Tullis Russell

Managing Director

Tullis Russell has a clear vision: to be the world’s leading creative and environmentally responsible coatings company. When their Managing Director was approaching retirement, the company chose to engage Hanover Fox to identify and attract a high calibre successor, capable of building on the company’s success and leading the business into an even stronger period of growth and expansion.

Geoff Miller, Non-Executive Chair of Tullis Russell, explains:

“We decided to work with Hanover Fox because they were offering a fresh, innovative approach – fishing in different pools, not just the usual suspects. Neil took the time to understand the company and the brief. In the initial conversations it was clear he was keen to really get to grips with the business and what the challenges were. He was also happy to invest time talking to the functional directors, which was important to us, so he was able to assess cultural fit.”

“Communication through the project was good: we received documents promptly at all the key points in the process. I got to the stage quite quickly when I thought: ‘Neil knows what he’s doing – he’ll communicate when he has something to say’”. The quality of candidates was good and they were all well briefed”.

“Neil made promises at the start of the project and he delivered. I would be very happy to work with Hanover Fox again and recommend them to others.”

The successful candidate and the new Managing Director at Tullis Russell, Fergus McKendrick, gave his views on the process:

“Neil had a really clear understanding of Tullis Russell and the job brief was incredibly good. I had very quick, very good feedback from Neil after my first interview – he was really communicative and accessible throughout. My experience was very good; I would be happy to work with Hanover Fox as a client.”

Geoff Miller – Non-Executive Chair, Tullis Russell

Fergus McKendrick – Managing Director, Tullis Russell