ABRS is a £13 million recruitment and executive search business seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead the next phase of growth. The ideal candidate will have proven experience leading sales teams and managing all areas of a competitive customer-focused business. Key responsibilities will include mentoring the management team, developing business strategies, exceeding sales targets, optimizing operational procedures, and focusing on customer experience and bottom line performance. The position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of an established business that has experienced steady growth and profit every year for the past fifteen years.

1. ABRS – Chief Executive Officer
£Six figure executive package
Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire RG9 1EY.
ABRS is a £13m turnover multi sales team business, where great sales talent thrive and
our customer base continues to grow. We are a boutique recruitment and executive search
business across Future Media, Technology, Marketing and Creative. We provide
recruitment solutions to a very broad spectrum of businesses from start-ups and medium
sized enterprise through to well-known corporations - covering both permanent and
contract appointments across the UK and beyond.
Our impressive client list includes, BSkyB, Hailo, Kano, Masabi, Amazon, NBC, FT.com,
Just Eat, Sophos, InterContinental Hotels Group, Livedrive, British Gas to name a few.
Resigning, with no company to go to, selling my dream car to fund the business, starting
from scratch with no customers, no salary, no billings, no database and nothing other than
ideas, a computer, clear desk and a phone. In 1999 at the age of 26 that's the risk I took to
set up ABRS. I refused to borrow money from anyone, determined to build the foundations
of a great business, with a strong culture, good values and fantastic customers.
Fifteen years on and we now own our head office building in Henley-on-Thames, have
never had an overdraft, we've made a profit every year, our top sales people do very well
and our fantastic customers from 1999 still work with us today. Of course we have more
computers, lots of phones, great systems, busy desks and many more ideas.
In line with our business strategy we are looking to appoint a Chief Executive Officer. You
will have a strong business to business services background, used to working in a highly
competitive customer sales and service driven business. Proven sales management,
commercial leadership and company directorial responsibilities will be essential.
Key requirements include:
Proven capability to deliver leadership with a mentoring management style.
Leader of a management team and the board process.
Budget focussed individual.
Expertise in optimising and improving business operational procedures in line with sales
growth.
Strategy development to facilitate continued growth to include potential acquisitions and
funding plans.
Natural leader of a sales culture to exceed targets.
Huge emphasis on detail and quality procedures value add, time conscience and deadline
critical.
Key budget holder, with emphasis on bottom line performance.
Customer experience focussed.
MBA or Business School Qualified would be an advantage.
As part of the company Board and reporting to Andrew Bailey - Founder, you will manage
all areas of the business across sales, marketing, finance and operations. This is an
exciting opportunity for an existing Managing Director/CEO to shape the next phase of
growth for ABRS.
All conversations and applications will be held in the strictest of confidence and the
selection process will be managed by Andrew Bailey. In the first instance please email
andrewbailey@abrs.com or call in confidence 07977-518560 www.abrs.com

2. Skills and Experience Desired:
Proven leader of management teams and sales functions.
Mentoring management style.
Strong leadership approach and techniques.
Business School/MBA Education.
Demonstrable success in creating and delivering detailed business plans with clear strategy
and objectives.
Expertise in detailed P&L reporting, budget management and growing revenues and bottom
line profits.