Career Transition Testimonial – François Eliet

I met Mike by attending a Financial Times BDP workshop – getting your first NED position – which he was co-leading. With my background of having, over many years, built my business before selling it to a FTSE100 company, I wanted to explore NED possibilities for which I felt my experience qualified me.

From the outset of working with Mike I was impressed by his ability to distil the essence of what was important in these situations. He highlights the success drivers in one’s past achievements and defines the pitch for one’s NED search. He then works with you to prepare a CV that supports your pitch – stripping out the noise.

His advice on networking was excellent too – who to approach and what to tell them. A network of a thousand might seem impressive but approaching the thirty who ‘rated you’ might be more productive. He guided me through this, and I now feel I have the necessary material to work the territory.

Mike’s accumulated experience plus sound judgement, not to mention engaging manner, make him an ideal advisor in this process.

François Eliet,
Former Managing Director, Miramar Investments Ltd