Neil Campbell

(IT Cloud Hosting Managed Services Provider)

• Working as a link between clients, partners, finance and technical teams of cloud solution expertise.
• Project delivering services and offering enhanced or new solutions to a range of clients in Scotland and Norway mainly from IT, Oil & Gas, and Telecommunications sectors.
• Added pressure and politics of managing our biggest client, who are also the parent company. If we don’t maintain their systems, the next edition of The Beano doesn’t get issued!
• Targeted on enhancing commercial profile of these clients, working with £4M-£5M annual value clients, adding 10-15%+pa.

• Set up a Recruitment & Careers Advisory business focusing on retained recruitment for the NE Scotland Professional Services market.
• Achieved good results and a reliable reputation, providing a more flexible and self-guided working life.
• Decided to try something new after 15+ years in recruitment when asked to join Brightsolid, after conducting a search for a COO on behalf the business.

• Fast paced role in a results driven environment, recruiting Professional Services staff for Investment and Life & Pension companies across Scotland and latterly international markets.
• Predominantly a relationship management and consultative job.
• Became good at this from the early stages of my career, resulting in a fast rise in my career which included managing over 20 staff across Edinburgh and Glasgow.
• Moved on from this role after years of a 3-4 hour daily commute and the scale of management required, to set up my own business.

• Providing career and interview guidance to students and liaison with industry to secure placements, internships etc.
• Wanted to try something different and work closer to home, but returned to the above job after finding this one a bit dull.