Oliver James a s s o c i a t e s Financial Services Recruitment

Germany

Oliver James Associates is a market leading search and selection consultancy operating exclusively within the international financial services industry. While our business was initially established in 2002 as a niche supplier of skilled professionals to the Insurance and Asset Management industries within the UK, we have grown organically, consistently and successfully since then across the broader financial services sector. More specifically, over the past four years we have further developed our international presence into Switzerland, Germany, Benelux and Asia. Each Senior Consultant is a vertical market specialist within their chosen discipline and has developed an extensive network of contacts across all sizes of business. Our team is made up of three Senior Consultants supported by three Researchers and between us we speak a combination of fluent German, French, English and Dutch.

Search and Selection in Financial Services

We entered the German market in response to two main areas of weakness within the financial services recruitment sector:

1. Low employment turnover results in a lack of talent available for mid-senior level roles;

2. The supply gap between the top-end reach of most contingency recruitment firms and the bottom-end reach of most search firms results in poor quality of service being delivered in the 80,000 to 140,000 salary range.

Oliver James Associates satisfy these needs by:

1. Passive German Market: proactively reaching out to build relationships with high calibre individuals who are not actively looking for a new role, but are receptive to being presented with their next logical career step. Our Research team is mapping out the entire German market, enabling us to present the highest calibre local talent for our clients;

2. Client Focus: building value-added relationships with a handful of carefully selected Financial Services providers and ring-fencing the rest of the market as a source of candidates so that our clients have access to key talent from their key competitors;

3. Search Methodologyneeds. No matter which solution is chosen, we treat each instruction as an individual project and apply our proactive search methodology to sourcing a high quality shortlist for mid-senior level roles;

4. International Reach: we also have vertical market teams across Actuarial, Risk, Compliance and Change Management that specifically identify talent in the UK, Benelux, German or Asia Pacific financial services markets. This gives our German clients access to a global candidate pool and we are experienced at introducing professionals that are open to relocation to Germany.

Search and Selection in Financial Services

currently a team of 6 Consultants. Understanding Actuaries and the insurance markets very well, we have built a vast network throughout the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Asia and Switzerland. We invest 100% of our time, energy and resources in developing a pool of active and passive German Actuarial candidates. In Germany, our German-speaking consultants map out local candidates to add to our global database and we now have an extensive understanding of this extremely candidate short market. We are now one of the few genuine leaders in the actuarial recruitment space and during 2011/2012 we have successfully reacted to the high-demand for nearly/newly qualified candidates due to the new Solvency II regulations. We have managed this by tapping into our passive local candidate base and international Actuarial network. We use proactive search methodologies and offer a bespoke recruitment solution on a contingency, sole agency or retained search basis to suit your needs. Our candidates are from a pure Life or Non- atives, as well as locally based international candidates. We recruit for a variety of technical and managerial roles.

Actuarial

Actuarial

Chief Actuary Non-Life Reinsurer Head of Non-Life Consulting International Consultancy Senior Reporting Actuary World-leading insurer Non-Life Partner International Consultancy Head of Pricing Life World Leading Reinsurer Modelling Expert-Capital International Consultancy Non-Life Specialty Lines Pricing World Leading Insurer Senior Client Manager Longevity Global Reinsurer Legal & Compliance Officer Europe Boutique Non-Life Insurer Client Partner Longevity International Reinsurer Platform Developer and Modelling Expert Global P&C Insurer Junior Risk Actuary (Non-Life) German Non-Life Insurer Senior Coverage Officer Leading Global Insurer Actuarial Analyst International Consultancy Senior Actuarial Analyst Germany-based Insurer Head of Group Actuarial Life Germany-based Insurer

Our recent assignments and placements include:

Senior Actuarial Analyst Leading Global Insurer Consultant Leading Global Insurer Life Actuary Leading Swiss Insurer Senior Risk Actuary Global Specialty Reinsurer Senior Casualty UW - Germanic Countries Bermuda-Based P&C Insurer Senior IFRS Actuary Leading Swiss Insurer Senior Analyst International Consultancy Senior Pricing Actuary Leading International Reinsurer Pricing Actuary Leading International Reinsurer Junior Analyst World Leading Reinsurer Property Treaty Underwriter European Life Reinsurer International Casualty Treaty Bermuda-Based P&C Insurer Risk Manager / Actuary Non-Life Germany-based Insurer Reporting Actuary Leading Swiss Insurer Solvency II Technical Author Germany-based Insurer Global MoSes Project Actuar Leading Swiss Reinsurer

Key Contact Details

Permanent Employment Manuel Lovell

Senior Consultant +49 (0)8922 061 003 manuel.lovell@ojassociates.com

Manuel specialises in the Actuary market for German Life and Non-Life insurance/reinsurance companies. Through constant communication with market specialists to gain the trust of both clients and candidates, Manuel seeks to maintain and further his knowledge within his specialist area in Germany and Switzerland. Manuel is a native English and French speaker and speaks near-fluent German.

Freelance/Contract Employment Ben Moses

Consultant +49 (0)8922 061 068 ben.moses@ojassociates.com

Ben specialises in the recruitment of Actuaries to the European Life and Non-Life insurance and reinsurance markets. By extensive networking in the market and the development of relationships based on trust and integrity, he has developed formidable client relations and influential candidate contacts. Ben is committed to expanding his specialist market knowledge and is always keen to take on new projects.

Permanent Employment Emina Biscevic

Senior Consultant +49 (0)893 803 8965 emina.biscevicl@ojassociates.com

Emina is a specialist in placing actuarial and risk professionals in Germany where she has built trusting relationships with her clients and candidates alike in understanding their needs and how best to provide them with a tailored service. She always operates with professionalism and discretion, while adding a personal touch as she understands how important the next career steps are for every individual.

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