Life science recruitment specialist Talentmark has appointed Mark Johnson as managing consultant.

For the past eight years, Johnson has worked in executive recruitment, handling middle management to senior level appointments in scientific and technical areas. These have been for a wide range of clients including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer healthcare, medical devices and generics companies on a global basis.

David Nolan, chief executive of Talentmark, says: “Talentmark’s drive towards providing a more solutions-based recruitment model, for very specialist recruitment and executive search assignments, has driven impressive growth across our business internationally. Mark will play an important role in supporting clients in his specialist area.”