Catherine Harding-Smith
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Credentials
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CIMA Qualified
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Experience
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Essenta Partners
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Outsourcing/Offshoring
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Head Of Finance
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Apr 2021 - Present
Essenta Partners is an innovative and contemporary firm, providing essential executive talent advice and expertise across Executive Search, Talent Advisory & Leadership Assessment.The founders of Essenta Partners combine 40 years’ experience in securing game-changing appointments and delivering insightful talent advisory programmes for some of the world’s leading companies. We believe in combining the art of best-practice search, gained over this long experience, with the science of rigorous process & assessment.We draw on our expertise & broad experience to provide flexible talent solutions, tailored to our clients’ specific requirements.To ensure success, we believe it is vitally important to implement thorough processes, delivered with consistency. We endeavour to provide the highest possible levels of service – dealing with Essenta Partners should be an enjoyable and hassle-free experience.We are excited about and committed to building an innovative and contemporary business that delivers world-class talent insight and that accentuates the most effective, valuable and professional elements of talent and leadership advisory services. We reject narrow thinking, making assumptions and taking short cuts.'Expert talent advice and expertise, with a human touch'Please visit www.essentapartners.com to find out more about our firmView our Privacy Policy here http://essentapartners.com/terms-privacy-policy/
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Harding & Howells
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Jun 2016 - Present
Harding & Howells is a specialist Household Staff recruitment agency, providing discrete staff solutions for the discerning client. With over 15 years of recruitment experience we provide our clients with exceptional, fully vetted Household staff including Nannies, Housekeepers, Chefs, House Managers and Chauffeurs. If you are looking to recruit new staff, or if you are a talented and professional individual looking for your next job move we would be delighted to hear from you. Please have a look at our new website www.hardingandhowells.com for further information.
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The Organisers
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United Kingdom
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Consumer Services
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Interim Divisional Manager
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Feb 2016 - May 2016
Divisional Manager of the Staffing & Recruitment division of The Organisers. Myself and my team work with our HNW and UHNW clients placing Household Staff globally. With an excellent track record of finding talented staff such as Nannies, Butlers, Chauffeurs and Chefs I have been able to deliver successfully on many mandates.The Organisers operates as a private Family Office to individual clients, to satisfy their personal and domestic needs entirely separate from their office. Your team of Personal Assistants for the home. We look after a discerning group of clients who need the services of an efficient, discreet, yet creative organisation. From finding the perfect holiday to running a building project; from hiring household staff to managing property; from keeping the family in birthday and Christmas presents to dressing a home - we take the time consuming issues out of our client's lives and free them for more quality time to enjoy family and home life.
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Redgrave Partners LLP
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United Kingdom
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Resourcing Manager
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Feb 2011 - Aug 2015
Redgrave Partners is a leading executive search business delivering senior mandates across the commerce and industry sectors. Their client’s range from FTSE100 companies to private equity backed entities. Offices in London, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore.As Resourcing Manager I was responsible for sourcing first class recruiting talent to join both Redgrave Partners and its sister company Argyll Scott via networking and websites, screening and telephone interviewing potential candidates making resulting recommendations to the partners, helping heads of practice with various research and long listing tasks. Attended events with numerous high net worth individuals. Our Specialties: Executive Search, Leadership & Board Recruitment, Executive Assessment, Market Research, Succession Planning and Talent Management.
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Walker Hamill
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Consultant
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Dec 2003 - Aug 2010
Walker Hamill is one of the UK’s leading privately owned specialist recruitment consultancies. Established over 25 years ago, it employs 60 experienced consultants in its central London office.As a Senior Consultant I was responsible for Recruiting Permanent Senior qualified finance and strategy professionals at salary levels of between £50K and £150K into Industry and Commerce businesses around the UK. My role involved daily strategic and consultative liaison with board level Directors, senior management, HR and Resourcing professionals, and providing advice to clients on salary planning, resource planning, recruitment processes and procedures and interviewing techniques.I provided strong relationship management at all levels leading to several long term client and candidate relationships resulting in an excellent record of referrals and repeat business.
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Michael Page International
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Belgium
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Human Resources Services
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Regional Manager
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Sep 2001 - Nov 2003
Michael Page is a FTSE 250 Recruitment Business with over 5000 employees worldwide. Line Management responsibility for up to 9 consultants and secretarial staff whist still having a personal revenue target. Liaison with Finance Directors, Financial Controllers, Heads of Procurement, HR and Resourcing professionals. Member of senior regional management team involving director level liaison across the business, strategic decision making and full financial responsibility. Leading all recruitment campaigns and sales pitches.
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IBM
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Commercial Finance
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Aug 1995 - Aug 2001
Qualified Accountant and commissioned financial salesperson responsible for setting credit limits for IBM’s customers, structuring payment terms and designing and setting up invoice discounting arrangements. Qualified Accountant and commissioned financial salesperson responsible for setting credit limits for IBM’s customers, structuring payment terms and designing and setting up invoice discounting arrangements.
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Education
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1991 - 1995
University of Portsmouth
BA, Accountancy
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