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Case Study - novoélan

Helveta

Helveta is a leading international supply chain management and asset management software company. Helveta’s CI World™ supply chain intelligence software is used extensively in the food and timber sectors across global supply chains. Founded in 2004, it is privately owned and headquartered in Oxford, UK. The company has product deployments in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.

Novo have built a very understanding relationship with Helveta, recruiting a number of key strategic individuals into the business over a short period of time. The majority of the roles we have worked on for Helveta have been international and specific language skills nearly always form an integral part of the skills profile. Our international experience and capabilities has meant we were able to recruit professionals in IT, Software, Sales and Marketing both in Europe and Africa.

novoélan’s service was better aligned to the fast paced change that Helveta has experience over the past 12 months, it also provided Helveta with the flexible and risk sharing approach they required as a growth business.

“As a company we have been very pleased with the service John and Novo have offered and with the candidates that have been put forward. We have made a number of strategic hires out of the Novo  candidate pool that have allowed our business to continue growing and expanding internationally. We continue to work with Novo and would have no hesitation in recommending their services to others.”

Patrick Newton, CEO

 

 

“4Energy is a rapidly growing VC backed cleantech business based in the UK. Having developed new technologies for cooling equipment in the ICT sector we have now started promoting it to new markets and clients on a global basis. Given the fast moving nature of the company our recruitment requirements have not been easy to predict and can change quickly....both positively and negatively. We were looking for a recruitment partner willing to work with us under these circumstances and Novo has been both willing and effective...for example in less than 8 weeks at the end of 2009 and the start of 2010 Novo successfully filled an international account manager on a full time basis and an interim managing director for our telecommunication division”.

Pat Tindale, CEO, 4Energy

 


Macquarie Bank – Investment Banking

Macquarie are a global banking organisation that are at the forefront of Energy investment in Europe and the UK.

In addition to their investment in energy services they are heavily involved in various infrastructure projects throughout Europe.

In a fast growth sector with particular skill shortages Novoélan has successfully worked with Macquarie in sourcing senior executives with operational expertise across a range of disciplines.

Novoélan has put in place a recruitment programme that includes proactive candidate sourcing, trade advertising and on-line executive advertising.


Hewitt Associates – Global Consultancy (Professional Services)

Hewitt Associates are a global, professional services, consultancy firm with 30,000 employees. Their head office is in Chicago with a number of strategic offices in the UK, and are seen as one of the big three in their field.

They are involved in actuarial consultancy, human resources, investment advice, pensions consultancy, employee benefits and health risk & assessments.

In this highly professional marketplace Novoélan has utilised its ability to source candidates quickly to make a number of strategic, client facing appointments within the Organisation including:-

As a result of our successful work we have been accredited with a preferred supplier status and have ongoing assignments to complete.


Bac2 – Fuel Cell Manufacturer

Bac2 are a Southampton based inventor and manufacturer of fuel cells which are constructed from plastic composite bi-polar plates. They are currently undergoing a recruitment drive that will see them employ highly intelligent, scientific, design and manufacturing experts to assist in the growth of this innovative young company at the forefront of their industry.

Novoélan has worked with this client to successfully identify and appoint a range of key positions which include

 

Acumen Waste Services

“Out of the four or five recruitment consultancies offering candidates, Novoélan were the only guys from whom we had the quality of candidates required to get through to our shortlist; this resulted in us successfully recruiting a Senior Business Development Manager for Southern England”

Leon Kirk, Director, Acumen Waste Services

 

 

Van Elle

“After looking for a suitable candidate to fill a senior position for a number of months, we engaged novoélan on a non-retained basis. We were highly impressed with their immediate understanding of our specific requirement and the speed with which they found an ideal candidate. We were delighted to be able to conduct interviews and make a successful offer within 3 weeks of our initial discussions with Mark.” 

Richard Holmes, Group Managing Director, Van Elle