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John Dodd
John is a Search Consultant with over fifteen years’ experience delivering results across the public and private sectors. John has worked extensively across Whitehall, industry, academia and Not for Profit sectors, establishing a number of start-up organisations whilst helping to commercialise agencies and support the ongoing change agenda across Government. Much of this work has seen John recruiting a host of high profile Non Executive and Executive positions from Chief Executive through to finance, operations, procurement and other commercially orientated posts. John has also recruited a number of specialist posts such as Chief Scientific Advisers for Government departments, Directors of Innovation & Science, Directors of Investment and Policy.
John spent his earlier career in accountancy/consultancy recruitment, followed by a number of years with a leading international search firm, before joining Wickland Westcott to continue his work supporting organisations driving innovation and experiencing change.
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09th November 2011Women on the Board
Attracting and retaining talented women is a strategic imperative for growing companies. The latest figures from Cranfield School of Management (October ‘11) show that women currently make up 14.2% of FTSE 100 Directors, up from 12.5% in 2010. The picture is less rosy amongst FTSE 250 Directors, with 8.9% being women, albeit up from 7.8% in 2010....
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23rd August 2011Diversity - Make it work for your Board
With uncertainty in the Eurozone, turbulence on the financial markets, high unemployment figures and minimal growth, the UK economy is once again facing a challenging time. Many companies have spent the past three years downsizing, driving efficiency plans, reducing their cost base and reining back on most forms of investment. In this turbulent economic environment, diversity can slip down the priority list....
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13th January 2012Surveyor of the Fabric
To recruit their next Surveyor of the Fabric, Westminster Abbey required a search partner that would be sympathetic to their needs whilst having the credibility to engage with a sophisticated and knowledgeable market - the very best ecclesiastical architects in the country. As well as assessing their technical prowess, we also had to evaluate whether candidates had the commitment required to take forward one of the nation’s most unique historical and architectural treasures, encapsulating over a thousand years of British history....
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