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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the Recruiting space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
John F. Ferraro
Board Of Director of ManpowerGroup
Mr. Ferraro became a member of the Advance Auto Parts Board of Directors in February 2015 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in November 2015. Mr. Ferraro served as Global Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ernst & Young (EY), a leading professional services firm from 2007 to December 2014. In addition, Mr. Ferraro served as a member of EY’s Global Executive board for more than 10 years. Prior to his COO role, Mr. Ferraro served in several senior leadership positions at EY, including Global Vice Chair Audit. He joined EY in 1976 and has served a variety of global companies. Mr. Ferraro is a CPA and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He currently serves as the chair of the Board of Trustees of Marquette University.
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About : ManpowerGroup is a multinational human resource consulting firm, providing recruitment and assessment, training and development, and more.
Ciara Jordan
Global Operations & Professional Services Director of SHL
Ciara Jordan is the Senior Vice President, Global Operations at Cision. Jordan has more than 20 years of business operations and process expertise. She is responsible for Cision’s global influencer research teams, monitoring production, distribution editorial ops and client services for EMEA and India. Prior to joining Cision, Ciara held leadership roles at Dell, Durrants and Gorkana Group. Ciara has a Bachelor of Commerce and Master in Business Studies from University College Galway, Ireland.
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About SHL: SHL, the global leader in talent innovation, helps companies transform productivity through deeper people insight.
Christos Malliaros
Product Management Director, Leadership Solutions of SHL
Christos Malliaros is an Organisational Psychologist with over 20 years of HR experience. He holds a master’s degree in Organisational Psychology from London’s City University, a Diploma in Human Resource Management from London Metropolitan University and Advanced Certification in Executive Coaching from Bristol Business School. He is a member of the British Psychological Society and a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (UK). Christos has a varied background of in-house HR and Recruitment roles with private and public sector organizations in the UK. Over his career, he has worked and delivered consulting services in Hong Kong, China, and Singapore, especially in the areas of Executive Assessment, and Leadership Development Centres. Since 2016, Christos has exclusively focused on developing new Leadership Solutions for SHL, with the largest and most ambitious product being SHL Leader Edge. Leader Edge is an innovative Leadership assessment and development solution based on SHL Research findings on the importance of context in leadership performance. SHL Leader Edge won the 2018 SIOP M. Scott Myers Award for Improving the Accuracy of Identifying and Developing Best-Fit Leaders.
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About SHL: SHL, the global leader in talent innovation, helps companies transform productivity through deeper people insight.
Christos Malliaros
Product Management Director, Leadership Solutions of SHL
Christos Malliaros is an Organisational Psychologist with over 20 years of HR experience. He holds a master’s degree in Organisational Psychology from London’s City University, a Diploma in Human Resource Management from London Metropolitan University and Advanced Certification in Executive Coaching from Bristol Business School. He is a member of the British Psychological Society and a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (UK). Christos has a varied background of in-house HR and Recruitment roles with private and public sector organizations in the UK. Over his career, he has worked and delivered consulting services in Hong Kong, China, and Singapore, especially in the areas of Executive Assessment, and Leadership Development Centres. Since 2016, Christos has exclusively focused on developing new Leadership Solutions for SHL, with the largest and most ambitious product being SHL Leader Edge. Leader Edge is an innovative Leadership assessment and development solution based on SHL Research findings on the importance of context in leadership performance. SHL Leader Edge won the 2018 SIOP M. Scott Myers Award for Improving the Accuracy of Identifying and Developing Best-Fit Leaders.
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About SHL: SHL, the global leader in talent innovation, helps companies transform productivity through deeper people insight.
Stephen Britto
Finance Director of Syft
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About Syft: Syft is the UK’s market leading flexible staffing platform.
Ben Broughton
Owner and Director of Primis
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About Primis: Primis is a provider of talent solutions to the technology sector.
Patrick Wehrmann
Group Managing Director & CEO, StepStone UK of StepStone
Patrick Wehrmann joined StepStone 2012 as member of the supervisory board. In February 2014 he was appointed to his current role as Group Managing Director with specific responsibilities for the group businesses (Totaljobsgroup, Jobsite, SAON UK) in the UK, Mergers and Acquisitions and international HR. Before joining StepStone as Group Managing Director, Patrick served as Managing Director of Axel Springer Digital Classifieds. In this position he held several supervisory and advisory board positions in the digital classifieds businesses of Axel Springer worldwide. Previously, he was Commercial Publishing Director / CFO of the BILD Group and the Axel Springer Magazine Division as well as COO/CFO of the Axel Springer Magazine and International Division. In the beginning of his career he held several positions in the French, German, US and UK businesses of Axel Springer. Patrick graduated in Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann) at European Business School (EBS) in Oestrich-Winkel. He also studied at the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce in Dijon (France) and at the University of Colorado.
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About StepStone: StepStone is a leading international provider of software and services for the human capital management sector.
Lord Rothermere
Chairman of the Board of Directors of DMG Media
Lord Rothermere has been Chairman of DMGT and a Non-Executive Director of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC since 1998. Lord Rothermere worked at the International Herald Tribune in Paris and the Mirror Group before moving to Northcliffe Newspapers Group in 1995. In 1997 Lord Rothermere became Managing Director of the Evening Standard.
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About : DMG media is a consumer media company engaged in print and online newspaper publishing.
Grant Altson
Director of Technology & Operations of DMG Media
Grant Altson is Director of Technology & Operations at DMG media.
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About Daily Mail, DMG Media: DMG media is a consumer media company engaged in print and online newspaper publishing.
James Welsh
Group Finance Director of DMG Media
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About DMG Media: DMG media is a consumer media company engaged in print and online newspaper publishing.
Oliver Adderley
Founder and Managing Director of Jobster
Oliver Adderley is the founder and managing director at Jobster.
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About Jobster: Jobster is an online recruitment agency based in the United Kingdom
Bradley Bartlett
Founder and Director of LMRE
Brad spent 8 years at one of London’s leading independent agencies as Director of Corporate Services. In 2017 he joined the highest funded VC backed property startup in Europe leading their leasing and corporate strategy teams. Brad wants to link the strongest talent in property with the most innovative ideas in PropTech.
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About LMRE: LMRE is placing talent into the proptech sector within UK and international real estate.
Louisa Dickins
Founder and Director of LMRE
Lu Lu started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director and oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa now has co-founded LMRE, and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate.
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About LMRE: LMRE is placing talent into the proptech sector within UK and international real estate.
Alex Fourlis
Managing Director UK of CareerBuilder
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About Broadbean, CareerBuilder: CareerBuilder is an online platform specialized in HR Software-as-a-Service to help companies with the recruitment process.
Mark Brewer
Non Executive Board Director of The SR Group
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About Brewer Morris, Frazer Jones, The SR Group: The SR Group consists of specialist recruitment consultancies.
Anthony Davies
Executive Director – Operations & Client Services of The SR Group
Anthony joined The SR Group in April 2012 from Hudson, where he was Head of Bid Management for the UK & Ireland agency business and global RPO division. Prior to this he worked with a global remit at Advantage Professional, managing all bids and corporate projects including technology and process roll out, overseas expansions and integration of new business acquisitions. Anthony was promoted to Commercial Director in January 2014 and is responsible for all pitch and PSA activity within The SR Group, corporate responsibility and diversity.
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About The SR Group: The SR Group consists of specialist recruitment consultancies.
Benedicte Thiebaut
Technology Director of Medical Components of Johnson Matthey
Benedicte Thiebaut is the Technology Director of Medical Components at Johnson Matthey.
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About Johnson Matthey: Johnson Matthey is an international speciality chemicals company, founded almost 200 years ago in London.
Mark Elwig
Co-Founder and Commercial Director of Staff Heroes
Proven Commercial leader with a track record of driving growth through technology sales with Enterprise customers across multiple sectors including Hospitality, Retail, Travel and Entertainment. Experienced go-to market strategist and sales leader. Deal brokering at a global level. International experience within EMEA and US. Focus, drive and great people skills having lead several sales, business development and client account teams for both Fortune 500 and start-up organisations. Experience in setting up and building out sales and marketing teams from scratch and most recently co-founding and running the commercial arm of an innovative staffing marketplace start-up, operating within the Hospitality sector in the UK. Specialties: Business development, Sales, business strategy, account management, client services, licensing, white label, B2B partnerships, European & Global sales, SaaS software sales, launching a start-up.
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About eBay Advertising, mydeco, Staff Heroes: Staff Heroes is an on demand & AI technology marketplace reinventing the world of work, connecting businesses and workers more efficiently.
Stephen Edwards
Group Marketing Director & Chief Marketing Officer of Robert Walters
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About Robert Walters: Robert Walters is a global, specialist professional recruitment consultancy.
Andrew Lavelle
Co-Founder & Managing Director of TalentPool
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About Alvius, TalentPool: TalentPool is a Talent Matching Platform connecting talented recent graduates.
Tom Davenport
Director of TalentPool
Tom Davenport is a Co-Founder at TalentPool.
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About Alvius, British Army, TalentPool: TalentPool is a Talent Matching Platform connecting talented recent graduates.
Marc Mapes
Executive Director of HiringSolved
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About HiringSolved: HiringSolved makes hiring faster and easier through smart software tools. Automating inbound and outbound recruiting with AI based tech.
Tom Hibberd
Founding Director of iO Associates
Following a successful recruitment career within the S3 Group, Tom took the decision to fulfil the long term ambition of building a company from inception, and so in 2009 jointly founded Panoramic Associates Ltd. Having experienced significant success and exciting growth within the senior level staffing sector, it was time to launch phase 2 of the plan, the development of a group company to house both Panoramic Associates and the new technical brand, iO. Tom has an extensive background in the provision of specialist contract, interim and permanent resource into specific industry sectors, and technology based recruitment forms a large proportion of this experience. A visionary & adaptable business leader, well versed in developing mutually beneficial, long term business relationships. Proven in building and managing teams of recruitment professionals with a core focus on creating exciting career opportunities through the development of individuals at all levels.
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About iO Associates: iO is an industry leading IT search firm, with specialist disciplines including FinTech, development, analytics, IT security and more.
Neil Willis-Stovold
Managing Director of iO Associates
Neil previously worked for the S3 Group across multiple offices in the UK and Australia, progressing from Trainee to Management, and then to S3 Group’s Australia Director for the last 4 years. Driven by a client centric and partnership approach, Neil has a proven track record of developing staff at all levels, establishing and maintaining key client relationships and evolving these relationships into effective, long lasting and successful business partnerships. “iO is the coming together of Panoramic Associates’ consultative approach to recruitment, with a passion for understanding Technical and Digital recruitment in the world today, for the benefit of our clients.”
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About iO Associates: iO is an industry leading IT search firm, with specialist disciplines including FinTech, development, analytics, IT security and more.
Mark Lloyd
Director of iO Associates
This strategy has proven successful throughout his career, whether that’s meant taking the extra time to listen to the aspirations of his clients and candidates, understand the individual motivations of his teams, or develop winning strategies to grow the businesses he’s been involved in. Having jointly founded the Group in 2009, this successful formula, in conjunction with Mark’s considerable experience, has been a key factor in the Company’s success to date. And with the launch of iO, Mark and the other founders bring with them a unique blend of expertise and knowledge which collectively inspires a great deal of confidence that the business is destined for tremendous success as they continue on their exciting journey.
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About iO Associates: iO is an industry leading IT search firm, with specialist disciplines including FinTech, development, analytics, IT security and more.
Donna Carolan
Client Solutions Director of Hunted
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About Hunted: The biggest hurdle to growth for recruitment companies is finding and hiring recruitment talent.
Ana Jantolic
Business Development Director of XML International
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About XML International: XML International (est. 2004) is a global staffing group, with our global HQ in London.
Nathan Elstub
Chief Investment Officer & Executive Director of GetMyFirstJob
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About GetMyFirstJob, Nesta Impact Investments, The Big Consulting: GetMyFirstJob is a web-based platform that improves the speed and quality of matching young people to the right apprenticeship.
Owanate Bestman
Founder and Director of Bestman Solutions
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About Bestman Solutions: Bestman Solutions is a cyber security staffing resource firm that aids security and technology leaders.
Helena Sullivan
Group Marketing Director of Trinnovo Group
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About Trinnovo Group: Trinnovo is a recruitment firm that brings together three market experts to promote diversity, inclusion, and workplace innovation.
Kevin Sharkey
Commercial Finance Director of Ezy Recruitment Solutions
Kevin started his career with Grant Thornton in Birmingham auditing small and medium-sized businesses across various sectors. In 2006, he joined a medium-sized construction company in the West Midlands as Group Financial Director. Kevin founded KSA Associates in 2011 to provide small businesses with the best-practice financial management and part time Finance Director Services. KSA quickly build up a specialist niche within the recruitment sector acting for a number of temporary recruitment businesses across the Midlands as their part time FD. Kevin went on to jointly create Ezy Recruitment Solutions with Nathan Golby in 2015. He is married with two young children, is a keen Aston Villa supporter and enjoys running and playing golf.
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About Ezy Recruitment Solutions: Ezy Recruitment Solutions provides recruitment support services.
Nick Charalambous
Co-Founder and Director of Few&Far
Nick Charalambous is the co-founder and director at Few&Far.
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About Few&Far: Few&Far helps companies stand out, build teams, and set the foundation for growth.
Samm Green
Co-Founder and Director of Few&Far
Samm Green is the co-founder and director at Few & Far.
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About Few&Far: Few&Far helps companies stand out, build teams, and set the foundation for growth.
Diana Campbell
Managing Director of Zoek
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About Zoek: Zoek is the new job search site and app that uses state of the art technology to find you the perfect job match.
Nicolas Jacquier
Managing Director of Leyton France
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About Leyton France: Leyton France is a consulting firm specializing in cost optimization consulting.
David Bezem
Non-Executive Director of Harvey Nash plc
David joined the Board of Focusrite in November 2014 bringing with him more than 25 years of experience of providing merger and acquisitions and general corporate finance advice to UK small and mid-market public and private companies. Most recently he was a Managing Director at Altium Corporate Finance between 2009 and 2011 and, prior to that, a Managing Director at Close Brothers Corporate Finance where he worked between 1999 and 2008. David qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. in 1984. Currently, David is a Non-Executive Director at Harvey Nash Group Plc where he is also Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
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About : Harvey Nash operates as a global employment agency in London, United Kingdom.
Stephen Herniman
Finance Director of Meet
Stephen Herniman serves as finance director at Meet, a recruitment company focused on the life science industry.
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About Meet: Meet is a recruitment solutions provider in the life sciences industry.
Geoffrey Banda
Co-Founder & Director of Myjobo.com
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About Myjobo.com: Myjobo.com is Malawi’s leading online site for jobs, recruitment and careers. It covers both the formal and informal employment marketplace.
Clare Ryder
Director of Business Operations of Jobtrain
Clare joined Jobtrain when we were in our early days in Salford — and has grown with the business, to the point where she now oversees all the business operations, driving standards and delivering ideas. She’s a busy woman!
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About Jobtrain: Streamline recruitment and secure top-talent through Jobtrain’s innovative applicant tracking system and online candidate management.
Alison Keeling
Co-Founder & Director of Jobtrain
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About Jobtrain: Streamline recruitment and secure top-talent through Jobtrain’s innovative applicant tracking system and online candidate management.
Giles Heckstall-Smith
Director of Strategic Development of Jobtrain
Giles is one of the original ‘early adopters’ in the world of ATS, having been with Jobtrain since 2002. He now champions the business to the outside world — seeking to create partnerships by sharing his knowledge and developing win/win propositions that help drive us forward.
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About Jobtrain: Streamline recruitment and secure top-talent through Jobtrain’s innovative applicant tracking system and online candidate management.
Gary Towers
Talent Intelligence Director of Jobtrain
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About Jobtrain: Streamline recruitment and secure top-talent through Jobtrain’s innovative applicant tracking system and online candidate management.
Andrew Barnes
Managing Director and Co Founder of 6prog
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About 6prog: The fastest and most cost effective contract engagement process
Nick Cochrane
Director & Founder of Zebra People
Nick Cochrane is the Director of Zebra People and Founder of UX People.
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About Zebra People: Zebra People is a digital recruitment agency bringing together the smartest Digital talent.
Ben Clarfelt
Director of Zebra People
Ben Clarfelt is a Director and User Experience Recruiter at Zebra People.
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About Zebra People: Zebra People is a digital recruitment agency bringing together the smartest Digital talent.
Luke Rehbein
Director, Patent and Trade Mark Recruitment Specialist of Dawn Ellmore Employment
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About Dawn Ellmore Employment: Dawn Ellmore Employment is a market leading legal and intellectual property recruitment agency.
Dawn Ellmore
Director, Patent and Trade Mark Recruitment Specialist of Dawn Ellmore Employment
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About Dawn Ellmore Employment: Dawn Ellmore Employment is a market leading legal and intellectual property recruitment agency.
Karen Ovenden
Operations Director of Hireserve
Karen is responsible for the day to day business operations of Hireserve and making sure we have a happy, well supported and valued team. Contributing in just about every business function (with the exception of coding) Karen knows the business inside and out, from product to people. Away from the office you may find Karen still checking her emails… But when she does manage to switch off it will be when taking the Director of Morale (Mabel) for walks, going to see the latest blockbusters or surrounding herself with her family for a cooked meal.
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About Hireserve: Hireserve a thriving UK recruitment technology company.
Daniel Richard
Managing Director – EMEA of Sonru.com
Sonru.com, an automated online video interview solution, replaces first round phone and on-site interviews. Interviewers create and send interviews to candidates. The candidate completes the interview in their own time, do not see the questions in advance and recorded answers are saved for review when suits the interviewer. HR departments and Recruiters globally use the product to radically save time and money in their recruitment process.
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About Sonru.com: Automated Video Interviewing Solution for Screening Candidates
Andrew Donnelly
Founder and Director of Kloodle
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About Kloodle: Kloodle is the Social Network for Graduate Recruitment and Student Employability in the UK.
Michaela Reaney
founder and Managing Director of Gradvert
Michaela is the founder and MD of Gradvert. She drives the company’s strategic direction and commercial focus as well as staying close to many of our clients and universities. Michaela has a decade of experience in global talent management and recruitment with FTSE100 organisations. An authoritative figure in the news on education, employability and and policies effecting young people, she takes great pride in driving a brand and organisation that supports the development of professional skills and behaviours in our future leaders.
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About Gradvert: UK’s leading graduate recruitment and training companies
Rachael Moss
Marketing Director of Tempbuddy
Marketing Directr at Tempbuddy.
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About Tempbuddy: Contingency workforce management solutions.
Afsor Miah
Director of Ciesco
Director | Corporate Finance | Advisory Services
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About Ciesco: Corporate finance advisors to technology-enabled media and marketing businesses
Johnathan Johnson
Executive Director NES Fircroft of NES Fircroft
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About NES Fircroft: NES Fircroft is one of the world’s largest technical and engineering recruitment specialist, offering jobs in Oil & Gas, Energy and Power.
Rob Pointen
Finance Director of Vacancy Filler
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About Vacancy Filler: Vacancy Filler provide world-class, state of the art Recruitment Software & Services to in-house HR & recruitment teams.
Mitesh Chauhan
Co-founder and Technical Director of Vacancy Filler
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About Vacancy Filler: Vacancy Filler provide world-class, state of the art Recruitment Software & Services to in-house HR & recruitment teams.
Tony Brookes
Director of Vacancy Filler
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About Vacancy Filler: Vacancy Filler provide world-class, state of the art Recruitment Software & Services to in-house HR & recruitment teams.
Daniel Woodcock
Operations Director of Vacancy Filler
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About Vacancy Filler: Vacancy Filler provide world-class, state of the art Recruitment Software & Services to in-house HR & recruitment teams.
Matthew Edge-Wilkins
Founder and Director of Intalent Solutions
After an early career in financial services, working with large blue-chip organisations – Barclays, Zurich Insurance and PricewaterhouseCoopers; Matthew’s recruitment career started in 2003 as the result of a chance meeting in a bar in Sydney, Australia whilst in the middle of a 12 month round-the-world adventure. That meeting led to Matthew joining Freespirit Consulting who provide support and talent management services to contractors, obtaining a four-year sponsorship in the process. 12 months later, Matthew joined the International Student Placement Centre (ISPC), which has since been bought out by Sydney University.
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About Intalent Solutions: Intalent is a leading provider of recruitment process outsourcing solutions to companies in the property sector.
Tony Restell
Director, Social Media Marketing of Social Hire
Tony Restell is the Founder of Social-Hire.com and works with SMEs around the world to generate tangible business results from social media marketing. He was recently ranked by Brand24 as the 40th most influential marketer worldwide, with a social media reach of 15 million people. He’s also a guest speaker at business schools across Europe and has been a featured expert on the BBC, Business.com and Fox Business News
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About Social Hire: Social-Hire.com using social media to drive sales, generate leads or make hires for your business.
Tatum Bisley
Director of Innovative Products and Projects of HiUp App
Tatum Bisley has been in the L&D space for 15 years, spending time with technology vendors, content providers, and internal L&D departments within organisations. Tatum was fortunate enough to be working inside a forward thinking Tel-co retailer and brought about the UK’s first national social learning initiative… forming a template that has been since replicated in many more organisations. Tatum went on to help evolve a social and video-based mobile learning product for a company call Fuse Universal, set up digital capabilities within a few larger companies and more recently, he works with Hiup (a new job and training matching app in the B to C market) as the COO and also with Olive Digital (rebranded from Olive Learning) as their director of Innovation with a particular focus on the next big trends in digital corporate learning – Virtual Reality.
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About HiUp App: HiUp App is a provide a meeting-place for job-seekers, employers and recruiters.
David Courreau
Director & Co-Founder of find’m
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About find’m, Signal AI: find’m is the first hybrid recruitment business with a video proposition. find’m brings a unique methodology that goes far beyond a job spec
Edward Farquhar
Director of Grace Personnel
With over 15 years of City experience specialising in SMEs, Ed has invaluable experience in guiding and working with management teams.
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About Grace Personnel: Grace Personnel provide recruitment for permanent and temporary office support personnel throughout Maidenhead.
Paul Bailey
Non-Executive Director of Bailey Fisher Executive Search
Paul co-founded Bailey Fisher Executive Search in 1998 and led the growth of the business as Managing Director for 20 years during which time he built the board and management teams for some of the most innovative companies to have emerged from the European technology market. After a successful exit in July 2018, he took on the role of Executive Chairman. Paul was named in the 2016 Maserati 100 and was recognised as one of the most influential business people in Cambridge in 2017. He has held advisory roles with NESTA Impact Investments and New Wave Ventures. Paul joined Martlet Capital in 2019. He is also currently Entrepreneur in Residence at Cambridge Enterprise.
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About : Bailey Fisher is an independent executive search firm finding & attracting individuals who have a fundamental impact on business growth.
Lee Walker
Partner & Director of Digital, Mobile and Adtech of Expand Executive Search
Lee Walker is Partner & Director of Digital, Mobile and Adtech at Expand Executive Search. He heads the digital team with extensive experience across the digital ecosystem working with senior leaders within Adtech, Martech and emerging digital trends.
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About Expand Executive Search: Expand Executive Search is recruitment services provider that dedicates to find specialist individuals for international clients.
Richard Edwards
Partner & Director of Expand Executive Search
Richard Edwards is Director and Partner at Expand Executive Search. He is extensively experienced in International executive search within the communications and technology markets.
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About Expand Executive Search: Expand Executive Search is recruitment services provider that dedicates to find specialist individuals for international clients.
Joel Gill
Director of The Human Centered Design Society
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About The Human Centered Design Society: The Human Centered Design Society a not-for-profit organisation created to promote Human Centered Design (HCD) as a community of practice.
Karen Smith
Education & Training Committee Director of The Human Centered Design Society
Specialising in education management, widening participation, positive student experience including public events, work related learning, quality enhancement, management, and student achievement, CPD, curriculum development and validation, research, consultancy and enterprise strategies, promotion and recruitment including events and social media, digital teaching and learning, equal opportunities, health and safety, DDS, teaching Foundation, UG and PG in Media and Arts. Teaching and research specialities: World cinema, contemporary European and British cinema, film marketing, heritage, epic, cult and exploitation film and television, media exhibition and distribution, film festivals and media audiences. Audience research and marketing. Participant observation and oral histories.
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About : The Human Centered Design Society a not-for-profit organisation created to promote Human Centered Design (HCD) as a community of practice.
Tim Smith
Technical Director of Tazio
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About Tazio: Tazio helps businesses recruit the best candidates, create smarter learning & development plans and improve employee engagement.
Daniel Nash
Co-Founder and Director of IC Resources
Daniel Nash is the co-founder and director of IC Resources.
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About IC Resources: IC Resources develops and delivers insightful and relevant recruitment solutions to the technology community.
Neil Dickins
Co-Founder and Director of IC Resources
Neil Dickins is the founder and director of IC Resources.
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About IC Resources: IC Resources develops and delivers insightful and relevant recruitment solutions to the technology community.
James Galloway
Co-Founder and Director of IC Resources
James Galloway is the co-founder and director of IC Resources.
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About IC Resources: IC Resources develops and delivers insightful and relevant recruitment solutions to the technology community.
Kirsty Trafford-Owen
Co-Founder and Managing Director of Druthers Search
Kirsty has 18 years’ experience of recruiting senior to board-level executives across a number of different industries, including technology, banking and FMCG. She has over a decade’s experience in executive search, as well as extensive experience in talent acquisition, for business including Barclays and Coca Cola. Kirsty is passionate about diversity and inclusion and regularly hosts and attends events and training sessions across the UK and Europe.
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About Druthers Search: Druthers helps candidates and companies with diversity & inclusion recruitment in the workplace.
Iain Blair
Managing Director of Revoco
Iain Blair is the managing director at Revoco.
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About Revoco: Revoco is a recruitment company that offers a variety of services to clients who seek talents in tech.
Be Kaler
Founder and Director of Futureheads
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About Futureheads: We are Futureheads, a recruitment business that is all about digital media and all about being specialist
Gemma Hallett
Founder and Exec Director of miFuture
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About miFuture: miFuture is an app to find and apply for jobs, courses, training and volunteering positions.
Stephen McDowell
Director of Hayward Hawk
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About Hayward Hawk: Hayward Hawk provides high end recruitment solutions for the technology industry in the UK and Ireland.
Richard Waterson
Director of Hayward Hawk
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About Hayward Hawk: Hayward Hawk provides high end recruitment solutions for the technology industry in the UK and Ireland.
Nick Hays
Executive Director of Global Career Networks Pte Ltd
A proven track record in international recruitment spanning over 20 years, developing, steering and improving key talent attraction and engagement solutions at a strategic level primarily in the healthcare sector. A broad spectrum of clients from small employers seeking a few, through to fully managing recruitment campaigns on behalf of both start-up and large government healthcare organisations to secure up to 2,000 staff. A strategic thinker with detailed knowledge of global medical workforce dynamics, with particular interest in migratory patterns driven by supply and demand, believing that there is no recruitment challenge that cannot be solved with the provision of the right solution. Driven to ensure successful outcomes by overcoming perceived barriers, establishing projects, building strong high performance teams, implementing action plans and building relationships with key stakeholders. Considered an expert in medical recruitment offering insight and sphere of influence on a global basis.
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About Global Career Networks Pte Ltd: Careers.Global operates a global professional networking and career portal primarily focused on the medical and healthcare professions.
Darryl Mydat
Managing Director of TLTP Education
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About TLTP Education: Education and Medical Recruitment Specialists
Inge Woudstra
Director – Gender Difference Expert.Gender Diversity & Inclusion Consultant.Women Leadership Trainer of W2O Consulting & Training
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About W2O Consulting & Training: W2O Consulting & Training offers organisations the opportunity to address the biggest issues in gender diversity and improve recruitment.
Inge Woudstra
Director – Gender Difference Expert.Gender Diversity & Inclusion Consultant.Women Leadership Trainer of W2O Consulting & Training
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About W2O Consulting & Training: W2O Consulting & Training offers organisations the opportunity to address the biggest issues in gender diversity and improve recruitment.
Minesh Patel
Operations Director of Abalon
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About Abalon: IT Services company specialising in the supply of on-demand resource, project management and recruitment services
Alan Scott
Managing Director of Abalon
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About Abalon: IT Services company specialising in the supply of on-demand resource, project management and recruitment services
Sarah Brown
Marketing Director of Student Nannies Ltd
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About Student Nannies Ltd: Student Nannies connects local students and families to offer a smart solution to term-time and school holiday childcare.
James Pinniger
Business Development Director of Student Nannies Ltd
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About Student Nannies Ltd: Student Nannies connects local students and families to offer a smart solution to term-time and school holiday childcare.
Del Connolly
Senior Director – Head of LHi Group Manchester of Lawrence Harvey
Del Connolly is a senior director and head of LHi Group Manchester at Lawrence Harvey.
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About Lawrence Harvey: Lawrence Harvey is a recruitment company that offers recruitment service with a difference.
