• 3 Story Software: The Hays-owned workforce and vendor management system firm has appointed Bradley Pierson as chief operations officer.

• Alexander Daniels: The financial, corporate governance and executive recruiter has taken on Steve Underwood as principal consultant.

• Antal International: The professional and management recruiter has appointed Caroline Joyce as new franchise development manager in the UK. 

• BAE Systems: The defence, security and aerospace firm has appointed Lynn Minella as group HR director. 

• Barker Ross: Richard Tillbrook has been hired as a director at the multi-sector recruitment firm.

• CIPD: The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has appointed Peter Cheese as chief executive, and has also announced chief economic adviser John Philpott will step down in the autumn.

• Dryden Human Capital: Matthew Jaquiss joins as group chief executive of the professional services and executive recruiter.

• EMR: The marketing, communications and digital recruitment consultancy has made Melissa Pierson managing consultant.

• Exsurgo: The multi-sector agency has appointed Ed Coleman as principal consultant — consumer markets in its search business.

• Finatal: The new South American office of the financial recruiter in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is lead by new hire Nureia Nurali alongside Anne Wilkinson.

• Hanover Search: The executive search firm makes Tom Carter head of its new US office, having purchased the search firm LeaderFinder, which he previously led. It has also appointed Gail Bishop as a partner to establish its South African business.

• Heidrick & Struggles: The executive search firm has appointed Daren Hemp as global managing director of its industrial practice. 

• May Gurney: David Billingham has been appointed to the newly-created group human resources director role at the support services firm.

• Impellam Group: The recruitment group has appointed Eileen Kelliher as a non-executive director.

• Incite People: The digital recruiter has appointed Andrew Swift as chief executive.

• Korn/Ferry International: The Paris office of the search firm welcomes Pascal Gilbert as a senior client partner.

• m2r: Steve Morley moves to the multi-sector recruiter as head of sales.

• Pivot RPO: The recruitment solutions firm had taken on Maggy McClelland as an adviser on its board of experts.

• Pedersen & Partners: Janet Chen has joined the search firm as country head for China.

• QinetiQ: The defence, technology and security company has hired Dave Bradley as group human resources director.

• Randstad Financial & Professional: The consultancy has taken on seven new staff, the most senior being Ed Colt as associate director.

• Right Management: Mark Hodgson has been appointed UK & Ireland practice leader for talent management at the ManpowerGroup workforce consultancy.

• RP International: David Higgins and David Northey join the telecoms, media and technology recruiter as chairman and chief finance officer respectively.

• Stafforce: The multi-sector recruiter has appointed Paul Brammer as director of services.

• Swan iT Recruitment: Sean Young is director of EMEA sales at the specialist SAP recruiter.

• VMA Group: The communications and HR recruiter’s new Birmingham office is headed by new recruit Francesca Hanikova.

• Work Group: The global talent management consultancy has appointed Hayley Brooksbank as UK managing director of its Work Communications division.