MOON Consulting profiles
Executive Resourcing, Management Recruitment & Business services
We work throughout the UK with clients ranging from start-ups, owner-managed SMEs to FTSE Listed businesses, as well as professional practices, advisory firms and many leading corporate banks. We provide a tailored solution to your individual requirements and treat companies and individuals alike as clients.
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Vanessa Moon has over 25 years senior management and board level recruitment experience. She works with a broad portfolio of clients both in the UK and internationally; these range from start ups, family owned concerns, major banks as well as FTSE Listed businesses. She also has significant experience in the not for profit and charity sectors. She recruits mainly board level roles; covering Non Exec, Chairman, CEO/ MD, FD, Sales, Operations and HR.
Vanessa co-founded Moon Consulting in 2000 perceiving a need for a return to the personal touch in senior level recruitment and is a firm advocate of the company’s core values of being distinctive, ethical and approachable in all their undertakings. Her other business activities include being on the CBI South West Council (7th year of office), and a Trustee of Spike Island. With her fellow directors, she is an active member of Business West, the Institute of Personnel and Development, IOD, CBI, Bristol Enterprise Network as well as many other business networking associations.
Prior to Moon Consulting, Vanessa graduated with a degree in Human Communication, she commenced her career with Rank Xerox, before working as a Regional Manager for a US owned international recruiter and then was head hunted herself to be a Senior Manager and shareholder for a VC backed UK search firm.
Peaches Golding OBE is one of the South West region's leading ethical business experts. She joined Moon Consulting as a Principal Consultant from Business in the Community, where she was regional director and director of special projects for The Prince of Wales' START initiative. She was the High Sheriff of Bristol 2010 – 2011.
Her role with Moon Consulting will create new business opportunities among FTSE listed, medium to large businesses and the charitable / not for profit sector. She will work closely with clients across the UK on a variety of assignments from confidential headhunts to advertised search and selection campaigns. She also heads up our Sustainability Division bringing significant experience recruiting in the renewable energy and engineering sectors; incorporating environmental, sustainable energy, wind/solar/hydro power, waste management and bio fuels.
Peaches established her marketing and communications business in 1992 and quickly provided services for Business in the Community and other private sector organisations as well as many public sector organisations including the Office for the Deputy Prime Minister, Government Office for the South West and Business Link. She chairs the Viewer Advisory Panel for ITV West Country and was formerly chair of the Regional Advisory Council for ITV West. She is on the Advisory Council of the ss Great Britain.
She was formerly a non-executive director of North Bristol Hospital NHS Trust, GWR West Limited, a member of the Ethnic Minority Business Forum, the Home Office representative on the Avon & Somerset Police Authority, a Governor of the University of the West of England and a member of the General Chiropractic Council. She was awarded an OBE in 2009 for services to minority ethnic people in the South West and an honorary MBA from the University of the West of England in recognition of her work in responsible business behaviour in the region.
Oliver joined Moon Consulting in July 2011 as Marketing Co-ordinator.
He has a diverse background in marketing and executive support from the charitable sector, legal, property management and central Government. He was previously Executive Assistant to the CEO of a major UK charity and was Prime Ministers’ Questions Briefing Officer at the Ministry of Justice.
Oliver is responsible for all of Moon Consulting’s marketing activity, including social media, advertising, events and conferences. He manages our website, produces all our news articles and e-newsletters, and performs market research. He also works closely with the Moon Consulting Directors, providing executive support, working on headhunting campaigns, talent banking and company profiling.
Oliver provides support for our candidates by handling their applications efficiently and with full confidentiality. He works closely with our partner agencies and clients on joint ventures, especially in events and media. He is always eager to make new productive relationships with local businesses.
Recent successes include the Board 2020 business conference series, the popular new monthly newsletter, the ‘About the Board’ interview series and sourcing a Sales Director for a high tech client.
Brian is a graduate Chartered Accountant, with twenty years PQE. He has worked for a £60million manufacturing business as Divisional Director of Finance and as head of finance for a medium sized import and distribution business supplying High Street retailers. He now acts as a business consultant to a number of entrepreneurial enterprising small businesses advising on strategy, performance and bottom line profitability
Chris Eatwell has 12 years experience as a Management Consultant across the UK, having worked previously as HR Director or General Manager for national and international businesses in London, Bristol and Cardiff. He has lead major change programmes and been involved in business turnarounds. He has strengths in devising and linking HR strategy and practice to the needs of the business, and is an experienced coach and mentor of senior managers. Chris has excellent leadership, communication and presentation skills, and is a experienced project manager. He has an MA degree Manpower Studies and is a member of the CIPD (The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)