ALTON AINLEY
BA (Hons), Dip App Psych, MSc, CPsychol, AFBPsS
A business psychologist with over 20 years of consultancy experience, Alton Ainley has worked with a wide range of FTSE 100 and 250 companies, professional services firms and public sector organisations, with clients as diverse as BAE Systems, Barclays, BP, CSFB, Ford, Arcadia, Gillette, and Logica. He has worked with Highwire since 2009, focusing on management due diligence assignments for Private Equity clients. Prior to this he worked for several specialist consultancies.
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In addition to designing bespoke assessment and development processes for clients, Alton is regularly involved in conducting independent assessments of candidates’ suitability for vacancies ranging from graduate positions through to senior managerial and board level appointments.
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Executive level assessment is a key area for Alton, where he is valued for his integrity and professionalism. Typically his work here involves assessing candidates for selection in high-profile appointments using a variety of assessment techniques including psychometric profiling, in-depth and biographical interviewing, business simulations and case studies. He has conducted over 750 assessments at senior manager/executive level.
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Alton enjoys playing jazz and blues on his piano in the rare opportunities that family and work commitments allow.
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