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Recruiting the right team

An overview of our recruitment services

We help aspirational businesses of all sizes, charities and not-for-profit entities as well as many individuals.

Through our highly collaborative and constructive approach, we engage with our clients to help them meet their challenges head on.

We aspire to be the very best at what we do and are committed to challenging ourselves, both individually and collectively. A willingness to invest, be it our time, in our people, in services or technology, is a defining characteristic of UNW.

UNW is a leading independent firm of chartered accountants that delivers a wide range of accountancy and business advisory services to its clients.

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Having the right people in place is crucial to the efficient running and sustainable growth of an organisation.

Whether a hiring need arises due to a period of significant growth or investment, or you are simply looking to add certain skills or expertise to your team, UNW can help you source and attract suitable candidates, both regionally and nationally, to meet the specific challenges of your organisation.

Focusing on board level and finance recruitment, our team of specialist consultants take a collaborative approach and harness their extensive networks to ensure they connect the right people to the right roles across a range of sectors.

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Our recent placements

Responsive Engineering

Managing Director

Bede Gaming Limited

Non-Executive Director

Standex Engineering Technologies Group

Operations Director

Helping Hands Community Care Limited

Managing Director

Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF)

Trustees

Cussins Ltd

Finance Director

Quantum Pharma Plc

Chief Financial Officer

Bellway Plc

Head of Risk

Tharsus Group

Chief Financial Officer

Vocare

Finance Director

PSI Global Ltd

Financial Controller

ScS

Group Accountant

Tyneside Cinema

Finance Director

Ramside Estates

Finance Director

Power Roll

Finance and Commercial Director

Halma Plc

Managing Director,Palintest Ltd

Age UK Northumberland

Head of Finance and Quality

Vaulkhard Group

Non-Executive Director

Peacocks Medical Group

Clinical Director

Peacocks Medical Group

Managing Director, Podfo Ltd

Northumberland Estates

Financial Accountant

NEPIA

Regulatory Accountant

Drummond Central

Finance Director

Roundel Manufacturing

Management Accountant

I would like thank you for your efforts on behalf of our business and make others aware of your ability to access strong relevant talent, which we have had extreme difficulty in finding.

The aptitude of the UNW Strategic Talent team to swiftly understand our “real needs” was vital to our most recent hire.

Having access to UNW’s breadth of knowledge of how businesses plan for growth truly helped us to shape the profile of the ideal candidate.

Len PaolilloPresident at Standex Engineering Technologies Group

What our clients say about us

Following a £12m funding package from the Business Growth Fund and Lloyd’s Bank in 2014, we approached UNW’s Strategic Talent team and asked them to find a high quality Finance Director to join our board to help grow the business.

Using their extensive knowledge of senior finance candidates in the North East, the team were able to quickly identify a shortlist of highly credible candidates to present to the business. Particular emphasis was placed on finding an individual who would implement strong financial control and processes in a growing business.

Within a couple of weeks, we were able to make an offer to an outstanding candidate, Richard Lowry who joined the business in May 2015 and has played a significant role in its subsequent development.

Jabin CussinsManaging Director at Cussins Ltd

“Ouseburn Farm is a popular charity based in the heart of Newcastle. Following some scheduled retirements, we turned to UNW’s Strategic Talent team to help us recruit some new talent to our Board of Trustees.

Within a few days the team had identified three highly talented candidates from the region that perfectly matched the background and experience we were seeking.

We quickly followed this up and achieved a 100% success rate in securing their services on our Board. This was in no small part to Peter Neal undertaking some due diligence on our part, and that of the candidates, and ensuring we were suitable for one another.”

Ian JohnsonChief Executive atTyne Housing Group

Following my appointment as CFO in early 2016, I approached UNW’s Strategic Talent team to help us find a high calibre qualified accountant to join our finance team in a newly created role of Group Accountant.

Having worked with the individuals in the UNW Strategic Talent team whilst in my previous role as CFO of Northgate plc, I knew that they would be able to pull together a high-calibre shortlist of candidates who would not only meet our criteria from a technical perspective, but who would also fit with our business culture.

The team at UNW were able to quickly grasp the nature of the role I was recruiting for and provided a strong shortlist of candidates from which we identified a particularly strong candidate who has proven to be a real asset.

Chris MuirChief Financial Officer at ScS plc

Quantum Pharma PLC makes strategic financial appointmentCounty Durham based Quantum Pharma has bolstered its executive team with the help of business advisers UNW.

The niche pharmaceutical developer and manufacturer, which supplies a range of innovative products to wholesalers, retailers and hospitals, approached UNW’s unique strategic talent offering with the objective of sourcing a new chief financial officer to replace Chris Rigg, who was recently promoted to become the company’s new CEO.

After UNW introduced relevant and experienced candidates to the Quantum Board, Ged Murray was identified as the appropriate candidate to help drive the business forward, and started his new position effective from 23rd January 2017.

Ged arrives with a wealth of experience working as a finance director for several of the region’s most well-known and respected companies, including Northgate PLC and Reg Vardy PLC. He returns to the region from London, where he was Group FD for Ardent Hire Solutions, to take up the role.

Speaking of the appointment, Chris Rigg said: “I am absolutely delighted that Ged is joining Quantum as our new CFO.

“His vast experience and track record leave me in no doubt that he is the right person to further strengthen and complement our Board moving into 2017 and beyond.

“This appointment was an extremely important one. Having worked with and known both Dave Bowman and Laura Dean from the UNW Strategic Talent team for a good number of years, I knew that their extensive networks and knowledge would ensure the recruitment of an individual who shared the same values and vision that we hold here at Quantum. In Ged, I believe we have acquired that and more.”

Dave Bowman, Strategic Talent Senior Manager at UNW, said: “As a team, we strive to achieve a perfect fit for all parties and, collectively, our networks mean we are connected to some of the very best talent, not just regionally, but nationally too. It is testament to our service that in addition to existing UNW clients, other companies such as Quantum Pharma PLC are approaching us to help them meet challenges and support their growth and development.

“We ensure that the individual is not only a good fit professionally, but also culturally, and are delighted that in this instance this has resulted in Ged’s appointment.”

Focusing on board level and senior finance appointments, UNW’s strategic talent team works closely with its clients to support sustainable growth. A unique service for an accountancy firm to offer, the team harness their extensive networks to ensure they connect the right people to the right roles, in the right organisations.

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Meet the team.

Peter Neal +44 (0)191 243 6269Head of Strategic Talent peterneal@unw.co.uk

Peter joined UNW to lead the strategic talent advisory service in 2015, having previously spent 16 years as an executive search specialist at Nigel Wright Consultancy.

Utilising his extensive network and national search capability, he sources board level candidates, typically CEOs, COOs, Commercial Directors and NEDs, to create strong leadership teams to drive and sustain business growth.

Peter is also a non-executive director at The Great North Air Ambulance Service.

Dave Bowman +44 (0)191 243 6270Strategic Talent Senior Manager davebowman@unw.co.uk

Dave joined UNW in 2015 from Nigel Wright Consultancy where he managed their finance recruitment team and was responsible for senior finance appointments across the North East. Prior to moving into recruitment Dave qualified as a Chartered accountant and spent 10 years working for Deloitte.

In his current role at UNW Dave is able to utilise his finance background and his extensive networks to identify suitable talent for senior finance positions for a broad range of clients including plcs, international groups and owner managed businesses.

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Laura Dean +44 (0)191 243 6266Strategic Talent Manager lauradean@unw.co.uk

Laura joined UNW in 2016 from NRG, where she led and managed the finance recruitment team, and had personal responsibility for senior financial appointments. She has over 10 years’ experience as a senior financial recruitment specialist having worked at Reed Finance, Nigel Wright Consultancy and NRG.

Focusing on financial recruitment, Laura uses her strong network of contacts and the wider network within UNW to source mid-level and senior positions for a broad range of clients.

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