Rockpools celebrates first birthday

Executive recruiters Rockpools is celebrating its first birthday today, Thursday 15th September, with the announcement that it has won yet another major contract, a place on the prestigious Cabinet Office Call Off list.

In just one year, the firm has gone from being the brainchild of founder, Nev Wilkinson, to one of the most significant players in the recruitment world today, winning among other things the high profile contract to recruit the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Olympic Development Authority.

Nev said: ìWhen I set up Rockpools, I wanted to bring something new to the market, and a fresh approach to executive recruitment. I wanted to provide a service that was open and transparent to our clients and be an organisation that delivers real value and can be relied upon always to deliver exceptional candidates from diverse backgroundsî.

Not alone in his desire to provide such a service, Rockpools has attracted some of the big names in the recruitment business, such as public sector recruitment guru, Hamish Davidson (Chairman & Senior Partner) and Balvinder Sangha (Partner), the UKís top regeneration recruiter.

In addition Lynn Fabes, one of the leading lights of the Department for Education and Skills and its Business Development Unit Director and Claer Lloyd-Jones, previously Director of Law and Democratic Services at the London Borough of Hackney, and one of the UKís leading authorities on ethical governance have also joined the team as Partners, marking a new dimension to Rockpoolsí business offer.

Nev said: ìThis has been an incredible year for us. Our team is growing stronger by the minute and our reputation in the market as an exciting and innovative place to work is established. All this could not have been achieved without the support we received from the Board of Pinnacle and I am pleased that as we continue to grow, we can continue to repay the faith and investment they have placed in us.

Hamish commented: ëIt has long been my dream to bring together a group of ëkindred spiritsí with shared values around issues such as ethics, diversity, transparency, growing talent, brand, reputation, e-enablement of processes and candidate care - ready to tackle the highest profile and most challenging assignments.

ìItís astonishing how far we have come in just this short time ñ and truly energising to feel the sense of spirit, passion and enthusiasm amongst both my colleagues in Rockpools and our partner organisations. In the coming year, we will all be working hard to further expand the services we offer to our clients, helping them improve their leadership, capacity and performance, and we will continue to cement our close partnerships with Jobsgopublic, IRIS Consulting, Verve Communications, Executive Action, MJI and Entrepreneurs in Actionî.

Other notable contracts have included a range of appointments for Doncaster MBC, Dacorum and North West Leicestershire, and the Chief Executives of the New Local Government Network, the Leadership Centre for Local Government and South Northamptonshire Council.