Nicholas Orr is married and has two young children. Scottish by birth
and upbringing he now lives in Yorkshire, his Wife's home county. Before
settling in the North East he had worked and lived in a wide variety of
places; from Edinburgh to Dorset in the UK, from the USA to Hungary on
the international front.
- Graduated from Sandhurst in 1978, joined The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
leaving at the rank of Captain.
- Relocated to the States, ran NE Communications, an SME communications
and infrastructure provider on the East Coast and Mid West.
- Returned to Britain in 1991; invited by Kuwait Petroleum International
to form a trading company developing business and acquisitions in the
former Soviet Bloc.
- Headhunted to join a non-medical division of the NHS. Conducted business
development, change management and the execution of strategies arising
from the ministerial re-organisation of the Health and Social Services.
Before becoming a head hunter Nicholas had extensive experience as a
client using search and selection and more general recruitment services.
Consequently he is well versed with the failings and pitfalls inherent
within the industry. His own head-hunting career began in 1999 when he
decided that it could be conducted in a more professional, dedicated style.
Since then he has executed a series of very successful assignments.
He has a strong interest in equitation and music. A keen runner, he has
taken part in a number of marathons as well as representing the army in
the "Top of the Rock" race in Gibraltar.
Tom originates from Bristol but moved to Yorkshire in 1984. His wife
is a partner in one of the leading regional legal practices. They have
two children and live on a small working farm in the North Yorkshire Moors
National Park, which Tom manages as a hobby.
- Graduated in Law (LLB Hons) from Leicester University in 1981.
- Commissioned into the Royal Artillery, resigning his commission in
1984.
- Joined ICI on their fast track management scheme in 1984 and held
positions in customer service, sales, marketing and business management.
- Appointed a Justice of the Peace (JP) in 1994.
- Started his own Agri-business in 1995.
With the advent of foot and mouth Tom was forced to close his business
and ventured into headhunting, which had always held an interest for him
since his ICI days. Serving his apprenticeship with a larger search and
selection practice, Tom felt that his own future and business aspirations
lay in a smaller, more client focussed environment. In the time that Tom
has been a headhunter he has successfully won and concluded a large number
of assignments in diverse market sectors.
A keen horseman and follower of rugby he also has wide and diverse interests
including contemporary music and skiing.
Jonathan is married and has three children. Born in Norfolk, he joined
the army as a teenager in the late seventies and travelled extensively
during that time with postings to Central America, Hong Kong, Canada,
Germany and with the United Nations’ Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus.
- Graduated from Sandhurst in 1978 and joined the Household Cavalry
(Life Guards) in 1979. Left in 1988 with the rank of Captain.
- Joined Merrill Lynch in 1988 as a private client broker, pioneering
the company’s presence in Sweden and developing its Scandinavian
client base.
- Raised the finance for, built and managed the Docklands Golf Range
in 1992 providing the first full-length practice facility of its type
in Central London.
- Set up Midland Capital LLC in 1994 to manage funds for a financial
group based in Switzerland.
- Founded and managed Sturgeon Investment Management in 1998, a privately
owned hedge fund specialising in newly quoted companies in the US and
Europe.
His 16 years experience in fund management and hedge fund management
has given Jonathan a comprehensive and broad understanding of companies
from FTSE 100, through SMEs to emergent start-ups. His knowledge ranges
from corporate, financial and managerial structures to the corporate /
City / shareholder relationship. Jonathan joined Orr Simpson in order
to capitalise on his contacts and knowledge base within a head hunting
environment.
Living in North Norfolk, he enjoys sailing, water-skiing and is also a
keen fisherman. When it is raining, he likes to stay inside and cook.
John is married with four children and lives in Cambridge, where he
is trying to renovate an old mill house. Before settling in Cambridge,
John lived in London and Brazil. John is not employed by Orr Simpson but
delivers a complementary service through his company, Inside Out, which
provides some of the most innovative and successful Performance coaching
for Executives and teams.
- Graduated with an Honours degree in Sociology and Social Psychology
- Became Media Director of one of the UK's leading advertising agencies
and then set up one of the country's first media independent companies,
which was sold to CIA Group.
- Was twice the winner of Media Week magazine's 'Media Agency of the
Year' award.
- Was headhunted by WPP to manage their media operations in Brazil and
managed the largest account in the country (Unilever) and was part of
the team that successfully pitched for and won the Ford Motors account,
the largest account move in the country's history.
- Was CEO of a pan-European publishing company that was sold to an MBI.
John has brought together his wealth of commercial, managerial and leadership
skills in his role as a senior level executive coach. He offers to Orr
Simpson clients and candidates a methodology that further empowers even
the most gifted executives and enables them to reach greater levels of
success. Details of his services can be seen on our complementary services
page.
He is fluent in Portuguese and his coaching career began at Rosslyn Park
Rugby Club where, for seven years, he coached the club's most successful
team.
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Research Co-ordination Assistant
Georgina was born and raised in Derbyshire. In her early career she
trained and worked as a stockbroker with Merrill Lynch advising high net
worth private clients on their investment strategies. After a number of
years with Merrill Georgina then moved to the marketing department of
Brewin Dolphin (now Brewin Dolphin Bell Lawrie) where she was instrumental
in the roll out of the Stock Exchange’s new trading system to clients.
She left the city in 1995 in order to dedicate her time to raising her
family of two children.
When her children started school Georgina wanted to get back into the
corporate world and make use of her commercial knowledge and contacts.
Consequently she joined Orr Simpson in 2005 as a member of the research
team. Her knowledge of company structures and commercial experience provide
an important resource to the team.
When she is not working she enjoys walking with her dogs and painting.
She is also closely involved with her local Community Church.
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