Online4Baby is an Oldham-based e-commerce business, which provides baby-related home products to the B2C market.
It is a family business, led by CEO Christie Foster, her sister, and their husbands.
The business was doing very well, with c£40m T/O for 2020. However, Christie approached Rowan to help her appoint a CFO who could:
Rowan Executive Search was retained by Online4Baby to search, assess and appoint a suitable CFO.
Rowan had worked closely with Online4Baby in the past, and trusted the Search and Assessment process.
As experts in Executive Search, Rowan:
Through Rowan’s search and selection process, a shortlist of 6 qualified candidates was submitted, and Nick Cooling was successfully appointed. Nick was a highly suitable candidate with a strong track record within the e-commerce industry, with BoohooMan, and further retail experience with Warburtons. Nick had strong commercial, financial and operational experience, and was an excellent character for the business.
Since joining Online4Baby, Nick has: