Will Pringle

When the former CEO of the Smallpeice Trust resigned earlier this year after 10 years in post, the Trust faced the challenge of finding an appropriate successor. The post is a complicated mix of requirements needing a range of skills. From start to finish, Will provided us with a very competent and professional service. He interviewed key Trustees and the Chair of the Trust at length and teased out the details of the role. He drafted the job specification and checked this with us, always providing good insight into the optimum approach. The response to the search and advertising was impressive. We had some 125 applications. He screened these for us developing a long list of 14 candidates for our consideration. He talked through the candidates with the Trustees responsible for the recruitment and narrowed down to 12 whom he interviewed. This took us to a short list, and together we agreed the 5 we should interview. One pulled out the day before the interview, but the remaining 4 were outstanding. The interview panel all agreed that any of these final 4 would be excellent for the job. We unanimously chose our preferred candidate who starts in January. The Trust very appreciative of Will’s hard work and commitment.

Berwick Partners have done an excellent job supporting The Goldsmiths’ Company with recruiting for our Director of Operations vacancy earlier this year and our Clerk and Chief Executive Officer vacancy this summer. Will Pringle and his team provided valuable and sensible recruitment advice, delivered a professional and efficient service to us and prospective candidates, and really “got” the commission. Berwick Partners have also helped us attract a wide range of talented and diverse applicants, which has led to the appointment of two women senior leaders, including our first-ever female CEO in the Company’s history. I highly recommend Berwick Partners to potential customers seeking an executive search firm that delivers excellent results.

It was a pleasure working with Will and his team in the recruitment for the position of Director of The Tank Museum.  In all we had 120 applicants with an excellent long list and extremely competitive shortlist from which we were able to select a candidate who was an excellent fit for our organisation.  We were well briefed at each stage of the recruitment and benefitted from Will’s knowledge and experience of the market, the potential candidates and the best way to position the Museum.

We recently worked with Will Pringle on a role that we had struggled to gain an external perspective on the candidate market for previously, and had been through a couple of unsuccessful attempts at recruiting. Will was recommended and from the start gave us confidence that there were candidates out there and was knowledgeable about the type of candidates and sectors that he would approach. The longlist and shortlist process was super-efficient and professional and out of a strong shortlist with true variety and diversity we selected a fantastic candidate. The whole process was stress free from a client perspective and I have no doubt we will partner with Berwick Partners and Will again. Thank you!

Will is brilliant to work with. He takes time to really understand the brief, the role and the organisation then searches far and wide to find the right candidates. For both of the senior roles I was recruiting we were presented with a strong shortlist and were delighted to appoint high performing candidates for both. I would highly recommend working with Will and would not hesitate to call him again if I have senior roles to recruit.

This was a brilliantly conducted search and Will Pringle was an exemplary lead. The pool which he delivered at long list and short list was very compelling and the support from his team in arranging interviews and compiling CVs was first rate. I felt that he had as innate “feel” for the leisure and tourism market and what we were after. We are hugely satisfied with our new CEO!

William’s contribution to the search for a new CEO at Twycross Zoo was invaluable. He led a comprehensive search for high quality candidates, providing the Trustees with a wide choice and difficult decisions on the outcome. At all stages he guided and assisted those decisions, but was always respectful that the final determination lay with the Board. As a result we are delighted with outcome and would certainly use his services again in a similar situation.

Will is brilliant to work with. He takes time to really understand the brief, the role and the organisation then searches far and wide to find the right candidates. For both of the senior roles I was recruiting we were presented with a strong shortlist and were delighted to appoint high performing candidates for both. I would highly recommend working with Will and would not hesitate to call him again if I have senior roles to recruit.

This was a brilliantly conducted search and Will Pringle was an exemplary lead. The pool which he delivered at long list and short list was very compelling and the support from his team in arranging interviews and compiling CVs was first rate. I felt that he had as innate “feel” for the leisure and tourism market and what we were after. We are hugely satisfied with our new CEO!

We had a really important strategic appointment to make in hiring an external affairs director for the first time. Will guided us effectively through the search process for this senior appointment. We are delighted with the appointment we have made.