News Release – January 2010
Greenings International is delighted to celebrate the on-going relationship with Clipper Ventures plc which is expanding during 2010. As the 2009/10 Clipper Round the World makes its way across the Pacific, Greenings will be hosting clients at the San Francisco (April) and New York (June) stop-overs with Cards and Payments partner BayPay:
Greenings/Clipper Client Events 2010
March – Trinity House, London, Dinner, with guest speaker John Simpson (BBC)
April – San Francisco, Greenings/BayPay Regatta, harbour race + Dinner
June – New York, Greenings/BayPay Regatta, harbour race + Dinner
July – Humber, Return of Round the World Fleet
September – Cowes, Greenings Clipper Payments Regatta + Round the Island
More information will be updated on our site www.whiteswordsman.com and via Clipper www.clipper-ventures.com
News Release - October 2009
Greenings International is delighted to announce the arrival of Kim Hartgrove as Senior Consultant, leading the delivery of cross-border assignments to Financial Services and Technology clients.
With 17 years in business roles and 12 years in Human Resources Kim is a board level practitioner with extensive HR experience across Financial Services and Telecoms throughout EMEA, APACS and the US. During her 6 years with First Data Kim headed the International HR Division of all Mergers and Acquisitions within EMEA, and directed and managed the due diligence and integrations. She led the global HR project teams through 7 EMEA acquisition and JV cycles and 5 subsequent integrations across 10 European countries. Between 2006-7 Kim was Chief of Staff to the CEO during a dramatically expanding and successful time for the business.
Andrew Greening commented “I have known Kim as an exacting and demanding client for several years. Our clients will benefit enormously from her empathy with their requirements and her professional businesslike approach to deliver relevant and practical solutions. Kim is also a lot of fun and I know her style will be much appreciated and valued by our clients!”
The growth of Greenings International exemplifies the need for quality investment in a challenging climate that will invariably determine the industry leaders of the future. Founder, Andrew Greening states “As we enter the second decade of growth for Greenings I am delighted with our ability to continue growing through the appointment of outstanding professionals. In difficult market conditions, the client demand that drives this expansion is an endorsement of the universal belief that investment in people provides the foundation for consistent and sustained success. The strength of Greenings sector focus enables us to ensure that international clients are making the right investments in the best people.”
For more information relating to Greenings International, please refer to the website at
www.greeningsinternational.com or call Audrey Millar +44 207 127 0802.
NEWS RELEASE – 8th APRIL 2009
International Executive Search Firm Introduces a Non Executive Director Practice
Global Executive Search firm Greenings International has this week announced the launch of their cross border Non Executive Director (NED) Practice. This has been introduced as a result of requests from existing clients, who see this service as key for multi-national businesses in the Cards & Payments industry, and will operate under the leadership of Chairman Roger Alexander. The announcement has been made in a global climate that has forced intense scrutiny of Corporate Governance embracing the question of accountability as well as the ongoing need to manage risk effectively.
The role of the NED has often been misunderstood and, through positive trading climates, even overlooked. It is when corporate strategies fail and governance lapses that the contribution of the role falls under scrutiny. It is essential that the board demonstrate that it possesses the appropriately qualified individuals to provide oversight and challenge to the Executive team.
Whilst corporate governance provides the foundation for successful and responsible business practice, it is the quality and talent of the board that determines that success. The average boardroom accommodates approximately 50% of non executives equating to half of the experience, talent and skill responsible for driving the success of the business. Investing in the appointment of NEDs provides the very foundation of responsible governance.
This initiative is a logical progression for Greenings International who have developed as a niche player in the international Cards & Payments business. As technology changes the way we do business and companies become more global it is imperative that those same companies continue to invest in experienced professionals as they expand outside their domestic markets. For Greenings International, the placement of every NED is based upon a thorough assessment of the specific needs and challenges of individual clients. A broad spectrum of experience and vast networks facilitate a far reaching, transparent and rigorous search model to support this assessment.
The board is collectively responsible for overseeing and directing the affairs of the company, providing entrepreneurial leadership whilst ensuring a prudent level of risk assessment and boundaries. A successful board will accommodate a diverse skill base, with competencies and perspectives that complement its membership, ensuring unbiased consideration and overall integrity. Successful NED appointments factor an eclectic mix of requirements, such as the size and age of the business, customer and employee profiles, global market participation, future strategies and the existing composition of the board.
Greenings specializes in seamless cross border appointments, with primary focus on the retail financial services sector, enabling the delivery of a greater diversity of NED talent in terms of background, experience, ethnicity and nationality. The Founder of Greenings International, Andrew Greening, commented “Increased activity in global markets and growing demand for corporate accountability and transparent governance has generated the need for a specialist search function. With the recent growth of our team both in Europe and across the globe, we are delighted to launch the NED Practice which is a natural extension of our existing business.”
NEWS RELEASE – 6th February 2009
‘THRIVING CARDS & ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS SEARCH FIRM STRENGTHENS LEADERSHIP TEAM’
Greenings International announced today the expansion of its Executive Search business across Europe and North America with the addition of John De Lavis, Viveca Van Bladel and Frédéric Le Gall.
Chairman of Greenings International, Roger Alexander, until recently European President- Elavon Merchant Services, stated “We are delighted to welcome John, Viveca and Fred to the business. The current economic climate is forcing a competitive outlook on top level recruitment and we need the best to find the best. Our clients understand the value of finding quality people.”
John de Lavis has 30 years experience with Midland Bank, HSBC and MasterCard and most recently as COO at NetSpend in Austin, Texas. John has built strong business networks on both sides of the Atlantic, alongside his deep knowledge of emerging technologies within the sector. He will lead Business Development for the US and Canada in an advisory capacity. John is a graduate of Cambridge University and MIT.
Viveca Van Bladel entered Executive Search in New York, then moving to Luxembourg working on top level cross-border searches, first meeting Andrew Greening in 1994. She continued her career as HR Director for Millicom International Cellular, Luxembourg, before relocating back to the US. Viveca will exploit her HR and Search experience alongside John in the US and Canada and will utilize her impressive Benelux network and linguistic capabilities as Greenings re-launches its Private Banking Practice in Europe. Viveca is a graduate of the universities of Ghent, Belgium and California, Berkeley, earning Bachelor and Master degrees.
Frédéric Le Gall entered the cards and payments arena in 1993 as part of the early team that gained global recognition for Mondex International as an innovative and electronic purse initiative; more recently he was involved in the development of Simpay. Frédéric also sits on the Advisory Board of Brighterion in the USA. His specialist experience in new payment technologies and extensive network, make him the ideal person to represent Greenings as Head of European Business Development. Fluent in French, Spanish and English, Frédéric is a graduate of ‘Grandes Ecoles’ in France earning an MSc in Engineering, EM-Lyon (France) and Cranfield (UK), earning an MBA.
The growth of Greenings International exemplifies the need for quality investment, in a challenging climate that will invariably determine the industry leaders of the future. Founder, Andrew Greening states “As we celebrate our 10th Anniversary, I am delighted with our recent appointments. In difficult market conditions, the client demand that drives this expansion is an endorsement of the universal belief that investment in people provides the foundation for consistent and sustained success. The strength of the Greenings sector focus enables us to ensure that international clients are making the right investments in the best people.”
NEWS RELEASE – 24th July 2008
PAYMENTS INDUSTRY LEADER JOINS HEAD-HUNTING COMPANY
Greenings International has appointed Roger Alexander as Chairman and Head of their Cards & Payments Practice. Read more
GREENINGS CLIPPER CHALLENGE 2008
Dear Greening Cup Challengers, I wanted to start by congratulating the Mobank team for their emphatic victory last Thursday. I hope all the other teams also enjoyed the racing and evenings celebrations. Read more
EDUCATION PRACTICE, SEPT 2008
Greenings International have now launched their ne Education Practice for the search and appointment of Head Teachers and Senior school appoints in the independent sector. Headed by Alan Morsley who said "The have blended the best aspects of their process from the commercial world and tailored the delivery to the specific needs of independent education. The strength of their dedicated research team enables them to target national and international profesionals thereby giving schools the strongest list of candidates to choose from."
