Meet the team
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Nicholas WyldeManaging Director Nicholas Wylde joined the London office of Stanton Chase International in 1993 after spending a number of years with two other mid-sized executive search firms. Prior to entering executive search in 1988, Nick pursued a hotel management career in Bermuda, North America and England, where he owned and operated a 16th century coaching inn. He possesses diplomas in Hotel Administration from Cornell University and the American Hotel & Motel Association, and is a past member of the Hotel & Catering Institutional Management Association. Although Nick has a particular interest in the international hotel sector, he works extensively for consumer services clients that include general retailing, leisure, hospitality and travel as well as within the consumer packaged goods sector. He manages corporate and board appointments throughout North America, Europe and South East Asia across all management functions. Nicholas works out of our London West End Office. Industry Practice Expertise:
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George F. CrossInternational Chairman George is currently a Director of the London office, having previously been Managing Director. He is also the International Chairman of the Global Board of Directors and also acts as Chairman of the Governance Committee. He is a qualified accountant and after a successful career in industry with British Steel Corporation and William Baird plc moved into executive search. George has been with Stanton Chase International since it was founded in 1990. Prior to that he was with Korn/Ferry International. He has a particular focus on world class engineering and manufacturing groups as well as an extensive knowledge of construction and natural resources & energy. George manages executive search assignments at group board and divisional director level in all management functions in the UK, Continental Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Additionally he recruits Non Executive Directors for companies in all industries. George works out of our London West End Office. Industry Practice Expertise:
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David DrurySenior Consultant David joined the London office of Stanton Chase International in 2011 with responsibility for the professional services practice in the UK. He has gained over 15 years experience delivering executive search assignments within the professional services and technology sectors for clients across EMEA and the United States. For the last 10 years, David has focussed primarily on professional services with significant experience in management consulting and advisory services where his clients include large global corporate and UK based firms. David has also managed corporate appointments in life sciences & healthcare, technology, financial services and manufacturing sectors for FTSE and Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining Stanton Chase, David was a Director of a niche professional services executive search practice in London and has previously worked in Germany and the Netherlands for a specialist technology search firm. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Andrew CheshireConsultant Andrew has fifteen years of experience in Executive Search with leading international search firms and specialist boutiques. He specialises in wealth management. In addition, Andrew has experience in management consulting within the field of banking. His private banking experience includes living and working in Geneva and prior to Stanton Chase was with a specialist financial services executive search firm in Zurich. Andrew has worked on international searches for early stage ventures, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, investment managers, small private banks and major financial Institutions. Earlier in his search career he worked across a variety of sectors with Highland Partners (now Heidrick and Struggles) and was Head of Research at Jamieson Scott and Prowess. Prior to Executive Search he spent two years with SG Warburg Securities (now UBS) working in Fixed Income, Equity Trading and Equity Research. Andrew graduated from Royal Holloway, London University, with a BA in Economics and Social Studies. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Jan-Bart SmitsEMEA Regional Practice Leader - Technology Jan-Bart started his career in Executive Search in 1990 with Expand, a local Search and Selection firm based in the south of The Netherlands. After a stint of little over a year at a reseller of software he returned to Search business Nicholson International and, from 1997 onwards, at Korn/Ferry International. Based in Amsterdam Jan-Bart ran the Technology and Professional Services Practice for The Netherlands, was a member of the e-Business Practice for two years (running the European e-Business Practice for one) and managed the European account relationship with several Technology clients. During 2007 Jan-Bart moved to Dubai to join the Korn/Ferry Middle East and Northern Africa office, for which he ran the Technology and Professional Services Practice. During his career Jan-Bart has worked on numerous high level search assignments, including CxO and non-executive Board roles. Jan-Bart’s hobbies include golf and driving his Harleys. He holds an MSc in Astronomy from the Leiden University in The Netherlands. His mother tongue is Dutch, he is fluent in English and has a solid command of German, French and speaks some Italian. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Freddie de LisleDirector
Freddie became an executive search consultant in 1984 subsequently joining a City of London based firm where he built his insurance practice. He founded his own firm in 1989. He leads the insurance and life and pensions practice. His clients include some major insurance groups - both underwriting and broking. He has experience of both senior general management and technical positions. He has done assignments in London, Continental Europe, USA and Latin America. His early career included founding a specialist silk screen printing company which is still a supplier to the UK & USA fashion trade and also worked with Westinghouse Electric as International Co-ordinator for its specialist international project finance unit based in the UK. He is the owner of a family farming and food business in the East Midlands. Freddie has an MA from Oxford University and speaks fluent French and Spanish. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts & Manufacturing. Freddie works out of our London City Office. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Stuart PrenticeDirector
Stuart is a Director of the Stanton Chase insurance practice based in their London offices. He has spent the last 10 years working in Executive Search with a particular focus on insurance industry clients, specializing in the non life and life arenas. He has managed executive search assignments for a range of leading European, UK and International insurance businesses, placing key insurance personnel across a range of sectors. Stuart has a risk and insurance background, starting his career with a London market Insurer from university, and in 1990 joining the broker Jenner Fenton Slade. He worked with a predominantly European client base placing insurance and reinsurance contracts with London market insurers. Since 1999 he has worked in the executive search industry initially dealing with risk management professionals, then specialising with actuarial and financial risk clients. Stuart works out of our London City Office. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Paul WoodhouseDirector
Paul started his career in insurance in 1968. He progressed through several senior roles in treaty reinsurance broking. He became Managing Director of JH Minet Reinsurance Brokers, one the leading reinsurance brokers in the world, in 1988. As Managing Director he was responsible for production, placement and technical support for Worldwide Treaty Reinsurance business managing a team of over 50 in London, North America and Australia. Following Minet’s acquisition by Aon Group of Chicago he joined Ballantyne McKean & Sullivan, a leading independent Lloyd’s specialist broker as Managing Director of specialist retrocessional reinsurance. In 2001 Paul joined up with Freddie de Lisle to build the executive search practice of Torus partnership, which has now become Stanton Chase International’s London City insurance practice. Paul’s background in the insurance and reinsurance industry has given him extensive global connections in these two sectors. He is intimately involved in the insurance broking and reinsurance underwriting worlds. Born in London, he has travelled extensively in the English speaking world. Paul works out of our London City Office. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Shaun McCarthySenior Consultant After an early sales and marketing career in IT with Burroughs, Shaun entered recruitment in 1990, since when he has held senior management positions with several major search and selection companies. After setting up and running a successful new division of the Norman Broadbent organisation, he was appointed Chief Executive of Jonathan Wren, a leading City Financial recruitment company, in 1998. In 2003 he joined forces with Freddie de Lisle as a partner in Torus, delivering Executive Search assignments in the insurance sector, since when he has specialised in the retail and provincial insurance markets. Shaun holds a Master’s degree in Geography from the University of St. Andrews. A native Englishman, he also speaks Spanish. Shaun works out of our London City Office. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Robert LeRoyResearch Director Robert is a history and philosophy graduate from Cabrini College in Philadelphia. He has been involved in research within the executive search industry for the past 13 years, having previously worked for Carre Orban AT Kearney, and Ray & Berndtsen. Robert is very much a generalist but has undertaken work in the Consumer Products and Services, professional services, high-tech and energy sectors. Robert joined the London office of Stanton Chase International in the summerof 2000. Robert works out of our London West End Office. |
