Case Study

Recruiting a Finance Director in Construction | Case Study

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The Company

Our client provides effective and established solutions to the construction industry. They are a key service provider to the national construction and building sectors with an outstanding reputation for providing business critical information and publications for industry professionals. Operating in 3 main markets; specification market, advertiser market and retail market.

The Role

As a member of the board team, the successful candidate needed to be able to provide leadership and strategic thinking, ensuring that the company was managed in a proper financial and legal manner with the ultimate goal of maximising sustainable profits. In addition to this, they must have a strong commercial and managerial focus, whilst also taking on company secretary duties.

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Author

Doug Mackay

Managing Director
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