The web site for experienced Managing Directors, and employers seeking Managing Directors with experience.

Welcome

If you need a mature Managing Director, Chairman or Non-Executive
Director, you have come to the right place

Welcome to MatureMD, a business that matches businesses that need experienced leaders with candidates that can deliver.

So what do our experienced candidates offer?

They have a proven track-record
They are effective managers of people and profit.
They are available at short notice and will hit the ground running.
They are available full time, part time or interim roles.
Most are not on a career path so are more likely to stay the course.

MatureMD is the new venture from Matureappointments.com which has developed a unique approach to executive and professional recruitment with matureaccountants.com, the award winning service set up by Chartered Accountant Martin Lloyd-Penny in 2005. Martin had discovered at first hand that:

There was substantial demand for a service that is rapid and cost effective
Candidates found, that it can be tough if they fall off the corporate ladder.
Experienced candidates can and do offer something EXTRA.
Many recruitment agencies fail to recognise the above!
Most of the specialist recruitment consultants had little sector expertise!

Experienced candidates looking for a new challenge please click here

To recruit an MD, Chairman or non-exec please click here

I look forward to hearing from you!

Peter Detre - MD

MatureMD will not discriminate directly or indirectly, harass or victimise any person on the grounds of their age. We will encourage clients not to include any age criteria in job specifications and every attempt will be made to persuade clients to recruit on the basis of competence and skills and not age.

MatureMD is committed to recruiting and retaining employees whose skills, experience, and attitude are suitable for the requirements of the various positions regardless of age.

No age requirements will be stated in any job advertisements on behalf of the company.

News Feed

HOW MUCH PERSONAL PR DO YOU DO ?

This article is published on the online version of Advertising Age is worth reading. It relates to corporate PR but the principles are the same for individuals looking for business. http://adage.com/columns/article?article_id=136530 "With PR on the Rise, Here's a Refresher Course in the Basics Earned Media Isn't Paid Media and Five Other Principles to Keep in Mind" by Jonah Bloom Published: May 11, 2009

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ANY GOOD AT SELLING YOURSELVES ?

Advertising Age NEW YORK edition dateline 31 March sums up the conclusion of an interesting piece of research into the attention span of TV audiences. Whereas previous theory was that advertisers had half a minute to make a pitch, a new study suggests advertisers barely have three or four seconds to get it right. Viewers with digital video recorders are 25% more likely to fast-forward past ads that don't interest them immediately. I believe the same applies to print ads, direct mail, online or off and to CVs. So, you need to review your messages when selling your skills so as to ensure that you grab the attention of the reader immediately, or else lose the reader. Does your message pass the 4 second test ? Peter Detre Managing Director Mature MD

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MARKETING IN A RECESSION

I expect you have by now unpacked the iPod you got from your children for Christmas and mastered the technology. I for one love it and am becoming an Apple groupie. So, here is a recommendation. I have subscribed to the HBR (free) business ideacasts. Try it. It's excellent. Each one is only about 6 minutes long. The latest one dated 20 March is an interview with John Quelsh Professor of Marketing at Harvard summing an article to appear in the April edition. He argues that a totally different market segmentation technique is now required. He suggests 4 new segments of consumers: 1 Slam on the breaks 2 Pained but patient 3 Live for today 4 Comfortably well Further good advice: 1 Don't cut marketing budget in a recession because pound for pound it costs less to gain market share. Increasing investment will result in a definitive growth in market share. 2 Don't cut expenditure on new business development either and focus on soft issues like customer care as that too can increase market share. Peter S. Detre Managing Director MatureMD

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