After over a decade in the global recruitment and talent space, I founded Airbotics Talent with the purpose of furthering the development and growth of Drone and Robotics industries.As Founder of Airbotics Talent, I have a wealth of international search experience across the Drone, Robotics and E-Mobility markets.A self-confessed drone geek, I launched DroneZone in early 2023 to serve as a community hub and support the continued growth of the ecosystem. With a passion for sustainability I am committed to helping shape the future of aviation and clean mobility, reducing carbon emissions and creating a better world to live in. I have a track record of helping start-ups grow their brand, and scale-ups commercialise and thrive operationally. A personable and honest communicator, I work with full transparency and integrity. My approach is highly consultative and I look to add value to our clients beyond traditional recruitment methods. I operate with complete discretion and will take the time to understand your culture and business challenges.When not talking drones and robotics, you’ll find me spending some quality time with my wife and two amazing daughters.Thinking about scaling your business or wanting to explore your own job options? Reach out and let’s start our journey together today.💻 richard@airboticstalent.com𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞:🤖 www.airboticstalent.com𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠! View some of our live vacancies:📈 https://lnkd.in/djXZ7vps𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞:👉 https://lnkd.in/d9HGSPqm#elevatingtalent #dronezone

I have a passion for sustainability and is committed to helping shape the future of clean mobility and clean energies, creating a better world to live in and acting as an innovative partner to our customers. As Business Manager, I lead a team across - • eVTOL, Drones, Electric Aviation, Space• Electric Vehicles (EV), Battery Technology• AI & Autonomy• Charging & Infrastructure• LCFS (Low Carbon Fuel Standards)• CCUS (Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage) and Carbon Offsets• Biofuels• Hydrogen • WindI have a global network with customers across the US, Canada, Europe and APAC.Many of my hires are strategic, business critical and help to facilitate growth, as well as promote organisational and cultural change, introduce disruptor technology or scale start-up organisations.

Dual focused role on development of our Executive offering, in tandem with Management of our North American E-Mobility Division. My Search responsibility is global but with strongest networks in North America, China and Germany.I have a specialism in making strategic hires in the E-Mobility / EV markets at Senior Management, C-Suite & Board level. I support clients across niche sectors including - • EV Charging & Infrastructure• eVTOL• Electric Aviation• Drones• Vehicle electrification• Battery technology• Vehicle autonomyJob types recruited include - • Chairman• CEO (Chief Executive Officer)• COO (Chief Operating Officer)• CIO (Chief Innovation Officer)• CCO (Chief Commercial Officer)• CTO (Chief Technology Officer)• CSO (Chief Sales Officer)• CMO (Chief Marketing Officer)• Senior President• President• Vice President• VP Engineering • Director Electrification• Engineering Director• Software Director• Hardware Director• Director Infotainment• Managing Director• Plant DirectorIf you are a Senior Management or Executive candidate in search of your next role I am happy to arrange a confidential chat. Likewise if you are looking for a Search Partner for a key hire that will operate with discretion, integrity and take the time to understand your culture and business challenges please get in touch. Our Dedicated Search includes -• Recruitment process builds• Market mapping & competitor analysis• Targeted headhunt campaigns• Talent pipelining• Salary surveys & benchmarking• Bottleneck reports• Assessment & testing• Structured candidate referencing• Post placement care

In July 2014 I moved from Senior to (Managing) Principal Consultant and, due to successful growth of team to 5+ heads, I was promoted to Division Manager in 2016 covering Automotive, E-Mobility, Aviation & Rolling Stock recruitment in the US and Europe. Key Responsibilities: • Achieve agreed levels of personal billing and team sales targets• My core job focus is Senior / Executive appointments in Operations/C-Suite (CEO, COO, Group Managing Director, Managing Director, Plant Manager, Operations Director, Operations Manager) and Sales & Commercial (VP Sales, Sales Director, Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Account Manager). Salary range is of roles from £100,000 to £400,000• Responsible for the performance management of the highest turnover Permanent Division at Core Talent, with a headcount of peaking at 8• My team’s focus are white collar appointments across the Automotive, Vehicle Technology, Aerospace / Defence and value added Engineered markets• Responsible for the day to day management of team, including Desk Diagnostics, PDPs, Probation Reviews, Disciplinaries and general motivation, target setting and direction• Contribute to Operations and Board Meetings, providing required reports/data in a timely fashion• Budget setting and financial management and P&L responsibility• Strategic business planning, targeting yoy growth• Proactively seek out new market opportunities through trends and innovations• Identify new target clients and initiate, build and maintain positive long term relationships with them• Manage internal recruitment process for team and on boarding / training of new starters• Upskill individuals in the team through skills gap analysis (using Desk Diagnostic - call listening, data integrity, desk deep dive etc). Identification of training and development needs and responsibility for putting training plans in place• Delegate and develop Senior and Principal Consultants to support their transition into management

Senior Consultant in a successful team specialising in bespoke recruitment within all Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing & Supply Chain disciplines globally. Comfortable working in both industry specific "narrow and deep" markets as well as multi-sector geographical patches.Currently a specialist for the business in Automotive, Rail and White Goods.

Part of a dynamic team specializing in bespoke recruitment within Purchasing, Supply Chain & Logistics, from Manager to VP level

Nexans are a worldwide expert in the cable industry with an industrial presence in 40 countries and commercial activities worldwide, employing over 25,000 people and with sales in 2011 in excess of €7 billion. Nexans is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris and offer an extensive range of cables and cabling solutions. The Group is a global player in the energy transmission and distribution, industry and building markets. Nexans addresses a wide series of market segments: from energy and telecom networks to energy resources (wind turbines, photovoltaic, oil and gas and mining) to transportation (shipbuilding, aerospace, automotive and automation, railways).Key Responsibilities:During my time as a Nexans employee I worked within their UK Logistics platform dealing with the purchasing of direct materials and in addition worked closely with the distribution team ensuring key products across the cabling and wires range were received by customer OTIF.