Jim Morrison - Director
A graduate of the University of Sheffield, Jim started his career in the food processing industry before moving into recruitment. In more than 25 years in executive recruitment he has worked in almost every sector and in almost every job function. Notable runs of success have been in Automotive, General Manufacturing, Technology, Pharmaceuticals, FMCG (especially sportswear), Financial Services, and most recently, NHS. In function terms: Jim has recruited Chief Executives/Managing Directors, and directors/senior managers of Finance, HR, Operations, Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing and Supply Chain. Jim offers maturity, experience, knowledge, drive and gravitas – all vital qualities in delivering success for his clients. As one of those clients commented: "On a range of assignments Jim has consistently provided a first class service to our organisation, built upon a sound understanding of our requirements, thorough research in the market and a determination to give of his best for the client."

Henry Ratter - Senior Consultant
Henry has a wide experience in the process/chemical sector operating at senior level with ICI in R&T, Full-scale process design, Manufacturing Management, Business Team Leader roles, HR and Education Development and internal consultancy in the Manufacturing Technology Group. He has also worked extensively in the education sector (primary, secondary and higher education) developing distance learning programmes for businesses, as well as working with I ChemE on CPD and accreditation of degrees and company training schemes. Since January 2000, he has operated his own part-time consultancy business in HR and Manufacturing Improvement (DEVELOP), his focus is very much on Business Performance Improvement through People and he seeks to help businesses explore their People/HR Strategy and implement the changes necessary to make them successful and deliver their vision and business goals and objectives. He is a Chemical Engineer who converted from Chemistry, but who has then worked in the People development and HR areas since the mid eighties.

Bill Unwin - Senior Consultant
Bill is a qualified engineer with a successful track record in building businesses both organically and by acquisition. He has expertise in service delivery, business information systems and process improvement. He has recruited and managed people at all levels and across all functions, giving him extensive general management skills. He is a results oriented senior executive manager, able to deliver immediate and lasting financial performance in the manufacturing and distribution sectors. Bill has demonstrated successes in rationalization, restructuring, and turnarounds of businesses to meet changing and competitive markets; as well as taking established, high-performance organizations to the next level by synthesizing highly complex business strategies into simple and focused business execution. He brings extensive experience, energy and expertise into the team.

Peter Russell - Associate
Peter has 18 years of high level management experience in the Food Industry, in a combination of operational and HR roles, with Cadbury Typhoo, Premier Brands, RHM and Hillsdown Holdings, and eventually became Operations & HR Director of a large, international beverages business. His expertise is in areas of technical and managerial involvement in cakes, biscuits, powders, hot beverages and chocolate manufacturing. In 1993, Peter took the opportunity to join an MBO in the Hi-tech Plastic Extrusion industry, where he eventually became Divisional MD of the EU, Commercial business of the Netlon Group. Patented technology, with 48 worldwide licensing arrangements, operating in diverse markets – construction, industrial, agriculture / horticulture, gardening and packaging. As a business mentor, focusing on key interests in strategic planning, performance management, staff development and change management, Peter is an accredited Belbin Associate. Peter is Chair of the Learning Sub Group of the Wirral Strategic Partnership, a Board Member of Wirral Metropolitan FE College, and NW Chair of an SME business support group.

Paul Smith - Senior Consultant
Paul graduated from Liverpool University and worked for a number of years as a Cartographer – specialising in the production of Thematic Cartography for Academic Geographic publications. He moved into the not-for-profit and charitable sector where he built up a rich experience in marketing and management. Paul has worked as a Marketing professional for over 16 years, developing corporate identity and driving internal/external communication and web-based marketing strategy. He is also a member of the globally recognised Chartered Institute of Marketing. After setting up his own marketing consultancy, ‘Lorica’ he has applied his knowledge across various industry sectors including, education, not-for-profit, social care, local authority, performing arts and small business enterprises.

Christine Goodman - Director
Christine’s career has encompassed two professions over the last 37 years: the legal profession and executive search. She has worked in the legal profession since 1970, working for the Senior Partner of a City law firm as his assistant during the meteoric growth of the firm. In 1984 she left for family reasons and the following year she entered recruitment when she joined Quota Plus Recruitment Services (later to become Q P Assyst) at its inception. She has been heavily involved in research and head-hunting working on various assignments throughout Europe. In 2002 she was asked to return to the City law firm and was involved in all aspects of the firm including developing business relationships, recruitment, etc. In 2006 she returned to work for Q P Assyst (now trading as Auxilium QP) and through her many years of experience both in the legal sector and in recruitment, she is now heading up the nascent legal recruitment division of the business. A great part of her work is specialising in placing lawyers in Eastern Europe. In a people business, Christine has a well-earned reputation as a ‘people person’.

Dick Bak - Senior Consultant
Dick Bak is a Senior Project Manager whose background is retail, logistics and consultancy (Price Waterhouse and Arthur Young). Dick is the Managing Director of Bak2Bak Logistics Limited, a project management company specialising in implementation, troubleshooting and training in project management following many years experience in project implementations. He has worked in a variety of retail sectors, including electrical, kitchen, clothing, discount, and high fashion. At Magnet, he project managed the design and implementation of two in-house developed replacement EPoS systems requiring a rollout into 400 branches, integrating 800 terminals with the central mainframe systems, and training over 1,000 staff. These were implemented within short time scales, on time and to cost, with major tangible benefits.

Judith Cashmore-James - Associate
Judith has a successful track record at senior management level in the public sector, and is qualified both in business management and HR. She has led major change throughout her twenty years in further and higher education and the criminal justice sectors. Throughout she has been responsible for all business support functions and core business delivery and has extensive general management skills. She has managed public sector mergers; led and managed major change and has had significant success in delivering lasting improvements in service and financial performance. She has been appointed into organisations specifically to lead major change, designing, restructuring and developing being key elements of her work, along with engaging the people and addressing significant cultural issues. Judith established her own consultancy business in March 2006, specialising in organisation design and development, change management, leadership development, executive coaching, recruitment and performance management. Her passion is in working with organisations to deliver excellence through their people and processes.

Derrick White - Senior Consultant
After ten years Navy service Derrick spent a further dozen years in the leisure business as Manager and Area Manager of a Health Club chain then CEO of his own Health and Leisure Club. The depression of the 1980s and the soaring base rate of the period saw his business fold. With the scars of experience to pass on to others he joined Canon UK Ltd, moving to England, and spent seven years in three separate roles: Senior Sales Trainer, Senior Management Trainer and Recruitment and Training Manager. Returning to Scotland in the mid 90s, Derrick took on the role of Regional Sales Manager, West of Scotland for Telewest. Thereafter he went on to establish his own Training and Recruitment Consultancy, Whetstone Training. Derrick’s experiences prompted him to write Close More Sales, Success With Psychometric Testing and Knowing You, Knowing Me. His latest book, Scotland- Frequently Asked Questions is the product of his political involvement in Scotland, coupled with previous seasonal work as a Driver/Guide with the international tour company, Gray Line. Derrick has been a Parliamentary Candidate for both Westminster and the Scottish Parliament. He brings important life, business skills and experience to the portfolio of Auxilium Q P.

Concepción García-Mauriño - Associate
Conche graduated in Psychology and Pedagogy for the University Complutense of Madrid, and specialised in School and Professional Training and Coaching. She is also qualified in Graphology for the Top Council of Scientific Research of Madrid. She is bilingual in Spanish and French, speaks English and Italian to a reasonable good level and has a basic knowledge of Portuguese and German. She is a member of both Spanish and French Chamber of Commerce of Madrid as well as AEDIPE, Spanish Association of Human Resources Managers. She has developed her professional skills during more than twenty years in positions of responsibility in the area of Human Resources, working for several companies, specialised in Engineering and in Software Development Projects / Consultancy. Her professional career in Human Resources area (Executive and Technical staff Recruitment; Organisational Development; Wage Market Survey; Labour Climate; Skills Training etc.) working for INTECSA, an Engineering and Technical Services Company, subsidiary of DRAGADOS Y CONSTRUCCIONES S.A., at that time the largest Spanish Contractor. Afterwards, she was employed by ENTEL (nowadays called INDRA), an important Consultancy and Software Development Projects company. Likewise, she performed functions of responsibility in the area of Human Resources Management (Career and Succession Planning; Job Analysis, Description and Valuation; Climate Studies; Job Appraisal; Identification of Potential; Executive and Technical staff Recruitment; Personnel evaluation and follow up, etc). Since 1994 she has been working as Managing Director of Mark’s Winners S.A., a Spanish Consulting Firm providing Human Resources solutions for leading Companies in the Engineering sector, IT, Telecommunications, Distribution , Construction and Media (Press, TV..), among others. Her skills focus on Executive Search; Executive and Technical staff Recruitment; Skills Training; and HR Consultancy: Assessment Center; Competences Evaluation; Management Audits and Succession Planning. She has conducted several Training programs in Company, focused on the improvement and development of Managerial Skills. She has given courses in Employment Search Skills for graduates of the Polytechnical University of Madrid. In 2005 she was appointed professor at the University Francisco de Vitoria of Madrid , teaching Management Skills and Human Resource Management to Computer Science Engineering students in their graduation year.

Jacob Meijer - Director
Jacob Meijer, a qualified lawyer, has gained extensive experience in HR management with some of the most prominent international companies for a period of more than 12 years. These have included: KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb where he was HR Manager Europe, Epson Europe and NTT Verio Europe (Telecoms), where he was HR Director Europe. Jacob also lectures in European Law and Classical Languages. Jacob’s areas of expertise include: · Succession & Strategic Planning · HR Due diligence · International Employment Law and Practice · Fluency in many languages, including: English, Dutch, Finnish, German and French · Compensation and Benefits · Labour Relations · Change Management · HR Information Systems advice and implementation

David Veenhuys - Senior Consultant
David started his career in 1976 with Procter & Gamble's marketing department in Geneva where he became responsible for several markets such as Jordan, Egypt and Libya. In 1980 he moved to Marsteller Inc., an advertising agency which was part of the Young & Rubicam network. Working in Brussels and Geneva he left the Geneva agency in 1987 as Deputy General Manager to strike out on his own. He now runs two businesses from Montreux and Amsterdam: 1. DDC Information Design, a design agency specialized in corporate presentations and information design: www.ddcsa.com 2. Under his own name, and as a marketing consultant, he trains people (or groups of people such as departments in companies) to manage their professional life with the help of a personal or departmental marketing plan: www.davidveenhuys.com

Reinhold Pill - Project Principal
Reinhold is a highly qualified Human Resources professional, with degrees in Human Resources and Economics. He also studied HR Professional Courses at Stanford University in addition to INSEAD General Management course. His background since 1976 has included 17 years in senior HR positions with large multi-national organisations: National Semiconductor where he spent 7 years in Finance and the final 3 years as Senior HR Consultant; Texas Instruments (from 1986), with 3 years as HR Director, Germany; Apple Computer (from 1989), with 6 years as HR Director Central Europe, followed by 3 years as HR Director, Europe; DELL Computer (1998), with 2 years as HR Director Continental Europe. Since 2000 he has operated as independent HR Consultant and in this capacity his work has included time-critical Projects for Auxilium QP.

Detlef Kuhn – Senior Associate
Detlef is a highly qualified commercial Accountant with many years experience in medium to large organisations where he has not only used his accounting skills but also his commercial expertise to help re-organise and re-engineer the companies he has worked with. His success in this respect led him to the main board of a large furniture company which eventually was taken over and he set up his own consultancy assisting clients to re-engineer their businesses. The main focus of his work is to re-align his client organisations and to obtain the correct levels of finance for expansion. In this he assists in creating presentations to present to banks and other financial institutions on behalf of his clients. He carries out Due Diligence exercises for his clients and is also involved in helping his clients in mergers, takeovers or sales of their businesses – both nationally and internationally. So far this year, for example, he has successfully implemented the sale of 4 of his client companies. Another area is in assisting the development of customer services for his clients by market studies resulting in proposals for new product strategies. His strategic knowledge and experience certainly enhance the offerings to clients of AuxiliumQP.

Musa Sadoon - Senior Consultant
Of Saudi origin, Musa Sadoon has received his education in both the United States and U.A.E. He graduated in 1977 with a BS degree in business from the University of Colorado. In the year 2000, Musa obtained his MBA from the American University in Dubai, majoring in marketing. In terms of organizations, Musa worked for 11 years with the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) in Saudi Arabia, for 4 years with Procter & Gamble (Export and Special Operations) in Switzerland, for 2 years with Sharia Investment Services in Switzerland, for 5 years with Pepsi Cola International in the Middle East, and for 10 years with Abdul Latif Jameel Group (Toyota distributors) in Saudi Arabia, U.K. and U.A.E. Mr. Sadoon has recently founded his own training institute, specializing in enhancing the skills of executives in various fields. Throughout his career, Musa has traveled extensively, familiarizing himself with the different cultures and work ethics of the countries he visited, including the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Far East and Africa. Musa currently lives with his family in Dubai. His hobbies include sports and travel.