Non-Financial Risk Executive Search Case Study
Thirteen senior appointments. One specialist leadership team.
Building the leadership team for a major regulatory and Non-Financial Risk transformation programme at a leading European bank.
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Building a Non-Financial Risk leadership team.
A leading multinational European bank appointed MERCERBRIDGE to build the senior leadership team for its newly established Risk Reduction Programme.
The programme was responsible for delivering significant regulatory and Non-Financial Risk transformation across the organisation. Thirteen senior appointments were required, including Managing Directors, Executive Directors, Programme Directors and Programme Leads.
Regulatory, data and Non-Financial Risk expertise.
The Executive Search programme extended across the European banking market to identify senior professionals with the precise regulatory, risk and data experience required.
DORA
Non-Financial Risk
Information Security
Data Privacy
Executive Search, role by role.
The technical brief was only the beginning. Leadership style, stakeholder management and the less visible requirements of each role were equally important.
MERCERBRIDGE developed a separate search strategy for every appointment. Established relationships across European financial services provided access to senior professionals who were not actively seeking a move but had the experience and judgement the programme required.
- Individual Executive Search strategy for every role
- Assessment of technical, regulatory and leadership requirements
- Direct engagement with specialist passive candidates
- 100% of successful candidates sourced through the MERCERBRIDGE network
The leadership team.
Every first-choice candidate secured.
MERCERBRIDGE identified, qualified and assessed 34 specialist candidates for 13 senior appointments. Every first-choice candidate accepted and joined the organisation.
A complete specialist leadership team.
2 Managing Directors
4 Executive Directors
7 Programme Directors and Leads
Identified, qualified and assessed for the programme.
Every first-choice candidate was successfully appointed.
100% offer acceptance Every selected candidate accepted their offer.
Delivered on schedule All 13 appointments were completed within the programme timetable.
Delivered within budget All appointments were completed within the agreed budget.
Why MERCERBRIDGE
Access beyond traditional recruitment channels.
Every successful appointment originated from MERCERBRIDGE’s established relationships within the European banking sector.
Specialist market knowledge and an established executive network gave the client access to experienced Non-Financial Risk and regulatory leaders who were not readily visible through conventional recruitment routes.
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