• Practical CEO support• NED Services• Consultancy advice• Long term mentoring relationship• Consistently, across all services, provide an honest, pragmatic and challenge-hungry approach to facilitate the growth of your business.I have great experience in providing executive level services as well as coaching and mentoring. I can also offer ad hoc advice as and when it is needed and form lasting flexible relationships with you and your business. The one constant is that I will be honest, pragmatic, challenge-hungry and never shy away from rolling my sleeves up to tackle a problem with you. I believe that I am different to many consultants in this space, in that I do not like the idea of sitting back, advising and relaxing. Your challenges and problems are my challenges and problems; I would love to tackle them with you shoulder to shoulder and support you throughout the journey in a flexible manner to suit your needs. After all, it’s likely I’ve experienced them before.The best way to start a partnership is to have a chat.Get in touch and I can use some of my experience to give you things to think about and also some options about how you might want to move forward. For a chat over the phone or to arrange time for a coffee get in touch by one of the following:Email: john.rose@veredconsulting.co.ukTel: +44 7778 264255Website: www.veredconsulting.co.uk

FiveTen Group is a family of recruitment companies employing 500+ staff across 23 offices in 13 countries including UK, Australia, USA, Russia, Continental Europe, Dubai, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Brazil and India. The Group's brands include: Marks Sattin (Finance), Greythorn (Technology), Laurence Simons (Legal & Compliance), EMR (Marketing, Digital and Comms), Ortus (Human Resources) and Antal (Russia/CIS).• I was approached and hired to lead the direction, vision, strategy and re-build of the business following its rapid acquisition phase and the global financial crisis.• Management of up to 12 senior leaders globally.• Launched operations in a number of both mature and emerging recruitment markets, the latter in order to take advantage of countries with less sophisticated and commoditised recruitment markets.• Positioned the Group’s proposition to focus it on markets where client demand outstrips candidate supply and where clients are prepared to pay for ‘value add’• Migrated previous acquisitions from “CV broker” to innovative, quality recruitment solution providers• Introduced strategic objectives in order to instil focus, discipline and direction to the Group• Increased EBITDA by more than four fold (on a constant currency basis)

Kellan Group, previously Berkeley Scott plc, is an AIM listed buy and build recruitment business trading across a wide range of functional and industry sectors. The Group was invested in by two recruitment industry ‘veterans’ in December 2006 to use as a vehicle to develop a portfolio of premium bands within a fragmented recruitment sector. As CEO, I:• Initial focus to returning Berkeley Scott to profitability following consistent losses since its IPO in 2004. Quickly achieved positive NFI growth and returned the business to profitability in H2 2007 and beyond• Set new strategic direction, restructured operations, rationalised cost base and focused on capturing the pricing potential of Berkeley Scott’s premium brand. Closed down non-core businesses and loss-making offices and re-focussed operations into higher potential and strategically important geographies.• In September 2007, acquired Quantica plc (trading mainy under the Quantica and Robinson Keane/RK brands) for £30.3m. Undertook investor roadshow to raise funds with 24m new shares placed• Integrated the two businesses whilst delivering synergies and cost savings of £1.1m in year 1. • Successfully retained all management within the Quantica businesses and delivered immediate (Q4 2007) NFI growth • Implemented a group standard CRM system, merged the support functions and consolidated the property portfolios, the latter saving £150,000 a year.• Delivered H1 2008 EBITA of £2.04m on NFI growth of 20%, ahead of market expectations and roughly twice the pro-forma level achieved in H1 2007• In less than two years, turned a loss making business operating purely in the hospitality and leisure sector into a profitable, acquisitive, multi-functional recruitment business with a clear strategy for future growth

Hudson is a division of Hudson Global Inc., a leading professional recruitment and human resource consulting providers. In 2006, the UK business employed 780 staff and had a turnover of c£185m. The business was based out of 12 locations in UK and Ireland.Sept 2003 – April 2007 UK Chief Executive Officer12 direct reports including Divisional Managing Directors and all support functions of the business. Re-focussed business from a broad multi-functional recruitment organisation into a specialist recruitment and human resourcing company. Exited a number of markets, and established businesses in RPO and Talent ManagementEstablished businesses specialising in Supply Chain/Procurement and Construction/Real Estate recruitmentGrew the profit from c£2m to £11.3m in a three year period Halved staff turnover in two years Managed to introduce a purpose, identity and pride to the business following a long period of change and inconsistencyIntroduced internal communications plan including annual CEO roadshow, monthly company briefings and award programmes based on both sales performances and company valuesThrough marketing and PR strategy, built Hudson’s thought leadership capability and media exposure. TV, radio and newspaper coverageReduced DSO through strong debt management processes and introduction of new debt management systemOverhauled corporate sales function to ensure more consistent key account management and maximise cross-selling opportunities Sept 2002 – Sept 2003 Chief Operating Officer2000 – Sept 2003 Managing Director, Financial RecruitmentResponsible for a business of 180 staff and £20 GM based out of 10 locations. Reporting to UK CEO.1998 – 2000 Director, Harrison Willis LtdFinancial recruitment business, acquired by TMP Worldwide in February 2000