FROM MAY 2015'S RECRUITER MAGAZINE

• Alexander Mann Solutions: Matthew Jaquiss rejoins the talent acquisition and management services provider as global head of executive search and research. In addition, George Vollmer is appointed senior vice-president, business and professional services and Kristin Thomas is appointed senior vice-president, technology, media, telecommunications and retail. 

• Arrows Group Global: The international recruiter has appointed Naveen Narayanan as global operations delivery director. 

• Athona Recruitment: Dan Shoben joins the healthcare recruiter as finance director.

• Aviva: Following Aviva’s announcement of a planned acquisition of rival firm Friends Life, the enlarged business of the insurer has appointed Ceri Connolly as acting HR director UK & Ireland Life as part of a management restructure. Current group HR director at Friends Life Kim Clarke takes on the role of HR integration director.

• Blayze Group: Laura Padgett joins the property staffing specialist as associate director. 

• Cordant People: The industrial, catering and commercial recruiter, part of nationwide recruitment giant Cordant Recruitment, has appointed James Orr as operations director for Cordant People Scotland.

• Drake International: Paul Woodruff returns to the talent management solutions provider’s UK operation as director of strategic partnerships from Australia.

• Ginger Recruitment: Lee Phillips joins the multi-sector recruiter as head of engineering & technical recruitment.

• Hays: Chief financial officer Martin Abell will leave the international recruiter to join pharmaceutical company Clinigen Group this August in the same position.

• Heidrick & Struggles: John Mitchell is appointed to lead the executive search firm’s global healthcare and life sciences practice. Thomas Linquist joins as partner in the firm’s industrial team.

• Integra People: Chrisy Waller is appointed divisional manager for the technical recruiter’s new energy division.

• InterQuest Group: Former founder of Harvey Nash David Higgins joins the IT staffing specialist as a non-executive director.

• The Invest | R Group: Jay Edwards joins the recruitment industry financiers as finance director.

• Korn Ferry: Warren Hardy joins the executive search firm as Asia-Pacific sector head for energy, oil & gas within its Perth, Australia office. Bernard Godley joins as senior client partner in the executive search firm’s academic medicine practice.

• Laing O’Rourke: Alexandra Walton is hired by the international construction firm as early talent attraction and selection manager.

• Morrisons: The supermarket chain has appointed current HR director for retail & convenience Clare Grainger as retail director.

• National Locums: Simon Hill joins the medical recruiter as sales director.

• Nicholas Associates: Victoria Gribben joins the holding company that owns UK-wide recruiter Stafforce, and recruitment and consultancy firm Nicholas Associates, in the newly-created senior position of corporate development director.

• Odgers Berndtson: Samantha Foster joins as partner to lead the executive search firm’s new US aerospace and defence practice.

• PageGroup: The global specialist recruiter has appointed Ruth Hancock as operating director for its engineering & manufacturing division.

• Pedersen & Partners: Josef Buttinger joins the international executive search firm as country manager for Austria.

• Phaidon International: Beat Mueller joins the multi-sector recruiter as group contracts director for the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region.

• Randstad Professionals: Jennifer Gannon is appointed senior vice president of strategic sales for its US operations.

• Radley James: Peter Hayward joins as the multi-sector recruiter as UK director of permanent recruitment, while Alex Wedderburn joins as director of global strategic accounts.

• Roc Search: Mike Morgan is appointed US business manager to head up the executive search firm’s office in Austin, Texas.

• Saxton Leigh: Ben Carter-Fraser joins the financial services recruiter as head of its risk division.