Tarver Melrose Executive Search and Advisory

What We Do

Tarver Melrose is a specialist executive search and advisory firm that brings the networks and insight necessary to match highly capable senior executives and non-executives with challenging and fulfilling roles across the following sectors:

Landed estates
Rural enterprises, hospitality and visitor attractions
Family offices and family-owned businesses
Agribusiness
Rural charities and not-for-profits

We have a strong track record in these sectors and recognise that, across them all, businesses’ and organisations’ greatest assets are the individuals who choose to work in them.

We combine experience and market knowledge with the understanding that we develop of our clients to ensure the recruitment of talented individuals to drive their businesses and organisations forward.

For details of our current and recent disclosed assignments please go to https://www.linkedin.com/company/tarvermelrose

Our Approach

We understand that delivery is crucial, but we also place great emphasis on the discretion with which we carry out our assignments and the quality of advice that we provide, to clients and candidates alike. Critically, we bring a genuine interest and passion for the sectors in which our clients operate and have direct experience of some of the challenges and opportunities that they face.

In addition to our specialist sector focus, we bring with us over 20 years of professional experience gained from working for leading multinationals across diverse geographies and sectors; this experience underpins the rigour and discipline of all that we do.

We will only undertake assignments where we are confident that we can provide a high-quality service and solution.

Understanding the Requirement

At the start of an assignment we will work closely with the client to develop a comprehensive understanding of their business – its vision, propositions, brands, capabilities and culture – and a role’s objectives within it. If required, we will also help clients to re-visit their key assumptions about the role and wider organisational structure and governance.

Search Approach

Depending on the circumstances of each assignment, in consultation with the client, we will typically adopt either a ‘search-only’ or a ‘search and advertisement’ approach – in both cases capitalising on our expansive network and research capabilities. The decision over which approach is adopted will largely depend on factors of time, discretion and control of messaging.

Throughout the search, it is important to us that the client is kept fully abreast on progress and, if necessary, can help further refine its focus – we very much see ourselves working in partnership with the client throughout the process.

Crucially, we recognise that during the search we become an ambassador for the client – we therefore look to enhance, not just safeguard, the client’s reputation throughout an assignment.

Shortlist and Interviews

Our search will result in a compelling shortlist of candidates for client interview. For us, a successful shortlist is not just one that contains candidates who meet the assignment brief, but rather is a shortlist that also includes candidates who bring novel skills and experience that could constructively stretch the business.

We will manage the subsequent client interview process (including arranging psychometric assessments if required) and will ensure timely and comprehensive feedback between all parties.

Appointment

Once a preferred candidate is identified, we will carry out further due diligence checks and referencing and will act as the intermediary in contract negotiations to ensure a smooth and satisfactory conclusion to the appointment.

Long Term Relationships

For us, client and candidate care is central to our business and we look to build long term relationships. We enjoy keeping in contact with clients and candidates alike, and seeing businesses and careers flourish. It is a pleasure to play a small part in this success.

Core Team

Charlie van Exter

Charlie brings with him a deep understanding of family businesses and investment management, both personally and professionally.

Charlie began his career at HSBC Private Bank where he spent several years as a private client investment advisor before moving to Barclays where he delivered one of the bank’s flagship corporate social responsibility programmes that used sport to revitalise disadvantaged communities and develop life skills in young people. He subsequently gained his MBA at Imperial College Business School before entering executive search where he has focused on senior hires across the landed estates, agribusiness and not-for-profit sectors.

Charlie is a committee member at the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and plays an active role in managing his family’s farming enterprise in the Chilterns. He speaks fluent French and German having spent his formative years in Switzerland and holds a degree in History from the University of Edinburgh.

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Richard Langton

Richard brings broad experience gained from operating and advising at a senior level across a range of multinational companies, industries and geographies.

Prior to moving into executive search, Richard held senior strategy and corporate development roles within the sugar and agriculture divisions of Associated British Foods. Before this he was a consultant in the strategy team at KPMG advising a range of public and private European clients on key issues including growth strategy, acquisitions and disposals, and operational improvement. Richard has also worked in consumer goods marketing at Procter & Gamble and was an officer in The Royal Gurkha Rifles.

Richard has a degree in Land Management from the University of Reading and is responsible for his family’s farming and property business in the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB.

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Contact Us

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Tarver Melrose
4^th Floor, 49 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1AH

+44 (0)20 7917 9456
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