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Our client, a leading marketing services network, operates across media, creative, influence, technology, and data. We partnered with their UK CEO and HR Director to identify a CFO who would join the Executive Team, collaborating with senior leaders to drive strategy and decision making at the highest level.
The role of UK CFO was pivotal—requiring holistic leadership of the finance function, encompassing both day to day operations and long term growth through strategic acquisitions. This strategic and commercial position also involved leading commercial deal structuring and negotiation across various markets while managing a substantial finance team.
The client sought an exceptional CFO with:
Leveraging over 15 years of expertise in the marketing services sector, we delivered a targeted longlist within two weeks. This list comprised individuals who were both active and passive in the job market, ensuring confidentiality through the use of NDAs.
Three weeks into the process, we presented a shortlist of seven candidates who met the role’s key competencies. All seven progressed to the first stage of interviews, with three advancing to the final stages. Among the shortlisted candidates was a 'wild card'—a professional with lateral sector experience but exceptional strengths in the required competencies and a strong cultural alignment with the CEO and the organisation.
After a rigorous selection process involving multiple senior stakeholders, the wild card candidate outperformed others, including those with direct media agency expertise. Their strategic acumen, leadership skills, and cultural fit proved to be the perfect match for the role.
Seven weeks after initiating the search, the candidate accepted the offer, successfully filling this critical position.