About
Committed to provide the best talent, at best value, with a bespoke solution.
“..Simon was extremely professional in his approach .. & assisted in refining our specification... within days a shortlist was produced.. the interim met our requirements fully "
CEO, Transport Group
Immediate Leaders is a specialist in leadership recruitment. Our founder has over 25 years’ experience in the provision of; leadership talent, people for leading technology & change and in delivering integrated resourcing solution projects, from single senior hires to multiple hire projects of over 100 people.
We are supported by a team of selected associates. Our teams network, candidate reach and sourcing strategies are extensive, so we can provide you with the very best leadership talent. Working with a selected team of high calibre associate; executive search researchers, occupational psychologists (assessors), creative designers, attraction specialists, resourcing specialists and delivery consultants to create an experienced bespoke project and team to match your project.
Working across the UK and International commercial markets, the public sector and the third sectors we have access to a revered network of leaders for both permanent and interim opportunities. We are committed to helping improve leadership diversity, inclusion and gender balance and will work with you to establish best methods for achieving your needs.
The world of recruitment is changing and we believe that today’s clients require a bespoke service that provides both excellence in talent sourcing, professional project management and best value and work with you to design solutions that provide you with the Leader you need.
Simon Drake
Director
Telecoms, ICT, Financial Services, Transportation, Engineering, Property and Construction, Retail/ Consumer /FMCG, Public Sector, 3rd Sector/Charity, Manufacturing, Management Consulting and the Utilities/Energy sectors.
A professional recruitment consultant, financially adept and skilled business & project leader with extensive experience in leading from the front backed by personal experience in strategy, sales and operations, leading business improvement, transformation and change initiatives covering; organisation, people, process & technology redesign and acquisitions, business turnarounds, restructuring, merger/integration and leading teams to success.
A project and interim management specialist, Simon was a volunteer with the APM for 5 years and then supported the IMA, the trade body for interim management, for 5 years where he was Chairman between 2014 and 2016. Simon's early career was as a project management and technical consultant, project manager and engineer.
Simon has 26 years experience covering; consulting, executive recruitment, interim management, resourcing, business change and project management. Supporting a broad range of clients which include; commercial, public and third sector organisations, working with boards of FTSE 100 companies and government agencies, through to smaller organisations.
Key market knowledge and experience includes a broad variety of sectors; Technology, Digital/e-business, Media