Case Study...

Supporting a fellow employee-owned business with leadership succession

CLIENT

INDUSTRY

Manufacturing

OUR ROLE

Stuart Buchanan Gauges required an Executive Search Firm to partner with to appoint a Managing Director who understood, and shared, their values of quality, reliability, accuracy, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

Context

Stuart Buchanan Gauges was undergoing a period of transition in which their Managing Director, who had been with the company for over 40 years, was retiring. This presented a significant change for the company, and it was of the utmost importance to find a candidate who not only had appropriate expertise, but was a cultural fit as well.

Our Impact

Livingston James’ successful search led not only to a Managing Director who shared the ethos of this employee-owned company, but also to further appointments of a Head of IT and Sales Director. All three replaced long-standing staff members who were due to retire. The Head of IT modernised their infrastructure and spearheaded critical digital developments, with a focus on cyber resilience. The Sales Director has already undertaken a comprehensive review of the sales function and met with key distributors to develop a new sustainable sales strategy.

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The recruitment process was ideal and found us the perfect candidate

Lynne Kelman - Finance & HR Director

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Get in touch

To find out more about this case study and our impact, please contact the following consultants.

Livingston James Group is an

employee owned business

We have become the first employee-owned business in our sector in Scotland.

Together we achieve more.

Livingston James Group comprises two bespoke sub brands: Livingston James – our executive search and leadership advisory practice, and Rutherford Cross – our specialist finance recruitment practice. This wider group structure complements our robust search and assessment process, allowing clients to access our deep-rooted network and expertise.

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