FINANCIAL TIMES TARGETS ONLINE RECRUITMENT LEADERSHIP
THROUGH ACQUISITION OF EXEC-APPOINTMENTS
[Crosswater Systems]
2.1.2008
The Financial Times has made a significant move
towards securing online recruitment market leadership
with the acquisition of leading online recruitment
company, Exec-Appointments.
Exec-Appointments is a well-established UK brand which
focuses on the high-earning executive sector and has a
major presence in online recruitment. With a successful
core product (exec-appointments.com) - which focuses on
senior management and which boasts the highest
proportion of c-suite, director and senior manager
visitors and highest average income visitors to any UK
online job site – and two specialist products targeting
MBAs and Non-Executive Directors, Exec-Appointments is
an ideal vehicle through which the Financial Times can
develop the non-print side of its recruitment business.
Synergies between the two businesses made the choice of
Exec-Appointments a clear winner. The Financial Times’
global presence, brand and strength in finance markets
and jobs complements Exec-Appointments’ strength in
non-finance jobs and products and its successful
business provides not only a respected reputation and
core clientele but also an established technology
platform from which the new business can develop. FT
Conferences will bring added impetus to
Exec-Appointments’ specialist conference and seminar
activity.
John Ridding, CEO of the Financial Times, notes: “Online
recruitment is a key growth area and while the Financial
Times is highly successful in print-based recruitment,
this acquisition will allow us to crack the burgeoning
web-based sector. We can extend the business into Asia
and the US and seriously upgrade our recruitment and
training offering to both customers and advertisers.”
“Exec-Appointments’ specialist arms, MBA-Direct.com and
Non-Execs.com will be of particular interest to our
customers and advertisers and we’ve been aware that we
needed to upgrade our general online recruitment
offering. With no clear leader in the sector, we believe
that Exec-Appointments will rapidly step into the breach.”
Exec-Appointments CEO, Betty Thayer adds: “Although
Exec-Appointments has been extremely successful and has
established itself as a major player in UK and Middle
East online recruitment, joining with the Financial
Times will allow UK and international expansion. We have
particular strengths in specialist knowledge and
customer service which we can now roll out to a wider
audience and, in particular, develop the financial
sector part of the business. We believe the new offering
will increase our appeal to larger corporate clients as
well as giving us the opportunity to develop new
products, both for Financial Times audiences and for
Exec-Appointments customers.”
Exec-Appointments Ltd, a Financial Times company
Telephone 0845 458 9850 Fax 0845 458 9840
Postal Address: PO Box 3663, Bath BA1 1ZJ
info@exec-appointments.com
www.exec-appointments.com
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