John Reilly

Are you looking for a mature and experienced approach to Executive Talent Acquistion? I offer a bespoke Search & Select service to companies looking to make mid to senior level appointments in media, marketing, and events. I placed my first board director at a global media business in 1997. Since then I've worked with some of the largest businesses in their sector - UK and overseas, as well as start-ups with less than ten aspiring souls looking for a key mid-manager.

Disappointed with the level of recruitment service I'd experienced as a hiring manager, I started Reilly People in 1993 after a media sales career culminating as Head of Advertising Sales at Kiss FM Radio in London.

My aim was simple: to give the service I'd always wanted when I was hiring, which included a good deal of listening and not wasting the employer's time with inappropriate CVs.

More than twenty-five years later, I use my experience to focus on mid to senior level executive search for my clients, some of whom have been with me for more than a decade.

I've seen plenty of change in my time but the fundamentals remain the same: listen to what the employer wants; probe to discern exactly what that is, then use all the tools available (they've certainly changed!) to find the person with the right culture-fit, as well as the ability and motivation to move the employer's business forward. 

If you'd like to find out more about how we might potentially work together, please call me on 0203 691 0040 or email outreach@reillypeople.co.uk.