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We are focused on Finance Director, Financial Controller and Head of Finance Recruitment into high growth, high potential businesses. We understand fully how key the roles we recruit are to supporting and enhancing growth and unlocking returns.

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Diversity | Women on Boards still underrepresented

Our Friends at Executive Grapevine posted the following interesting article (see the Press Link at the bottom of this page). It highlights the need to really keep efforts up to promote more women to Boards and crucially to ensure that there is pipeline to promote from!

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Lockdown Anniversary - What’s the effect on startups and scale ups?

Hard to believe it’s been a whole year since we all went into that first lockdown! After that initial period of battening down the hatches and taking quick stock of where you were as a business what have been the more enduring effects of COVID 19 on the start up and scale up economy? We thought we would share the excellent and very full analysis (just look at the number of companies they’ve based their research on !) of our friends at Beauhurst.

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Trends in Start-Up Job Functions. Where are all the FDs?

Our friends at Beauhurst are always ahead of the game when it comes to up to the minute algorithmic analysis of current trends in start up and scaling businesses. It seems that their data appears to demonstrate a paucity of...

International Women’s Day: no time to let up on gender parity

A year ago, we wrote up the interim findings of the Hampton-Alexander Review (H-AR) into women leaders in British business. We gave two cheers that progress was evident (“progress” meaning companies taking advantage of all human beings with...

If you are considering appointing Equity FD, I strongly recommend that you prepare to be challenged. I thought that we had a tight brief on the way in, but Equity FD challenged every aspect of our initial thinking, which resulted in a pin-sharp brief followed by a speedy appointment of a Group FD.

If you are ready to be challenged and want to move quickly, I would recommend Equity FD without hesitation.

Steve Jude, CEO, Citibase

I recently used EquityFD for the first time, and must say that Joanna did an excellent job in very quickly finding a high quality new CFO for one of our exciting portfolio companies. Joanna was tenacious and enthusiastic in her approach, easy to work with, and delivered a great result. The new CFO has started already and if already contributing well.

Patrick Sheehan, Managing Partner, Environmental Technologies Fund

I approached EquityFD with a CFO Requirement for a cutting edge energy analytics business where I am an investor and an NED.

They really gripped the process and fielded an excellent selection of candidates from which we were able to choose a great partner to the CEO who will be an important part of our continued growth.

Steven Daniels, NED, Onzo

I enjoy working with EquityFD. They are responsive and flexible, and work swiftly to conclude the recruitment process. Most importantly, they take the time to listen and understand our requirements. Joanna has been my main contact and she most recently sourced a new Finance Director for our investee company Weirdfish.

She innately understands the skills required for an FD in a growth and exit driven business and takes the time to ensure that there is also a strong cultural fit with the rest of the management team.

Natalie Eastham, Managing Partner, Total Capital Partners

We recently invested in a market leading software business and instructed EquityFD to source a new Finance Director.

They delivered a first rate candidate who has a great balance of commercial, technical and sector expertise as well as the right team ethic enabling him to make an immediate contribution.

Jeremy Hand, Managing Partner, Horizon Capital

I can highly recommend EquityFD, and in particular, Joanna. I was looking to recruit a key board member for my group and in working with Joanna, I found the whole process professional and enjoyable. Joanna worked closely with my team and I producing a strong group of candidates, all of whom closely fitted our brief, enabling a swift and highly satisfactory placement.

Mike Morris, Chairman; Tamdown and TriConnex

I have known EquityFD for some time and they have not disappointed. Robert worked with Volpi and one of our investee companies, a leading tech enabled healthcare services business, to recruit a CFO. It has proved to be a very successful hire!

Crevan O’Grady

I was introduced to EquityFD by the investors of a business where I am Chairman and when I needed to source a new Finance Director. Robert ran an extremely good process. In addition, the quality and varied background of the candidates was exactly what I was looking for, enabling me to make an excellent hire.

Bob Mann, Chairman, Linkfresh Software Limited

Joanna Adolph at EquityFD ran a tenacious and thorough process for me when I needed to hire in my new Finance Director.

By its nature the recruitment took some time and Joanna kept up the pace and energy throughout resulting in a great hire.

Chris Hurley, CEO, LDC

l have recently hired a new Finance Director and Financial Controller from EquityFD and EquityFC respectively. They provided an excellent service, displaying strong professional and commercial judgement thoughout both processes.

I would recommend them to other fast growth businesses looking to recruit.

Simon Hill-Norton, CEO, Sweaty Betty

History & Sister Brands

EquityFD was established in 2000 and had subsequently been joined by EquityFC (Financial Controller Recruitment), EquityChair (Chair and NED Recruitment) and EquityInterim (Interim finance hires). The businesses share a common high growth client base and a focus on building real networks of value creating professionals.

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