FD Capital's Podcast.

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about FD and CFO opportunities in Gibraltar , the island is small but located in a strategic position at the tip of the coast of Spain.   There is a vibrant ex-pat community and many E-Commerce businesses choose to base themselves there. From time to time we pick up opportunities in Gibraltar so if you are looking for an exciting role then please...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the benefits of having an SEO / Search Marketing Savvy Finance Director on your senior management team.    FD Capital are a leading FD and CFO Recruitment boutique based in Great Portland Street London, one of our USP's is that we have SEO specialists on our board so we know first hand the benefits that having SEO knowledge brings to a busin...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence FCA talks about the UK Construction sector and FD recruitment.  The Construction sector is a key part if the UK economy and employs several million people.   There are many large and high profile projects underway such as the Cross Rail link and others in prospect such as the expansion of Heathrow and Gatwick airports not to mention the H2S high spe...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence FCA talks about Canterbury in Kent and whilst it is best known as the base for the archbishop of Canterbury it is a great place to live and work with a really good quality of life. We have a number of team members who live locally and in the past have recruited senior financial professionals in and around Canterbury.  If you are a business looking for a new...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Blackpool Finance Directors , Blackpool is well known in the UK for its week of illuminations and for its tram network.   It has a vibrant hospitality sector and a number of well known brands are based there or were previously based in Blackpool. FD Capital Recruitment are a niche FD and CFO recruitment boutique based in Great Portland Stree...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence FCA talks about the many potential benefits that an interim CFO can bring to your organisation, if you are faced with an unexpected departure of your incumbent then we can find a safe pair of hands to transition your business whilst a new CFO is found, which of course we can also assist with. There are also many special situations where an short term resource can...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about outsourcing your finance director to a specialist provider such as FD Capital Recruitment, for many businesses this is a way to take on an FD for the first time, bringing in the skills and experience that a senior finance professional brings with them.   A part-time FD is a great solution possible using an outsourced solution, and their time comm...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence FCA talks about the automotive sector in the UK, and how it contributes significantly to the UK economy.  The automotive industry in the United Kingdom is now best known for premium and sports car marques including Aston Martin, Bentley, Caterham Cars, Daimler, Jaguar, Lagonda, Land Rover, Lister Cars, Lotus, McLaren, MG, Mini, Morgan and Rolls-Royce. Volume...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Agricultural Finance Directors, the sector contributes around £10billion each year to the economy and employs around 476,000 people so it remains a very significant part of the economy.  Despite skilled farmers, advanced technology, fertile soil and subsidies, farm earnings are relatively low, mainly due to low prices at the farm gate. Low earnin...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence FCA talks about being a Finance Director for a Transport and Logistics business, having worked for two years in that role he is familiar with the challenges it involves. The industry has traditionally recruited drivers from a 5 mile radius around its depots, but with the change in the economy to a low inflation model, unemployment fell which made the industry muc...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence FCA talks about the Biotechnology sector in the UK and how it contributes to the economy in very positive ways.  FD Capital Recruitment has some excellent candidates with backgrounds in both PE funding and biotechnology and is therefore ideally placed to provide first rate candidates to any business operating in the biotech sector. To learn more about how FD...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the Aerospace industry and how its a very significant contributor to the UK economy, notable players in the market include BAe and Rolls Royce.  Having previous sector experience is all important, and at FD Capital Recruitment we have a number of high calibre candidates from these leading companies or from their supply chain. To learn about how F...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital now have a presence in Aberdeen, we have operated in Scotland since 2020 and now have a team available locally together with our existing FD's in Edinburgh and Glasgow. If you are a business operating in the Aberdeen area, whether its Technology, Manufacturing or the Oil and Gas industry then we have experienced candidates available wit...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the even greater coverage now achieved by FD Capital Recruitment.   The business started initially servicing the London areas, but has since expanded and now offers a near full national coverage. Wales , Dudley and Edinburgh to name just a few. We now have a dedicated page showcasing these recently added locations, which you can find here -...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the wide range of UK Industry experience that our candidates have.  We cover nearly all of the UK geographically and offer similar comprehensive industry sector experience.  We cover sectors as diverse as Automotive through to the Public Sector. A great USP of FD Capital is our experience within the Private Equity and Venture Capital sectors...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about FD and CFO roles on the channel islands, FD Capital have picked up our first opportunity in Jersey this week and are looking for candidates who are available either currently within the Jersey or are open to a relocation.  The tax rates are lower than on the mainland and the quality and standard of life is really first rate. If you are a business...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence FCA talks about how FD Capital have rapidly expanded over the last 18 months and now has candidates in pretty much the whole of the UK.  Adrian commented "It really is impressive to see the growth of the business particularly when you consider we have been in lockdown for much of 2020 and 2021.  FD Capital now has candidates available and opportunities i...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital are now offering a broader range of C-Suite Executive recruitment through their execcapital brand.   It makes sense to use our contacts and expertise to find the perfect senior team, CEO, COO as well as CFO's.  Additionally the FD Capital team now offer Non-Executive Director and Chairman recruitment as a service.  ...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about FD Capital Recruitment, and how we operate as a boutique service focussed on Senior Finance Recruitment within the London area, we cover anywhere within the M25.  Our team are made up of FD's, CFO's and Recruitment Professionals plus Directors of Digital. We offer, Part-Time, Interim and Full-Time FD's and CFO's.  If you are looking for a FD...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the launch today of two Google Apps for FD Capital Recruitment.  Our Google Play store apps went live today and our candidates and FD/CFO network can now more easily search for opportunities within our network using it.  It's a great way to access our network, and we are hopeful that this extra sales channel will attract new users and interes...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the launch of new FD Capital Website which went live a few week's ago.  It really is a step forward from the old site, which had become dated looking, a big thanks to Marko and Ronnie our web designers and developers.   The new site has the same blog content as before, but is getting more views and longer time on page, due to the new lo...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about FD Capital Recruitment the Great Portland Street, London FD and CFO recruitment boutique.  We are focussed on the London market and cater for all types of Finance Director, Part-Time, Interim and Full Time.  At the moment we are pushing with Interim FD roles as our network has capacity and a number of team members are available for an immedia...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital started out specialising in Part-Time FD's but has since branched out to offer interim and full-time roles and now together with our sister brand Exec Capital we now offer C-Suite roles and Non-Executive Directors and board chairs. It's been a natural progression as the skill sets of our team include both private and public sector roles...

In todays' episode Adrian Lawrence one of our in-house CFO's talks about how FD Capital Recruitment is rapidly becoming one of the leading boutiques for CFO recruitment.  We offer the full range of CFO Services Part-Time CFO's Interim CFO's Full-Time CFO's Specialists such as E-Commerce and Turnarounds. Whatever your requirements make sure to visit our website at h ttps://www.fdcapital.co.uk...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital Recruitment has specialist Finance Directors available with expertise in Turnaround situations.   When a business goes through a period of distress it takes a combination of skills and experience to turn things around.   Our team have just this combination of experience :- Experience of previous turnarounds. Great co...