Kenny Davies
"It's our responsibility to consult with our clients to identify potential staffing complications… so if we do our job properly, talent management should be about prevention rather than cure.”
Key facts
- Regional Director, Africa at NES Global Talent
- Joined NES Global Talent in 1994
- Established Houston office
- Develops markets where others fear to go
First impressions
Kenny on what motivates him: “The prospect of failing professionally terrifies me – and that’s a big motivator! I enjoy the challenge of delivering the best contract staff and I’m motivated to provide the best service available in the industry.”
Kenny on what makes a great recruiter: “Great recruiters have knowledge of their candidates. This sounds like an obvious thing to say, but it’s important to understand the talent. Consultants also need to form great relationships with their clients, which leads to a greater understanding of the market.”
Passionate about our work
“The goal is simply to make NES Global Talent the agency of choice. It's easy to talk the talk and most people do that very well but in reality, especially as the business continues to grow in so many different locations, it's very difficult to deliver successfully on each project, for every contractor. The metric of success is the opinion of the contractors that we represent.”
Greatest challenges
“Our clients face many challenges and we understand how to help them. Staff retention and an ageing workforce are major concerns. Many hiring companies have encountered problems in hostile regions with security and militant activity and knowing that we have the expertise and knowledge to support them in places like Port Harcourt and Papua New Guinea is reassuring.”
What makes us different?
“We are better positioned to represent clients and candidates because our impressive client portfolio sees us as the preferred vendor to many of the world’s largest operating and engineering clients. Because of this, we can offer our contractors unrivalled access to major projects - and we can provide support during each phase of the project life cycle through our global network of offices.”