ABOUT US

Hawker Chase is a leading executive search and solutions company focusing on the Cyber, Defence, and Security markets, sectors that demand a depth of knowledge, established networks, specialist research and intelligence. With over eighteen years’ experience, we offer our clients access and insight in their specific markets to aid successful hiring into senior executive and non-executive positions, with a track record of success in UK, Europe, MENA and Asia and in the US.

Rather than just offer our clients a vanilla search offering, we look to build partnerships providing complete market access to dynamic and challenging markets also effecting individual and corporate introductions for partnerships, JVs and potential acquisitions. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive and strategic rather than a traditional reactionary service to our partner clients.

With a depth of market access and knowledge developed through our considerable and diverse global networks, we give our clients true market insight and access to the best talent in complex and fast moving markets.

As part of the Serocor Group we have four sister companies with sectoral synergies that have the ability to provide the client with a total recruitment solution across all levels of hiring and training bringing a truly specialist and unique human capital solution to the market place.

SECTORS

We work closely with clients on senior executive and non executive appointments, supporting single hires, succession planning, teams, change management, growth strategies and business introductions across Cyber, Defence and Security.

PRODUCTS

EXECUTIVE SEARCH +/-

Executive Search is at the core of our business. We have a strong track record, working in partnership with our clients, building a comprehensive understanding of their corporate culture and strategic objectives.

TALENT POOLING, SUCCESSION +/-

Where traditional search is engaged on a reactive basis Hawker Chase looks to provide clients with a more strategic and proactive approach to senior hiring assessing future needs and building proactive solutions to minimise business risk.

CORPORATE INTRODUCTIONS +/-

In the course of our business we often come across interesting individuals and smaller companies that can complement our existing client’s activities.  Where this occurs we can effect corporate and personal introductions which often result in JVs or even acquisitions.

INTERIM MANAGEMENT +/-

Our market access runs across the market on both permanent and senior interim executive communities.  Often interim managers are more appropriate for a specific project than a permanent hire and for key senior appointments there maybe the need to provide interim support to ‘gap’ the role until a suitable replacement is selected.

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE +/-

Corporate & Market Intelligence underpins everything we do, combining detailed mapping with analysis and context to ensure our clients are equipped to make informed decisions.

COACHING +/-

We offer clients executive coaching and assessment services through our partner companies either as a standalone service or in conjunction with our executive search process,  assessing final candidates and even providing ‘First 90 days’ executive coaching support post hire.

HC CONSULTING

HC consulting provides clients with consulting services utilising our experienced team to provide strategic advice, program and change management across the whole of information security and cyber ecosystem.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT +/-

The information security industry is a complex and under resourced market. HC consulting’s deep knowledge of the sector provides clients with access to specialist Program Managers who are experienced in the delivery of complex information security programs, underpinned by senior delivery specialists, with a track record of successful delivery across a range of sectors and geographies, employing traditional and agile methodologies to provide solutions to meet specific and exacting client needs in this key function.

STRATEGY +/-

HC also provide a strategic consulting services to clients, using our bench of advisors and consultants to help clients formulate their cyber offering or internal strategy, leading to implementation programs or researching and shortlisting suppliers and partners or identifying potential acquisition targets.

VIRTUAL BENCH +/-

With utilisation rates a key concern, HC consulting provide clients with access to a virtual bench of consultants to either augment existing teams or to provide specific technical or product expertise. We build a ‘virtual bench’ specific to the client providing a front end portal through our Cybrhub product allowing clients to build their own talent pools and access our specialists on demand.

KNOWLEDGE HUB

Each week we compile a digest of the key stories that effect our core industry groups.  There are many news letters that have a US focus so we try to concentrate on stories that have relevance to our geographic region or are of strategic importance. Click here to view our latest news or download / subscribe to our newsletters.

INITIATIVES

We understand that to add true value to our clients we have to provide more than an Executive search, embedding ourselves in our target market place, helping to promote talent and provoke debate. We build communities, bringing together professionals at all levels to allow the continued education, access and opportunities for all levels from apprentice to future leaders in order to fully serve and understand the markets in which we operate.

BUSINESS LEADERS GROUP +/-

In conjunction with our sister company Optamor’s QI Group, we bring market leaders to share and provoke thoughts and conversation around specific industry issues, producing white papers to further promote debate. These events are aimed at Executive and non-Executive leaderships as well as HR Directors and industry specialists to understand the strategic and tactical pressures within the industries.

For further information contact Simon Vaughan-Edwards

sve@www.hawkerchase.com

FUTURE LEADERS FORUM +/-

Hawker Chase are committed to working with our clients to find and develop future talent rather than just filling positions on a reactive basis. That’s why we are developing the HC Future Leaders forum. This is designed to identify and develop talent that is currently in ‘line’ positions and prepare them for management by bringing them together on a regular basis to hear from industry leaders, Head hunters and coaches with the aim of preparing them to make a successful transition into management.

For further details contact Chris Ridley

chris.ridley@www.hawkerchase.com

CYBER EDUCATION +/-

Given the unprecedented growth in the cyber market there is a lack of talent across the industry. Hawker Chase are actively working with Government agencies, Academic Partners and accreditation authorities to establish academic courses to help further develop and diversify the pool of available talent. This takes the form of a Cyber Conversion Course – taking technology professionals, technical service leavers and graduates, giving them the requisite skills and training to transition into the cyber market. This is a significant project that involves many moving parts and we will update on progress regularly.

For more information contact Simon Vaughan-Edwards

sve@www.hawkerchase.com

WOMEN IN CYBER +/-

There is a constant demand for diversity in every industry group and cyber is no different.  However given the nature of the threat the need for a differing view point on a number of issues is not only desirable but essential.  Our belief is that women form one part of the diversity agenda but it is an essential part and our aim is to bring women within the industry together to share views, hear from industry experts and make each other aware of the challenges and opportunities out there in this exciting and fast moving environment.

For more information contact Kirsty Thomas

kirsty.thomas@www.hawkerchase.com

THE TEAM

Simon leads the Hawker Chase and has over 18 years’ experience of Executive search and Solutions gained across a number of industries spanning Investment Banking and Financial Services, Cyber, Security and Defence.  Over that period he has placed Executive and Non-executive Board members and senior executives in the UK, EMEA, US and Asia, as well as helping clients form strategic alliances, joint ventures and acquisitions.

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Gemma is an experienced cyber security search consultant at Hawker Chase, focused on professional services, FS and healthcare. Having begun her career as an internal recruiter within TMT eight years ago, she has first-hand experience of delivering to senior hiring managers. Gemma moved into the cyber security market in 2014 and since then, successfully placed a variety of cyber security professionals into global consulting firms and private sector organisations.

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Kirsty Thomas is an executive search consultant at Hawker Chase working in the Cyber and Defence sectors. In her time working across ARM and Hawker Chase she has successfully placed senior professionals in the UK, EMEA and US up to CISO level. She has a keen interest in Information and Cyber Security as well as supporting ex-military personnel in their transition into civilian life.

Previously Kirsty spent 10 years in the Royal Navy travelling the globe. She was awarded 2 Medals for her contributions to operations in Iraq and Bosnia. Outside of work she enjoys camping, cycling and the general outdoors

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Ryan leads Hawker Chase consulting offering. With over 10 years’ experience in Cyber security Talent acquisition and consulting, Ryan has an exceptional understanding of working with business of all levels with a proven ability to adapt to new industries / business cultures. Due to Ryan’s continued success, Ryan has recently been appointed as a Vice President of ISSA-UK. Ryan King is a versatile, strategic, pragmatic information security professional with a record of successfully delivering solutions and acquisition campaigns to complex organisations on a global basis.

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Ryan leads Hawker Chase consulting offering.  With over 10 years’ experience in Cyber security Talent acquisition and consulting, Ryan has an exceptional understanding of working with business of all levels with a proven ability to adapt to new industries / business cultures.

Due to Ryan’s continued success, Ryan has recently been appointed as a Vice President of ISSA-UK.

Ryan King is a versatile, strategic, pragmatic information security professional with a record of successfully delivering solutions and acquisition campaigns to complex organisations on a global basis.

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