Press

• AGM Stephen Mansbridge on BBC News

  May 2009

• Britain's Bonuses

  Forbes magazine – February 2, 2009

  AGM Transitions Stephen Mansbridge shares his views in Forbes magazine article on ‘Banks at risk of a government crackdown on remuneration’.

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• UBS changes to bonus system

  Forbes magazine – November 17, 2008

  Using his expertise Stephen Mansbridge expresses his opinion in Forbes magazine article on ‘The Swiss bank overhauls its compensation system to reward performance over a longer period of time’.

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• BA’s Walsh

  Forbes magazine – May 16, 2008

  Stephen Mansbridge shares his views in Forbes magazine article on British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh agreeing to forgo his bonus.

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• Bob Diamond

  Forbes magazine – March 28, 2008

  Stephen Mansbridge comments on the 2007 salary of Bob Diamond, the American chief executive of Barclays' investment banking division that provoked howls of outrage in the mainstream British press.

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• Helping clients Look for a Career Change

  WealthBriefing.com. January 8, 2008

  The wealthy increasingly consider their working lives as a means to an end and look to a second career.

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• Law

  The Daily Telegraph - July 2007

  According to new analysis by AGM Transitions, a recruitment advice agency, women solicitors have less chance of being made full partners in the most profitable law firms - only about 10 to 15 per cent are successful - than in the solid ground of mid-profitable firms, where the proportion of women is nearer to 20 or 30 per cent. The problem is not so much sex discrimination, the agency concludes - more that the most successful firms have a work-life balance that women find unattractive.

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• Critical Eye

  July 2007

  At a recent CriticalEYE Discussion Group business leaders explored some of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and limitations that surround the development of an effective Portfolio Career. This article draws on the richness of the discussion that took place and builds on wider experience gained in supporting top executives in different aspects of career transition.

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• Indians in top ranks of A-level jobs

  The Times of India - June 2007

  LONDON: Indian executives are now in the top ranks of an international multi-racial meritocracy composed of a highly sought-after group of mobile, trans-national, 'C'-level business leaders ie, CEOs, CFOs and COOs one of London's leading corporate placement companies has told The Times of India.

  The company, AGM Transitions, which only assists top-flight "business Leaders including chairmen, managing directors, CFOs, COOs and entrepreneurs across all disciplines" to move onwards or upwards to other high-profile jobs, said it had proof of a definite rise in demand for and acceptability of Indians of all sorts, whether schooled and trained in India or abroad.

  Stephen Mansbridge, AGM Transitions' managing director, told TOI that Indians are now able to cherry-pick from amongst a small pool of international, hot-seat, 'C'-level jobs, such as chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer and chief information officer.

  This is thought to be the first real statement of fact from corporate players, rather than pundits, of a remarkable shift in the big-ticket job market towards Indians and away from white Westerners.

  Mansbridge said there was a definite "change in psychology about Indian businessmen" and the Indians themselves "are now conscious they are at least equal to your (the white Western world's) best".

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• Fitting fizzy together with flat

  Financial Times - 28 May 2007

  AGM Transitions, which helps top executives manage their careers, has noticed that job changes are becoming less seasonal. July and August, traditionally quiet months for career moves, were just as busy as the spring and autumn peaks last year. Stephen Mansbridge, managing director, reckons this summer will be just as busy.

  One reason is the rapid turnover of top executives, which spills into the holiday months. Captains of industry who are contemplating a move won’t hang around for autumn, he suspects, in case the long-expected downturn comes and closes off opportunities. Then again, in a booming economy, job changers can collect an extra 15 to 25 per cent pay. So why wait?

  Observer prefers to blame global warming. Animals are migrating early and flowers bloom in winter. Climate change must surely have equal impact on the behaviour of corporate types.

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