Executive Search
Find the right talent
Human Capital Advisory
Invest in your people
Candidate Services
Explore your potential
Colt Mackenzie McNair
We see the bigger picture – from individual careers to comprehensive people strategies
Through trusted solutions of recruitment, human capital and career development, CMM assists on your biggest assets: your people.
Skill, precision and passion are essential in a game of golf – and key to everything we do. It underpins our specialist approach and helps us devise people solutions for local golf clubs and global golfing brands alike.
We’re proud of our unrivalled market intelligence based on years of experience in the golfing industry. It gives us a unique understanding of our clients’ needs and informs the strategic thinking behind every solution we provide. With offices around the world, we have the local and the global market expertise to offer our clients a truly bespoke service in the areas of Executive Search, Human Capital Advisory and Career Development.
Over 150 clients in 28 countries
Some of our clients
Topics for today and for the future.
For our latest thinking as well as case studies, find out more on our insights page. Learn how we assist PGA of America with a global employment strategy, find outside talent for one the UK’s most exclusive golf clubs, and help with succession planning in manufacturing.
Our approach
At the heart of every solution is a personal relationship
Without you there is no us. Are aim is to go beyond the obvious and really get to know everything about you. CMM is built on a foundation of trust, integrity and expertise with a passion for talent one two three four five.
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Conduct Review
Work closely with our client to outline objectives
02
Develop Strategy
To suit client’s vision, budget and timeframe
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Executive Strategy
Use network and expertise to connect with candidates
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Support Client
Assist client during settling in period
Our close-knit team of talented headhunters, HR specialists and consultants thrive on seeking out the solution you need. Our collaborative approach pinpoints the right solution that is bespoke, based solely on your needs. We never search for quick fixes. Instead, our aim is to nurture long-term working relationships that help strengthen businesses and brands for years to come.
01
Conduct
Review
Work closely with our client to outline objectives
02
Develop
Strategy
To suit client’s vision, budget and timeframe
03
Executive
Strategy
Use network and expertise to connect with candidates
04
Support
Client
Assist client during settling in period
Our close-knit team of talented headhunters, HR specialists and consultants thrive on seeking out the solution you need. Our collaborative approach pinpoints the right solution that is bespoke, based solely on your needs. We never search for quick fixes. Instead, our aim is to nurture long-term working relationships that help strengthen businesses and brands for years to come.
Executive Search
A tested method, proven to find the best candidates
While every position and every brief is different, we deliver results through a systematic approach and our close relationship with our clients.
The right recruitment strategy starts with the right brief. We take a hands-on approach to understand your needs, looking at the hire from a number of different perspectives. Our experts then use comprehensive market mapping and research to engage with potential candidates from a variety of different talent pools, with a focus on identifying the ones that can add value to your business.
Throughout the process we maintain a constant dialogue with candidates and clients, and we can also take part in the interview process on request. Once a position has been filled, our work doesn’t end. We stay in contact with the candidate to ensure a seamless transition.
Main sectors
Clubs
Resorts
Hotel Groups
Multi Site operations
Travel
Product Manufacturing
Professional Services
Apparel
Turfcare and Irrigation
Real Estate
Two search solutions:
Executive Search
A trusted client-led solution recognising the unique challenges your organisation faces.
- Customised candidate assessment based on position
- Selecting candidate with the right capacity for your business long term
- Introducing candiates from direct, indirect and adjacent industries
Club Management
A dedicated service for managerial-level positions at all types of golf club, delivered by a specialist team.
- Extensive client list of leading golf clubs
- We only accept a small number of club searches at any one time
- We take a collaborative approach, basing a solution on the club’s strategic plan
Human capital advisory
How to empower your team to build success from within
Your people are your greatest asset. If your staff thrive, performance improves and your business reaps the rewards, so it pays to invest in your existing team.
We can help you assess the effectiveness of your business and create an environment that allows your staff to maximise their potential. Through a variety of tools, we give you the power to empower your staff to meet the future challenges of the golfing industry. Our track record is a testament to the huge benefits of a healthy team environment.
Tools
Career coaching and Mentoring Programs
Behavioural Profiling & 360 Degree Feedback
Staff Audits
Succession Planning
Employee Engagement
Interviewing and Selection
Talent Development Programs
Building Successful Teams
Candidate services
Key steps to your career success
We are passionate about talent and developing careers. We see our candidates as people and strive to enhance their careers.
Confidentiality is an intrinsic part of how we operate, and whether you would like to discuss your career within the golf industry, or are keen to take the next career step at the earliest opportunity, we will be able to discuss options for you to consider.
If actively job-seeking, our constantly-updated list of vacancies should be your first port of call. However, we strongly advise that you register with us, as many of our roles are managed on a confidential basis and therefore are never made public.
Career coaching services
For people who are serious about their career, it is vital that you understand your capacity. To do this you have to get to the core of who you are to make the fundamental changes to ensure that you reach your potential. Through 1:1 coaching using a variety of tools and expert industry knowledge, we can help.
If you would like to expand your capacity, we should talk.
Leadership Team
People are our speciality and our passion
We combine our diverse knowledge of the golfing industry and our in-depth recruitment expertise with a strong passion for golf. Our integrity and our friendly, hands-on approach are at the heart of CMM’s success and, ultimately, of yours.
Richard Wood
Stewart McNair
Mike Kelly
Eddie Bullock
Adam Keable
Michael Herd
Biddy Lloyd Jones
Contact
So why not get in touch
Find out how our dedicated team can assist you.
Head Office
Index House
St Georges Lane
Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7ET
Tel: + 44 (0) 1344 636411
United States
1355 Lenten Way
Statham,
GA 30666
Tel: +1 706 347 0331
Richard Wood
Managing Director
Richard has more 25 years’ experience in the international sports market, with a lifetime connection to golf. A former Head of sports marketing and sponsorship agencies, Richard co-founded CMM in 2007.
Since CMM inception, Richard has driven the growth of the company to current position and remains heavily involved in all areas of the business. In that time Richard has specialised in Executive and Senior Management level, working with many high-profile facilities and brands. A keen links golf player, Richard is a member of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, Muirfield.
Stewart McNair
Chairman
Stewart has more than 25 years’ experience in executive search in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and the USA. For many years, Stewart specialised in the financial services sector and was retained by leading multinational businesses and globally recognised brands.
Since joining forces with Richard Wood to form Colt Mackenzie Mcnair, Stewart has guided the team at CMM, working closely with a variety of leading international golf businesses, from new resort and real estate developments in Asia and the Middle East. Stewart remains as passionate about his own golf as he is about the golf industry, and is a member of Sunningdale Golf Club. As a schoolboy, he twice represented Great Britain in matches against the USA.
Mike Kelly
Partner CMM America
Mike Kelly heads the CMM US office and comes from a successful career in highly amenitized luxury real estate, resort and club environments. He has developed several communities from the ground up including Reynolds Plantation (which also owns The Ritz-Carlton at Reynolds Plantation), Blue Ridge Mountain Club, Houston Oaks and many others. Mike is fully versed in the development, marketing and selling of real estate along with a full understanding of how to operate the various hospitality components of these complex developments.
Eddie Bullock
Advisory Board
Eddie is widely recognised as an authority on the emerging trends within the global golf club industry, and is a former Managing Director of Woburn Golf Club in Buckinghamshire, UK, and, between 2011-2013, was Captain of The Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA).
Eddie offers clubs and business strategic management support, leadership advice and operational guidance to CMM clients.
He is also a leading figure in the Golf Club Managers Association (GCMA), Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) and associate member of The British and International Golf Greenkeepers’ Association (BIGGA), as well as being on the Board of Trustees at The Golf Foundation.
Adam Keable
Director
Adam completed an honours degree in Applied Golf Management from the University of Birmingham and has a Masters degree in Marketing from Royal Holloway University. In addition to his academic background, Adam is a member of the PGA and has worked within the golf industry for over ten years.
Starting his career at Burhill Golf Club, Adam then went on to found his own golf technology company in 2012. Adam now overseas the relationships with CMM’s core partners, whilst working closely on strategic and commercial hires for golf suppliers and brands.
Michael Herd
Senior Consultant
Michael Herd is a Senior Consultant at Colt Mackenzie McNair, primarily focusing on CMM’s Club Management Services. He manages the day to day delivery of mandates which includes research, mapping and candidate screening as well as partnering with clients throughout the process.
With over 6 years’ experience within the golf industry, Michael is heavily involved in identifying, nurturing and developing young talent and has played a key role in many of CMM’s marquee appointments.
Biddy Lloyd Jones
Consultative Services
Biddy is Head of Consultative Services at Colt Mackenzie McNair. She is an experienced development consultant with a distinguished career in her field.
She has worked in the private, SME and public sector, with companies such as Easyjet, Linklaters, Burhill Group Ltd, Manchester United FC, London Underground, Arsenal FC, Galvin Green, Qatar Airways, Virgin Active, the NHS and Bailey Robinson Holidays. Biddy’s area of expertise is enhancing the success of businesses through the effectiveness of its leaders, by coaching and developing individuals and teams responsible for its future success.
She focuses on behavioural and culture change, management development and dynamic working relationships. She helps organisations to ensure they are ‘fit for business’ by forward focus on their vision, ensuring their processes and people are aligned for the future not simply for the present.