Psycuity is a business psychology consultancy. Psycuity came into being from the frustration of trying to pick good people consistently while growing a business and the desire to get the best out of the team in different business situations.

 

 

Philip HemstedPhilip Hemsted - Managing Director

Philip brings start up experience and vision to Psycuity. Philip spent 8 years launching VC funded technology companies and 7 years with global telecom equipment vendors. Philip co-founded yuuguu.com the award winning web 2.0 remote working tool. Philip studied engineering at Leeds and Cambridge universities and holds an MBA from Manchester Business School.

 

Philip became interested in psychometrics after experiencing firsthand the benefits of detailed objective assessments while growing the team at Yuuguu. Philip is accredited through the British Psychological Society (BPS).

 

Philip lives in Cheshire, plays golf off 2 handicap, runs, ergs, mentors on the Prince's Trust and is a lifelong Joy Division fan.

 

 

 

Ian HudsonIan Hudson - Operations Director

Ian delivers operational process and control to Psycuity. Ian spent 10 years working in technology businesses managing sales and service delivery divisions. Ian studied Electrical Engineering with Electronics from UMIST and holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Manchester Business School.

 

Ian first encountered psychometrics after the frustration of trying to consistently recruit the right people for his own businesses. Ian used occupational psychology consultants to enable him to better understand and successfully build his team. For the last 7 years Ian studied psychology and psychometrics to enable him to produce psychometric assessments himself. Ian is accredited through the British Psychological Society (BPS).

 

Ian lives and works in Manchester, is an avid supporter of Sale rugby club, enjoys swimming, scuba diving and Xbox360 gaming.

 

 

 

Claire NuttallClaire Nuttall – Finance Director

Claire oversees all financial management and corporate governance for Psycuity. Claire studied Psychology at Manchester University before training as a Chartered Accountant with Robson Rhodes. She went on to join iSOFT as Financial Controller to build the finance team in preparation for its listing in 2000, when she went on to fulfil the role of European FD. It was during this time she had her first commercial exposure to the use of psychometrics in team building and made good use of the results at board level.

 

Claire joined Psycuity following a career break in which she became a mum, an event which has reduced the time she is now able to spend on her pastimes of socialising, travel and retail therapy.