Ramsay is EY’s new head of experienced hire UK&I, joining from the UK head of resourcing, employment brand, exec, emerging talent & strategic workforce planning at construction firm Balfour Beatty. She was previously head of recruitment and employment brand at House of Fraser.

Foden joins as EY’s new head of student recruitment UK&I from international professional services firm Capita, where she was head of resourcing – Government services. Before that, she was head of talent acquisition – D&I & talent directorate at Transport for London.

Matthew Jeffery, director, UKI talent attraction & acquisition (TA2) leader, said: “Both Sam and Becky have built massive reputations in the recruitment industry. Both have appeared on the industry benchmark Recruiter magazine list ‘Most Influential Recruiters’ and have won multiple awards with their teams. I cannot wait for them to weave their magic and cast their winning success spells over their respective teams.”

Pictured: Rebecca Foden, Matthew Jeffery and Samantha Ramsay

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