Horizon Platforms

We were introduced to the Board at Horizon Platforms through a Finance Director we had recently placed who was close to the business.

We were introduced to the Head of People, Lucy Normanton and the Chief Executive, Ben Hirst. Thankfully, we had been able to meet in person before lockdown, following which, much of the process took place through TEAMS.

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Overview of the Requirement

Horizon Platforms is a great business, built on the strength of their people and a positive culture.  

The Finance Director role was a superb opportunity for an ambitious finance leader. It also came at a great time for Horizon - the Board had set some ambitious plans for growth pre-Covid-19 and having performed well during this time, they were looking to recruit a high-calibre candidate to lead the financial strategy of the business.

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Overview of the Requirement

Horizon Platforms is a great business, built on the strength of their people and a positive culture.  

The Finance Director role was a superb opportunity for an ambitious finance leader. It also came at a great time for Horizon - the Board had set some ambitious plans for growth pre-Covid-19 and having performed well during this time, they were looking to recruit a high-calibre candidate to lead the financial strategy of the business.

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Our Process

Gillian McBride took the lead in recruiting this Finance Director opportunity.

  • Branded advertising across our website, LinkedIn and other media
  • Targeted approach
  • In depth interviews with each screened candidate
  • Designing a specific set of questions and preparing a thorough report on each candidate on the longlist
  • Regular communication with the stakeholders ad hoc and at agreed times to review the campaign

Our Process

Gillian McBride took the lead in recruiting this Finance Director opportunity.

  • Branded advertising across our website, LinkedIn and other media
  • Targeted approach
  • In depth interviews with each screened candidate
  • Designing a specific set of questions and preparing a thorough report on each candidate on the longlist
  • Regular communication with the stakeholders ad hoc and at agreed times to review the campaign

The Result

  • 87 candidates were attracted by the campaign
  • 5 were selected for interview
  • An offer was made and accepted within 8 weeks of the start of the campaign
“I thoroughly enjoyed working with Ben and Lucy on this piece of recruitment. There were many challenges with TEAMs calls but we worked really well together in making sure that we communicated throughout the process. We spent time getting to know the business and its people in order to make sure that the personality fit for them was right which was so important for their business“

The Result

  • 87 candidates were attracted by the campaign
  • 5 were selected for interview
  • An offer was made and accepted within 8 weeks of the start of the campaign
“I thoroughly enjoyed working with Ben and Lucy on this piece of recruitment. There were many challenges with TEAMs calls but we worked really well together in making sure that we communicated throughout the process. We spent time getting to know the business and its people in order to make sure that the personality fit for them was right which was so important for their business“
Comment from tHE cAndidate

"Gillian was fantastic to deal with; so personable, and genuinely appreciative of our requirements. She worked in a way which ensured that the process was as straightforward as possible for us, in terms of both pre-work and timings. We have appointed an extremely high-calibre candidate who has really hit the ground running! We wouldn’t hesitate to work with Pratap Partnership again in the future, and would highly recommend them to other businesses."

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