James Aston

'My relationships are built on repeatedly delivering against the brief.'

James Aston
Director, Human Resources

News & Events

Women in Leadership: Making a difference with catalytic male female collaboration


2nd March 2012

Archer Mathieson’s latest forum was led by Full Potential Group’s John Blakey and Carole Gaskell on Friday 2nd March at One Aldwych where 9 senior leaders met to discuss and share their relevant views on Women in Leadership. Read more

Cornhill Partnership to merge Archer Mathieson and BIE Interim Executive


20th February 2012

Archer Mathieson and BIE Interim Executive, sister companies within The Cornhill Partnership, have announced plans to merge from April. The new, as yet un-named business will be led by current BIE chief executive Rob Walker. Archer Mathieson’s current chief executive Richard Wright will relinquish his role from April and will pursue another opportunity later in the year. Cornhill will make a separate announcement about this shortly.
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Archer Mathieson and Euromedica announce strategic partnership


4th January 2012

Client demand drives move to blend expertise, networks and market coverage

Sister companies Euromedica and Archer Mathieson are to combine their executive search expertise in a new strategic partnership. The move is in response to client demand but is also viewed as a way to further the strategic goals of both companies, says Andy MacLeod, group managing director of Euromedica

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HR Forum: Building a high performing and valued HR capability


23rd November 2011

Archer Mathieson’s HR Forum was led by Jayne Mee, Group People & Customer Experience Director of Barratt Developments plc at Great Fosters, Egham.

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London Launch Party: ‘Will it make the boat go faster?’


8th November 2011

95 HR Directors, CFO’s and Procurement Directors gathered to help us celebrate our London launch on Tuesday November 8th at Axis, One Aldwych.

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HR Forum: What part will external third party suppliers play within the increased use of in-house sourcing techniques, direct sourcing, RPOs, Linkedin and social networking?


2nd November 2011

The latest HR Forum was held at One Aldwych, London, where 12 Recruitment Leaders met to discuss and share views on the Economic factors affecting hiring strategies for 2012 and the impact of social media on recruitment.

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P&SC Forum: Where does your career in Procurement and Supply Chain go from here?


14th October 2011

The first Procurement and Supply Chain Forum was held at Great Fosters, Egham with the Full Potential Group facilitating. Notes on the event are now available to read on our blog.

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Nigel Guy joins The Cornhill Partnership as non-executive chairman, tasked with securing long term equity value


1st October 2011

Nigel Guy has been appointed as non-executive chairman of The Cornhill Partnership Limited, parent company of Archer Mathieson, as well as our sister companies: BIE Interim Executive, Correlate Search and Euromedica.

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CFO Forum: Moving from CFO to CEO


15th September 2011

A great CFO Forum was held at Cliveden House, Berkshire on Thursday 15th September with eleven senior CFOs from the region attending and the Full Potential Group facilitating. Notes on the event are now available to read on our blog.

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Sunday Times: How to avoid growing pains


11th September 2011

Jennifer Price from Archer Mathieson’s Executive Search Finance team was recently quoted in an interesting Sunday Times piece on recruitment during expansion or rapid growth.

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