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Andrew Mears

Commander · DISC type D
Chief Executive Officer at Lead Candidate
📍 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Andrew Mears is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lead Candidate, specializing in talent acquisition for the pharma and biotech outsourcing sectors. With over 20 years of experience in human resources and commercial leadership, he supports the growth of CDMOs and CROs globally. He holds a BA Hons from Newcastle University.

A proud northerner, father, and husband, Andrew is actively involved in his local community, serving as a parent governor for a local academy. He is an avid follower of Newcastle United and rugby union, and makes time to exercise as much as possible.

He has openly shared his professional journey of overcoming "imposter syndrome" during his five years attending the major DCAT industry conference in New York City.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Andrew shows up

Impact-Driven
Decisive
Strong-Willed

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Priorities

Topics Andrew cares about

Pharma & Biotech Talent
As CEO of Lead Candidate, his primary focus is on talent acquisition and retention strategies for the global life sciences outsourcing sector.
Life Sciences Outsourcing
He specializes in fueling growth for contract development (CDMOs) and research (CROs) organizations by creating strategic talent partnerships.
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Career

Work history

7-2021
Chief Executive Officer
Lead Candidate
9-2020
Director
Foxhills Consulting
12-2014 - 3-2021
Chief Operating Officer
Talent84
12-2014 - 12-2015
Director - Corporate Solutions
Speedflex Europe
5-2014 - 5-2019
Non Executive Director
EcoNorth
In the press

Media appearances

Andrew Mears, Author at Lead Candidate. Featured in Lead Candidate
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The Lead Candidate Approach with Andrew Mears. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1994 - 1997
BA Hons
Newcastle University
1998 - 2000
Pg Dip
Northumbria University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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