Judy Wagner
Judy Wagner | |
|---|---|
| Education | Mary Erskine School and University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | business leader, educator executive search recruitment manager |
| Employer | FWB Park Brown - co-founder now non-executive role |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 2021 |
Judy Wagner, FRSE is a British business leader, educator and executive search recruitment manager. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2021[1] and is the co-founder and non-executive director of FWB Park Brown, an executive search company.[2]
Education and career
[edit]Wagner attended Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh and studied Accountancy at the University of Edinburgh.[3] She became a chartered accountant and worked for EY before joining in 1993 with Scott Black and Willie Finlayson[4] to found the company Finlayson Wagner Black, which was successful in head-hunting in the technology sector, building sales up to £1m in 2001/2 when there was an industry crash cutting 65% of their profits. Wagner diversified the organisation into construction and other traditional industries.[3] She was described as a 'thrill seeker' in her personal hobbies and business life.[3] Now she is a non-executive director, of what became FWB Park Brown, with branches in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and London, recruiting senior executives and non-executives, internationally,[2] and she is also involved in two angel investment organisations.[5] Her work life also involves education and charity board trusteeships.
Role in business education
[edit]Wagner established with Susan Murphy, the Executive Women's Leadership Programme,[6] the first of these in Scotland, and one of three in the UK, which won the 2017 award from the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce for gender balance[7] and with John Amis,[8] the Non-Executive Directors Programme, within the University of Edinburgh Business School, where she sits on the International Advisory Board.[5] Wagner also acts as a mentor for early stage entrepreneurs, with the Biocity organisation, now WAPG (We Are Pioneer Group).[9]
Other roles
[edit]Wagner is a trustee of Salveson Mindroom charity, which supports and empowers children and young people with learning difficulties,[10] and previously of the Daisy Chain Trust, a local children's charity which gives grants to disadvantaged children.[5] She was chair of the awards panel of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) in 2018.[5]
In 2022, Wagner was appointed to the Scottish Government-commissioned Women in Enterprise Review, which investigated the role of women in enterprise, focusing on accelerators and barriers.[11] This review[12] was chaired by Scottish entrepreneur and investor Ana Stewart and the report was co-authored by Stewart and Mark Logan.
References
[edit]- ^ Walker, Peter A. (29 March 2021). "Royal Society of Edinburgh's 2021 Fellows revealed". businessInsider. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ a b fwbparkbrown (31 March 2021). "Judy Wagner selected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". FWB Park Brown. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Masterson, Victoria (18 January 2004). "How I Made It: Judy Wagner: Managing director Finlayson Wagner Black". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "FWB Park Brown". www.sfe.org.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d Gates, Philip (15 February 2018). "Leading headhunter to chair Scottish Accountancy & Finance Awards judging panel". businessInsider. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Insight | Gender attainment gap tougher to crack than unequal pay". University of Edinburgh Business School. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Business School scoops diversity prize at Edinburgh Chamber awards". University of Edinburgh Business School. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "New non-executive director programme to plug boardroom leadership gap". University of Edinburgh Business School. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "The Unlocking Ambition Challenge for early stage entrepreneurs". BioCity. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Our devoted trustees". Salvesen Mindroom Centre. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ https://www.insider.co.uk/news/scottish-entrepreneur-confirmed-chair-women-26627766?int_source=nba
- ^ https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/independent-report/2023/02/pathways-new-approach-women-entrepreneurship/documents/pathways-new-approach-women-entrepreneurship/pathways-new-approach-women-entrepreneurship/govscot%3Adocument/pathways-new-approach-women-entrepreneurship.pdf