The Company

Putting people at the heart of Executive Search.

We are Executive Search and Interim specialists focused on Board level and leadership positions in HR, Marketing, Digital and Sales. Our assignments come from owner-managed, VC or PE backed businesses as well as major plc organisations, although we are particularly well aligned to SMEs with a growth or transformation agenda. Over 80% of our projects are aligned to FMCG, Luxury, Consumer Products & Services, Business & Financial Services, Retail or E-Com verticals.

We care about the people we work with and the partnerships we build are founded on trust and mutual success. Our people-first mind-set means we take the time to fully understand you, as a client or a candidate.

A collaborative, tailored approach enables us to provide a seamless recruitment process, adding value and expertise to any search, no matter how complex. We pride ourselves on offering alternative solutions, promoting diversity and using our extensive networks to look beyond ‘the usual talent pool’.

Proud to be voted 4th in the 2018 Sunday Times ‘Best small companies to work for’.

Meet The Team

Paul Bendelow

Board Director

Professional Biography
Rob Hill

Board Director

Professional Biography
Andy Young

Director

Professional Biography
Rowan Fisk

Associate Director

Professional Biography
Nia McClure

Research Associate

Professional Biography
Alice Wells

Group Executive Assistant

Professional Biography

Paul Bendelow Board Director

With over 20 years’ experience recruiting across Marketing, Sales, Data and Digital. He was the founding Director of bpesearch in 2007 with the backing of the Better Placed owners. He focuses on working with corporate and commercial clients in the business services, finance and consumer arena.

As an established and proven executive recruitment specialist, with a style and approach that reflects the values and beliefs of bpesearch, Paul has an established portfolio of clients across the UK and an enviable network of candidates at Director and Board level across FTSE 100 through to entrepreneurial and PE backed firms.

Rob Hill Board Director

A Chemical Engineering graduate, Rob began his career on BOC Gases’ Commercial Management Programme before moving into recruitment in 2003. Since then, he has focused exclusively on the B2C arena, building a strong network as well as a reputation for honesty, integrity, high standards, hard work and results.

Rob joined the group in 2011 to set up the Consumer Practice for bpesearch and he has played a leading role in both client development and assignment delivery. His clients range from major multinational FMCG and Retail businesses to PE backed or owner-managed SMEs with ambitions for growth, transformation or sale. In the last 12 months alone Rob has delivered searches for the Managing Director and Marketing Directors of two free-from scale-ups, a General Manager in Consumer Healthcare, Sales Directors for major FMCG businesses, Marketing and Sales Directors for a PE-backed Consumer Products business, the Marketing & Innovation Director for a Pet Food company and the EMEA Product & Strategy Director for a global Food/Drink-to-go business.

He is passionate about the importance of transparency in all his interactions. He provides an honest view point and constructive feedback to all of his contacts whether interviewing, career coaching or taking a brief. He faces into the tough conversations early, and with sensitivity, to ensure that individuals and organisations benefit from his expertise and experience. As a consequence, Rob’s very best contacts and most long standing clients would all describe him as a true partner and someone that “is always honest with us, no matter how hard it is to hear”.

Andy Young Director

Andy’s early career was in FMCG sales and marketing with Guinness /Diageo before making subsequent moves to The Coca Cola Company and United Biscuits (now Pladis). He made the move into the world of recruitment in 2004, the last few years focused at the senior & Executive end of the market, combining the recruitment across the sales and marketing functions with Commercial and Managing Director/GM positions. He also supports senior Executives build their plural careers through consultancy, interim and NED assignments.

Having built a reputation in the industry for an open, honest and transparent approach, Andy joined bpesearch in Dec 17 attracted by the strong values and people centric ethos. Andy has a strong network across the SME sector and the PE space and the consumer sector in general.

Rowan Fisk Associate Director

Over the last 10 years, Rowan has built an extensive network in consumer, business and financial services. In particular, over the last-few years, he’s become the go-to council for many of the fastest growing brands in the fintech / insurtech scene. Specialising in product, marketing, partnerships and digital, his network extends from ‘head of’ to C-suite.

After progressing through the ranks in our contingent business, where he won employee of the year in 2017, plus nominations in 2015, 2016 and 2019, Rowan joined the bpesearch team at the start of 2020. Rowan approaches each relationship with an honest, transparent style – even if he can’t help directly, he’ll find a way to bring value to your search.

Working For Us

We have strong growth ambitions for bpeSearch and we are very interested in hearing from like-minded executive search professionals with complementary expertise looking for a move away from the traditional, large scale recruitment organisations.

Our business is best suited to self-motivated individuals with a strong team ethic, a passion for delivering high-quality resourcing solutions, creating new client relationships and nurturing existing ones. When we take on an assignment, we intend to see it through and we maintain committed with dogged determination until the successful candidate is found. We also share a common passion for candidate relationships, face to face meetings, openness and honesty. If we can’t help people, we will say so and try to offer an alternative point of contact.

We strive to be faithful to our values, listed below, using them as touchpoints in all our decision making.

**We’re genuine. Relationships matter to us.**

Long-term relationships are the foundation of our business. We care about the people we work with and the partnerships we build.

**We’re experts. Our knowledge and network add value to every conversation**

Our in-depth industry and market knowledge helps our clients shape the future of their business and our candidates reach their potential.

**We’re collaborative. As a true partner, we understand the need for flexibility. Every client or candidate is unique.**

Our way of working enables us to provide a bespoke approach – developing a time frame and process that suits you. And our natural curiosity means we’ll always seek out the most creative solutions.

**We’re tenacious. We are committed to delivering our assignments no matter how challenging.**

We have high standards and a determination to go above and beyond, always aiming to deliver on the toughest of briefs. We like to challenge and are happy to be challenged ourselves.

Work with us and enjoy:

A grown-up organisation, open and collaborative, flexible and supportive, non-hierarchical
Highly competitive and fully transparent bonus schemes, based on your performance alone
An in-house resourcing specialist supporting you on all assignments
Your chance to create, build, own and benefit from a new practice area for our business
Strong employee benefits and a culture designed to provide a platform for achievement and a healthy personal life
A light-hearted atmosphere with quarterly charity, CSR and social events

The Company

Putting people at the heart of Executive Search.

Proud to be voted 4th in the 2018 Sunday Times ‘Best small companies to work for’.

Meet The Team

Paul Bendelow

Board Director

Rob Hill

Board Director

Andy Young

Director

Rowan Fisk

Associate Director

Nia McClure

Research Associate

Alice Wells

Group Executive Assistant

Working For Us

We have strong growth ambitions for bpeSearch and we are very interested in hearing from like-minded executive search professionals with complementary expertise looking for a move away from the traditional, large scale recruitment organisations.

We’re genuine. Relationships matter to us.

We’re experts. Our knowledge and network add value to every conversation

We’re collaborative. As a true partner, we understand the need for flexibility. Every client or candidate is unique.

We’re tenacious. We are committed to delivering our assignments no matter how challenging.

Work with us and enjoy:

If you would like to find out more, please get in touch

**We’re genuine. Relationships matter to us.**

**We’re experts. Our knowledge and network add value to every conversation**

**We’re collaborative. As a true partner, we understand the need for flexibility. Every client or candidate is unique.**

**We’re tenacious. We are committed to delivering our assignments no matter how challenging.**