casehistory

projects:

In addition to filling many standard recruitment roles such as:

Sales Directors, Sales Managers, Sales Executives

Marketing Directors

FDs, Financial Controllers, Account Managers

Facilities Managers

Production Managers

Advertising Executives

Stock Controllers

Putt Placements has worked on the following projects:

Turnarounds

Start-ups

Exit Planning

Exit Strategy

Standard Recruitment

Turnarounds

	Software company had lost focus and required funds
	Worked with management to produce Executive Summary and new CEO job description
	Identified experienced CEO
	CEO produced new Business Plan
	CEO rationalised business
	CEO re-focussed business to concentrate on one channel of distribution
	CEO became a shareholder in the business to ease cash flow
	Grants were obtained to further ease cash flow
	The Company turnaround was complete within six months with greater sales achieved in the last ¼ than the previous 18 months
	The Company turnaround meant that instead of facing an uncertain future & running out of money the Company has £400k in the bank and an optimistic future

Start-ups

	Business Plan re-evaluated around a strategy to fund a food retail start-up using Non Execs and high net worth individuals
	Worked with management to produce a new FD job description
	High profile FD sourced and appointed
	A high profile Chairman then sourced and appointed
	Following failure by the company to obtain Venture Capital funding Putt Placements sourced several high net worth individuals to fund the launch in return for shares and Non Exec roles

Exit Planning

	Precision engineering company owner wished to retire but found difficulty selling the business & contemplated closing it down
	Putt Placements agreed a strategy to source a new MD to head up an MBI team
	Identified several well qualified MDs with funds as viable MBI candidates
	Received and presented two acceptable offers & MD accepted £450k offer
	Deal completed within agreed four-month time scale

Exit Strategy

	Owners of a £6m turnover electrical company wished to retire
	An MBI team was sourced and brought in consisting of a Chairman. MD and FD to affect a complete buy-out

Standard Recruitment

	A top Italian Fashion retailer required a stock controller
	The fee and a job spec were agreed on Monday 28 July
	A short list of suitable candidates was supplied on 1 August
	Interviews were set up the following week and an offer made, subject to references on 13 August
	The candidate started work on 22 September
	Putt Placements provided a fast, efficient, professional and successful recruitment service