Four candidates from supplier companies to the recruitment industry are seeking election to one affiliate position on the Executive Committee of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) in elections underway right now.

The rest of the 15-member Executive Committee consists of full APSCo members, who represent recruitment companies, and APSCo chief executive Ann Swain, director Marilyn Davidson and finance director Matthew Brown of giant group, who round out the committee.

For the first time ever, Recruiter is showcasing the candidates seeking office in a trade body governing group to help drive voter interest in selecting the best representation possible. See 9 March issue of Recruiter for details of the 18 candidates seeking the nine full member positions.

All votes must be submitted by 17 March.

The four candidates seeking the affiliate position are:

• Gregory Barrow, commercial director, Conduit People Management, a company that supplies umbrella services to recruitment agencies, temporary workers, freelancers and contractors. He is passionate about delivering compliance, world-class customer service and strong agency and client relationships. He has eight years of umbrella industry experience.
• James Osborne, founding director of Innergy, a consultancy and training organisation that enables APSCo members to improve their performance, increase their productivity and create positive change. He has an international board level background in the recruitment industry. He has worked with APSCo on the development of the Recruitment Practice Standard and has also developed a web-based training and development centre for professional recruiters launching in March.
• Raymond Pennie, commercial director, Kamanchi, a professional IT services company. He has served as the affiliate member on the Executive Committee for the past year, and organised and chaired the first affiliates meeting in October. From that session, a review is ongoing about different aspects of the affiliate profile within APSCo. He promises to continue to put forward the alternative views of the affiliate membership.
• Helen Reynolds, CEO, HB RIDA, a private equity vehicle that supports fledgling and established recruitment businesses. A business coach and entrepreneur, she has worked at all levels in the recruitment industry from consultant to director. Before setting up HB RIDA, she was acting CEO of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and also held the post of executive director of RITE, the REC’s business support arm.