Sherrington Associates is proud to have completed a very challenging search for one of the leading global solutions providers in the special alloys market. Langley Alloys is a privately owned manufacturer of highly specialised alloys for use in a range of different applications in oil and gas, marine and maritime, petrochemicals and industrial sectors.
Having diversified its markets in recent years, it retained Sherrington Associates to help it find and recruit a strategic Business Development Director, with a strong technical background in metallurgy, to work with the technical team to develop new products to open new strategic markets, primarily in the UK, Asia and the US.
After an extensive search across the alloys and specialist metals industries, Sherrington compiled a shortlist of senior metallurgists, all with strategic sales and marketing backgrounds and experience of new market development in international territories. The assessment stage was highly detailed, assessing all candidates on a complex blend of hard and soft skills including strategic business development leadership, technical metallurgy aptitude and above all a cultural alignment with Langley’s unique culture and values.
Finally, after a very thorough and methodical selection process, a candidate with over 20 years' experience in strategic development roles at Tata Steel, was appointed. Rodney Rice joined the business in October. Managing Director of Langley Alloys, Chris Halliday said of the appointment…
“Sherrington Associates successfully delivered on our brief and presented a number of credible candidates for our role. Rob helped manage the process successfully from the brief through to Rodney starting with our business.”
Sherrington looks forward to supporting Langley Alloys again as the business grows. For more information on our executive search and headhunting services see –
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