Hamish Davidson Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London

Aug 2012 – Present; operating across the country and internationallyAuthentic and challenging ….… we don’t do boringOUR VISION… is a world in which talent overcomes all boundaries and obstaclesOUR MISSION …… is to seek out, identify, encourage, promote, assist, grow and celebrate talent – actual or potential - wherever it is, and align that talent with business needsOUR CREDOOur vision and mission are informed by our beliefs, as outlined in our Credo and for more information visit our website at www.davidsonpartners.com...‘People and Talent’ …...‘Resourcing and Talent strategies’ …...‘Management’ …...'Boards'......‘Maturity and Experience’ …...‘Youth and Young People’…OUR CORE SERVICESWe work across the private, public, not for profit and community sectors, delivering:Executive recruitmentExecutive interimsBoard appointments (Non-executive, Trustee and Public Appointments)Mentoring & CoachingLeadership & Development, with a strong focus on working with diverse groups of talent In today’s economic context, organisations are increasingly required to work collaboratively with sectors and other enterprises with whom they have not previously considered interacting. However, to do that successfully - leadership, innovation, creativity and the right approaches to risk-taking and partnership are vital. A specific area of focus is working with organisations seeking to deliver at the cusp of the private, public, not for profit and community sectors - and across these sectors. Our particular skill is in identifying and supporting talent underpinned by the right kind of values that is capable of making cross-sector transition and/or cross-sector working and effective collaboration a reality.

London, United Kingdom

Vertical Future is a London-based ag-tech company developing advanced, fully automated vertical farming solutionsOur long term mission is to improve health in cities. To achieve this, we develop different technology-focused initiatives across three urban themes (verticals): Food, Digital, and Living. However, our core initiative is in Vertical Farming. Our first site opened in South East London in April 2017.FARM DESIGN AND ENGINEERINGWe design, engineer and build automated vertical farms in the UK and around the world. Our patent pending Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) system uses smart technologies to optimise space, costs and energy and revolutionise the future of healthy food.FOOD AND HEALTHOur technology expertise is built on years of running vertical farms in London. Vertical Future's production sites produce fresh, sustainable, healthy food for both B2B and B2C customers. Full of flavour and rich in nutrients, our microgreens, mini herbs, edible flowers and baby leaf salads are grown without chemicals, pesticides or herbicides.DATADiscover more about DIANA, our in-house developed software platform. DIANA runs our urban farms and is available through licensing. Data is at the centre of our universe and this sophisticated SaaS solution allows customers to benefit from both our retrospective data sets and continuous data insights, which are generated from across the Vertical Future network.Check out our website to discover more: https://www.verticalfuture.co.uk

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Doing Well By Doing Good, an organisation with a focus on delivering effective relationships between public, private and third sectorsMJI Business Solutions is one of Scotland's leading strategic communications and government relations firms specialising in developing business relationships between public, private and third sector organisations within a public policy context. We are also a Scottish export success story, having successfully exported our approach to public-private engagement to the rest of the UK.We understand the regulatory and public policy challenges faced by organisations in the markets in which they operate. MJI has extensive experience working with organisations in each of the public, private and third sector, helping them navigate through and advocate their positions in a heavily regulated environment, and identifying future business opportunities and potential obstacles.Our aim is to provide an outstanding service for our client organisations delivered within a strong ethical framework while delivering value for money.

Croydon, United Kingdom

Entrepreneurs in Action (EiA) is a company which offers strategic advice and delivers programmes on entrepreneurship, enterprise and employability. EiA believe that focusing on Education, Entrepreneurship and Employment is key to unlocking the talent of young people and stimulating economic growth. Our work spans multiple sectors including multi-national blue chip organisations, retail, local authorities and schools.The EiA Vision EiA’s vision is based on the passionate belief that academic, vocational and core skills,whilst critically important, are not enough to ensure that young people emerge into the working world with the best chance of maximising their potential. We believe that increasing the economic engagement of young people can be achieved by driving the 3 E’s: EducationImproving the return on investment, so that students leaving school/college have greater aspirations, having achieved improved results while in education and had the chance to develop the core soft skills and mindset required for employment and higher education. EmploymentEncouraging young people to think about opportunities and reducing the number of NEETs. Creating role models for the local community - young people who have gone on to jobs not normally expected of their age group or background and inspiring others to follow in their footsteps. EntrepreneurshipDelivering more young people with the confidence to set up businesses and back their ideas, which previously they thought impossible. Creating jobs for local people and developing positive role models for students and young people.

London, United Kingdom

A multi-disciplinary management consultancy practice specialising in the new agendas across the public and private sectors.Offers specialist expertise in a wide range of disciplines covering Business and Performance Improvement Reviews, Modernising Government, Public Sector Reform, Best Value, Diversity Issues, Tackling Social Exclusion, Human Resources and Organisational Development in support of these agendas.We provide Independent Research and deliver Intelligent SolutionsChange and performance improvement initiatives need to be supported by relevant information and evidence. Our teams have the capacity to carry out the research and the experience and knowledge to apply the results intelligently.

London, United Kingdom

Chairman & Senior Partner of Rockpools; responsible for overall strategy, governance and direction of this recruitment/headhunting/people development business - as well as delivery of portfolio of senior profile recruitment across Government, other parts of the public sector, not for profit and private sectors.Led on the creation of a new brand in recruitment, from scratch and built a business of 75 staff & £12m turnover in two and a half yearsLed team on recruitment of Chairman, Board Members and senior executive team for the London Olympics Delivery AuthorityLed the recruitment of Board members and senior staff for the Equalities & Human Rights CommissionLed on the recruitment to a whole series of other senior positions, including:• Chair, Electoral Commission• Chief Executive, UK Supreme Court• Director of Public Services, HM Treasury• Director of Corporate Services, Scottish Government• Deputy Chair and NEDs for Audit Commission• NEDs for Ofsted Acted as Rockpools main external speaker at public events on a variety of thought leadership issues including: diversity; movement of talent between private & public sectors; leadership; skills needed in the new economy; and career adviceFacilitated secondment opportunities for staff with parts of Olympic Delivery Authority & Cabinet OfficeRecruited the most diverse team of consultants of any UK based management consultancy – measured by gender, ethnicity and backgroundAssembled a family of like-minded businesses who shared common values with a view to driving high-value added consulting across public, not-for-profit and private sectors

London, United Kingdom

Led on building the new Veredus brand from scratch into (at that time) the UK’s premier public sector resourcing consultancy, with 150 staff and £20m turnover, specialising in recruiting for either ‘seriously aspirational or in-crisis’ clientsCreated and successfully led what was then ‘the’ public sector recruitment brand in the UKDrove and supported the rapid expansion of the public sector interim practice to achieve UK #2 position from scratch within 3 yearsPersonally led on recruitment to CX positions for most of the significant local authority appointments in England over the two and a half years I ran the businessPersonally led on building of the team for the Office for Public Service, reporting to Wendy Thomson, then the PM’s Advisor on Public Service ReformNetworked and sought to influence extensively within both Government Departments and Scottish Executive regarding resourcing, diversity and talent management issuesFirst recruiter ever invited to speak at Guardian Public Services Summit and two years running at the HSJ Health Summit Twice represented UK as speaker at a Telegraph sponsored European summit of European headhunters and mediaPersonally led free Job Hunting Workshops every 6 weeks, held in offices of PwC to c.100 senior job seekers for the duration of my time at VeredusActed as primary speaker on career development and job hunting to Association of MBA’s (AMBA) conferences for 4 years, and spoke regularly at business schools in both UK and continentCo-authored two books in 2004 on networking and career development for CX’sPersonally led on recruitment of roles such as: • Chair, CRE• Chair, Audit Commission• Chair & CX, Legal Services Commission• Chair & CX, Housing Corporation• Chief Executive, Princes Trust• Serjeant At Arms, House of Commons• Chief Executive, Essex CC • Chief Executive, Doncaster MBC

London, United Kingdom

Led on diversification of the PW and then PwC resourcing businesses from 100% private sector to 50/50 private/public sector, thus reducing exposure to impact of recessionLead tutor on a global mandatory one week intensive ‘Introduction to Consulting’ induction courses which all new consultants had to complete within their first 12 months of joiningUK expert on recruitment to senior level tax and supply chain roles Led on merger of the PW & Coopers & Lybrand resourcing businessesActed as global co-ordinator and centre of excellence for all PwC’s resourcing businesses, worldwide across 66 territoriesLectured for PwC on implications of Higgs Review on role of board remuneration committeesCo-authored book on job huntingPersonally led drive into local government senior level recruitment market, achieving market dominance from a zero base after 5 yearsPersonally delivered Audit Commission account, followed by Best Value Inspectorate Account and personally led on staffing of this new InspectoratePersonally won and led on recruitment of new top team to Transport for London, with Mayor as the clientPersonally led on recruitment of roles such as:• Commissioner & top team, Transport for London• Chief Executive, British Trade International (Perm Sec) • Chief Executives for then ‘in crisis’ local authorities such as Lambeth, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Islington, Camden, Hammersmith & Fulham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Newcastle, Coventry, and many others.Oversaw sale (due to US SEC restrictions) of PwC’s resourcing businesses to Capita

Ba (Hons), International Relations

Activities and Societies: Speaker of the Union

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