Leading executive recruitment consultancy, Rockpools, this week celebrates its second birthday. In just two years, Rockpools has already taken the executive recruitment world by storm, growing its team from just three to over 50.
In that time, it has also won assignments to lead high profile national and international searches for a range of clients within the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, including the Olympic Delivery Authority, Stephen Lawrence Trust, Lawn Tennis Association and the new Commission for Equalities and Human Rights.
With an all-star cast of recruitment specialists, including Rockpoolsí Chair, Hamish Davidson, arguably the most prominent public sector recruiter in the country; regeneration expert Balvinder Sangha; legal and ethical governance specialist Claer Lloyd-Jones; and interim management high-flyer, Neil Lupin, Rockpools has become one of the most prominent executive recruitment firms in the UK.
Rockpools also boasts as non-executive directors: Nick Raynsford MP, former Minister for Local and Regional Government; Genie Turton, former Director General for Housing and Planning at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the person responsible for setting up the GLA and Transport for London; and George Gyte, key adviser to the DfES on London and an Associate of the Prime Ministerís Delivery Unit as well as former Chief Inspector and London Borough of Greenwich Education Director.
Rockpoolsí founder and Managing Partner, Nev Wilkinson, puts the companyís success down to its people and its values. ìOne of our major achievements has been attracting some of the best and brightest talent in the business to join Rockpools. Growing from just three people when we began to over 50 now, Iím very proud of the team we have, and could never have achieved our strong track record for excellence without them,î he said.
ìFrom the word go, Rockpools has been a values-led organisation, deeply committed to diversity ñ in the assignments we undertake and the people we work with. With a firm commitment to the belief that talent comes in all shapes and sizes, colours, genders and ages, we have found and placed successful candidates. This commitment has recently led us to become the first recruitment company to become Gold Members of the Employers Forum on Disability, the UKís recognised authoritative voice on disability as it affects employers and service providers.î
Hamish Davidson, Rockpoolsí Chair and Senior Partner, said: ìThe past two years have been incredibly exciting and challenging for us. When we formed Rockpools, our vision was to create an organisation committed to finding, developing and supporting leadership talent through a fresh and dynamic approach. With our team of talented individuals, the exciting assignments we have and will continue to undertake, and the faith and investment from Pinnacle to support our growing business, this vision is being realised. We have expanded our services to now include a strong interim management offering, talent centres, ethics and governance advice and leadership solutions.
ìAs we look to the coming year, we will continue to offer our clients the very best services to help them improve their leadership, capacity and performance, and to cement our close relationships with our sister companies: JGP, IRIS Consulting, Verve Communications, Executive Action, MJI and Entrepreneurs in Action,î he said.
Visit Rockpoolsí new look website at www.rockpools.co.uk to discover more about the range of services offered.
Rockpools celebrates its second birthday
In just two years, Rockpools has already taken the executive recruitment world by storm, growing its team from just three to over 50
