
Ploughing Through: a Common Theme Across Industries
Livingston James’ Research Associate, Tara Tannock, draws on both personal experience and academic insight to explore the often-overlooked human dynamics shaping the UK agricultural sector.
Supporting an investment backed onshore wind developer attract industry leading talent
Bute Energy required an Executive Search firm to partner with the Founders as they started to build out their senior leadership team across the UK.
Bute Energy is a distributor in the onshore wind industry and is now one of the UK’s largest onshore wind developers having secured funding from multiple institutional investors since their creation in 2019. They have built up a market-leading pipeline of Energy Park projects in Wales, which will combine the latest technology for onshore wind and solar generation to provide projects that will be delivering the biggest business investment in rural Wales in a generation. Livingston James were privileged to partner with the business from inception to present day and played a crucial part in securing and managing the talent which ended up shaping their Board and senior leadership team.
Livingston James’ end-to-end solution enabled Bute Energy to attract and appoint strategic and niche hires across the UK.
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We have become the first employee-owned business in our sector in Scotland.
Livingston James Group comprises two bespoke sub brands: Livingston James – our executive search and leadership advisory practice, and Rutherford Cross – our specialist finance recruitment practice. This wider group structure complements our robust search and assessment process, allowing clients to access our deep-rooted network and expertise.
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Livingston James’ Research Associate, Tara Tannock, draws on both personal experience and academic insight to explore the often-overlooked human dynamics shaping the UK agricultural sector.

In his latest article for The HR Director, Livingston James Director Ali Shaw explores whether today’s uncertain business environment could reshape the pathway to CEO, creating new opportunities for HR leaders.

Livingston James’ Commercial Director, Sophie Randles, was recently cited in a press piece by HR Magazine regarding the appointment of former google Executive, Matt Brittin, to Director-general at the BBC.

Livingston James’ Research Associate, Tara Tannock, draws on both personal experience and academic insight to explore the often-overlooked human dynamics shaping the UK agricultural sector.

In his latest article for The HR Director, Livingston James Director Ali Shaw explores whether today’s uncertain business environment could reshape the pathway to CEO, creating new opportunities for HR leaders.

Livingston James’ Commercial Director, Sophie Randles, was recently cited in a press piece by HR Magazine regarding the appointment of former google Executive, Matt Brittin, to Director-general at the BBC.