I am an experienced Managing Director, Programme Director and Recruitment Professional with 10+ years in recruitment, reorganisation, restructuring and people related M&A activities - and have led significant recruitment teams and functions globally. I have a particular passion for how an effective Employer Brand and a well managed & creative Social Media strategy can enable talent acquisition teams to realise their full potential, and enable employers full access to the best available talent pool. I've been complimented on my ability to forge positive relationships with people very quickly, and pride myself in being able to work with - and get the best out of - a diverse range of people. Apparently (so people keep telling me) I'm very good at both making complex tasks seem simple, and bringing a level of calm to situations that have previously seemed stormy. I have been told that my optimistic nature - and my "if we do everything well, we'll succeed" approach - has often been the glue that has held programmes and projects together. Experience, Projects, Programmes & Assignments include:- Programme Management - Direct Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, Resourcing & Recruitment - Employer Brand, Candidate Attractions, Recruitment Strategy - Experienced Hires, Management & Executive Search, Senior Appointments - Volume Hiring - Recruitment Process Outsourcing - Transformation Programmes - Managing Successful Programmes - Management Consultancy - Recruitment Business interim & Recruitment Sector training - Assessment Centres - Business Case Development - Interim Leadership - Global Focus, EMEA, Australasia, US - Internal Mobility

Director, Talent Acquisition @ Pearson are the world's leading learning company, with 40,000 employees in more than 80 countries helping people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives. We provide a range of education products and services to institutions, governments and direct to individual learners, that help people everywhere aim higher and fulfil their true potential. I currently lead recruitment & talent acquisition activity across Pearson's Core markets, and globally for our Enabling Functions (corporate functions) and Technology groups - in total, covering around a third of Pearson's hiring needs. I am part of the Global Talent Acquisition leadership team, and have personal responsibility for leading our employer branding broadcasting, amplification and measurement efforts across the world. We're at the beginning of our journey towards creating a world class Talent Acquisition function, and Pearson are also in the midst of transforming how we operate a truly global business. I initially joined Pearson on an interim basis, in a dual role as both Programme Director - overseeing two substantial Talent Acquisition improvement projects - and Talent Acquisition lead, helping Pearson design and build out their first Global Talent Acquisition team. From April 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) LondonFounder @ After many rewarding years of working for other people, I decided that it was time to create something myself - and founded TheTalentFinders to achieve just that. TheTalentFinders is a talent consultancy specialising in the delivery of complex, challenging and innovative projects that meet the strategic needs of businesses and organisations from a variety of sectors and industries. Our team of programme and delivery consultants have many years experience of delivering fantastic results on a range of talent related projects varying from executive searches to large scale global appointment & selection programmes. Running through the core of TheTalentFinders are the skills, knowledge, ideas and values that I have been fortunate enough to gain from working on an eclectic range of projects with a wide range of highly talented clients, colleagues, hiring managers and team members. From March 2014 to March 2015 (1 year 1 month) United KingdomProgramme Manager - Global Appointment & Selection (INTERIM) @ Seconded to Pearson, from Equal Approach, with responsibility for implementing and delivering a global - organisation wide - internal executive & senior management appointment & selection programme. The management of this programme included significant senior stakeholder engagement, initial scoping, specification, design, implementation and delivery. From "go live" the whole programme was completed within in 6 weeks (over 2000 applications, nearly 1000 interviews and c500 appointments at VP & Director level - across 80 countries). The programme was recognised as being the largest internal executive appointment process that any organisation in the FTSE100 has conducted over the last 10 years. Subsequent projects included supporting the CHRO and Global Talent Director to identify senior (SVP) level talent for a number of key roles within the new HR leadership structure. Throughout my assignment with Pearson I worked closely with the CHRO, Global People Director and Head of People Programmes. From October 2013 to March 2014 (6 months) London, United KingdomManaging Director @ Day to day accountability for operations, service delivery and IT, as well as contributing at board level to the strategic direction of Equal Approach.. Responsibility for leadership and direction of a number of teams who are responsible for service delivery to all clients. • Overall responsibility for service delivery on all clients • Strategic relationship building within our client’s senior management team & directors • Development of additional business • Implementation support for new large volume contract clients Specialties: Resourcing, Recruitment, Professional Services, Finance, Welfare to Work, Private Sector, Public Sector, Experienced Hire, Management & Executive, Search, Volume, Assessment Centres, Bid Writing From 2007 to March 2014 (7 years) United KingdomBrand Manager @ Set up and ran a successful technical recruitment division for this "Top 50" recruitment company. From 2003 to 2007 (4 years) Business Consultant @ Various business, recruitment and IT consultancy roles on an interim and contract basis. From 1996 to 2003 (7 years)

Diploma in Recruitment Practice, Recruitment, Distinction @ Institute of Recruitment Professionals From 2009 to 2010 Rawlins From 1992 to 1994 Alan Walker is skilled in: Recruiting, Leadership, Business Strategy, Employer Branding, Executive Search, Management, Human Resources, Interview Preparation, Technical Recruiting, Contract Recruitment, Recruitment Advertising, Sourcing, Public Sector, Account Management, Strategic Leadership, Graduate Recruitment, Permanent Placement, Service Development, Training, Coaching, Project Planning, Consulting, Candidate Generation, Performance Management, Strategy, Leadership Development, Talent Management, Contract Negotiation, Talent Acquisition, Permanent Positions, Diversity Recruitment, Program Management, Programme Delivery, Interviews, Policy, Change Management, Organizational..., Strategic Planning, Management Consulting