Peter Booth PhD – Director & Founder
Recruiting people into new careers is something I have always taken a great deal of personal satisfaction from. That, and building businesses is what I love doing. So late in 2011, I decided to establish my own company, using my experience in the science and technology industry, to help companies with great opportunities, find great people. Today my company, Insight Management Services, improves business performance for Clients by finding exceptional new talent and supporting their marketing objectives.
We specialise in a very focussed niche that perfectly matches our expertise. So when you work with us you can be sure we understand your business and your technologies. We work with scientific and technical instrumentation companies, managing recruitment assignments from the MD/CEO down through the organisation but, only in Sales, Customer Support and Marketing. This is where our experience can be most useful to you because we have been in your shoes and have most likely experienced the challenges you currently face.
I have personally been involved in the scientific and technical instrumentation field for over 30 years since I started my PhD in Atomic Spectroscopy. The notion of using a range of highly complex instrumentation to characterise materials, struck a chord with me and it’s been a passion of mine ever since.
I started my career working in the pharmaceutical industry at The Wellcome Foundation where I gained experience with many analytical techniques and myriad laboratory technologies in a highly regulated environment. Wellcome was a great company, but there was something missing. I wanted to take my science background into a commercial role, so I identified a Technical Sales position with Philips Analytical (part of the Dutch electronics firm) and I never looked back.
Philips is renowned for its Sales and Management training. They provided me with an excellent grounding in the commercial world of laboratory instrumentation, not only in the UK but in many markets globally. I was quickly successful and after only 2 years became Global Sales Manager for an entire portfolio of products, building budgets for a $20m business, contributing to overall business strategy and delivering growth. I was also very lucky to work in many parts of the world including North America where I was responsible for developing a new brand into that market.
Throughout my career, my focus has remained with laboratory and technical instrumentation in global B2B markets. I have worked at Senior Management level and gained wide ranging experience in areas such as spectroscopy, chromatography, metrology, micro and nano-positioning, optics, photonics, microscopy and imaging, with both manufacturing companies and distributors.
I have repositioned companies and business units, created and launched company and product brands, established sales and marketing functions from the ground up, built distribution networks in global markets, established subsidiaries in Europe and Asia and implemented market penetration strategies in North America.
During my career, I have had the opportunity to meet countless people from all around the world, many of them becoming friends. But my greatest motivation was to develop and grow businesses and to create jobs. I have learned that hiring someone into a new position, which is often a life changing opportunity for them, is exciting, rewarding and a real privilege for me personally.
I hope this summary gives you some idea of the depth of experience and industry knowledge that we can offer. If you feel we can help, please contact us. I look forward to hearing from you.
Peter
What our clients say ….
“Peter has that unique blend of analytical and people skills that have been hallmarks of all the best recruiters I have worked with. Throughout his career he’s held many of the positions he now recruits for, so is quickly able to understand the scope and requirements of a position and excite the best candidates. If you’re looking for high performers Peter will definitely find them for you.”
“I personally never had such a technologically professional recruiter!”
“I am impressed with the level of effort you put in providing a quality service”
“Peter is an enthusiastic and detail-oriented recruiter. He is reliable and follows you step by step. He is a professional and he is able to make you feel comfortable from the very first moment.”
“Peter took time to understand our needs, pick only suitable candidates and provide an analysis of why he felt candidates were suitable. This is a rare and valuable service.”
“Peter contacted me about an opening he was working on filling for a company who had hired him as a recruiter. After our initial email communication, he organized a Skype call with me to see if I would be a good fit for this organization and vis versa. I found Peter’s style to be very professional, congenial and authentic from the very start. He had a solid understanding of the depth and breadth of the position for which he was hired to fill. Since the position involved working with top scientific and technical instrumentation companies, I could not have worked with a more knowledgeable person in this market than Peter. The interview process was extremely rigorous and lengthy, yet Peter continued to stay engaged and interested in my candidacy. Regardless of any question or concern I may have had, he always took the time to speak with me. I found it so refreshing to work with a recruiter that was so thoughtful and so genuinely concerned with assisting me through the process. I must say that by the end of the process I felt as though I had a new professional friend in Peter. From my experience with working with recruiters, Peter is without peer! I would recommend him wholeheartedly!