Gareth Hanna (left) and Gary Irvine
4c tops three years of growth with new divisions As 4c Executive Search prepares to celebrate its third birthday, the team tells Ulster Business about the launch of three new divisions in the business and ambitious plans for further growth in the coming months...
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hey say that the first three years will either make or break a business,” said Gary Irvine, Founder and Managing Director of 4c Executive Search. “As we prepare to enter into our fourth year of business at the start of October this year, we can say with conviction that our first three years have very much made us. I am immensely proud of everything 4c has achieved so far.” 4c Executive Search was launched by Irvine in October 2013 in response to what he said was a very obvious gap in the Northern Ireland market. “Prior to this, local businesses were shopping outside of the province for high-quality executive search partners to find the best person for their senior-level,
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business-critical roles – simply because they didn’t believe that there was anyone in Northern Ireland who could successfully deliver such an assignment,” he explained. “From the very beginning we set out to become the leading provider of true executive search services in Northern Ireland and I think we have definitely arrived at that point. 4c has been on a steady upwards trajectory every month since our inception and we have exceeded all business targets along the way – having been retained to fill over 140 high-level assignments in Northern Ireland and GB in the past three years.
but, from the offset, we have always asked ourselves ‘what can we do better?’ and ‘what can we do next?’. This means that we are relevant, that we can respond to the needs of new and existing clients and that we are always one step ahead of the game. “To that end, we have invested significantly in launching three new divisions under the 4c Executive umbrella and – alongside a number of new appointments in the wider team – have appointed an additional Search Consultant, Gareth Hanna, to lead this side of the business.”
Expansion at 4c “But we don’t rest on our laurels,” he continued. “When a business is performing so well the danger is always to be complacent
Gareth Hanna commented: “We were being asked frequently by clients if we offered an executive search solution for a range of