John Ellis, October 2010

Founded in Edinburgh during 2010 to provide Talent Solutions to the Financial Services sector in Scotland. Vision to become bespoke provider to a few select organisations who have a

strategic vision for recruiting, retaining, developing and releasing their talent to enable them to realise their competitive advantage

from people. We aim to work with only the best organisations and in return, we will become their strategic alliance partner of choice

for innovative and intuitive Talent Solutions.

We work only with the best forward thinking companies who: ◦ recognise talent ◦ provide a framework and environment for them to excel◦ invest in their Talent to release their true potential◦ have a duty of care to ensure their Talent’s career aspirations and expectations

can be achieved◦ do not deliver false promises ◦ realise their competitive advantage from people.

We don’t do business with organisations that will not provide a framework that nurtures, grows and invests in talent.

The greatest failed promise is “people are our greatest asset.”

Less stress for recruiting managers◦ Assist define Talent strategy and requirements◦ We know this industry having been professional practitioners for over 20 years◦ Improved screening capabilities (strengths, talent attributes)◦ We provide real bespoke Talent Solutions and not volume candidates

Enjoyable engagement experience◦ Deep and meaningful relationships ensuring we know each other’s businesses◦ Peer group discussions on industry and specific management challenges◦ Boutique service for a few strategic clients leading to best of breed service◦ Open, honest and trusted strategic partnership

Cost effective, repeatable & successful delivery of Talent Solutions◦ Our shared objective is to get the right Talent first time as cost of failure (wrong hire)

averages 10 plus x salary to right the wrong◦ Enables clients to leverage their greatest competitive advantage from people◦ Creates a platform for continued growth and success◦ Extensive business, professional and social network to capture true Talent◦ Real Talent doesn’t sit on recruitment databases but requires to be identified, nurtured,

and coached to change career paths for the right opportunity

Talent management is about getting the right people in the right jobs doing the right things

Talent cannot succeed on its own, it requires a platform for success that provides:◦ Investment in education, knowledge and skills◦ Senior Management / Executive sponsors and coaches◦ Showing them what “good looks like” and inspire them to become

“great”◦ Aligning behaviours to the business vision and strategy◦ Structured performance management ◦ Understand strengths, create an environment to utilise and take

them from “good to great” ◦ No glass ceilings - let the talent shine

Aligning employee behaviours witha company’s business needs is thebasic goal of talent management

Advisory services◦ Define Talent Vision and Strategy◦ Assist co-ordinate and implement vision and strategy◦ Utilise Strategic Alliance Partnership opportunities for innovative

and intuitive class leading solutions◦ Trusted advisor on Talent

Deliver Talent Solutions◦ Permanent staff (investment for the future)◦ Associates (demonstrable delivery track record for now)

Interim Management Project Life Cycle roles (individual, team and or managed team) Backfill BAU on secondment

◦ Candidate screening and assessments to bespoke Talent Profile(s)◦ We can manage your contractor pool resources releasing

the admin and management overhead

Talent thrives when they can see what good looks like. Give them real role models to aspire to and let them shine.

We are able to assist our clients with the following:◦ Talent Strategy workshops and interviews◦ Talent profiling, interviews and assessments◦ Talent screening (regardless of source of candidate) to standard

agreed bespoke Talent profile(s)◦ Project lifecycle roles such as Change, Project and Test

Management, Business and Test Analysts◦ Project delivery team mobilisation such as Test Team, Price

Remediation Team, Migration Team, Business Analysis Team◦ Management roles within Asset Management and Investment

Operations including Senior Fund Accountants, Valuations Management,Head of Financial Systems and Reporting, Head of Change Management, Middle Office, Asset Servicing, Compliance and Risk, Portfolio and Fund Management.

Align Talent attributes to Company Vision and Strategy for optimum success

With extensive knowledge of the Financial Services industry, the regulatory framework, the processes and controls and the culture, you are assured of a value added service as we know this sector. We have a proven track record in identifying, designing and implementing talent solutions either tactical and or strategic by working in partnership with our clients.

We specialise in providing our clients with real choices in direct response to the challenges that they face. We ensure that our talent solutions have the relevant experience, credentials and demonstrable track record and the right qualificationsto undertake the role(s) successfully.

We strive to save our clients money by avoiding costly recruitment mistakes.

Our business ethos is to provide real “Choice Options” leading to innovative and intuitive “Solutions.”

We provide our Talent Pool with tools and techniques to enhance their capabilities and encourage them to fully participate in our collaborative community where ideas, business challenges both specialist and industry wide can be discussed.

We provide access to various templates to enable our Talent Pool to hit the ground running and to work in a structured and consistent manner.

We have Strategic Alliance Partnerships with professional business coaches, lifestyle coaches and professional bodies. Our Talent Pool has full access to utilise the services of these talent enhancing organisations.

E: jellis@choice-solutions.co.uk

W: www.choice-solutions.co.uk

M: +44 (0)7754 495 780