APSCo Paul Chapman
Non-Executive Director / Independent Director / Board Advisor / Coach / Mentor / Consultant. If you are looking to grow your business within the UK or internationally and feel you would benefit from a Board Advisor/Mentor/Coach, please contact me for an exploratory conversation. I can offer you and your company the following.
35 years of experience • Independence • Impartiality • Specialist recruitment knowledge • First class interpersonal and communication skills • Former vice chairman of APSCo. - Wide experience - Personal qualities - Involved in corporate policy and material decision making. - Monitoring management decisions. - Continually act as a sounding board for management
A Successful and talented Managing Director / Sales Director with extensive experience in the recruitment industry. First class interpersonal and communication skills allowing for good relationships with colleagues and clients alike.
- Strategic management consulting.
- Sales strategy development.
- Business planning, growth and network development.
- Monitoring and coaching.
- Exit planning and guidance.
- Working alongside senior management teams, cultivating strategies to develop optimum team and business performance through enhanced management sales process.
- Challenge the board and management team constructively.
- As Managing Director of Modis International, my responsibilities related to the management and strategic direction of all functions, HR, New Business Sales, Account Management and onsite MSP, using our software product Beeline..
- Modis International was a role up of 8 different recruitment companies, covering 8 UK offices and 5 European offices.
- Implementing strategies to achieve optimum business performance which achieved impressive £GP, GP% and EBITDA.
SPECIALISMS
Growth management & business planning: Paul has a proven track record, stretching back a number of years. Growing clients' businesses and delivering year-on-year growth in (Margin/Turnover and EBITDA).
Mentoring and Leadership Support: Supporting his clients in creating, developing and delivering their personal and business growth plans is key in his approach. This comes from his passionate belief that to deliver real, sustainable success, his mentoring and leadership support must be truly aligned to your personal/corporate vision.
International Expansion: Expansion - I have managed/launched offices in Europe covering The Netherlands (Amsterdam & Eindhoven) Belgium (Brussels) Germany (Frankfurt) Poland (Krakow) markets; I have knowledge and connections.
Merger, Acquisition & Exit:I understand the value drivers of a recruitment business and spend much of my time working on exit planning with the leaders I work with.
Looking to the future of recruitment : The year 2023 presents a continued transition to new styles of working across industries. Considering international talent trends and staying connected and engaged with your workers, as well as understanding what they value most, is now crucial.
As the focus transitions to survive in an evolving world, these global talent trends based on nurtured workers, conscious work culture, stronger teams, upskilled employees, transparency, flexibility and regular check-ins - all enhance growth with long-term rewards.
TESTIMONIALS
“Paul is a poised and experienced Senior Director with a well developed leadership toolkit and the ability to relate effectively with employees at all levels. He brings his high integrity approach to all aspects of his work and is a difference maker. I wholeheartedly recommend him.” Sacha Ragoonath, Managing Director & Founder, Gazelle Global
"I have known and worked with Paul on and off over nearly 20 years and have seen the good judgement he brings to staffing company dynamics. He is always engaging, very experienced and has good down to earth expertise in how to deal with all sorts of challenges and opportunities in the sector." Kevin Barrow, Partner, Osborne Clarke
On being appointed as Vice Chairman of ATSCo:
“Pauls wealth of experience in the European staffing sector, combined with his reputation for quality and a clear focus on sustainable, profitable business, will deliver clear value to his ATSCo membership and the UK IT industry.” Ann Swain, CEO, APSCo
"Working for Paul was a motivating experience. As a director he had the ability to get the best out of his work force and made the job very enjoyable. He would listen and take on all ideas offered and discuss a way ahead if, he thought it was good for the business.
Modis changed a great deal after Paul's departure and not for the best. It lost direction but retained dictators. It was a pleasure working for you Paul and I wish you every success in the future." Douglas Murdoch, Manager, The Netherlands, Modis International
“Paul was employed as my European Sales Director for just over four years. In my 20 years in the recruitment industry I have never met someone so reliable and trustworthy.
His passion for the recruitment business is huge even after 35 years and all in all he is a great role model and a ‘solid as a rock’ character to have at the top of a company. Nadeem Ahmad, Managing Director, Templeton & Partners
