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NEDs, SIDs, Chairs, and CEOs at TMT sector organisations publicly listed in the UK are warmly invited to join us for this private ‘Chatham House Rule’ discussion and networking opportunity over dinner. Attendance is complimentary, courtesy […]
How do ambitious executives steadily acquire the skills and experience to best prepare and position themselves for board roles? Daniel Osmer, Spectrum’s Managing Partner, was pleased to run a session with INSEAD’s Career Development Centre on […]
Leaders’ behaviour, and the signals they send, is more important than simply communicating a strategy. Why is this? How do boards monitor the tone they are setting? And how do leaders ensure they provide ethical leadership?
For many high-growth enterprises, there’s nowhere better to start and grow than the UK, and nowhere better to expand and raise later-stage funding than the United States. The US offers the promise of massive commercial opportunities […]
The Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act represents significant new legislation in the UK. What are the key implications for boards?
Family Offices are typically less well understood than private equity and venture capital. How do family offices view our sector, and why should we embrace the family office approach?
CEOs and entrepreneurs tend to focus 100% on their business, and their own needs often come a distant second. But, it's a good idea to pre-plan for the psychological and financial transformation that a positive exit entails.
A practical guide to successfully building a board portfolio career with innovative, investor-backed technology companies.
Cyber security is a relatively new, fast evolving, and substantial threat to organisations - and boards need to raise their game in cybersecurity oversight, but non-executives need more support to do that.
On the evening of 16th October, Spectrum and Ardent co-hosted a private dinner in Mayfair for leaders in the online travel industry. 18 guests joined us for networking, and a discussion over dinner on the key […]
Spectrum co-hosted an enlightening FinTech Leadership Dinner with Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, and Wiggin, the technology law firm. 15 senior executives enjoyed a ‘Chatham House rule’ discussion on the opportunities and threats experienced by FinTechs. Our next event […]
On the evening of 6th June, Spectrum, Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, and Wiggin, the technology law firm, co-hosted a Blockchain Leadership Dinner. We brought together 17 peers from Blockchain businesses, at CEO and Chairman level, for […]
On the evening of 20th March, Spectrum hosted a MediaTech Leadership Dinner in association with Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, and Wiggin, the technology law firm. The media and entertainment industry is going through massive disruption. We brought […]
On the evening of 17th October, Spectrum hosted a Leadership Dinner for AI-enabled businesses in association with Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, and Wiggin, the technology law firm. AI is already redesigning how entire industries operate – from […]
Spectrum’s Annual Reception took place on 28 September 2017 in the Churchill Room at the House of Commons. The evening provided an informal network opportunity for executives, entrepreneurs and investors. As well as the Spectrum team, […]
Spectrum is the exclusive UK representative of Glasford International Coöperatief U.A., a Dutch registered retained global executive search group, headquartered in Amsterdam. We were delighted to host Glasford’s Annual Conference in London on 27-30 September 2017 […]
On the evening of March 27th, Spectrum hosted a Software Leadership Dinner in association with Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, and Wiggin, the technology law firm. We were delighted to welcome Kevin Loosemore, the Executive Chairman […]
Spectrum’s first eCommerce Leadership Networking Evening took place on 30th January at The Lansdowne Club in Mayfair. In a change from the usual roundtable dinner discussions, this new format was a chance for attendees to network […]
Spectrum’s 8th eCommerce Leadership Dinner took place on 26th September in London in association with Ardent Advisors, the corporate finance firm. The roundtable dinner discussion began by examining the impact of the EU Referendum, and moved […]
“One of the things I did throughout the history of the company was to lead by example with regard to cost control. On the other hand, I believed that we should never scrimp on the hiring we did. We were fortunate to find an effective headhunter, and that money was well spent. When we found our star talent, we would hire them at any cost because lesser people would end up costing more in the long run.”
Jon Craton, Co-Founder & CEO, Cramer (now Amdocs)
