{"id":47355,"date":"2017-05-22T00:14:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T23:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/?p=47355"},"modified":"2021-05-18T14:27:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T13:27:17","slug":"16-forsyth-barnes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2017\/16-forsyth-barnes\/","title":{"rendered":"16. Forsyth Barnes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Founder:<\/strong> Scott Parsons and Roheel Ahmad<strong><br>\nFounded: <\/strong>January 2015<strong><br>\nWebsite: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forsythbarnes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.forsythbarnes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Billed as &ldquo;the right people to find the right people&rdquo;, entrepreneurs Scott Parsons and Roheel Ahmad have built a mini-recruitment empire in the space of just two and a half years.<\/p>\n<p>Founding Forsyth Barnes in January 2015, their executive appointments consultancy seeks to put employee engagement at the centre of everything it does.<\/p>\n<p>Admitting the industry as a whole has a somewhat &ldquo;unfortunate&rdquo; reputation with a large degree of scepticism attached to it, the duo&rsquo;s goal is to bring back the relationship aspect to the recruitment process.<\/p>\n<p>Targeting executives who can command salaries of up to &pound;250,000, Forsyth Barnes offers clients both a retained and contingent model &ndash; with the former attaching a fee for both the search and placement of a candidate, while the latter allows for a fee only once the candidate is placed.<\/p>\n<p>Working with over 118 high profile clients at present, its customers range from tech start-ups to larger financial services and renowned retailers.<\/p>\n<p>Originally London-based, 2017 has seen the business expand and open a second office in Parsons&rsquo; native city of Nottingham. 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