Farewell to recruitment pioneer Cartwright
Services were held on 17 August in Cornwall for HR and recruitment technology pioneer Alastair Cartwright, who died suddenly in July following a swim at his local leisure centre.
Emergency services crews transported Cartwright from Launceston Leisure Centre to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after he suffered a “medical episode”, but his condition deteriorated later in the day, and he died there, according to news reports.
Most recently the founder of specialist search consultancy 51 Search and ‘fitbit for climate’ Utu Earth, Cartwright was part of the Guardian Media Group’s senior management launch team for workthing.com in 2001. He later became co-founder and commercial director of Enhance Media, where he stayed until March 2009. He also founded training and consultancy company Ingenium People, which partnered with The FIRM on training and development for in-house recruiters and HR teams.
In his personal life, Cartwright was head coach for under-16s at the Launceston RFC from August 2018 until May 2023. He is survived by his children Matilda and Edward. Remembrances should be directed to Surfers Against Sewage, c/o GF Gubbin, Funeral Directors, Penlaurel, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8NL.
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