Testimonials

A speedy placement

“He was refreshingly straight-forward, adding further to the trust already established. The whole process was also surprisingly fast – just 3.5 weeks from my first meeting with James to closing the final offer. As either candidate or client, I have no hesitation in recommending James and BIE Group,” he concludes.

Andrew Macdonald

HR Director, Acenden

Candidate Care

“A search firm has two stakeholders but only one of them pays the bill. That fact usually dictates the way you are treated as a candidate but I felt that James wasn’t just serving his paymaster; he had a genuine interest in finding the right role for me, making sure the match was exact.”

Andrew Macdonald

HR Director, Acenden

Winning candidate trust

“For me, what marks out a truly great search consultant is an ability to quickly win candidate trust. My experience with James shows that he gets this.”

Andrew Macdonald

HR Director, Acenden

First Interim Assignment

This has been a great, challenging but thoroughly enjoyable first interim assignment for me. I’m grateful to Nick Diprose for making it possible and for taking an ongoing interest in me and how the assignment was progressing throughout. I can definitely see myself working with BIE again, as either an interim or a customer.

David Hockley

Interim Finance Director

Quality, fast

It’s commendable that BIE found us someone perfect for the role at such short notice. I’m very happy to recommend them to others; they are extremely well connected with high-calibre people.

Richard Wolfe

Chief Executive, Travel Channel International

Thorough Understanding

I really appreciate Bill’s open and honest and approach. He understands how HR makes a difference and gets a grip of the culture of a business easily. His previous experience as an HR professional really comes through.

HR Director, Software Business

Repeatedly delivering

I have worked with you for nearly three years and during this period you have consistently delivered good quality candidates. You have made the effort to understand our business and on each occasion take the time to understand the specific requirement.

Director Shared Service Centre, Business Services plc

Adaptable to our business

Despite the changing nature of our business and its demands for increasing levels of expertise, you have kept close to us throughout and so been able to exceed our expectations on candidate quality.

Chief Financial Officer, Oil services group plc

Long term relationships

I have worked with you for nearly three years and during this period you have consistently delivered good quality candidates. You have made the effort to understand our business and on each occasion take the time to understand the specific requirement.

Director Shared Service Centre, Business Services plc

Professional service

Excellent service from very professional people who were able to understand our needs and provide the right candidates to meet these.

Director of Finance, FMCG plc

Thorough understanding

You have provided a number of interim managers for my team, to meet both short term and specialist requirements. I found you have a good overall appreciation of our culture and always understood the role profiles. Consequently, they have consistently provided me with a number of good fit, high quality candidates each time.

Director of Financial Planning and Control, Manufacturing plc

Consistent

Whatever the assignment, you have consistently provided a very high standard of service.

Chief Executive, FMCG plc

Tenacious, focused on results

You are the recruitment specialists I most often turn to when looking to externally resource a Shared Services project or recruit a Shared Services team, either on an interim or a permanent basis. You are knowledgeable, responsive, adaptable and also very determined. This combination delivers results.

International CFO, US Fortune 50 Group

High calibre candidates

I am very happy with the service that you provide and the quality of candidates offered – always high calibre and appropriate to our needs.

European Finance Director, US Technology Group

Pragmatic style

I have worked with you both as an interim HR Director being placed on an assignment, and as an HR Director seeking interim support. I am always impressed by the professionalism, common sense and real appreciation of the abilities and needs of both parties that ensures a good match and a successful placement, which is why I keep coming back for more. Interim HR Director, Healthcare Group

Interim HR Director, Healthcare Group

Collaborative approach

You are great to work with – responsive and crisp, with carefully thought through and well-defined assignments that deliver with the minimum of fuss. I also very much value the regular level of contact to see how things are going and ensure the client is totally happy too. Whether as an interim oneself, or when seeking a short term resource, you have always responded extremely well with top quality candidates who can make a strong impact straight away. You know your interims well and weed out lower performers, so you know you are drawing from a good ‘gene pool’.

Senior HR Business Partner, Oil & Gas plc

Fast response

We were facing significant challenges in scaling the business for rapid growth. You were extremely swift and responsive, delivering quality shortlists of interim director candidates from whom we selected an interim CFO and interim Purchasing & Supply Chain Director. The impact of both individuals on the business has been significant in a short period of time.

HR Director, VC backed UK Technology business

In-depth market knowledge

Having worked with you for over seven years, your in-depth knowledge of the market combined with a highly professional approach enabled us to recently recruit a very strong candidate for a senior finance director position.

Chief Financial Officer, Global Technology Group

Interim solution from effective teamwork

We briefed you to find us an interim financial controller. As a team you worked hard for us. Having an interim in place allows us to make exactly the right permanent appointment rather than be tempted into hiring someone merely ‘good enough’ because of our immediate needs.

Paul Gregson

HR Director , Infinis

Fast and incisive

Airwave engaged you for a high profile campaign to recruit a Head of Finance, a key senior appointment in our organisation. You were able to effectively understand our needs, move to shortlist stage and then to appointment in a very short space of time. We found that the quality of shortlisted candidates was high, that they were properly briefed and that communications with us and the candidates was well managed throughout the campaign.

Geoff Smith

HR Director , Airwave Solutions

Specialist, bespoke

What stood out very vividly for someone like me in their early 40s and out of the job-seeking loop for 14 years was the huge amount of advice I was offered by the consultants. I saw several other recruitment firms but after meeting with you I was confident you only dealt with finance roles at the higher, bespoke end of the market.

Ken Allen

Interim Manager

Professional, courteous, respectful

The level of courtesy and professionalism you receive from recruitment firms as a candidate sticks with you. You have always stood out in this respect making you a natural first choice.

Stephen Packer

Head of Property strategy and HR Finance Director , British Gas

High Quality, fast

We had three, very different and specialist senior-level finance roles to fill. What stood out for me is that the firm delivered good advice on the right candidate profiles, they repeatedly produced very high-quality shortlists and they did it all much faster than expected. These are the hallmarks of a very professional executive search firm. I’m sure I wouldn’t have got this from one of the larger, better-known search firms.

Duncan Love

Chief Financial Officer , Lumesse

First Rate, superb

"BIE provided a first rate individual to manage a critical component of our people strategy and the results were superb. All delivery demonstrated a substantial ROI and enhanced the capacity of our organisation."

Lynn Jack

CEO, TKMaxx

Most experienced operators

...as one of the industry's most experienced operators, BIE has been willing to spend money on marketing when others have been reluctant to invest anything. They also knows the market inside out.

Richard Donkin

Financial Times

Trust, well-timed

Companies need to be able to rely on interim providers whom they trust. This guide outlines how to identify a provider through to how to integrate the chosen interim into the business and get the work under way. As a great majority of UK organisations have yet to use an interim, this guide is well-timed. It suggests the best ways to begin taking advantage of the offerings of this ever-growing industry.

Lord Digby-Jones

former Director-general, Confederation of British Industry

Impressive

The growing role of interim management in the UK economy was highlighted at an impressive seminar at the CBI...

Martin O'Rourke

Journalist, www.management-issues.com

Getting it right

The selection process is very important. If you've got a good company handling the placement, they can work out what the corporate culture is and decide exactly what kind of person will fit in. But you have to do a kind of mini consultancy before the interim executive goes in. A lot depends on getting that right.

Professor Shaun Tyson

Cranfield Business School

Personal recommendation

It was as if BIE were giving me a personal recommendation. They did not put up anyone who did not match the brief, so I knew I wouldn't have to spend time with a person who wasn't right. They know who they are dealing with, and that they will work.

Alison Suttie

former HR Director, Jarvis Porter plc

Good Quality, Quickly

BIE bills itself on being able to find good quality people quickly and that is what it did. They found John for us efficiently, quickly and with the minimum of fuss - which meant we didn't have to interview a whole series of people. It met all our expectations. Within a week John Stacey was at his desk and he turned out to be very capable. Getting him on board worked out perfectly - it was ideal.

Geoff Gudgion

former Business Development Director, Avaya

The Right Make-up

I've used BIE on several occasions and think of them as a gene pool. I see it like this, I've got a problem and somewhere within BIE's databanks they will have the person with the right make-up to do what I need to be done

David Pratt

CEO, Whitworths Ltd

A speedy placement

Candidate Care

Winning candidate trust

First Interim Assignment

Quality, fast

Thorough Understanding

Repeatedly delivering

Adaptable to our business

Long term relationships

Professional service

Thorough understanding

Consistent

Tenacious, focused on results

High calibre candidates

Pragmatic style

Collaborative approach

Fast response

In-depth market knowledge

Interim solution from effective teamwork

Fast and incisive

Specialist, bespoke

Professional, courteous, respectful

High Quality, fast

First Rate, superb

Most experienced operators

Trust, well-timed

Impressive

Getting it right

Personal recommendation

Good Quality, Quickly

The Right Make-up

Bill Paris, Director, Search

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