A recent client gave us a specific mandate to find a senior advisor with industry experience and expertise in Health & Safety and Operational Excellence. NSCG delivered a diverse shortlist of strong candidates, one of whom we were happy to appoint and we are delighted that she has hit the ground running.
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Our client is a well known global Asset Management Company that has multiple funds. One division invests in digital infrastructure, they have 43 assets around the World with more than a dozen in UK and Europe.
The business had recently invested in assets that required construction expertise and so our client came to us with a brief for a senior Operating Partner with genuine Operational Excellence and Health and Safety experience to work with the assets Boards. It was critical that the person selected would bridge the gap between the assets and the investors and so they needed to have an impressive pedigree that would bring the Boards onside.
- We ran a targeted search for candidates with relevant operations experience in construction, utilities and fata centres.
- Health and Safety was key. The remit could be defined in four words “Everyone goes home safely.”
- Finding someone with a wealth on “on the ground” Operational excellence was also a major need.
- The brief was given in August with a required start date of November, so the mandate was time critical.
- NSCG provided a high-quality, diverse shortlist of four candidates (two women, two men) with strong CEO, COO experience in construction, utilities and airports.
- All candidates had worked in multiple areas where health and safety was critical.
- The candidates were able to accommodate the fast start date.
- The candidates were interviewed by the Asset Management team and the successful candidate was chosen, accepted the role in September and joined at he beginning of December.
- The appointment is helping our client implement a strict Health and Safety strategy across multiple assets.
- NSCG delivered a speedy, efficient process and found four exceptional candidates for the client from our immediate network.
- The appointed candidate is fully engaged with the Infrastructure Investor and Assets and she has received outstanding feedback from the Boards of several companies.