HR Director, Retail Group
“Finding an executive search company with such close alignment to our company values is refreshing and rare. Ennis & Co know and understand exactly how we operate, they have unparalleled knowledge when it comes to ever-evolving automotive markets and they can ascertain the correct cultural fit for candidates. Their philosophy surrounding people and culture fits our retail group’s ways in this sense and I would always highly recommend them.”
Chief Commercial Officer, Leasing and Fleet Management organisation
“I was fortunate enough to work with Ennis & Co within my previous role and I have always admired the energy and passion Lynda ignites into the team. Ennis & Co are agile, trustworthy, and highly experienced, with a core understanding of fleet and leasing led by Lynda’s UK and European experience within the leasing segment. I would certainly recommend them – they are a genuine joy to work with.”
Chief Executive Officer, Luxury OEM
“Ennis & Co adopt an extremely effective, disciplined methodology and retain a thorough understanding of our organisation, which ensures we are always presented with carefully assessed, quality candidates respecting our cultural fit entirely. The professionalism of the company is enhanced by the excellent relationships that have been built between the Ennis & Co team and our own Management team.
Having worked on a wide range of global roles for our organisation that are often extremely intricate, nothing is too complicated for Ennis & Co due to their wealth of industry knowledge. Their communications are always frequent and informative throughout the entire engagement and they are completely committed to delivering on client satisfaction. I have found working with Lynda and the team both rewarding for the business and a pleasure.”
UK Group Managing Director and Senior Vice President, Global OEM (previously Managing Director of NSC)
“In my previous position as Managing Director of an NSC, we required a trusted executive search company that could truly make a difference. As we had worked with Ennis & Co on previous searches, we decided it was the best option to select a company that knew our organisation so well. Ennis & Co certainly delivered on finding us an integral candidate for the NSC, where we found the entire process, as always, extremely professional, highly communicative, and robust.
Within my current position as Group Managing Director and Senior Vice President for a global OEM, we wouldn’t hesitate to hire Ennis & Co to source new talent for us in such an ever-changing market.”
Regional Director UK & Europe, UK OEM (Motorcycle)
“I have gotten to know Ennis & Co extremely well over the past ten years, as not only have I worked with them from a client perspective – they also facilitated one of my biggest career moves, with my current placement as Regional Director of UK & Europe for a UK OEM (Motorcycles). I had gotten to know Lynda within my previous role as Global Sales Director for a UK luxury OEM and what has always struck me about her approach, as well as the whole Ennis & Co team’s, is not only their breadth of knowledge of the automotive industry – yet their commitment to understanding both candidate and client needs wholeheartedly. Ennis & Co continue to be a tremendous source of support and I’d recommend them highly.”
HR Director, UK NSC
“We have been delighted to entrust Ennis & Co with senior roles for my UK NSC. They follow a structured, detailed approach which always leads to the presentation of high calibre shortlists conveying impressive attention to detail. Throughout the process, Ennis & Co are communicative, their work transparent and our expectations are managed extremely well at each stage, through to final engagement.
I have also highly valued their passion for the automotive industry itself and have admired the initiatives they have delivered to promote diversity and inclusion – as well as the work they are doing to entice new talent into the sector. This is most recently within their work alongside Autocar with the exciting competition “Drivers of Change” – of which our company are proud sponsors. I’d genuinely recommend Ennis & Co as not only a trusted executive search partner; yet legitimate automotive advocates looking to make a real difference.”
CEO, UK Retail Group
“I have had the pleasure of working with Ennis & Co for several years, where they have completed assignments for us within our company at predominately Director level.
As with many organisations, our search criteria has often been quite complex in order to find an individual with the right “fit” to meet multiple stakeholder’s high expectations. What strikes me time and time again with Ennis & Co is their ability to go above and beyond to meet these expectations and deliver a search that more than hits the mark. Their genuine understanding of the market and the talent needed for specific roles is second to none, meaning they can take a brief, fully recognise what we need and adapt to tight turnarounds. Lynda and the team are communicative throughout the entire process, ensuring no stone is left unturned, resulting in a fantastically trustworthy relationship.
Lynda and the team’s ability to be one step ahead throughout the search really demonstrates their true understanding of what Inchcape really wants and needs. They consistently deliver outstanding results and have helped us source incredible senior talent.”
Global Category Director of Automotive, Global Social Media Company (previously Marketing Director for UK NSC)
“Ennis & Co have provided me with unfaltering support during my career within automotive. What I admire specifically about their approach is that they were always genuinely concerned about my interests, as well as their client’s, with the strong aim of making sure the fit was right for both parties. Having made the transition of moving back to the UK after living abroad for several years, Ennis & Co provided invaluable coaching and advice towards my role as Marketing Director, putting me in a strong and confident position to truly relish my new opportunity.
I have since then maintained a close relationship with Ennis & Co, who have consistently supported me through my transition to my new role as Global Category Director, Automotive for my current organisation. They have always made time for me, are constantly engaging and thoughtful and I would wholeheartedly recommend them to both employers and candidates without hesitation.”
Former President of the Americas, UK Luxury OEM
“At our organisation, our mantra is “It’s Personal” and we pride ourselves on an incredibly inclusive organisational “family”. With Ennis & Co’s extremely similar company culture and values, they completely understand our brand in this sense… and then some.
I have worked with Lynda and the Ennis & Co team on multiple senior roles in the Americas, where the reporting line is often directly to me; including but not limited to Head of Finance US, Head of Marketing US, Head of Finance US, Regional Operations Manager for the South East US and Global HR Director. What always strikes me is the speed of which the Ennis & Co team operate and their sincere keen eye for fantastic talent. They truly understand the kind of person we desire for our organisation and have an almost sixth sense for cultural fit. I would be more than delighted to recommend them to an organisation that truly values their brand. It’s why we’ve used them time and time again.”
President Asia Pacific PTE, Luxury Automotive OEM
“I have worked with Lynda and the Ennis & Co team on several senior roles during my time at our organisation, most notably for me an extremely intricate search for a senior marketing individual to become our Head of Marketing and Communications for APAC. We required the candidate to successfully operate across the APAC region and of course a fluency in English to interact with our UK teams.
Ennis & Co took an extremely complex brief and delivered incredible results for us with a very tight turnaround time. Despite being UK-based, Ennis & Co certainly demonstrated a “round the clock” attitude to delivering this search for us, by ensuring they screened and interviewed candidates suiting their specific time zones. They certainly go above and beyond for us each time and I’d undoubtedly recommend their sincerely professional and trustworthy services.”
CEO, Automotive Video Experts
“At our organisation, a great customer service is what powers our mission – and that is exactly what Ennis & Co deliver time and time again.
Over the years, Ennis & Co have delivered key pieces of work for our organisation across a breadth of geographical areas, including General Director and Head of Sales for Benelux, General Director and Head of Sales for the Nordics region, General Director and Head of Sales for the US and Regional Director for Asia Pacific.
Our organisation was effectively a start-up in Asia during the period of the search for our Regional Director for APAC. This meant that the search would be incredibly niche, yet this did not faze Lynda and the team. Their energy and genuine passion for the industry, coupled with their extensive knowledge of the sector, ultimately led to an extremely impressive search report and a fantastic candidate was selected from the shortlist.
My experience with Ennis & Co has been wonderful and I still highly value Lynda’s thoughts and insights, often looking forward to our catch ups when the diary permits. We also sponsor Ennis & Co’s initiative with Autocar, known as Drivers of Change, which I know Lynda and the team are very passionate about. They are truly fantastic advocates of the automotive industry and I’d commend them highly for this and more.”
President EMEA & Asia Pacific, Chemical Solutions Distributor
“I have had the pleasure of working with Ennis & Co for a number of years. They have delivered assignments ultimately appointing very senior leaders for our organisation within a variety of different countries, including several Country Manager roles within Europe and the VP of HR for EMEA and Asia Pacific, working closely alongside me as President of this particular area.
Working with Ennis & Co has seen the fulfilment of senior roles within markets throughout the world yet I’m always struck by Lynda and the team’s ability to be one step ahead throughout the search, demonstrating true understanding of what we really want and need. They consistently deliver outstanding results and have helped us source incredibly unique senior talent.”
Global Commercial Director, UK EV OEM
“I have experienced Ennis & Co’s fantastic levels of service from both a candidate and client perspective. They placed me in my previous role of Head of Marketing for our organisation, where I have now progressed to Global Commercial Director – therefore I now work closely with them on the fulfilment of senior roles for our organisation, predominantly in Europe. These have included Head of Sales, targeting Global markets outside of the EU, and EU Dealer Development Manager.
Lynda and the team truly understood our launch activity across Europe and why strong commercial vehicle experience was paramount in finding the correct senior placement for our roles. They soak up information from the brief that leads to an even more diverse shortlist and prove their knowledge and skill set within automotive and mobility is second-to-none. They really understand our brand and what we’re trying to achieve and are also a pleasure to spend time within a networking setting, where I will often attend their interesting and insightful Advisory Group discussions. I look forward to our next project together and would highly endorse Ennis & Co for these reasons.”