RECRUITERS- LIFE’S TOO SHORT TO BE AVERAGE...

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RECRUITMENT GROUP

TWENTY RECRUITMENT IS THE WORLD’S FASTEST EXPANDINGINDEPENDENT RECRUITMENT BUSINESS

In January 2009 while the recruitment sectorwas suffering from the effects of globalfinancial meltdown, we were rewritingthe rule book and setting up the nextgeneration of recruitment business. From a standing start

in the very depth of therecession,we are profitable,have eleven business streamscovering three industry sectors,a global client base and havelaunched a US operation inNewYork. We’ve gone from a UKstart up to an industry definingglobal recruitment brand – abrand which is fast becoming theindustry benchmark.

OUR BACKGROUND

Twenty was founded by industry experts Paul Marsden andAdrian Kinnersley who wereresponsible for the rapid growth and sale, in a £17.5m management buyout at the top of themarket, of Astbury Marsden. They also had the foresight to recognise that January 2009 wasthe bottom of the cycle and was therefore a perfect time to start a well funded business.Why? Because competitors were disappearing, and set up costs were around a third of whatthey would have been in 2007.

CURRENTPRACTICE AREAS

Europe

FINANCIAL SERVICES� Finance� Technology� Compliance� Operations

COMMERCE & INDUSTRY� Finance� Technology� Risk

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES� Audit� Advisory� Legal

TALENT OUTSOURCING� Total outsourced recruitmentsolution for SMEs

North America

FINANCIAL SERVICES� Finance

One of the major benefits of having built and sold arecruitment business before is that we were able to

work back from the exit point.While most start ups have allthe pieces of the jigsaw puzzle, we also had the benefit ofknowing what the finished picture should look like.

Another obvious benefit was thatwe had the funding – but also theknowledge and experience not tobe wasteful - and so our first movewas to take advantage of thedownturn and make it work for us.We negotiated great deals oninfrastructure and premises and

crucially were able to attract some real talent away fromorganisations who were struggling to maintain morale.

We decided to build from the top down and so recruited anumber of very experienced business heads from majorcompetitors in the financial services, commerce and industryand professional services sectors. These are all outstandingambitious entrepreneurial people with extensive clientand candidate networks who have subsequentlybuilt their teams around them.

Adrian Kinnersley – MD

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OUR VALUESLIFE’S SHORT

And far too short to be justaverage. Twenty is about a realdrive to succeed, a fearless attitudeto business and a belief thatsuccess is about having fun as wellas working smart.

THE GOAL of the business is and always has been to be

an industry defining brand& the industry benchmark

in professional mid – senior level recruitmentacross multiple sectors, disciplines and geographies.

To us that’s not just an empty missionstatement – it’s a vision that we are turninginto a reality.This is founded on the principalthat the future of recruitment will be basedupon professional market experts extractingand delivering talent and providing qualitycareer advice to candidates NOT graduatessurfing job boards and posting CV’s to portals.

BE ECLECTIC

Twenty is an innovator and hascreated the next generation ofrecruitment businesses - a groupof individually highly successfulcompanies which will cover a diverserange of sectors, geographies andlevels - but which will have thecollaborative power, support andbacking of one strong brand -Twenty.

CRYSTAL CLEAR

ForTwenty to succeed with ourclients and candidates in a newmarket, we need people who notonly have a crystal clear vision ofthe goals ahead, but also what isneeded to achieve those goals.Open communication, clearresponsibilities and transparency arethe very bedrock of Twenty’s style.

Recruitment is an industry where sometimes the egos of the founders cansuffocate any attempt at creativity or originality – not at Twenty.We worked

very hard on our values and ensure that the whole team are the ones driving whatthey actually mean. Every new joiner gets an opportunity to help shape ourbusiness and a platform to gain a share in the business.

Paul Marsden – CEO“ ”

We are planning aggressive growth during 2011and have forecasted a turnover of around £12 - 13m,a net fee income of around £6 - £7mand a sales headcount of around 65.

THE PROOF 350%2010 turnover upfrom £0.9m in 2009 to just shy of £4m in 2010

250%2010 net fee income upfrom £0.6m in 2009 to £2.2m in 2010

13 to322010 headcount up from in 2011we expect this to more than double

In 2010 we have made placements with92 companiesacrossEurope and theUS

We are on target to be in the top threefastest growing companies in the UK

We are on target to be thenumber one fastest growing,profitable recruitment business in the UK

Consultants with experience- not just enthusiasm.

Consultants who are as careerfocused as the people they place

Consultants who are imaginative,self believing and fun

Consultants who are comfortable with –and actively seek change

Consultants with impressive personal billingsin a professional services sector

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We’re interested in ambitious, hungry recruiters who arelooking for more inspirational surroundings.

Consultants who see recruitment as a profession, not aprocess, who will challenge - not merely facilitate.

CASE STUDIES

Oliver Gibbons Director: Commerce and Industry - Technology

“Twenty turned my head with an opportunity that enabled me to live aprofessional goal; learn and develop the fundamental business skills to startand grow a successful recruitment business from scratch whilst workingalongside talented, experienced people who share a common goal.Whilst I was not looking to leave initially, I have never had a single regret.The team we have built is much stronger that I have ever experienced –bringing the best out of each other and the management team”.

Edward Ekins Managing Consultant: Financial Services - Technology

“I joinedTwenty to fulfil a desire to be part of a growing recruitmentorganisation with a culture that promotes autonomy and has a clearblueprint for the future. I also wanted to join aTechnology division whereI would be working alongside Consultants with many years of success inrecruitment as opposed to junior level staff”.

Thea Richardson Senior Consultant: Commerce and Industry - Risk

“Twenty was the obvious move to make at a time when I felt my personaldevelopment was being stifled in a business, that although a key player inthe market place with a reputable brand name, had realised its potentialand left little scope to make your mark.

The proposition of a business that fostered a ‘new’ approach to recruitment,with the scope to branch out from the ‘norm’ and a core value of ‘Crystalclear’ afforded me the opportunity to further develop my career whilstlearning first-hand how to successfully establish and grow a business in achallenging market place”.

CASE STUDIES

OgetayAkman Associate Director: Professional Services - Head of Legal

“There were two pivotal factors in me joiningTwenty and they becameevident to me very early on in the interview process. Firstly, they knewexactly what they wanted to achieve by creatingTwenty, and refreshingly,an even clearer approach as to how they were going to achieve it.Therewas no confusing narrative when explaining the model, and no hesitationfrom any of the Directors when they explained how they were rollingout the model to their respective market. Having been in the world ofrecruitment for over 10 years often you find companies who have greatideas but no execution plan,Twenty stood out as being a firm that knewexactly who they were, what they wanted to achieve and how theywould do it.

Secondly – the people. I was pretty clear in my mind having met therespective business heads who clearly knew every nuance of their marketand had the necessary gravitas to create a new proposition in a tiredmarket, that I wanted to be part of this innovative team”.

Greg Cook Director: Global COO

“Having completed a variety of roles in larger recruitment companiesI was looking for a new challenge that would broaden my experience ratherthan narrow it by specialising, and compensate me well for it along the way.

I soon narrowed my choices down to companies likeTwenty that hadroles and growth plans that fitted.The final selection between them wasbased on culture and belief - Twenty won convincingly in terms of theteam, their drive, ability, track record and funding to achieve the plan”.

CASE STUDIES

Michelle Myers Senior Consultant: Financial Services - Compliance

“Basically, I joined based on the calibre of the people I’d be working withplus the values that really resonated with me and are clearly at the coreof everything thatTwenty does. I feltTwenty was truly unique encompassingflexibility/eclectic working styles/opportunity to learn from others, grow,improve my own recruitment styles and methods, see the company growfrom start up to a major business and gain some equity. It didn’t seem likethe easiest choice but was definitely the most challenging and compelling”.

Nick Careless Director: NewYork

“The appeal of twenty lies in the opportunity to build and shape asuccessful recruitment business and to be able to participate in its success.Having managed successful international recruitment businesses for others,the opportunity to leverage this experience and take ownership of myown business made perfect sense.The common denominator at twenty isquality - the consultants are focused professionals with a good handle ontheir respective markets and the management team are highly credibleand 100% engaged in supporting their consultants”.

Alistair Lind Consultant: Professional Services - Audit

“I joinedTwenty Recruitment because the vision for the business appealedto my long term career aspirations and I haven’t been disappointed.Joining a fast growing business that will give me realistic career progressionopportunities and working with like minded individuals has been the bestdecision of my career so far”.

WHAT CAN WE OFFER?

Obviously we offer market leadingcompensation packages – we are

willing to pay the best to get the best!

But the real opportunity is the fact thatyou’ll be joining in the next phase ofour growth plan – a plan that will giveyou the opportunity to help shape ourglobal business and to learn about

building a dominant global brand.Thereis also the possibility of securing a pieceof the action through share options.

iPhone synced to all systems•

Pension•

Life insurance•

Private medical insurance•

Critical illness insurance•

Partner critical illness insurance•

Health cash plan•

Travel insurance•

Dental insurance•

Childcare vouchers•

Bike to work•

Quarterly, half yearly and annualparties/overseas trips/lunches etc

•Discount gym memberships

OUR CULTURE provides a genuine platform for achievement to motivated recruiters,withoutthe politics found within many of our competitors.This is an outstanding opportunity to be partof a business that has already achieved the first part of its growth plan and is set to become adominant global recruitment brand.While we disrupt the market and upset the status quo,wehave seen our competition either struggle and/or disappear through ‘credit crunch hangovers’.

THERE IS NO OTHER recruitment business that has theprivate funding available to facilitate aggressiveexpansion, but which is also profitable in its own right.

THERE IS NO OTHER

recruitment business that hasour depth of experience.

THERE IS NO OTHER recruitmentbusiness that has grown as fast as we have.

OUR MODEL of focusing solely on experienced,credible, mature and professional recruiters isunique for a business growing at our pace.

THERE IS NO OTHER business that ensures it iscrystal clear to everyone how you progress andhow you achieve a share in the business.

THERE IS NO OTHER recruitment business that will teach you allyou need to know to run your own successful recruitmentcompany as you progress through your career.