Abigail Barclay Email & Phone Number

I am the Managing Director for Inspired Search – the Executive Search division within Inspired – which I have led from launch into continued success and growth. Inspired Search provides an executive search service fuelled with market insight and unparalleled network within the publishing & information services sectors across all SLT, Executive, C-Suite and Non-Exec roles. My own personal passion for research defines the breadth and depth of our methodology, giving our clients insightful and diverse views into the market, and drives a stream of content from the division in the form of white papers, panels and events on key sector and leadership trends. Inspired Search serves all sectors of the publishing & information services sectors including: • Trade / Consumer Publishing• Educational Publishing & EdTech• Professional Publishing – Institutes, Chartered Institutes, Societies, Membership bodies• Academic / Scholarly Publishing• Science, Technology & Medical Publishing (STM)• B2B Publishing• Medical Communications• Charity Publishing & Comms• Financial, Legal, and Corporate Publishing• Corporate Communications• Communications AgenciesAnd Inspired Search is able to conduct searches across all leadership roles including: • Divisional Directors• Managing Directors• C-Suite Leaders• Board Members• Market-sensitive hires• Non-Executive Directors• Longer-term Succession Planning For a confidential conversation about the Executive Search process or your own journey in leadership within publishing, content or information services, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly on: a.barclay@inspiredselection.com 020 3668 6727

London, United Kingdom

I am the Search Director at Inspired Search & Selection, heading up our Executive Search division – Inspired Search. Having joined Inspired in 2012, I launched this division in 2017 to provide a comprehensive Executive Search service to our publishing clients on an international level. Since the launch, Inspired Search has been transforming the search process for publishing with our research-led methodology and unrivaled network. My expertise lies in Senior Leadership Team and Board-level hires within the publishing industry, where sensitivity, diversity, insight, and agility are essential to the search. Before specialising in publishing recruitment, I have had a background in professional services and data analysis, which has greatly influenced my current approach to Search. I firmly believe in driving our search processes with market and business intelligence to accompany the fantastic network and meaningful relationships that I have cultivated over the years. If you are interested in discussing our services in confidence, please feel free to contact me at your convenience on 020 3668 6727.I look forward to the opportunity of assisting you and meeting your executive search needs.

I am the Associate Director at Inspired Selection specialising in roles within the professional publishing sector.Inspired Search & Selection is an independent publishing & content recruitment agency with over 15 years as the market leader. As passionate publishing recruitment specialists we help professionals to succeed in their careers within print, digital and online publishing. With offices in London and Oxford we specialise in sourcing talent of all levels, from entry-level up to Senior Executives, purely for the Publishing industry, covering all the main sectors around the world, including:- Trade- Educational- Professional – Institutes, Chartered Institutes, Societies, Membership bodies- Academic- Science, Technology & Medical publishing (STM) - B2B- Medical Communications- Charity - Financial, Legal and Corporate -Corporate Communications -Communications Agencies And we cover all Publishing divisions, including (amongst others):- Editorial - Sales- Marketing- Foreign Rights- Publicity- Design- Digital and Technical roles - Production- Operations- ITAs a team we have identified our values and this is what makes us different from our competitors. We are creative, dedicated, experts, who operate with high integrity who will offer you a bespoke service and will consistently offer you the highest service we can. For further information or to speak to me or one of my publishing recruitment specialists colleagues please call the numbers below: London office: +44 (0)203 668 6733Oxford office: +44 (0)1865 657 780Visit our website: www.inspiredselection.com

London, United Kingdom

GfK NOP is a leading Market Research agency. Here, I worked closely with a range of financial services providers to provide insight into consumer behaviour. Account management, client presentations (F2F and via telecon) and data analysis were all among my remit.

www.privatediningrooms.co.uk is an online directory of the best private dining venues across the UK. With a focus on London, I took on a media sales role to generate new business, retain key accounts and to spread the word of private dining. I introduced 'Insider View' to the website, a facility which offers our PoV on specific venues.

Ba Hons, English

Activities and Societies: May Ball Society, Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, Communications Officer for Students' Union

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