About Novo

Peter Tucker

Peter was part of the team that set up Novo in 2003 and has now been running research based assignments for over 20 years. This experience covers a wide range of sectors and companies but would class the following as particular specialities: sales and marketing, sport and manufacturing.

Peter’s clients are national and international businesses but he has a strong affinity with the south west in general and Bristol in particular.

George Woodward

George is a Director of Novo Executive Search & Selection, novoexec.com. Novo is an award winning UK executive company which provides its clients with robust confidential headhunting search services. Across the regions, Novo works within a diverse range of markets and discipline areas. George is very experienced in executive search and has run a significant amount of assignments throughout the UK and abroad over the years.

George works for clients on Board Director and senior management level positions – his core areas of expertise lie within the following markets/sectors:-

• Built Environment – Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Development
• Environmental Consultancy
• Professional Services – Legal & Accountancy
• Marketing Services
• Manufacturing
• Energy

For additional information about George please refer to http://uk.linkedin.com/in/gwoodward

Dale Perrett

Dale is a Founding Director of Novo Executive Search and Selection, novoexec.com.  Novo is an executive research company which strives to provide its clients with the most innovative research methodologies in order to provide a competitive advantage through high value human resource and consultancy services.

Dale has successfully delivered over 950 executive search assignments during his 26 year career in executive search.

Dale graduated with an economics degree and trained in accountancy with Touche Ross. He then went on to spend several years with Glaxo Pharmaceuticals before entering the executive search sector. 

Dales’ industry/sector experience includes:

• Construction/Property
• Consumer Goods/FMCG
• Energy/Industrial
• Environmental
• Financial Services
• Technology
• IT/Telecommunications
• Life Sciences
• Marketing
• Support Services
• Manufacturing
• Renewable Energy

Jon Hollier

Jon is a Founding Director of Novo Executive Search & Selection.  Beyond establishing and developing Novo, his extensive experience covers a wide range of disciplines and sectors across commercial and the third sectors.  Jon has delivered a significant number of executive search assignments throughout the UK and internationally throughout his career.

Jon assists clients looking to appoint senior leadership and technical positions and has overall responsibility for delivery of all Novo’s research activity, supported by an excellent team.

Jo Watkins

Jo is a Director at Novo, a top UK executive search consultancy which assists clients when they are looking to appoint key individuals within their organisations.  Jo is experienced in targeted, executive search and has run a large number of assignments, working for clients on Board Director and senior management level positions – her experience covers a wide range of sectors and companies, including:

• Construction/Built Environment Consultancy
• Energy
• Environmental
• Manufacturing & industry
• Medical devices, pharmaceuticals & life sciences  
• FMCG

Ryan Mills

Ryan is a Director of Novo Executive Search and Selection, with extensive experience recruiting senior management and board level professionals across a multitude of sectors. His client base ranges from start-ups through to large corporates and PLC’s. Ryan provides executive search and business acquisition services to the built environment, manufacturing, leisure, charity, finance, legal, automotive, energy and specialist technology sectors.

Prior to working for Novo, Ryan enjoyed successful careers in entertainment management and professional sports.

Susannah Mallaghan

Susannah leads the novoelan division. She has worked with Novo for 10 years. Prior to Novo, Susannah enjoyed a sussessful career with the Royal Mail, MM teleperformance and RAC.

The novoelan division works to fulfil your recruitment needs for vacancies which do not warrant the use of retained search. Working on a success only basis it offers an effective, rapid solution, usually providing relevant candidates within 48 hours of receiving a vacancy.

The service compliments the retained search service of Novo, offering a value added method by using the experience of its team and company database of millions of active, job seeking candidates.

To set novoelan apart from other agencies, this service adopts Novo’s successful, executive search processes to proactively seek and source available candidates that are only relevant to each client’s individual vacancy. It does not rely on previously registered candidates that might appear to have the right credentials. During each individual assignment; clients will have exclusivity of the relevant candidates until the recruitment process is complete.

We believe in working closely with our clients, taking extra care in fully understanding their business and people, being cost effective and sourcing high quality candidates that meet client specifications.

This service has a proven record of success in helping clients fill positions covering a broad spectrum including Administration, HR, Finance, Operations, Marketing, Sales, Technical and IT across all industry sectors.

Matthew Searle

Matthew’s early career began with 10 years experience working in niche financial markets, specialising in insurance-backed securities; holding consultancy, wealth management and fund management positions.

Matthew is a Director at Novo Executive Search specialising in helping clients identify and attract the best possible senior management and executive appointments. His experience is vast across numerous sectors but he has a particular interest in the following areas:

• Financial Services
• Accounting
• Legal
• Technology
• Energy
• Consumer Goods/FMCG
• Construction/Property

Ben Gulland

Ben is an experienced Consultant at Novo Executive Search & Selection www.novoexec.com.  Novo provides clients with the most innovative executive search and selection methodologies, industry expertise and networking capabilities. Novo provides competitive advantage to clients through executive recruitment and high value human resource consultancy.

Ben’s sector experience is broad and varied. It includes experience upon a wide range of retained search assignments for UK clients across the following areas:  

• Environmental Consultancies
• Planning, Architecture & Engineering
• Legal & Accountancy
• Manufacturing
• Construction
• Not for Profit
• IT

Jonathan Shepherd

Jonathan is Research Director for Novo Executive Search and Selection. The role of our Research Department is to identify key individuals for our clients by understanding the clients’ needs, mapping the market, identifying and approaching individuals and assessing their interest and alignment for the role. 

Utilising the most effective research techniques we are able to tailor our approach across a broad range of industry sectors. Jonathan continues to oversee all retained Executive Search assignments, ensuring that they are effectively managed, delivering to client timescales and that we identify and attract the very best candidates.

Jonathan’s industry/ sector experience covers:

• Construction and Property
• Consumer Products and FMCG
• Energy
• Engineering
• Environmental
• Financial Services
• Technology
• Legal
• Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Marketing
• Public Sector
• Support Services
• Manufacturing and Industrial
• Sports & Leisure
• Not for Profit/Third Sector
• Renewable Energy

Yvonne Tucker

Yvonne has been the book keeper for Novo since it began in 2003 and also looks after payroll.

Lisa Blakemore

Lisa is the head of Marketing and has worked in recruitment for over 20 years, with experience across different industries.  She has worked with Novo on executive recruitment project delivery coordination since Novo began in 2003.