Rundle Brownswood
Succeeding in Executive Search
since 1988

Business needs understood and crystalised

Assignment briefs concisely written

Candidates approached with care and clarity

Promises met

Meticulous attention to detail in all we do

Profiles

An Oxford graduate in Modern History, Humphrey has had a career spread between insurance, the IT industry with IBM, banking and management consultancy. He was in personnel and executive and management development (with IBM), was Vice President for Human Resources at Bankers Trust UK, and has spent the last 19 years in Executive Search. Most assignments have been to find Chief Executive or other Board members in a variety of industries including Local Government and academia. Since 1996 he has worked with Rundle Brownswood, most recently finding non-executive directors for a large Building Society.

Nicky Rylance has twelve years' experience developing and managing public private partnerships in the fields of regeneration, education, cultural planning, tourism, retail development and housing. Previous positions include six years as a Barrister's Clerk at All Saints Chambers as well as senior managerial experience within the contract catering industry. More recently she was Director of Marketing and Communications and Public Affairs for Bristol's bid to be European Capital of Culture, which resulted in the city being awarded Centre of Culture status. With experience of working with senior personnel and business leaders in the public sector, she is a Director of Business West, a member of the Council of Management of Arnolfini, and a Governor of the University of the West of England. She has an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice from the University of Bath, is a graduate of Common Purpose and joined Rundle Brownswood in 2004.

Chris Gooderidge trained as a solicitor in London and spent a number of years with leading firms of solicitors there. He then formed and ran for many years the Litigation Department of a major firm in the Thames Valley being instrumental in converting this to the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Department which is now a market leader in the UK. He also focused on the marketing of the department both in this country and abroad. Chris represented the firm at conferences both in Europe and in the USA. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the International Bar Association. Chris joined Rundle Brownswood in 2004.

Anthony Bainbridge is an engineer who has learned how to turn his mistakes to his advantage.  With a Cambridge PhD behind him he gained 23 years experience in the aerospace sector, initially with MoD and DTI, later with British Aerospace as business manager in electronic navigation systems.  Since the early 90s he has been a business consultant specialising in technology development and management policy in engineering companies.  He is active on behalf of the Institution of Engineering & Technology, as guide and adviser to engineers seeking professional registration.  As a volunteer business mentor he coaches executives in growing companies on the activities and priorities for success.  He is Visiting Fellow with the University of Bath School of Management, and board member and trustee for Mathematics in Engineering and Industry (MEI).  He is Diptera Recorder for Wiltshire, and when time allows he drinks good wine and rings bells, but not at the same time.

Christopher joined Rundle Brownswood in August 2006. He came with 8 years experience in consultancy with BT Syntegra where he developed and sold large scale systems integration propositions to the global Banking and Broking community. Christopher has also worked for one the world’s largest software companies, Misys, heading up the UK sales of fund management software solutions into the Private Client and Institutional Investment Management community. Prior to Graduating from Sheffield University with an Honours Degree in Computer Studies, Christopher had 3 years as an analyst within a telecommunications company. Christopher moved into Executive Search in 2001 and before joining Rundle Brownswood was Principal Consultant within the Technology division at the retained search practice of the Hudson Highland Group, and prior to that founded his own niche executive search business.

A graduate in Business Studies, Richard has 30 years’ business experience in manufacturing, retail and financial services.  Before becoming an executive search consultant in central London, he was Director of HR for Noble Lowndes and Partners, an international pension and employee benefits firm. More recently, he has been a Senior Consultant and Regional Manager with DBM, the international career management consultancy.  Richard is a qualified practitioner in psychometric assessment including 16PF and Myers Briggs.  A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, he is currently CIPD Membership Advisor and recent Chair of the Branch Committee for the West of England.