Our Team
Ian Day – Chairman
Ian has over 25 years’ experience of executive search and has been an owner/manager since 1994. Ian´s first career, post graduation from Manchester University, was spent in progressive sales and marketing roles with P & G . He then joined a leading and innovative search consultancy where he learnt the value of assessment tools and became accredited to use […]
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Justin Mills – CEO
Justin has a wide ranging recruitment background previously managing the IT recruitment needs of major brands and high technology accounts. Often working in cutting edge sectors with little prior experience he has developed a pragmatic and results driven approach to recruitment. Justin has conducted professional study with the CIPD and the British Institute of Psychology. Early in his career […]
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Neil McLaughlin – Head of Coaching
Neil began his working life as a graduate trainee with Pirelli, and quickly identified HR as the area where he wanted to develop his future career. He broadened his manufacturing industry experience within Philips and then joined the Yorkshire-based business of Wm Jackson & Son before then spending ten years with Northern Foods in a […]
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Gerhard Benneck – M&A
Gerhard has over 25 years’ experience in the field of executive search but also in Mergers & Acquisitions. Gerhard is an American national. He grew up in Germany, France and the United States, thereby speaking all three languages (albeit French is a bit rusty). Gerhard attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute studying mechanical engineering before moving on […]
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Dave Denny, Partner
Dave moved into executive recruitment in 1988 when he joined Ward Executive on its inception; ten years later he became its MD. In the last year he has been pleased to have established a partnership with Cornerstone London – and has already seen the benefits the new connection has delivered for clients. After graduating […]
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Mike Clancy, Partner – NED & Board Lead
Partner – NED & Board Mike is an experienced Board level recruiter with a specialism in Chair and Non-executive Director roles. His client base is principally UK based, mid-market companies typically privately owned, either family or private equity ownership, although he has also recruited for UK public listed companies (Plcs). Mike is a panellist and […]
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