to have assisted photonic technology specialists, Gooch & Housego, on their journey towards finding Non-Executive Chairman, Gary Bullard, who was appointed on 21 February [...]
Feasibility studies – Are you paying them enough attention?
The term “feasibility study” refers to an assessment of the practicality and suitability of a proposed course of action. These projects are designed to offer unbiased insight, helping businesses to [...]
Finding and hiring a Commercial Director.
As organisations develop and grow, they often need senior talent and executives who are commercially savvy and able to steer the ship through the market landscape. As well as those [...]
Executive onboarding – How to help new executives hit the ground running.
The business world can often be filled with clichés and buzzwords, but there are certain phrases that are not to be under-estimated or dismissed. Executive onboarding is one such example [...]