The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has announced the appointment of Andrew Horner and Alan Horn as directors to serve on its Board.

Andrew Horner, who works for Premier Placement Services, has been chair of the REC¹s Drivers Sector Group for the past seven years.

Horner said: "I am thrilled as I can now continue extolling the virtues of the drivers' sector group to the rest of the board and make them all understand what an important sector group it is to our industry."

Alan Horn is the chief executive of The Albemarle Group, the UK's largest provider of interim managers, which comprises Albemarle Interim Management, Armadillo Executive Resource and Walker-Cox.

Gary Irvine, chairman of the REC board of directors, said of their appointments: "Both Andrew and Alan will make a very positive contribution to the REC through their in-depth knowledge of their respective sectors which will provide us with a greater understanding of the challenges they face.

"We welcome their presence on the board and look forward to working with both of them in order to achieve the very best for the REC."