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Rob McKay

Evaluator · DISC type CDS
Co-Founder & CEO at Sherrington Associates | Certified B Corp
📍 Chester, England, United Kingdom

Rob McKay is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sherrington Associates, a B Corp executive search firm. With over 20 years of experience, he specializes in C-suite appointments and sustainable leadership, holding a Certificate in Sustainability Management from Cambridge. Colleagues describe him as professional, supportive, and having great attention to detail.

Deeply invested in his community, Rob serves as a Trustee for Cheshire Connect and a Non-Executive Director for Marketing Cheshire. He is a passionate sustainability advocate and engages in national dialogue on economic and social issues through his involvement with organizations like Anthropy. He is an alumnus of Liverpool John Moores University.

While attending a recent business conference, he recalled his last visit to the venue was for an Ian Brown concert.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Chester, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Rob shows up

Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Rob cares about

Sustainable Leadership
His firm won an award for its '4A Model of Sustainable Leadership' and he holds a Certificate in Sustainability Management from the University of Cambridge.
Executive Search
As the co-founder and CEO of an executive search firm, he has over two decades of experience recruiting senior leaders for a diverse range of organizations.
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Career

Work history

7-2014
Co-Founder & CEO
Sherrington Associates | Certified B Corp
10-2025
UK Partner
AGILIUM WORLDWIDE executive search group
11-2022
Trustee & Board Member
Cheshire Connect
4-2021 - 10-2023
Non-Executive Director
Marketing Cheshire
2-2019 - 1-2021
Chair - Cheshire Branch
The Institute of Directors
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1998 - 2001
BA (Hons)
Liverpool John Moores University
4-2020 - 8-2020
Certificate in Sustainability Management
University of Cambridge
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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