Meet the team: Teresa Peacock
Teresa Peacock
Teresa has worked in Recruitment and Search for more than three decades and for Spinnaker since 2008.
Prior to Spinnaker, she completed a management buyout of the Locum Group, and subsequent trade sale to Reed Health, after growing the business from a staff of 25 to 180.
Teresa has experience across a wide range of industries, which includes recruitment projects all over the world. Her vast experience means she is perfectly suited to developing and delivering tailored recruitment solutions for Spinnaker’s clients.
Teresa specialises in Executive Search for Spinnaker which recruits and places leadership talent globally. Teresa is respected for her market knowledge and discretion. Clients use her executive search service for board-level positions, difficult-to-fill assignments, and those in obscure locations.
Teresa has been voted one of the ‘Top 100 Women in Shipping’ for five consecutive years by AllAboutShipping.co.uk.
Spinnaker’s Executive Search division was named Executive Search Partner of the Year in 2021 by the Global Ports Council.
Teresa has many appointments including a Board Member of the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA), a Fellow of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals, an active participant in the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women in Work and a member of the Maritime UK Diversity in Maritime Taskforce.
Teresa is actively involved in helping young people at school prepare job applications and mock interviews. She is also involved with promoting careers within shipping, with the ‘Inspiring the Future’ project, which connects schools and colleges with employers and people from the world of work.
Recruitment Specialisms
Vacancy specialisms
- C-Suite Roles: Specialising in the recruitment of senior leadership positions, including CEO, COO, CHRO, and other executive roles.
- Board and Advisory Roles: Expertise in placing Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and Advisory Board members for organisations looking to strengthen their governance and strategic direction.
- Senior-Level Hires: Extensive experience in recruiting senior-level talent for critical roles across various sectors of the maritime industry.
- Market Mapping: Comprehensive market intelligence to identify and engage top talent through strategic headhunting and market mapping.
- Diversity-Focused Positions: Commitment to improving diversity by placing qualified candidates from underrepresented groups, fostering inclusivity in leadership and key roles.
- Cross-Sector Headhunting: Specialising in sourcing talent from outside the maritime industry for new or specialised roles, ensuring fresh perspectives and skill sets are brought into the sector.
Location specialisms
Successfully delivering recruitment solutions across all major shipping hubs, including Dubai, Greece, Singapore, the UK, and the USA.
I am pleased to endorse the work of Teresa Peacock and Spinnaker who over the past 18 months has provided invaluable support to our major UK maritime based recruitment programme. Teresa and her team at Spinnaker have been true “partners” providing support and counsel going well beyond our agreed mandate. When we have had challenges Teresa has helped develop alternative approaches and solutions and when issues have arisen, as they inevitably do, we have been able to hold a frank and open dialogue to address them. Teresa and her team have also demonstrated a sustained level of energy and engagement over an extended period and delivered tangible results, without ever becoming “aggressive” or “pushy”, something we have particularly valued. We look forward to continuing to work together in the future.