Consumer & retail executive recruitment

UBM plc needed a new CEO for EMEA who had a successful track record of leading customer insight-led digital transformation in businesses of comparable scale to lead the next phase of sustained organic and acquisitive growth within a global organisation.

In twenty days, Nurole identified Lucy Dimes, the former CEO of Fujitsu UK & Ireland who had led highly successful global digital transformation programs in BT and Alcatel Lucent.

"We liked the concept of Nurole and were keen to trial the service. Due to the time pressure of our search we went with a hybrid approach using Nurole and a search firm. We were pleased with Nurole’s reach, and the quantity and quality of responses. The candidate we finally hired was introduced to us via Nurole. We would be keen to use their services again."

Eleanor Phillips, Group HR Director, UBM PLC

Uber, the global taxi technology company, sought to appoint a Non-Executive Director for its UK board. The successful profile needed to bring FTSE 350 PLC Non-Executive Board experience operating within a large, complex, ideally highly regulated organisation with significant corporate governance obligations.

Within twenty-four hours Nurole identified Roger Parry, Chairman of YouGov plc and former CEO of Clear Channel International, and not long after identified Susan Hooper, Non-Executive Director for The Rank Group plc and Wizz Air plc.

"We posted the role on Nurole in conjunction with conducting our own recruitment process. We sought profiles with large-scale PLC non-executive experience and strong regulatory profiles. The Nurole platform generated a fantastic mix of candidates and we were very pleased to hire two people who will prove highly valuable to our newly established UK board."

Thibaut de Vos, Manager, Executive Recruiting, Uber

Bridges Ventures required a CEO to run Spanish gyms chain Viva Gym, based in Malaga. They wanted candidates with a track record of successful leadership roles in private equity backed multi-site consumer businesses who spoke Spanish and could relocate to Malaga.

After a traditional search process failed, in thirteen days a Nurole crowd-sourced recommendation identified Juan del Rio Nieto, a Spanish national born in Malaga looking to move back home having just completed a successful exit as CEO of Bodytech, the largest private equity backed gyms chain in Colombia.

"Nurole’s technology is highly complementary to the traditional search process, whether it’s a vanilla search or something more complex."

Hazel Cameron, Senior Talent Advisor, Bridges Ventures

Cornerstone is a high-growth online subscription business - selling its own brand of high-quality men’s toiletries to 165,000 subscribers around the UK. They were looking to appoint a Non-Executive Chairman to help the founder-led team in its next exciting phase of growth.

In four days the Nurole platform identified Darren Goode, Chief Marketing Officer of Babylon Health and former Head of Europe, Apple iTunes.

"While we had a couple of candidates sourced from our own network, we approached Nurole as we wanted to run a diligent process and ensure we had access to the best talent possible. We were looking for a particular skillset and Nurole produced an impressively strong and relevant shortlist which, when coupled with their software, made the process remarkably efficient – we’re thrilled with the outcome."

Oliver Bridge, Founder, Cornerstone

Charles Tyrwhitt is a founder-owned, multi-channel retailer that "makes it easy for men to dress well". They were looking for an experienced CEO, who believes passionately in product, to profitably grow the business from ~£200m turnover in both the UK and international markets.

In just 17 days, the Nurole platform identified Michael Stanier, the former Senior Vice President at Adidas AG and a Nurole crowd-sourced recommendation.

"Through Nurole, we identified a diverse range of exceptional candidates with deep retail and international experience."

Chris McManus, Chief Talent Officer, Charles Tyrwhitt

Eve Sleep were looking for a new NED, 6 weeks ahead of the planned IPO, who could help guide the company strategically across internationalisation, marketing efficiency, new product rollout and offline retail expansion.

In six days, a Nurole crowd-sourced recommendation identified Tom Enraght-Moony, former CEO of private equity owned Leisure Pass Group, who spent 15+ years leading brand transformation and growth for tech-enabled consumer businesses including Kano Computing, Match.com, E*TRADE, AT&T Wireless and Clearwire.

"We were up against the clock preparing for the IPO, so we really valued the speed of the Nurole platform. We got to a shortlist of great candidates in under 3 weeks, and offered the role to Thomas after 6 weeks."

Jas Bagniewski, Chief Executive Officer, Eve Sleep