John Regan
Finance Director
The democratic leadership style and entrepreneurial people the leadership look to recruit mean that all the consultants are encouraged to take ownership of their desks and to lead and grow their own teams. There is no division between any of the levels or teams across the business - the MD sits on the sales floor and encourages an open, honest and trustworthy environment. The atmosphere is professional whilst maintaining an element of fun to doing business.
There is a clear strategic plan for the future of the business, which is well thought out and adhered to. Throughout the recession we maintained our focus, not straying to irrelevant business areas. This has given us increased credibility with clients and candidates who understand what Astbury Marsden do and what we can deliver.
Being specialists means that our growth will come from international expansion. This provides our candidates, and in particular our people, with plenty of opportunities not found in other recruitment companies based in London alone.
About John
After qualifying as an ACA, John left practice and held roles within corporate finance in the travel industry. He then moved from there into an accountancy role and finally to Head of Finance roles within companies across the travel and construction sectors. In 2000 John transferred into the financial services sector, and headed up the MI division for the corporate banking and financial markets sector of a major PLC bank. After a sabbatical he returned to industry. In December 2007, and shortly after the MBO was completed John joined Astbury Marsden as Finance Director.
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