Professional

Paul Butterworth's entry into the search industry follows thirteen years as an officer in the Royal Navy. Operational deployments around the world were followed by two years as the Aide-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet, working at the highest levels of the international defence community. On assuming his first ship command, Paul Butterworth was the youngest Commanding Officer in the British Armed Forces. This was followed by a second ship command in the Eastern Mediterranean, conducting force protection and anti-terrorist operations off Cyprus. His final appointment in the Royal Navy was as the Programming Officer for the unique International Fleet Review, where 174 ships were gathered in the Solent to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.

Background

Born on the Fylde Coast, Lancashire and educated at Arnold School, Blackpool, Paul Butterworth trained as a Naval officer at the prestigious Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Three years were then spent at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth from which he graduated with an Honours degree in Law. Paul is a Member of the Nautical Institute, the Institute of Directors, the City Naval Club, Anchorites and the Army & Navy Club. He is also a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.

Specialisations

Paul specialises in high level executive search within the defence/aerospace, maritime & shipping and general technology sectors with a particular emphasis on Board and Director level appointments.