TPN is a recruitment firm founded in 2001 that specializes in recruiting for the consumer finance, credit card, and payments industries. They offer retained search, permanent, and interim recruitment services to major clients. Key services include high-level executive search, in-depth candidate screening and sourcing, and a talent pool of experienced interim professionals. TPN prides itself on its industry expertise, long-term client relationships, and commitment to honesty, value, and flexibility.

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Welcome to TPN
www.tpn.co.uk
Sept 2013

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Introducing TPN
♦ Founded in 2001 to exclusively serve the consumer finance, credit card and
payments industry
♦ Recruitment specialists offering Retained Search, Permanent and Interim
recruitment services to blue chip clients
♦ In depth payments sector knowledge – TPN is run by people with extensive
networks and hands-on experience within the industry
♦ A reputation for building long term business relationships with clients
♦ A lean and agile operating model delivers value for money for our clients
♦ Honesty and integrity at the heart of our ongoing support for clients and
candidates.

3. Key Team Members
♦ Noel Preston, Managing and Founder Director
♦ Senior roles in Sales, Marketing and IT in the retail banking and consumer finance sectors
♦ GE Capital, AIB, Fexco, nCipher
♦ Relationship management includes Tesco, Wal-Mart, HSBC, Barclays, RBS, Boots, M&S,
LloydsTSB, John Lewis Partnership, Vocalink
♦ Kevin Coles, Director
♦ Senior executive and consultant in the credit card and payments industry
♦ Expertise in strategy, proposition and product development, marketing and emerging payment
technologies across UK, US, EMEA and Asia Pac markets
♦ Nick Shirtcliffe, Head of Client Relationships
♦ Extensive experience in consumer finance, IT and insurance sector recruitment
♦ Proven track record in Retained Search, Permanent and Interim assignments
♦ Responsible for day to day operations and client service at TPN
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Services
♦ Retained Search
♦ Highly targeted recruitment service for senior executive and specialised technical roles
♦ Reputation for precision, speed and integrity plus return on client investment
♦ Permanent Recruitment
♦ In-depth industry knowledge delivers first class candidate sourcing and pre-screening
♦ We only recommend candidates who meet the brief thereby saving clients time and money
♦ Impressive portfolio of blue chip clients
♦ Interim Recruitment
♦ Talent pool of skilled professionals with specialised UK and international industry experience
♦ Career Management
♦ Career planning, mentoring, CV and interview preparation support for candidates and clients
♦ Reassurance and benefits of long term relationships with candidates and clients

5. Assignment types
♦ Senior Leaders and Executives
♦ Risk, Compliance and Regulatory Change
♦ Sales and Business Development
♦ Marketing, Digital Marketing, Customer Insight
♦ Brand, Product and Proposition Development and Management
♦ Finance, Financial Planning and Modelling
♦ Programme and Project Management
♦ IT and Operations
♦ Commercial Management
♦ Change Management
♦ Merchant Acquisition and Payment Solutions
♦ Emerging Payment technologies – e-and m-payments
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Assignment Analysis
£60 - £120k
Level 2
£120k
+ Level 3
£30 - £60k
Level 1
£65-£95k Permanent
Key segment
£450-£750 interim

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TPN Clients

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Our Values
♦ Honesty and integrity
♦ TPN will only accept assignments where we are confident we can more than meet our clients’
expectations. We work exclusively within our area of industry expertise
♦ Value for money
♦ With a lean and cost effective operating model, we deliver value for money to our clients. We
are committed to offering competitive pricing models and to maintaining the highest levels of
client engagement in order to achieve outstanding results
♦ Flexibility
♦ In order to best respond to a client’s brief, we aim to tailor each assignment to meet each client’s
particular requirements. As we are a small, agile organisation, we are able to work flexibly to
deliver results.

9. Next steps
♦ Thank you for your time today
♦ We hope to work with you in the future
♦ We would be pleased to put you in touch with a client or candidate advocate
who can give you an independent assessment of our services.
www.tpn.co.uk
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