Michael Wright

Current

Executive Vice President & Chairman at Idealpeople International
Managing Director at Idealpeople

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500+ connections

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Staffing and Recruiting

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Michael Wright’s Summary

I live to work, not work to live.
My glass is always half full.
I recruit, therefore I am.
I try to deliver value with every interaction.

I'm the founder and majority shareholder in a multi-site, international recruiting firm. In the UK, our business is primarily involved in contingency staffing services, some executive search work and a little RPO. In Asia, we primarily operate a retained search business for senior positions. We have offices in London, Hong Kong, Milton Keynes and Beijing, China.

I'm the most recommended Recruiter in China with more than 50 professional endorsements on Linkedin:

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Our clients are mainly at the bleeding edge of innovation and have direct links to the technology industry.

Example industries/ markets we serve include:

Advanced Analytics
Interactive Entertainment
Market Research and Data-Based Insight
FMCG
Enterprise Software, SaaS & Cloud Computing
Security and Biometrics
IPTV and Convergence
E-Business
Digital Media
CRM
Outsourcing/Offshoring

Goal: To connect the most talented people in the world with the most exciting businesses in the world. To create value with every interaction.

Michael Wright’s Specialties:

End to end staffing strategies and execution, offshoring, BPO, recruitment branding, sales strategy, marketing, web branding and identity, salary surveys and benchmarking, CV advice, career counselling, staff retention, competitor analysis, market analysis, social media, executive search and seletion, advertising campaigns and management, PR & analyst relations, technology trends, employment trends.

Michael Wright’s Experience

Executive Vice President & Chairman

Idealpeople International

(Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

Following a re-organisation of the UK business, I have now taken charge of our journey into Asia.

Operating from offices in both Beijing and Hong Kong, It's our mission to be recognised as the premier staffing service for both Exec and Mid-Level positions in the APAC region, especially in China.

We're in the talent business, so we understand (more than most) the importance of developing people who works for us to reach their full career potential.

Sample Retained Assignments Closed Since July 2008

Executive Director - Professional Services (Singapore - SW vendor)
Senior Client Services Director (China - Consulting/Analytics firm)
Head of Mobile Architecture - (China - Embedded Software Vendor)
CTO (China - Independent Software Vendor)
Consulting Manager - (Singapore - IPTV company)
Business Development Director (APAC - Mobile Ecosystem Player)
Head of Production (China - Computer Games Co)
CEO - (China - Startup Online Gaming and Social Media Co)
Business Affairs Manager (Licensing) - (China, Digital Media Co)
VP Sales (International) - Clinical Research Outsourcing firm (see publicity: http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-15-2009/0005113204&EDATE=)
Managing Director

Idealpeople

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

March 2001 — Present (8 years 9 months)

Managing a high-growth technical search and recruitment business. We take our work very seriously, and serve FTSE 250, NASDAQ, AIM businesses as well as VC funded start-ups. We operate internationally, but have an especially strong presence in Europe, particularly tech-hot-spots such as Cambridge, Bristol, Ireland, Holland and Germany. Most recently, we are pushing our presence in the Asia Pacific region, in particular focussing on developing business and relationships in China.

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Michael Wright’s Interests:

LINUX, Mandarin Language, Psychology, Web Design, Pervasive & Disruptive Computing, Linguistics, Asian Culture and Religion, Manga, Wines, Fashion, Photography, Digital Music, Guitars, Ethical Hacking (CEH Trained), Knowledge Based Systems