Richard Crossman
Headhunter at Aruba Exec – Boutique Technology Executive Search Firm - UK, Europe & US- Claim this Profile
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Nolan Gray
I still remember when I was deciding about whether to use one of the big firms or to give Aruba Exec, a firm I had not heard of before, a shot. I could not be happier with my decision to go with Aruba. The founder, Richard, has a great network, and truly cares about finding the perfect fit for both sides. He's personal, fair, not afraid of a challenge, and listens! Qualities that are sometimes hard to find with one of the big firms. I will continue to use Richard for career advice and executive search for the companies I work with.
Delfim Pereira (F.APS) - Sales Leadership and Enablement
Richard has been an incredibly valuable sounding board. His advice is practical, actionable and always well intentioned. He creates a very personal & differentiated experience and it's very clear that you are not just another candidate/client.
Nolan Gray
I still remember when I was deciding about whether to use one of the big firms or to give Aruba Exec, a firm I had not heard of before, a shot. I could not be happier with my decision to go with Aruba. The founder, Richard, has a great network, and truly cares about finding the perfect fit for both sides. He's personal, fair, not afraid of a challenge, and listens! Qualities that are sometimes hard to find with one of the big firms. I will continue to use Richard for career advice and executive search for the companies I work with.
Delfim Pereira (F.APS) - Sales Leadership and Enablement
Richard has been an incredibly valuable sounding board. His advice is practical, actionable and always well intentioned. He creates a very personal & differentiated experience and it's very clear that you are not just another candidate/client.
Nolan Gray
I still remember when I was deciding about whether to use one of the big firms or to give Aruba Exec, a firm I had not heard of before, a shot. I could not be happier with my decision to go with Aruba. The founder, Richard, has a great network, and truly cares about finding the perfect fit for both sides. He's personal, fair, not afraid of a challenge, and listens! Qualities that are sometimes hard to find with one of the big firms. I will continue to use Richard for career advice and executive search for the companies I work with.
Delfim Pereira (F.APS) - Sales Leadership and Enablement
Richard has been an incredibly valuable sounding board. His advice is practical, actionable and always well intentioned. He creates a very personal & differentiated experience and it's very clear that you are not just another candidate/client.
Nolan Gray
I still remember when I was deciding about whether to use one of the big firms or to give Aruba Exec, a firm I had not heard of before, a shot. I could not be happier with my decision to go with Aruba. The founder, Richard, has a great network, and truly cares about finding the perfect fit for both sides. He's personal, fair, not afraid of a challenge, and listens! Qualities that are sometimes hard to find with one of the big firms. I will continue to use Richard for career advice and executive search for the companies I work with.
Delfim Pereira (F.APS) - Sales Leadership and Enablement
Richard has been an incredibly valuable sounding board. His advice is practical, actionable and always well intentioned. He creates a very personal & differentiated experience and it's very clear that you are not just another candidate/client.
Experience
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Headhunter
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Aug 2009 - Present
My path in building our Executive Search practice has taken many years of development to come up with a winning formula. Our Executive Talent Acquisition & Retention (ETAR) System has propelled me from just being 'another executive recruiter' to delivering on what I promise and that is helping my clients access a high performing executive recruitment system & experience that delivers game-changing results.Business leaders know that recruiting top executive talent significantly helps outperform their competitors, and therefore it comes as no surprise that the war for attracting, hiring and retaining the top talent out there is fierce.Recruiting top performing executives is labour-intensive, complex, and requires a rare set of skills and expertise.That's where we come in! 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗗𝗼✔️A personal approach✔️A diverse approach to building leadership teams✔️Break barriers through innovation✔️Look outside the box✔️Know & deliver top talent✔️Empower & propel clients' careers✔️Long-term business partnering✔️Honesty & transparency✔️Elite service𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗗𝗼❌Old-school executive search❌Work with slow processes❌The same as everyone else❌Confine ourselves to limits❌Attitude & egos𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗮 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰 - https://arubaexec.com𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗲 - richard@arubaexec.com𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 - execsearch.as.me
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Chief Executive Officer
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2009 - Present
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Executive Search
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Oct 2009 - Present
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Executive Recruiter
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Sep 2009 - Present
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Executive Headhunter
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Aug 2009 - Present
Do you want to gain a competitive edge by building an ALL-STAR team? Ask me about the our 4-Step ETAR System that helps hiring leaders to eliminate mis-hires, build elite top performing leadership teams. We work with Tech companies that are changing the world, and bring them the All-Stars they need to change the game. Recognising that the single biggest reason why some companies “get by” and other companies “knock it out of the park” is their people. We help our clients recruit the right C-Suite & VP talent, in the right place, at the right time across the Europe, the UK & US. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵: +44 7761 541290, richard@arubaexec.com
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GE
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Brazil
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Engineering Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Recruitment Specialist (Interim)
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Apr 2011 - Dec 2011
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BAE Systems
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United Kingdom
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Permanent Recruitment (Interim SHSL)
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Sep 2007 - Sep 2009
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Elan (Now Experis)
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Recruitment Service Delivery Manager
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2007 - 2007
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Recruitment Account Manager / Business Development Manager - Airbus
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2003 - 2007
Account Manager & Business Development Manager for Airbus, the largest Client Account in Wynnwith with an annual £multi-million account turnover Account of 380 contractors working at 4 sites in the UK, France & Germany (Chester, Bristol, Toulouse & Hamburg) Account Manager & Business Development Manager for Airbus, the largest Client Account in Wynnwith with an annual £multi-million account turnover Account of 380 contractors working at 4 sites in the UK, France & Germany (Chester, Bristol, Toulouse & Hamburg)
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In House Recruitment Adviser | Recruiter
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1999 - 2003
In-house Recruitment Adviser with responsibility for all permanent recruitment for GKN Engage (6 Offices, 1200 staff) covering the disciplines of Engineering, Finance, IT, Commercial, Recruitment, Administration, Quality, Marketing, Sales. Levels recruited range from Graduate to Senior Management In-house Recruitment Adviser with responsibility for all permanent recruitment for GKN Engage (6 Offices, 1200 staff) covering the disciplines of Engineering, Finance, IT, Commercial, Recruitment, Administration, Quality, Marketing, Sales. Levels recruited range from Graduate to Senior Management
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Hays IT
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1 - 100 Employee
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Recruitment Consultant
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1998 - 1999
IT Permanent Recruitment Consultant UK-wide delivery IT Permanent Recruitment Consultant UK-wide delivery
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Education
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University of Portsmouth
BA (Hons) Business Enterprise
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