Ian Axe has over 25 years of global Finance experience across Investment Banking, Wealth, Asset Management and Market Infrastructure. He is currently the MD / Founder of WSL an Advisory and FinTech principle investment company. Previously Ian held a number of senior executive positions including Group CEO of Panmure Gordon, Group CEO LCH Clearnet, EMEA COO & Global Head of Operations Barclays Capital , COO ABSA Capital and Global Head of Equity Finance Barclays. During his financial career Ian has worked with and sat on various operating committees across Asia, Africa, EMEA and USA.
“I’ve worked with Kelvin for more than two decades and can say without hesitation that what he and his team at Alexander Charles deliver is genuinely one of a kind. Kelvin always takes the time to understand my brief in depth, and in a world of screens he and his colleagues still make the effort to meet me face to face. The strength of his network means the candidate lists are consistently first class, and nothing is ever too much trouble – especially the aftercare to ensure each candidate beds in successfully, which has always been exemplary. Put simply, Kelvin and the team are consummate professionals who recruit professionals.”
“Over a 20 year period I have worked with Kelvin, both as a candidate and as an employer looking for staff; this has resulted in many jobs and contracts for myself and some excellent staff for me.
He has proved to be an expert recruitment consultant and a good friend although I haven’t forgiven him for lending me his wife’s bike so that I could compete in a triathalon or the time he sent me to Sierra Leone in time for the ebola outbreak.
In summary he’s very good in my experience in matching candidates to jobs so we’ve done.”
“Kelvin has been top of the game for some time. He has a great ability to understand the elements of different professional roles and to then provide top matching candidates.”
“Kelvin and the Alexander Charles team have a great reputation and run a very professional executive search business. Kelvin has a very broad and deep network and leverages that network to his clients’ benefit.”
“I have known Kelvin Trott for several years both professionally and personally. He is the best finance recruitment consultant I have encountered and I have retained him exclusively to help me navigate through the employment jungle. His contact book is impeccable as is his judgement with regards to all matters to do with recruitment. I have no hesitation recommending him to other people who are in need of getting out of the rut into a challenging finance role.”
We were delighted to welcome the new President of CIMA (chartered Institute of Management Accountants) Mr Paul Ash to speak at our 30th anniversary party in Victoria London.
The event was hosted by the inimitable Mr Ian Stafford and supported by Tony Adams MBE (Arsenal and England) Jason Robinson OBE (rugby union world cup winner) and Tracey Edwards MBE (around the world sailor). The event was also in Support of the British Heart Foundation.