Director of Technology

CASE STUDY

Situation

Evans Taylor were instructed by a global world leading Aerospace manufacturer to appoint a Director of Technology to a key subsidiary business unit. Requirements of the client were extremely bespoke in nature, they were looking to appoint an individual who would lead innovative next generation ‘Blue Sky’ technology initiatives.

Approach

Evans Taylor conducted an extensive search and mapping exercise within the UK, Europe and the US. A thorough, rigorous and detailed analysis was conducted of all the key players within the industry.

Outcome

A shortlist of four was presented to the client and after a detailed process, a decision was made to appoint two individuals; one to the original role required and a further position was created for the second individual to join a subsidiary business unit. The initial appointed individual has subsequently been promoted on four separate occasions within a 9 year period and became their youngest ever Board member.