“We instructed Matt on the recommendation of one of the large global search firms who had referred other clients to him successfully. The role was a CFO hire in an underperforming UK subsidiary, with a limited talent pool in the local area. The lead candidate on the shortlist was a highly experienced CFO from a larger business services enterprise, and we were initially hesitant that he could transition to the smaller role on offer. Matt helped us to overcome our concerns and we have been very satisfied with the outcome. I would recommend Matt for similar searches.”

"I was introduced to Matt when I was looking to bring on a new CEO at Infopoint, a company I founded and built from scratch over 15 years which I wanted to develop into a specialist "mobility-as-a-service" business. It was a critical hire, particularly during the pandemic, to inherit an established team and transform and grow the business to the next level over the next few years. Despite being new to the mobility sector, Matt was able to source a very strong shortlist of well-qualified candidates - three of whom made it through our selection 'panel' to final stages, and one was appointed. Matt ran a proactive, diligent process and helped us to secure someone with excellent credentials and a proven track record in the industry."

"Matt has made several key senior executive hires for me at TestCard over the last two years. From our head of Finance (now CFO) to our two Sales Directors, he has consistently shown me shortlists of high calibre candidates within the required timeframe and run an efficient selection process to get them on board. His intuitive understanding of the business and who would be the right fit has been really helpful in securing the right talent in a streamlined way, which has been important at our stage of growth."

"Matt hired our CFO back in 2019, and since then has really been a major supporter of our business growth as we scaled from under 100 to 500 people globally over three years. He has made senior leadership hires for GeoComply in Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Product, Finance, Legal and HR, as well as a number of technical hires. We have found him to be a great ambassador for the business, presenting our story very effectively to candidates, and has had the bandwidth to operate across multiple teams/functions and geographies. He has an instinctive feel for who represents a good fit for us as we scale rapidly, and always gives candidates a positive experience."

“Our recent collaboration with Drake Darcy for multiple searches left us thoroughly impressed. Their unique personal approach and clear values are the fundamental principles of their service, making the recruitment process incredibly smooth and efficient. The candidates provided were exceptional, a testament to Drake Darcy’s thorough understanding of our needs. Chris led the process with the utmost professionalism and his commitment to matching the right candidates with the right roles shone through. We highly recommend Drake Darcy to any company looking for a recruitment partner who consistently goes the extra mile.”

“Exceptional candidate management - Chris Drake is highly personable and a pleasure to work with. Through his extensive network of business leaders in the energy sector he rapidly placed me in an Interim Procurement Director assignment. Chris has remained in touch, and I have no doubt he will be able to place me into another role when this one comes to an end.”