Spectrum Quarterly Update – Summer 2015
Did you receive the Summer edition of Spectrum’s Quarterly Update? Inside you’ll find all our latest news and views plus details of current executive searches.
Calling all Security experts….
Leadership roles in marketing, product management and architecture in Security (Europe) available. Spectrum has recently begun a retained project on behalf of a bank consortium-owned security software organisation in mainland Europe. Executives in the UK and mainland Europe with experience in cyber, security and fraud prevention are invited to get in touch in confidence to find out more about these opportunities.
Internet of Things (IoT) leadership dinner with Restoration Partners
Goldman Sachs has described the Internet of Things (IoT) as the next technology mega trend, representing the 3rd wave of the internet. Samsung’s CEO has said that all of its products would be connected to the internet within five years. IoT has been reported as the number one trend at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, and Gartner’s research indicates that 4.9 billion ‘things’ will be connected by the end of this year. But what is IoT? What are the opportunities and the threats for incumbents and innovators? To find out, we partnered with Mike Kennedy and Tim McSweeney at tech specialists, Restoration Partners, to host 23 senior TMT executives and IoT pioneers for a discussion over dinner in central London on 11 June 2015. With an agenda entirely driven by the attendees, the key discussion themes were:
The Spectrum Guide to nailing the interview
Chances are, as a senior executive, you may not have attended an interview for many years. Like any skill, the less you do it, the rustier you get. So, here is Spectrum’s 13-point plan to maximise your performance at interview.
3rd Spectrum & Ardent eCommerce Leadership Dinner, April 2015
Spectrum’s 3rd eCommerce Leadership Dinner, co-hosted with corporate finance firm Ardent Advisors, focussed deeply on one topic: the role of content in eCommerce. The impact of mobile, and data security were also discussed. The key points of debate and discussion were:
Current Executive Searches
We are currently undertaking the following executive searches: - Non-Executive Director, Software - Chief Marketing Officer, eCommerce - Non-Executive Chairman, Services to Software - Chief Sales & Marketing Director, Security Technology Solutions